IWE WrestleMania 25

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WrestleMania XXV
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Promotional poster featuring various IWE Superstars
Tagline(s) The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania
Theme song(s) "Shoot to Thrill" (Live) and "War Machine" by AC/DC
"So Hott" by Kid Rock
Imformation
Promotion International Wrestling Entertainment
Date April 5, 2009
Attendance 72,744
Venue eliant Stadium
City Houston, Texas
Pay-per-view chronology
No Way Out
(2009) 		WrestleMania
XXV 		Backlash (2009)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania XXIV WrestleMania
XXV 		WrestleMania
XXVI

WrestleMania XXV (also known as "The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania") was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The event featured talent from all three IWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and XCW. It was the second WrestleMania to be held in Houston, with the first being WrestleMania X-Seven at the Reliant Astrodome, which was held in 2001.

Eight matches were held on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main bout. The first of these matches was a singles match for the IWE Championship that featured the champion, Triple K, defeating Kevin McAlmond to retain the title. The second was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Dustin Simpson defeat the champion, Edge, and the third participant in the match, The Big Marc, to win the championship. The third main event was The Undertaker versus Ryan Barnhart. Featured matches on the undercard included, Josh Hooper versus Matt Hooper in an Extreme Rules match, Kris McGowan versus the team of Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka, and the annual Money in the Bank ladder match.

Tickets for the event commenced sale to the public on November 8, 2008. For the third consecutive year, WrestleMania broke the record for the highest-grossing pay-per-view in IWE history, grossing US$6.9 million in ticket sales, which included fans from all 50 U.S. states, 24 countries, and seven Canadian provinces. WrestleMania XXV generated approximately 960,000 PPV buys, grossing $21.0 million in revenue. The event pumped an estimated $49.8 million into the local economy and generated $5.7 million in local tax revenue, equating to 600 full time jobs for the area.

Contents

[edit] Background

[edit] Event

[edit] Production

[edit] Marketing

[edit] Pre-show

[edit] Preliminary matches

[edit] Main event matches

[edit] Aftermath

[edit] Reception

[edit] Results

# Matches Stipulations
Dark The Ferrys (Carlito and Primo) defeated Joe Linderman and Joe Smith1 Lumberjack match to unify the IWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship
1 Justin Eldridge defeated Kane, Steven Larson (with Tony Atlas), Mikhail Vontavious Porter, Junior Remeriz, Jose Serrano, Khristian and Finlay (with Hornswoggle) Money in the Bank ladder match
2 Justina Black won by last eliminating Chandra Denney and Denise2 25-Diva battle royal to crown Miss WrestleMania
3 Kris McGowan defeated Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka (with Ric Flair) Handicap elimination match
4 Matt Hooper defeated Josh Hooper Extreme rules match
5 Scott Wright defeated John "Bradshaw" Goff (c) Singles match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship
6 The Undertaker defeated Ryan Barnhart Singles Match
7 Dustin Simpson defeated Edge (c) and Big Show Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
8 Triple K (c) defeated Kevin McAlmond Singles match for the IWE Championship. If Triple K had been disqualifed or counted out, Kevin McAlmond would have won the IWE Championship.
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