-Elimination Chamber.
-Today we look at WrestleMania 25 from the WWE.
-WrestleMania 25 was shown on PPV on April 15, 2009 from Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. There were 72,744 in attendance and the show did 975,000 buys.
-Intro of WWE Superstars discussing the biggest WrestleMania moments. Howard Finkel welcomes us and introduces Nicole Schersinger to sing America the Beautiful. She gets a huge ovation.
-WrestleMania Intro. Michael Cole, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler are the announcers for the event and welcome us to WrestleMania.
-Money in the Bank Ladder Match. CM Punk, Mark Henry with Tony Atlas, MVP, Finlay with Hornswoggle, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, Christian, and Kane are your participants. The SAT is introduced. The bell rings, and they start to either go after ladders or hit each other with forearms. Everyone has their moment to shine. Everyone also goes for the briefcase. Kane and Henry get taken out, and then they take everyone else out. Everyone does their spot on the outside. Benjamin with a dive onto everyone off the ladder. Hornswoggle with the Tadpole Splash. More spots to try and retrieve the briefcase. Kingston slammed into the ladder by Henry. Punk and Christian fight, and then Christian hits the Unprettier off the ladder. Benjamin powerbombs MVP onto everyone on the outside and that looked nasty. Christian holds his balance, and the crowd is into it. Back and forth with Punk. Kane knocks Christian off. Punk knocks Kane off and grabs the briefcase to win.
-Kid Rock performs a medley of songs before the 25 Diva Battle Royal. Eve Torres, Jillian Hall, Katie Lea Burchill, Brie Bella, Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Melina, Mickie James, Maria, Natalya, Nikki Bella, Rosa Mendes, Tiffany, Joy Giavonni, Molly Holly, Miss Jackie, Sunny, Torrie Wilson, Victoria, Santina Marella. It comes down to Melina, Beth Phoenix, and Marella. Marella wins. Everyone is confused as to who it is. Phoenix is furious at Marella.
-Flashback to what led to the next match. 3 on 1 Handicapped Elimination Match. Chris Jericho vs. Jimmy Snuka, Ricky Steamboat, and Roddy Piper with Ric Flair: Mickey Rourke is shown sitting at ringside. The legends get a tremendous reaction when they come out. They greet Roarke at ringside. Piper attacks Jericho. He clotheslines Jericho out. He gets a two count. Steamboat tagged in. The Hall of Famers are looking good. Snuka tagged in. Jericho puts him in the Walls of Jericho, and Snuka taps out. Piper comes in and attacks Jericho. He gets Jericho in a sleeper, but Jericho fights back and pins Piper after an enziguri. Steamboat hits a crossbody for a two count. Back and forth. Jericho with a rear chin lock. Steamboat fights back. He skins the cat. Jericho knocks Flair off the apron. Steamboat backdrops Jericho out. Steamboat hits a tope. Steamboat with a top rope chop. He gets a roll up and a two count. Jericho with a bulldog. Steamboat with a power slam for a two count. Steamboat with an inside cradle out of the Walls of Jericho for a two count. Jericho with a Code Breaker to get the pin. Flair in, and Jericho attacks him. Flair chops Jericho. Jericho hits a Code Breaker. Jericho gets a mic and berates the crowd. He says he did what he said he was going to do. He calls Rourke out. Rourke gets out of his seat. He gets in the ring and jabs Jericho a few times. A left hook knocks Jericho down, and Flair raises Rourke’s hand.
-Flashback to what led to the next match. Extreme Rules Match. Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy: The crowd is solidly behind Jeff. Matt says something to Jeff and gets slapped. Jeff relentless. They fight outside. Back and forth. Jeff grabs a chair, but misses the splash attempt. Matt hits Jeff with the chair. Matt hits Jeff with a shop vac. He hits a Side Effect on the chair. Matt wraps Jeff against a ring post and pulls back. Matt sets up a table. Jeff with a clothesline to Matt from the apron. Matt ran into the ring steps. Jeff hits Matt with a kendo stick. He puts a trash can on Matt and hits him again. He gets a two count. He misses a swonton. Matt hits a Twist of Fate for a two count. Jeff with a super plea. Jeff hits Matt with a chair. Jeff puts Matt on the set up table. He puts a chair on Matt. Jeff sets another table up on top of Matt. He dives through both tables. He rolls Matt back in, and Matt gets his foot on the ropes. Jeff throws two ladders in. He leg drops Matt off a chair. Jeff sets both ladders up. He goes to leg drop Matt from the top of the ladder, but misses. Matt puts Jeff’s head through a chair and hits the Twist of Fate to get the pin.
-Randy Orion is shown in the back getting ready for his match.
-Intercontinental Championship Match. JBL vs. Rey Mysterio: JBL out first and he puts the crowd down. Mysterio out in Joker inspired gear. JBL trying to intimidate Mysterio during the introductions. The belt is presented. JBL attacks Mysterio and beats him down in the corner. The bell rings. Mysterio hits an enziguri and the 619 and a splash to get the pin and become the new Intercontinental Champion. Mysterio grabs the belt and leaves. JBL shocked with his head in his hands. He stands up and says I quit, and that was his last match.
-Flashback to what led to the next match. Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker: Michaels is out first, and he is lowered to the ramp. He is dressed in all white. They have organ music playing until he gets to the ramp, and then his theme kicks in. He gets a great ovation. It’s nothing like the reception the Undertaker gets when the gong hits. The bell rings, and they are facing across the ring from each other. Michaels chops Undertaker and looks to stick and move on Undertaker. Michaels with corner mounted punches. Undertaker throws Michaels into the corner. Michaels gets Undertaker in a Thesz press after faking an injury. Undertaker beats Michaels down. Undertaker hits a corner whip and a backdrop. Undertaker with a press slam for a one count. Undertaker does Old School. Michaels attacks the leg. Michaels puts the figure four on. Undertaker fights to get out. He does, and Michaels goes back to attacking the leg. Undertaker slams Michaels in the corner. Undertaker with a corner whip and clotheslines. Undertaker hits Snake Eyes, a big boot, and a leg drop for a two count. Undertaker goes for a choke slam, and Michaels turns it into a crossface. Undertaker fights to his feet and side slams. Michaels for a two count. Back and forth. Michaels with an inverted atomic drop and a clothesline. Michaels goes up top, but jumps into a choke slam attempt. He avoids it and goes for Sweet Chin Music, but hits Undertaker's leg to knock Undertaker down. He goes back for the figure four, but Undertaker grabs him and puts Hell's Gate on Michaels. Michaels gets to the ropes. Undertaker runs Michaels into the ring steps. Undertaker misses a leg drop on the apron when Michaels moves. Michaels with a baseball slide to Undertaker. Michaels misses a moonsault to the outside when Undertaker moves. The referee checks on Michaels and tells him that since Michaels is hurt, the referee is going to stop the match. Michaels pushes the referee away as Undertaker goes for a suicide dive. Michaels pulls a camera man in the way, and Undertaker crashes into the camera man. Four people down at ringside. Michaels gets in the ring. He checks on the referee and drags him into the ring. He tries to get the referee to count. He starts to count, but Undertaker beats the count. Undertaker blocks Sweet Chin Music and hits a choke slam. Michaels kicks out of the count. Michaels hits Sweet Chin Music out of a choke slam attempt. He gets a close two count. Michaels up first. Undertaker hits the Last Ride and gets a close two count. Undertaker misses a flying elbow drop. Undertaker throws Michaels out. Michaels goes to skin the cat, and Undertaker grabs him. Undertaker hits the Tombstone, and Michaels kicks out, and the crowd and the announcers can't believe it. JR says he just had an out of body experience. Undertaker drops his strap and does the cut throat signal. Undertaker goes for another Tombstone, and Michaels counters it into a DDT. A double count is going. Michaels hits an elbow drop. Michaels then hits Sweet Chin Music to get another close two count. Another double count going. They get up and trade shots. Undertaker hits a big boot. Michaels fights out of a Tombstone attempt and continues to chop Undertaker. Michaels gets his food up on a corner chart. Michaels goes for a moonsault, but Undertaker catches him and hits a Tombstone to get the pin and go 17-0.
-Flashback to what led to the next match. Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena: Vickie Guerrero is shown in a wheelchair being pushed by Chavo Jr. She is the Smackdown GM and the interim Raw GM and Edge's storyline wife. Edge out first. TBS out next. An army of John Cena's come out to his Word Life Theme. Cena comes out to a huge ovation. The belt is presented. The bell rings, and Cena attacks the others. TBS knocks Cena down. Edge proposes a team up against Cena, but TBS attacks Edge. TBS dominates early. He steps on Cena. Cena dumps both opponents out and Cena hits a Famouser on TBS on the outside. Edge throws Cena in. He attacks Cena. Edge hits the Impaler DDT for a two count. Edge goes up top, but gets caught. TBS gets a side slam on Cena for a two count. Cena attacks TBS, but gets pulled out by Chavo jr. Cena gives Chavo Jr. the Attitude Adjustment. Cena with a shoulder block for TBS, who gets tied up in the ropes. Cena with shoulder blocks and a slam to Edge. U Can't See Me and 5 Knuckle Shuffle to Edge. Vickie gets up on the apron, and Edge accidentally Spears her, and Chavo breaks her fall. Cena rolls Edge up for a two count. TBS gets loose. He knocks both wrestlers down. He chops both wrestlers down. Cena gets TBS up for an AA, but TBS slips out and slaps Cena down. TBS goes outside to choke slam Edge, who counters into a DDT. Edge with a modified Spear to TBS through the barricade. Edge throws Cena in to get a two count. Cena ducks a Spear attempt and gets the STF on. Cena pulls Edge to the center. TBS comes back and grabs Cena. TBS misses a splash on Edge. Cena and Edge double suplex TBS. They clothesline TBS out. Edge then attacks Cena. Cena with a Blockbuster to Edge. Cena goes up top, but TBS pushes him off, and Edge Spears him in mid-air. TBS breaks up Edge's pin attempt. Edge gets a sleeper on TBS. Cena puts both men on his shoulders. Edge slips off, but Cena gives TBS an AA. Then one to Edge. Cena then pins TBS to become the new WHC. Cena celebrates with the crowd.
-The 2009 Hall of Fame class is introduced. Terry and Dory Funk Jr, Howard Finkel, The Von Erich Family, Ricky Steamboat, Koko B. Ware, Bill Watts, and Stone Cold Steve Austin are the HOF Class. Austin rides an ATV down to the ring and does his beer shower thing. He comes over and drinks with JR. Austin gets a tremendous reaction from the crowd. -The attendance is announced.
-Flashback to what led up to the main event. WWE Championship Match. HHH vs. Randy Orton: HHH is shown in the back. He is approached by Vince and Shane and pats Vince on the shoulder as he heads to the ring. The title can change hands on a disqualification or count out. Orton out first, and it takes him forever to get to the ring. HHH comes out with the belt on and the sledgehammer. He throws the hammer and breaks a glass. He comes out looking determined. He gets in the ring and stares down Orton, who is now on the outside. Orton gets in the ring. The introductions are made. HHH gets a good reception. The belt is presented, and they stare at each other. The bell rings. They circle each other. HHH takes Ortown down and then attacks him in the corner. He beats Orton down. The referee reminds HHH that he loses his title if he gets disqualified. Orton Hits an RKO out of nowhere. HHH avoids a punt and hits a Pedigree. Both wrestlers down. It goes outside and HHH attacks Orton. HHH dumps water on himself and then attacks Orton back in the ring. Orton begs off. HHH kicks Orton down. HHH catapults Orton into the bottom rope. HHH drops some knees on Orton. HHH with a neck breaker. It goes back outside. Orton runs HHH into the ring steps. HHH thrown into the timekeeper's area. Orton gets in and tells the referee to start counting. HHH gets in on the 7 count. Orton stomps on HHH's midsection and shoulder. Orton attacking HHH on the mat. Orton with a rear chin lock. HHH with a back suplex to counter. Orton with a power slam for a two count. He goes back to the chin lock. HHH gets out. Back and forth. HHH hits a face buster. Orton turns a Pedigree attempt into a catapult. HHH comes back and puts Orton on the top rope. Orton fights HHH off and drops him on the top turnbuckle. They trade moves and counters. HHH with a roll up for a two count. HHH with a spinebuster. Orton answers with an inverted backbreaker for a two count. HHH goes up top and Orton hits him with a dropkick as HHH comes off. HHH blocks another punt attempt and dumps Orton to the outside. HHH runs Orton into the SAT. The referee warns HHH that he will lose his title if he gets disqualified. HHH gets Orton on the announce table, but Orton backdrops HHH onto the SAT. Orton with a hanging DDT to HHH on the floor. HHH barely beats the count in. Orton stomps HHH down. He knocks HHH down in a corner. He breaks on a three count. Back and forth. Orton runs HHH into the referee and then hits the RKO. Orton goes under the ring and grabs a sledgehammer. He comes back in the ring and HHH hits him with a punt as he comes through the ropes. HHH hits Orton with the sledgehammer and dumps it outside. He attacks Orton. He hits the Pedigree and gets the pin. They replay the highlights of the match. HHH gets his title and poses over Orton's body. They show a highlight package as they sign off from Houston.
-Final Thoughts: MLW Intimidation Games on YouTube.