WrestleMania XXV

WrestleMania XXV (also marketed as "The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania") was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was presented by the National Guard and took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The event featured talent from all three WWE brands: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. 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.

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 WWE 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.



The show featured eight professional wrestling matches

* Dark
Lumberjack match to unify the WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship into the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) defeated John Morrison and The Miz
Lumberjacks include Evan Bourne, Paul Burchill, Tommy Dreamer, Goldust, The Great Khali, Charlie Haas, Curt Hawkins, Hurricane Helms, Ezekiel Jackson, JTG, The Brian Kendrick, Mike Knox, Vladimir Kozlov, Jamie Noble, R-Truth, William Regal, Zack Ryder, Shad Gaspard, Jack Swagger, Jimmy Wang Yang and Dolph Ziggler

* Money in the Bank ladder match
CM Punk defeated Kane, Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas), Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, Christian and Finlay (with Hornswoggle)



* 25-Diva battle royal to crown Miss WrestleMania
Santina Marella won by last eliminating Beth Phoenix and Melina
Also in the match were Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Jackie Gayda-Haas, Jillian Hall, Joy Giovanni, Katie Lea Burchill, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Maria, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Mickie James, Molly Holly, Natalya, Nikki Bella, Rosa Mendes, Sunny, Tiffany, Torrie Wilson, and Victoria.



* Handicap elimination match
Chris Jericho defeated Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka (with Ric Flair)

* Extreme rules match
Matt Hardy defeated Jeff Hardy



*  WWE Intercontinental Championship
Rey Mysterio defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c)



* The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels



* Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena defeated Edge (c) and The Big Show



* WWE Championship
If Triple H had been disqualifed or counted out, Randy Orton would have won the WWE Championship
Triple H (c) defeated Randy Orton