Sunday, April 05, 2009

WrestleMania XXV card


Come April 5th, WrestleMania 25 is upon us.

25-Diva battle royal
Winner will be crowned "Miss WrestleMania"
At the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania in Houston, one gorgeous Diva will pack the ring for each year that WrestleMania has thrilled audiences in a 25-Diva Battle Royal. Believe it or not, it gets better. Not only will 25 Sexiest Divas be facing off against one another, they’ll also be competing to see who earns the title of the first-ever “Miss WrestleMania.” The 25-Diva Battle Royal will feature ladies from Raw, SmackDown, ECW, including Women’s Champion Melina and Divas Champion Maryse. And prepare yourself for some epic clashes that you never thought you'd see as several WWE Divas from the past enter the ring to challenge those who have followed in their footsteps.

Extreme Rules match
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
For the first time ever, real-life brothers will battle each other in the squared circle, looking to settle a personal issue that is making their common blood boil down to the core. They will settle their differences in an Extreme Rules Match, featuring no disqualifications and no count-outs. Through his devious actions in recent months from causing a few misfortunes onto Jeff to costing Jeff the WWE Title at the 2009 Royal Rumble, Matt Hardy may have opened a wound that can never be closed. And now that Jeff has agreed to face his estranged brother at WrestleMania, it remains to be seen whether Houston’s Reliant Stadium is reinforced enough to contain the firestorm that will be unleashed.

Tag team Lumberjack match to unify the WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship
The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) vs. John Morrison and The Miz
The brothers from San Juan shocked the WWE Universe when they interrupted a live taping of “The Dirt Sheet” on ECW in order to issue the challenge of absolute historic significance. And though Nikki and Brie Bella seem conflicted about where their loyalties are, the WWE Universe is ecstatic to find out which tag team will reign supreme. One week later, ECW General Manager Theodore Long announced that the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship Match would include Lumberjacks. If one of these two outstanding duos can walk out of Reliant Stadium in Houston with all the gold, they will do more than simply prove their superiority or win the heart of the girl. They will change the very course of WWE tag team history forever.

Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
Newly crowned Intercontinental Champion John “Bradshaw” Layfield finally has the opportunity to forge his own memorable moment at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania. But he will need to contend with the equally fervent championship aspirations of Rey Mysterio.The high-flying Mysterio had missed out the past 2 WrestleManias due to injury, but he will definitely be part of this year's WrestleMania. The last time Rey danced on the unique stage was at WrestleMania 22, the event where he did the impossible by becoming World Heavyweight Champion. JBL, who had beaten CM Punk for the IC title in early March, continued to spew his noxious word and promised not only participation at WrestleMania, but also a history-altering performance, during a time of increasing economic downturn.

Handicap elimination match
Chris Jericho vs. Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka (with Ric Flair)
At the inaugural WrestleMania, WWE Legends “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka helped shape WrestleMania into what it is today. It seems fitting then, that these legendary Superstars, along with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair in their corner, will return to The Grandest Stage of Them All for the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania to maintain the honor of themselves and those Superstars who came before them against an out-of-control and arrogant Chris Jericho in an elimination-style match. The format permits The Legends to tag in and out, but Jericho insists he wants to defeat all three of them individually, in the presence of Golden Blobe and BAFTA winner Mickey Rourke. Can he really hope, though, to overcome the esteemed WWE Legends that await him at WrestleMania? And if Jericho does manage to emerge from the match, what are his plans for Rourke?

Money in the Bank ladder match
CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Finlay
Quite interestingly, 3 of the participants (Shelton, Kane and Christian) were part of the first-ever MITB match back at WrestleMania 21. Even more interestingly, the competitors are evenly divided in terms of race (4 Caucasians and 4 Afro-Americans)!! Like Royal Rumble winners, the aforementioned contract contained in the briefcase above the ring in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match guarantees the winner a World Title bout for the championship of his choosing. The unique quality of the Money in the Bank contract is that it is valid to be put to use anywhere and anytime for one full year following the win. Since its inception in 2005, four different men have earned the moniker of “Mr. Money in the Bank” and three of those victors have gone on to successfully cash-in the contract and become World Champions. Considering the outstanding 100 percent success rate for those who have cashed in the contract in becoming World Champion, the briefcase’s value has driven Superstars to great lengths (and heights) in its pursuit.

The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania canon bears a veritable who’s who of WWE Superstars – including many past friends and foes alike of The Showstopper – that have fallen to the cold, callous grip of The Phenom. But while Undertaker’s 16 remarkable victories against individuals of all types and talents stand irrefutable, it remains a rarely visited truth that The Deadman has never beaten HBK one-on-one. There's no doubt that both The Showstopper and his apparition-like opposition are two consummate performers who tend to excel on a stage of this caliber. Which of these dueling destinies will eclipse the other? Will the almost mythic streak of The Phenom be sacrificed? Or will the initials “HBK” be inscribed on the 17th headstone in Undertaker’s macabre WrestleMania graveyard?

Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Edge (c) vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena
Ever since Edge had beaten Cena for the World Title in the Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out, Cena has been itching to reclaim the title at any cost. Cena's hopes seemed all lost when Vickie declared Big Show the Number 1 contender for the World Title match following a DQ victory over Edge in Cena's hometown at Boston, Massechusetts. Then Cena discovered something... Edge's wife Vickie Guerrero had been cheating on Edge by having an affair with the Big Show!! And with that, Vickie had no choice but to allow Cena to be part of the mix. Now that Edge has realized Show’s betrayal, how will the champion target his newfound nemesis? And how will Cena’s participation effect the dynamic in this volatile mixture? And what role will Vickie Guerrero play, now that she has made it clear to both Edge and Big Show that the winner of this match will be the man she gives her heart to?

Singles match for the WWE Championship
Triple H (c) vs. Randy Orton
It all started when Randy Orton became the leader of his own faction "The Legacy", which consisted of second-generation superstars Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. He punted WWE chairman Vince McMahon in the head, went on to win the 2009 Royal Rumble and then took out Shane McMahon on the night after No Way Out. And if that wasn't enough, he gave Stephanie McMahon an RKO, a move that forced her real-life husband Triple H to rush into the ring. It was in that white-hot moment that both men recognized that a line had been crossed, that matters between them were now far too personal to ever be the same again. Randy Orton built up a notch stating that if Triple H were to be disqualified or counted out, then the WWE Title will immediately go to Orton. While there’s no telling what depths Orton will plumb in order to save himself, there’s also no telling just how far Triple H is willing to go to seek vengeance for those he holds so dear – his family.

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