WrestleMania 21

WrestleMania 21 (also written with roman numerals as "WrestleMania XXI") was a professional wrestling pay per view event produced by WWE (then known as World Wrestling Entertainment) that took place on April 3, 2005. The event took place in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA. The event featured both the Monday Night Raw and Thursday Night SmackDown brands, and was headlined by two main events, one from each brand. The SmackDown main event featured John Bradshaw Layfield defending the WWE Championship against John Cena, whilst the Raw main event featured Triple H defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista.
The event is notable for being the cite of the beginning of John Cena's first world championship reign in WWE, the beginning of Batista's first world championship reign in WWE, The first Money in the Bank ladder match in WWE history, and Eddie Guerrero's final WrestleMania match before passing away in November later that year from heart failure.
== Results ==
Match No. 	Result 	Stipulation 	Time
Pre-Show 	Booker T won by last eliminating Chris Masters 	30-Man Interpromotional Battle Royal match 	16:36
Match No. 1	Rey Mysterio def. Eddie Guerrero 	Singles match 	12:39
Match No. 2	Edge def. Christian w/ Tyson Tomko, Chris Jericho, Kane, Chris Benoit, and Shelton Benjamin	Inaugural Money in the Bank Ladder match for a future WWE Champion or World Heavyweight Championship match valid anywhere and at any time before WrestleMania 22	15:17
Match No. 3	The Undertaker def. Randy Orton 	Singles match 	14:14
Match No. 4	Trish Stratus (c) def. Christie Hemme w/ Lita 	Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 	4:11
Match No. 5	Kurt Angle def. Shawn Michaels via submission 	Singles match 	27:32
Match No. 6	Akebono def. Big Show 	Sumo match 	1:02
Match No. 7	John Cena def. John Bradshaw Layfield (c) 	Singles match for the WWE Championship 	11:26
Match No. 8	Batista def. Triple H (c) w/ Ric Flair 	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 	21:34