I don't care what the fed' are trying to call the show. It's "Wrestlemania 25" and it's the 24th anniversary of Wrestlemania because that's how the English language and time works.
This show came from the Reliant Stadium, in Houston, Texas, in April of 2009. The cards consists of an 8 Man 'Money in the Bank' ladder match. A Miss Wrestlemania battle royal. Chris Jericho against Jimmy Snuka, Ricky Steamboat and Roddy Piper. Matt Hardy against Jeff Hardy. JBL against Rey Mysterio. The Undertaker against Shawn Michaels, Edge vs John Cena vs The Big Show and Triple H vs Randy Orton.
The show consists of one all time classic, a couple of other solid matches, some decent moments and a lot of rubbish.
The money in the Bank ladder match kicks us off strong. With Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston and CM Punk providing various high spots and Kane and Mark Henry spotting for others. It's full of big moments, obviously and is a great start. Mercifully, Kid Rocks concert isn't on the DVD, so instead we se the Diva's already in the ring for their battle royal. This is probably one of the lowest points that womens wrestling would be at, and that it's won by a man in drag shows how little value these women had at this point. Jericho vs. The Legends would have been fine, had it just been him versus Ricky Steamboat, the other two add nothing - nor does Flair on the outside or the post-match business with Mickey Rourke.
The Hardy's battle was better and had a really good ending. JBL vs Rey was over quickly and would be the last the universe would see of JBL for a few years. The first Undertaker vs. Shawn Michael's match is an undisputed classic, full of false finishes and kick outs that I can't believe, even though I've seen the match several times before. The Cena triple threat is OK, but the ending is poor and the HHH vs Randy Orton match is fine, but struggles to follow that Michaels / Taker match - as anything would.
The blu ray version also includes Raw and Smackdown from before the show, as well as the Dark match, which was a lumberjack tag titles match.
The classic match and the high spots in some of the others makes this a show that you would just about recommend.
