
WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleManiaPPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The main match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus John Cena for the WWE Championship. Another primary match was an interpromotional match between The Undertaker versus Randy Orton. The featured matches on the undercard were Kurt Angle versus Shawn Michaels and a Money in the Bank ladder match. The event also featured the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin who started his part-time appearances with WWE at this event. The event drew a Staples Center record attendance of 20,193 people and grossed more than $2.1 million in ticket sales.

as John Cena

as Triple H

as JBL

as Trish Stratus

as Christy Hemme

as Batista

as Lita

as Stone Cold Steve Austin

as Chris Benoit

as Big Show

as Kurt Angle

as Shawn Michaels

as The Undertaker

as Randy Orton

as Bob Orton, Jr.

as Edge

as Chris Jericho

as Shelton Benjamin

as Christian

as Kane

as Tyson Tomko

as Rey Mysterio

as Eddie Guerrero

as The Hurricane

as Snitsky

as Chris Masters

as Stacy

as Raw General Manager

as Candice

as Maria Kanellis

as Eugene

as Hulkster

as David Arquette

as Adam Sandler

as William Regal

as Paul London

as Funaki

as Spike Dudley

as Heidenreich

as Maven

as Hardcore Holly

as Amy Weber

as Marissa Mazzola