13 Facts About WrestleMania 25

1.

WrestleMania 25 was the 25th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment.

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WrestleMania 25 generated approximately 960,000 pay-per-view buys, grossing $21.

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3.

WrestleMania 25 is considered World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship pay-per-view event, having first been held in 1985.

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4.

WrestleMania 25 was scheduled to be held on April 5,2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

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5.

Tickets for WrestleMania 25 were scheduled to go on sale September 20,2008, but had to be postponed out of concern for the residents near the Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Ike and the disaster area declaration by Texas Governor Rick Perry.

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6.

WrestleMania 25 featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and ECW on Sci Fi—World Wrestling Entertainment's primary television programs.

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Buildup to WrestleMania 25 included a rivalry between brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy.

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8.

WrestleMania 25 then forced Jeff's head in between the seat and back of a steel chair, then executed the Twist of Fate with Jeff's head in the chair to win the match via pinfall.

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9.

WrestleMania 25 remained on the floor of the arena for some time, while Michaels revived the referee, rolling him back into the ring and having the referee start to count out the Undertaker.

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10.

WrestleMania 25 finished off the review by stating: "It was just too bad that the potential of the card wasn't lived up to", giving it an overall rating of seven out of 10.

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11.

Animosity between Matt and Jeff Hardy continued on the episode of SmackDown following WrestleMania 25, leading to continued assaults between the two; newly appointed SmackDown general manager, Theodore Long would announce one last match between the two at Backlash, an "I Quit" match.

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12.

WrestleMania 25 later tried to enter the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, but he was defeated by Randy Orton to earn the spot.

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13.

WrestleMania 25 was the last WrestleMania to feature the ECW brand, and subsequently the ECW Championship, as the brand was disbanded in February 2010, deactivating the championship along with it.

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