WrestleMania X-Seven

WrestleMania X-Seven
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Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	April 1, 2001
City	Houston, Texas
Venue	Reliant Astrodome
Attendance	67,925
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WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on April 1, 2001 at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The event was the first WrestleMania at the Reliant Astrodome, and the first held in the state of Texas. A record-breaking attendance for the Reliant Astrodome of 67,925 resulted in gross receipts of $3.5 million USD.

WrestleMania X-Seven is considered as the event that concluded the Attitude Era for the World Wrestling Federation and the pinnacle of the 1990s wrestling boom. The tagline for WrestleMania X-Seven was Houston... We Have A Problem. The official theme song for the event was "My Way" by Limp Bizkit.

Results

• Sunday Night HEAT match: X-Factor (Justin Credible and X-Pac) defeated Steve Blackman and Grand Master Sexay (2:46)
  • X-Pac pinned Blackman
• Chris Jericho defeated William Regal to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (7:08)
  • Jericho pinned Regal following a Lionsault.
• Tazz and The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) (w/Jacqueline) defeated Right to Censor (The Goodfather, Val Venis and Bull Buchanan) (w/ Steven Richards) (3:53)
  • Bradshaw pinned Goodfather after a Clothesline From Hell.

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Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit

• Kane defeated Raven (c) and The Big Show in a Triple Threat Hardcore Match to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (9:18)
  • Kane pinned Big Show after a Leg drop off the stage.
• Eddie Guerrero (w/ Perry Saturn) defeated Test to win the WWF European Championship (8:30)
  • Guerrero pinned Test after hitting him with the title belt.
• Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit (14:02)
  • Angle pinned Benoit with a roll-up using Benoit's tights for leverage.
• Chyna defeated Ivory to win the WWF Women's Championship (2:39)
  • Chyna pinned Ivory after a Gorilla Press Drop.
• Shane McMahon defeated Vince McMahon (w/Mick Foley as special guest referee) in a Street Fight (14:12)
  • Shane pinned Vince after a Coast to Coast.
• Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (c) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (15:42)
  • Edge and Christian won after by climbing a ladder and retrieving the belts hanging above the ring.
  • During the match, Lita interefered on behalf of the Hardy Boyz, Spike Dudley interfered for the Dudley Boyz, and Rhyno interefered for Edge & Christian.

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Edge and Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz for the Tag Team Championship

• The Iron Sheik won a Gimmick Battle Royal featuring: Bushwhacker Luke, Bushwhacker Butch, Duke Droese, Doink the Clown, Nikolai Volkoff, Tugboat, The Goon, Earthquake, Gobbledygooker, Hillbilly Jim, Brother Love, Michael Hayes, One Man Gang, Kamala, Jim Cornette, Repo Man, and Sgt. Slaughter. (3:05)
  • The Iron Sheik won by eliminating Hillbilly Jim last.
  • After the match Slaughter locked a Cobra clutch on The Iron Sheik.
• The Undertaker defeated Triple H (18:17)
  • Undertaker pinned Triple H after a Last Ride.
  • Motörhead performed "The Game" live during Triple H's entrance.
• Steve Austin defeated The Rock in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship (28:06)
  • Austin pinned Rock after hitting him seventeen times with a steel chair.
  • During the match, Vince McMahon came to ringside and handed Austin the steel chair.

Other on-screen talent

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An attendance record setting 67,925 fans at the Reliant Astrodome for WrestleMania X-Seven

Commentators Bobby Heenan - Gimmick battle royal Paul Heyman Gene Okerlund - Gimmick battle royal Jim Ross Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera Hugo Savinovich Interviewers Jonathan Coachman Michael Cole Kevin Kelly

Ring announcer Howard Finkel Referees Mike Chioda Jack Doan Earl Hebner Theodore Long Chad Patton Mike Sparks Tim White

Notes

• Lilian Garcia sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.

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Stone Cold winning the WWF Championship

• This event marked the second time that the WrestleMania main event featured The Rock and Steve Austin (the first was at WrestleMania XV. A third match would also take place at WrestleMania XIX).
• This event holds the record for most title changes at a single WrestleMania with 5. The WWF Championship, Tag Team Championship, Women's Championship, European Championship and Hardcore Championship titles all changed hands.
• This WrestleMania took place only about a week after the World Wrestling Federation announced the purchase of long time rival promotion WCW.
• This is the only WrestleMania whose title included a Roman numeral and a number being spelled out as a word.
• This was the first WrestleMania logo to make use of the font Bodega Sans.
• Bobby "The Brain" Heenan called his first WrestleMania match in 8 years alongside "Mean" Gene Okerlund when the two called the Gimmick Battle Royal.

References

• WrestleMania X-Seven Sets Revenue, Attendance Records

External links

• The Official Website of WrestleMania X-Seven