10 Fascinating WWE Facts About WrestleMania 25

[@mikepuppetz9]

Taker/HBK is the greatest match in WrestleMania history, and perhaps in WWE history. It's the only match I've seen that made me forget about wrestling being a choreographed, pre-determined stage show. It brought me back to my 5-year-old self, sitting at the edge of my seat and cheering on my idols. Mark and Shawn created pure magic that night.

[@Papadoc1981]

If that's true you haven't watched enough wrestling.

[@Surgicalsensei]

Papadoc1981 But yet you cant list a match to back up your statement lmao

[@Papadoc1981]

TheYeezyEffect LOL! Who said I can't? WWE has been around since the 50's. I just think it's a pretty ridiculous statement to say that ONE match, in all those decades, was good enough to make someone forget they are watching a stage show. How about Austin/Bret WM13, Austin/Rock WM17, Taker/Mankind KOTR98, Sasha/Baily TO:Brooklyn, Punk/Lesnar SS2013, Cactus Jack/HHH RR2000, Mankind/Rock RR99, and plenty more to choose from. I rest my case.

[@themayor6762]

Papadoc1981 those are all classics but none top taker/michaels

[@Papadoc1981]

Lord Trump That's fine if that is what you believe. But go back and read the OP. The issue was never about which matches were better than others.

[@SpOoNMaN77]

As far as #1 is concerned, being in attendance I can attest to this... The main event at Mania 25 suffered from following Michaels and Taker. We were all exhausted... no one should have followed that... no one could have followed that.

[@ferelpuma]

HHH wanting to always main event manias and win them. Same thing happened in WMX8. No one gave a shit about him cus everyone was tired from the Rock vs Hogan match.

[@A-Oh-Trey]

I was there too and I can concur. We were spent after all the excitement of Taker/HBK. The finishers, the near falls, the high spots, the involvement of 2 highly-regarded legends who could still go in the ring. That match was a thrill ride that couldn't have been followed.

[@BlackFlash7]

Fernando Pulido plus Randy should've won

[@cubancreamking4392]

And the reason Aries and Neville and the Andre the Giant memorial battle royal is on the kickoff is because...Pitbull wants to perform

[@stashallemagne4488]

did you say a turd wants to perform?

[@Dinckelburg]

a turd rolled in glitter, dressed in a Primarni suit... wants to perform

[@cubancreamking4392]

Pitbull, ha! More like Shitbull amirite??

[@anw568]

The SDG242 who?

[@pullupthen5073]

The SDG242 that's bullshit. Pitbull isn't even that popular any more

[@rohitsatardekar13]

Taker vs Michaels was classic

[@dathrilla07]

Rohit Satardekar It makes my personal Top 10

[@TyMarshall007]

only good match on the Fucking card

[@beenontopdraftpick]

Rohit Satardekar INSTANT CLASSIC

[@ffa661]

The mitb match was also good, as was the divas battle royal (lmao)

[@ramneetdhindsa298]

Rohit Satardekar one of my favriote matches

[@PhoenixSplash]

the hardy match is underrated.

[@JT-fi4hq]

Phoenix Splash TV I agree

[@TheDropkick]

Phoenix Splash TV Extremely underrated

[@EdBoyyo]

Luke, definitely agree here. A simple jealousy angle would have got the job done. Idk what the hell creative was thinking turning Matt into some psycho

[@willow7610]

Dinkleberg you could say the angle was BROKEN

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

oooohh I see what you did there

[@RolTickler]

They also kicked Neville vs Austin Aries to the Pre-show to show a FUCKING PITBULL CONCERT THIS YEAR. I just found out. Yes I am mad as fuck.

[@chimchels78]

Andy Warth wtf lmao

[@adrianchamblee3811]

Why can't they have Neville and Austin Aries on the main show? They don't have to worry about going over on time since they have their own network now. The only reason I can think of is crowd fatigue.

[@dizzygunner]

ChambleeShow people still buy ppvs on TV

[@supxrkicks560]

dizzygunner not many people lol

[@BlearyLine7]

I get that Vince's vision for WrestleMania is more of a 'Pop-culture event' than a wrestling show but it still has 'Wrestle' in the title and kicking what will likely be the best wrestling match to the pre-show shows a severe disrespect to wrestling fans and the wrestlers themselves. It's pretty much a 'fuck you' to all of 205 Live, this match should be what makes lot of casual fans go 'well I've gotta try this now' after seeing it and relegating it to the pre-show means that a fraction of the eyes will be on the match.

[@blind-sidelocc6052]

HBK & Deadman put on a show that really shoulda been the Main event..

[@TomClacy5871]

Showtime 209 FUCK TRIPLE H

[@TheMDXtremeReal]

The mere fact that Undertaker and Shawn put out a match which is to this day considered the greatest WM match of all time past their 40s just shows that how legendary both of them are

[@jazzmaster909]

the amount of thought WWE put in naming Wrestlemania 25th anniversary is comparable to "Lethal Leap Year". XD

[@jakeoregan1184]

jazzmaster909 what?

[@jazzmaster909]

I see you haven't watched Southpaw Regional Wreslting XD

[@JohnKhinda]

RKO was right. Such a dumb stipulation to add to that match. I remember thinking that at the time too hoping they were going to change it.

[@zoid_on_youtube]

Holy hell, reading this comment made me realize for the first time in my life that RKO are actually Randys initials, god damn Im stupid.

[@ElGranSanto]

zero, welcome to the conversation.

[@lokilxix]

Despite being an ass Randy is pretty savvy when it comes to the business. If he bitches about it you can bet it was fucked up.

[@FalconCooper]

+ Zeroshiki Zero Holy shit me too I'm ashamed

[@quadroxism6645]

Indeed, that match has the potential

[@thomasmeehan4581]

I was there. That 'Taker v HBK match was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen at a wrestling show. Wow. I can still remember the feeling for the last 10 minutes of the match. The place was just going nuts! Just that match made the whole event/weekend worth every penny.

[@tylerhelm8073]

What was your reaction to his half botched suicide dive?

[@thomasmeehan4581]

It looked pretty bad, we were worried for a bit, but he got up and kept going. The match was so good that we just figured he was okay.

[@vids2002]

The first 15 seconds was pure gold. Everything I wanted from this video. Thank you sir

[@jjthecat9692]

I've got a soft spot for this Wrestlemania. I'd just purchased my first home and brought a huge HD TV and got cable hooked up and this was the first PPV I watched on my new TV in my own first home lol. Good times man!

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Little known fact, WWE ripped off the story of the Hardy Boys feud, from the Blampied/Pacitti backstory.

[@dallasjenkins1079]

Thanks for including imagery at 5:38 from the interview we did with him and the shot from his first film, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone. :)

[@jcace13]

I always forget about Orton vs HHH because Taker vs HBK was so good I couldn't stop thinking about it throughout the entire 'main event'

[@FutureUSMC12]

#11 Taker and HBK agreed pre-match that if something were to go wrong with the dive spot that the referee was to count Taker out legitimately. So Taker almost lost his streak 5 years early due to a bad landing.

[@karth6]

Wrestlemania 25 was my first Wrestlemania I watched. It was a superb show!

[@krock90]

Ahh yes, The "Undertkaer". My favorite. *psst* 04:47

[@jordanmachuca6087]

Am I the only one who thought HHH breaking into Randy Orton's house was awesome even though it was kind of cheesy?

[@1818MrKinG1818]

Keep them coming Faster Damn it

[@saadj3388]

Last time I was this early people used to be hyped for wrestlemania

[@TheEpic22]

Syed Saad It would help if we didn't know every match and every result 4 months in advance.

[@limb7098]

TheEpic22 and results that we don't like

[@cgsoldier4196]

Syed Saad The internet killed Kayfabe

[@jamiesmith4757]

cgsoldier4196 *wrestling

[@things2593]

well some people are still hyped for wrestlemanias so u cant say no one

[@karlitosway7474]

I think we can all agree that 2009 was the last great year of the WWE

[@ocbday]

if i remember right, taker vs. hbk was the first time that undertaker beat shawn in a one on one match.

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

#11 The Main Event Was Terrible

[@MVP7689]

TGX Game Reviews Wasn't a bad match but couldn't follow Michaels/Taker

[@bakerawale7566]

Nathan سصسفذقف4قثثث3ؤش

[@adammccallion8640]

#12: Undertaker/HBK didn't receive 5 stars by Dave Meltzer which brings me to #13: Dave Meltzer has a shitty taste in wrestling.

[@CloroxBleach-lr1uw]

That thumbnail is beautiful, good job Whatculture

[@charlesgadin2557]

Hey ! Remember the fact you just saw about the tag team match moved to the pre-show due to a shitty concert ? They're doing it again to Aries vs Neville because sure, Flo Rida / Pitbull and shit is way more important ! #Newerasameoldshit

[@JoeSelf1982]

First off THANK YOU for that opening bit! It's been bugging me for years that the WWE doesn't know the difference between anniversary and annual!

[@TheSwiftie467]

Taker vs Shawn was such a Fucking classic match. Matches like it are reason why wrestling is great sometimes.

[@toxicpositivity9341]

Can we talk about how good Steamboat looked in that legends match though?

[@prrocker9637]

As someone who watched this ppv live they should've made time for the tag title match also HHH and orton should've been a no holds barred the hype for the match up until this point Warranted it

[@DukeSkylocker]

Taker vs Michaels was one of the first times I can remember the audience say "This is awesome", you know back when that chant meant something.

[@NoR110011]

I remember when I bought the DVD for this pay per view, its the first Wrestlemania and wrestling match I ever watched. Became an instant fan of Jeff because of it

[@legendkiller4500]

Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at WM25 was one of the greatest match all time

[@jobvalero2564]

I remember going to that Wrestlemania, I also remember half the crowd leaving after The Undertaker vs HBK match.

[@nawest04]

I remember watching Wresltemania 25 I was 4 turning 5 in June and Wresltemania 25 was on my brother’s 6th birthday but anyways I totally remember watching it. The best one was Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels man I was In my living.

[@unfixingbowl5454]

I watched hbk vs taker live for those of you that didn't have that honor I fell bad for you, watching a reply of it is still great but watching it live was pure magic

[@purpleperson1000]

My first WrestleMania because I'm a fetus. I loved the show. The Hardys had a great feud, the Colons and Mizanin/Mundo were a fine match, and the Heartbreak Middle-Aged Man faced the Undertaker in a match SO FUCKING GOOD that it made me forget how disappointing the WWE Title Match was. I mean, it wasn't BAD. But it should have been.... more. Especially with that orgasmic build-up.

[@HighHeelKnight]

The unification tag team title match was the item that I looked forward to the most. I was a HUGE fan of Miz & Morrison. I was tremendously disappointed by the programming change. Oh well. Kidd Rock was enjoyable though. -- Yes, I remember Deuce & Domino (and definitely Cherry).

[@stingerdrake2000]

You mentioned Jeff Hardy and his 0-5 steak, even Big Show and his 0-6, but no one ever mentions Goldust at 0-7. That's the official STREAK now!

[@NhBleker]

The best part of this Wrestlemania was Rey winning the IC championship, Ricky Steamboat vs Chis Jericho, HBK vs. Undertaker, and the storytelling of Matt vs Jeff Hardy.

[@MrDavicovic]

Undertaker vs Michaels was the match that made me love wrestling.

[@goatheadenterprises]

Bless you for opening with the "anniversary" correction that has bothered me so much for so long

[@TheJordanWS]

Anyone else know Adam was gonna complain about the "Anniversary" name on the show from the off? 😂

[@PWNSdaily]

perfect intro

[@noynoy2547]

I waited so long for this one

[@WhelmedButReady]

Last time I was this early AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle in WWE at the same time was a pipe dream. My goodness how things have changed for the better

[@dusseboys]

This was one of my favorite manias

[@lilfireissavagemoneytalksy7458]

Triple h vs Randy orton was a great rilvary and had great storys.

[@RODRIGUEZ19XX]

this was the first wrestlemania i ever watched. wow how time flies

[@SmoothMusic]

man I think Tazz was absolutely brilliant on commentary

[@GNVS300]

Are you saying the Triple H breaking into Randy Orton's house moment was bad? That was awesome!

[@chrisbreezy3048]

It's better that we get this new vid now than having to wait... and wait... and wait for it impatiently.

[@crater2001]

one of the greatest matches of all time.

[@wrestlingbuff87]

I thought the tag team match got bumped from the main card in order to give time for Taker and HBK... apparently, they weren't suppose to be given the time they got and so, the decision was made to bump the tag title match and allow them more time.

[@chimchels78]

I knew Adam was going to say its not the 25th anniversary as soon as I clicked on the video lool

[@RelayReview]

I actually liked the Triple H and Orton lead up, I believed that he hated Orton. And Shawn Vs Taker 1 obviously the best match in history

[@namangupta9083]

i think you can't complete this series with this speed of video uploads

[@ngrosskurth]

I always thought having to follow Taker/HBK is what killed HHH/Orton not the stipulation

[@cantguard26]

Adam dropping these videos on UK time.

[@jahiemyoung754]

0:04 Man, Adam really hates the word Anniversary.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

That dreaded numbers falasy... 😆

[@maxmalten7749]

sometimes, hell is trying to get to heaven..

[@mikemansfield34]

im glad he brought back the send me presents line

[@Shotgungunshot1]

Awww... Nothing on Triple H realizing it was impossible to follow HBK vs Taker? Reportedly he realized that during the match no one could ever follow that match and turned to Orton just to say "We're fucked". Amazing match on a poor show.

[@daleharris3809]

Between the stipulation and the fact that it had to follow HBK/Taker I'm not sure the the main event ever had a real chance to be over. I wonder if that's why they went with the decision to have both men hit their finishers in the opening minutes of the match as a way to engage the crowd early.

[@jamesbagnall4058]

Hearing blampied rant about how it's not the 25th anniversary always makes me crease

[@I_Be_Stevie]

If anything, for the main event, the crowd was emotionally drained after Michaels/Taker so that really didn't help the main event at all.

[@dylanogg347]

03:59 - 04:04: Criminy! It's like Show's looking at Hardy's record with complete disbelief, disappointment and irritation.

[@straightuphaze7171]

This is actually my favorite Wrestlemania

[@pumpkinking5397]

I've always had it for him, but much respect to Taz.

[@DianaMcFarland]

What an intro Adam.. lmao 😹😹😹😹

[@ryredux6884]

Anyone notice the Undertaker spell error lol

[@botanicalabe]

Talk about how people are still salty that Meltzer gave Michaels and Taker 4 3/4 stars. It's a quarter fucking star people are complaining about.

[@TheNoa77]

Moe's Its not really the ratings, is that he's so stingy to hand out a wwe match a 5 star rating even when the match totally desserves it (like this one) yet NJPW seems to get one every month. Even mor shocking considering that punk v cena on MITB got a 5 star rating (It was a great match but not better than this one).

[@botanicalabe]

NJPW does have higher quality matches, there's no real arguing that. And it's not only NJ, NOAH had Misawa, which produced 25 5* matches. WWE does have a specific style of wrestling, (don't believe me, count all the early pinfalls in a WWE match compared to a NJ match) that makes it harder to produce 5* matches. Do you think AJ could have better matches in a New Japan style match, or a WWE style match?

[@luminous5052]

Never knew Undertaker in the thumbnail can be a smooth criminal.

[@habibihassan]

little did Plumpy know, Jeff Hardy won his first Wrestlemania match a week after this video was posted.

[@jacobjames5302]

Yo i never thought of it like that. Lol it was the 24th anniversary

[@FirstLast-un3oe]

My favourite mania next. Pumped

[@DonCorleone9598]

Wtf are we doing still awake?

[@aaaaaaaaa9741]

Edwin Cartagena I dont know

[@jordanmchaley]

Literally waiting for this video

[@cbfall]

Your guess is as good as mine!

[@MasterAdam100]

Because it's not quite 5AM yet.

[@nams15]

Not everyone lives in America

[@DJDoubleCee]

The first 16 seconds of this video was hilarious with guy cussing out and shit. LOL

[@TheRizGuy]

On 'Legends with JBL', HHH said that halfway through the Taker/Michaels match, he looked at Orton and said, "Dude, we're fucked." :)

[@certifiedcoolieboy]

4:48 Editor misspelled "The Undertaker"

[@4Sim0n4]

hahahah nice catch

[@SchnellVITALVINYLVLOG]

Great series!!

[@razorthespirithog6]

i still remember how shocked my dad was when he saw that steamboat could still go in the ring

[@ImmortalRimas]

Taker vs HBK @ WMXXV is my favourite match of all time

[@TheNoa77]

The Rimas wait did taker lose the casket match they had at im your house? i think its the one shawn injured his back

[@TheNoa77]

in your house* fixed it 3 times and still misstyped it

[@conormcgregor8451]

We had a joker Rey cmon man.

[@BeanTownBombers419]

Ron- T He always did characters at mania

[@giovannisala4319]

I don't know if that's your goal but if you want to do these before WM33 you'll have to put these out twice a day not just once

[@tsukuneaono9178]

Adam Blampied's voice is so good to hear

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

The Opening!

[@venkiteshmangalath5402]

Cena lifting big show and edge was an awesome moment

[@MacamTV]

Am I the only one that thinks this Wrestlemania was one of the best?

[@AuroDHikoshi]

Would be funny when Broken Matt and Nero are in the WWE to shoot on stuff they've done in the past... mentioning Edge and Bully Ray too

[@MegaChorro123]

The Undertaker Vs. Shawn Michaels should've gotten a 5 star match tbh

[@Slick5150]

MegaChorro123 Yes indeed it should've but you kno Dave Meltzer is a NJPW mark forreal

[@IndyStyleWrastling]

Triple H hawked the biggest loogie on Randy's back in that match at mania 25. Funniest thing ever!

[@tylerhelm8073]

I forgot about Matt doing that to Jeff's house.... IN KAYFABE. But little did we know that that was the beginning of his "Broken" persona.

[@JenMistress]

So, guess you could say, until Undertaker faced Brock at Mania 30, Brother Nero was the AntiTaker when it comes to Grandest Stage.

[@jonpower9728]

Fact #11: Adam from WhatCulture secretly likes that they call it the 25th Anniversary of WM

[@icebuddy25]

Best intro ever

[@samanthapace1308]

Y'all should do a reaction to Brutal Backstage Assaults WWE Top 10

[@chrisbreezy3048]

Jeff Hardy finally ended up winning a match at WrestleMania as he and Matt won the RAW Tag Team Titles in a Ladder Match at Mania 33. Unfortunately, that 0-5 record and distinction of the worst win-loss record at the Show of Shows now falls on Asuka, who has yet to win a match on the Grandest Stage of Them All. 😕

[@Sporauto96]

Okay guys almost there. If you do 25 and 26 today, 27 and 28 tomorrow, 29 and 30 on Thursday, and the 31 and 32 separately on Friday and Saturday, you guys can make it. Come on guys, you got this you're so close