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| |  | VHS | Home » » WWE: Wrestlemania XXV - 25th Anniversary | | | | | | | Description: | | On March 31, 1985, the WrestleMania legacy was born at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This sold-out event was the origin of what has become the greatest sports-entertainment franchise in American history. In 2009, this franchise will celebrate 25 years This will be the biggest event in company history. | | | Features: | |
• WWE-WRESTLEMANIA 25TH ANNIV 3 DISC (DVD MOVIE)
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| The Undertaker, Triple H, Mickey Rourke, Ric Flair, Randy Orton | | Director:
| Various | | Format:
| Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 3 | | Studio:
| World Wrestling | | Run Time:
| 540 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| May 19, 2009 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 55 reviews |
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7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Good wrestlemania, good matchesAug 05, 2009
By BIG T
This Wrestlemania is pretty good here. Triple h vs orton shouldn't have been the main event, but still good ppv. Thanks for reading and please rate!
Money in the bank-Christian vs. Finlay vs. CM Punk vs. Mark Henry vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane vs. MVP vs. Kofi Kingston
This match is great and very fast paced. I didn't think that it was worthy of being the opener. Great spots in this match like Benjamin doing a dive off the ladder on to everyone, kofi getting world strongest slammed on a ladder, hornswoggle doing the tad pole splash on everyone, christian saving himself and the ladder, and a huge cokeslam off the ladder. The wrong man won though later cashing in his money in the bank and screwing Jeff Hardy. This match also includes a lot of highflying moments and ladder use.
4/5
25 diva battle royal/miss.wrestlemania title
no comment.
0/5
Chris Jericho vs. Jimmy Snuka, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat
This match is pretty good. It could have been better, but still good. I didn't like the stipulation to this match(elimination) Not very good with jericho winning. But great moment when jericho got punched by Mickey Rourke.
3.5/5
Jeff hardy vs. Matt Hardy-Extreme rules
Great match here. A good use of weapons in this mach like a, trash can, vacuum cleaner, tables, chairs, ladders, creches, Kendo sticks, and a wm 25 poster. What a moment when Jeff missed a leg drop off a 16 ft, also, if you look closely, you can see Jeff go through the ring some. Also, awesome moment when Jeff dived off the top rope and made Matt go through tables. A very sick ending.
4/5
JBL vs. Rey Mysterio-Intercontinental Championship
This match is a total waste and is just a filler. This match is only 21 seconds, and was dominated by JBL before the match was even started, and mysterio finally wins the intercontinental title. Great moment when JBLOSER quit. FINALLY!!!!! No more blubber.
2/5
Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
I hope you can say the word classic because that is what this match is. This match is fast paced through the entire match and is never boring, and was like all their other matches, really good, except this was a classic. This match totally deserved to be the main event, but sadly wasn't. This match is defanatly match of the night and match of the year. I really liked the buildup for this and that these two had a very good rivalry going. Great moments when Shawn missed the moonsaulet, and when undertaker dived on a camera man. I loved that the streak continues to 17-0. Awesome moment when taker kicked out of the sweet chin music and michaels kicked out of the tombstone. Best moment in the match when taker countered the moonsaulet into the tombstone for the win. This match is very entertaining and is one of the best WWE and Wrestlemania matches ever. It is also the second longest Mania' match ever.
5/5
John Cena vs. Edge vs. Big Show-World Heavyweight Championship
Good match, but a little short for a triple threat, but still good. This match was surprisingly brutal with Cena pulling off the win with a attitude adjustment on big slow and edge. Also, great moment in the match when edge made big slow go through the barricade. Also, who can forget the super human effort by cena when he picked up slow and edge on his shoulders. Good triple threat here.
4/5
Triple H vs. Randy Orton-WWE Championship
I don't have much to say about this match it is so stupid. This match is almost watchable, but not very good. This is more like a brawl than a match and didn't deserve to be the main event. I like how hhh kicked orton in the skull and hit him with the sledge hammer when the ref was down and got the pedigree for the win to retain. The only good thing about this match was the orton goes too far and eliminates the McMahon factor buildup.
3.5/5
Good Wrestlemania here. I recommend getting this and adding it to your wwe collection.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 WrestleMania 25May 23, 2009
By A. Pierre
Paul Rudoff's review said many of my thoughts but I figured i'd add my own two cents into the mix. I use to be a wrestling fan but now im just bored to death with WWE. I only get Raw and ECW but i've always prefered the Smackdown brand over Raw. Now with Vickie Guerrero as the GM of Raw, I rarely ever tune in to watch it. WWE can rarely build a PPV event like they use too and the champions are usually always the same, with wrestlers like Jeff Hardy and CM Punk getting short title reigns. I hesitated getting this event but I eventually purchased it and here is my thought on a lackluster event
Money in The Bank with CM Punk, Christian, MVP, Mark Henry, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Finlay- Yes, this match is usually always good. However, you can lose track of who is wrestling with wrestlers come in and out of the match. Two points-Christian or his opponent should practice hitting the killswitch off the top rope, it would be cool but he has yet to hit it successfully. Point Two is they should just rename this match Yes, Shelton Benjamin is still with WWE. Every year Benjamin is the MVP (no the wrestler) or the match and he never wins. Maybe it'll become a storyline but I highly doubt it. CM Punk wins it and he is now getting buried on Smackdown.
Kid Rock replaces Miz/Morrison VS Colons match up. Yes, a tag team match that had a good build up got replaced by a Kid Rock concert. What the hell? They should have aired a video of great tag teams thru the years and had the bell ring ten times. Morbid but WWE just killed off tag team wrestling within the company.
As Rock sung, the women came to the ring. Many former divas returned but no one could tell and probably no one cared. This was a waste of time and poorly executed. Santina makes his debut and wins this poor match.
Chris Jericho VS Jimmy Snuka, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and Ricky Steamboat with Ric Flair and Mickey Rourke at ring side: I was happy with Steamboat and he can still wrestle. The problem was WWE needs a new crop of legends because its always the same people. I see Mike Rotundo (IRS) look in good shape and he could have been used for a one time event. Rourke knocks out Jericho with a punch after the match.
Jeff Hardy VS Matt Hardy in an Extreme Rules match: A pretty good match up with the same old story. I prefer Owen VS Bret and I think everyone would agree but they did have a good match.
Intercontinental Champion JBL VS Rey Mysterio: I remember Regal said he'd bring honor back to the Intercontinental title but that idea was quickly squashed. Speaking of squash, that is what this match was. Mysterio wins in twenty five seconds or less and sends JBL into retirement.
HBK VS Undertaker: WWE Shop Zone released a shirt proclaiming Undertaker's victory a week before this match happened. No one thought Taker would lose but it was the only reason why you'd want to watch this event. A classic match from two legends near the end of there careers. The dive over the top rope was scary but i'm glad Taker was ok. A must see match up.
Edge VS Big Show VS John Cena: The big problem with the WWE lays within this match. Edge and Cena have won or exchanged world titles for the past few years and its getting really boring. Edge acts like the worlds biggest jerk but you watch a WWE home video and he is the nicest guy. Edge has won more world titles in three or four years then Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino, Randy Savage, and The Rock to name a few legends. Granted, Hogan and Sammartino held the title for years but its unbelivable to think of it. He is closing in on Triple H for most title reigns and i'm surprised WWE has not brought this fact up. Wrestlemania main event next year perhaps? Edge VS Triple H for the world title-it could happen. Edge's title reigns are becoming a joke with alot of wins coming out of being the right place at the right time or being the general managers boy toy. I cannot respect Edge's title wins and he'll never stack up to the legends I noted earlier. Cena cannot wrestle very well but he seems to always hold the world title. This two men ruin wrestling when they hold a world title but ratings take a dip if someone else holds the belt. Its a lose, lose situaion and shows wrestling fans dont know what they want.
Triple H VS Randy Orton: I remember the story going into the main event and this match was disappointing. It was boring and I really didnt care to watch the whole match.
The only real stand out match was 'Taker-HBK, which will probably be on anther dvd set sooner or later. I have all WrestleMania dvds and its the only reason why I purchased this dvd. Not the best place to start if your just a casual fan.
The 25th Anniversary Of WrestlemaniaMay 17, 2012
By The Kings Fan
Hey Guys, I bought this dvd all the way to the philippines( yes, philippines knows wwe)
and imma be doing a review about WM 25.....
Money in the Bank ladder match:
This was a wrestlemania quality match! even though there were some botches, it was spectacular.
We saw Shelton Benjamin Fly 20 feet in the air, Killswitch to cm punk, and even kofi climbing
the "half ladder". but in the end punk becomes the 1st ever back to back MITB winner.
(shelton benjamin is just a poor guy. performs his ass of every MITB but never got the title shot.
in my opinion, he should have won the match.)
(4/5)
25-Diva battle royal to crown Miss WrestleMania:
It was a bit of a mess, we didn't even get proper introductions for returning Divas like Sunny, Molly Holly, and Torrie Wilson.
I mean thats just rude.
completely not the divas wrestling i once watched.
(1/5)
Handicap elimination match:
Now this was unexpected, i was betting that this was going to last like 2mins, or sumthing like that.
but ricky the steamboat did a brilliant job of "showing up"
truly chris jericho is a hall of famer and deserved to win that match.
(3/5)
Extreme rules match:
The Hardy brothers faced of which to me wasnt given enough time.
It had its moments but still wasnt that extreme.
The only "extreme" stuff their was the table dive and the 20ft ladder missed leg drop.
but it was still entertaining.
(3/5)
Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship:
Absolutely pathetic, JBL loses in 10 secs?....
jbl is one of those deserving stars to be in the hall of fame.
it would have been a good wrestling match but once again wwe makes a poor choice
(.5/5)
Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
one of those Stone cold vs The rock matches feel.
truly entertaining, there wasnt a moment that i was bored and wanted to skip it.
the beggining until the end. Spectacular!
(5/5)
Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Its a triple threat but the whole time was me seeing cena vs edge, edge vs big show and cena vs big show.
i mean someone was gonna get knocked down they they'll start fighting, then it was like that.
the only time they didnt gone 1 on 1 was when cena lift them simoultainiously.
(2.5/5)
Singles match for the WWE Championship:
If Triple H had been disqualifed or counted out, Randy Orton would have won the WWE Championship.
People are saying that this was one of the worst WM main event next to Cena vs The Miz.
I'll tell you why they taught of that. Pretend that the Undertaker vs Shawn Micaheals was a Diff. match,
now think of the main event. i would have cheered for that if that was the case, but since the crowd knew
that no match can top the taker vs shawn match that they didnt cheer anymore and did not care at all. They were just plain dead! But admit it or not, it was a great match.
(3.5/5)
Extras:
Stone Cold Celebrates with the wwe universe was a Wrestlemania moment that i'll never forget.
as in i had goose bumps until he left.
it was just terrific.
Wrestlemania 25:
Was it a good mania?
yes
Is it worth buying?
100% sure its worth it.
not the best Wrestlemania but it was sure entertaining.
 WRESTLEMANIA 25: SILVERMay 11, 2012
By Tom
Let me start off by saying this was a very very good Wrestlemania regardless of what some other reviewers have stated. This of course was supposed to be the silver anniversary of WM and I think the WWE put on a great show for its silver anniversary. The event began with an opening promo for WM and then we see pop singer and former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger singing a pretty good version of "America the Beautiful." Then the event itself really begins.
The opening match was the Money in the Bank Ladder match which featured Mark Henry, MVP, Finlay, CM Punk, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, Christian and Kane going at it. The match itself was very good with some great highspots as well. I do feel that Kofi stole the show and I think deserved to win the match but we see CM Punk win the match for the second year in a row much to the dismay of some people. Still though, at 14:24 it was a really good way to start the show. (8/10)
After this match we get some footage of WWE fan axxess. This is followed up by a terrible Diva Battle Royal that was supposed to feature some women from the past such as Sunny, Victoria, Molly Holly and Torrie Wilson. On the DVD Kid Rock's performance before the battle royal is edited out and I just wish they would have edited this match as well. It was just so bad and then to have Santino Marella win the thing as "Santina" was just horrible. Terrible match from a great PPV. This was 6:00 too long. (1/10)
After that crap we see some of the events that led up to the Chris Jericho Handicapped match. After that we get to see Hall of Famers Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka and the great Ricky Steamboat along with Ric Flair come to the ring to take on Chris Jericho. Honestly Snuka was great to see but his in ring ability was terrible and Piper wasn't much better. Thankfully this was an elimination match so we didn't have to see much of them. Steamboat stole the match with a great just great performance that proves that he's still got it. It was truly a joy to see Ricky and with the exception of some gray hair and some added weight Steamboat really hasn't lost much to his step. Still, Jericho was too much for all of the Hall of Famers and he was able to win the match after 8:55 of action. After the match, Mickey Rourke, who was in the crowd basically there because of the movie "The Wrestler" got into the ring and with like 2 punches knocked Jericho on his butt and got a huge pop from the crowd. Great moment and pretty good match. (7/10)
Once that match was done we see some of the events that led up to the Extreme Rules match and then we see the Extreme Rules match between brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy. Most people were looking forward to this match and were hoping that Jeff would beat the holy hell out of his brother but that was not to be because even though Jeff put on a great effort he still was not able to beat his big brother in this great contest. It was a great match but I feel it did not have any real emotion to it, that it was just 2 guys going through the motions to put together a good effort. I was looking forward to feeling something in this one like I did when Bret and Owen went at it 15 years earlier or even when Vince and Shane went at it 8 years before, but I didn't feel it. Still, a lot of cool moves and great highspots at a little over 13:00 made this match worth seeing. (8/10)
Next we go backstage with Randy Orton and The Legacy. Good skit and not too long. After that we get, believe it or not, an Intercontinental title match between JBL and Rey Mysterio. This would be the first time the IC title would be on the line at this event since WM 18 and I was looking forward to seeing it. As soon as the bell rang though the match was over. Rey hit a few moves and 21 seconds later the match was over and Rey was champ. Not really worth seeing but still great to see JBL lose that quick. (Also as a side note I loved Rey's mask as he was dressed like the Joker). (3/10)
Up next we get all of the events that led up to the Shawn Michaels/Undertaker match and then we get to see the match. Before this match we had seen these 2 go at one on one at only like 3 PPV's so it was going to be a real treat to see this one. I got to tell you, these 2 put on one hell of a contest. I mean for over a half an hour these 2 guys (in their 40s) made us all sit back and just remember why we love wrestling so much. Many have said this one will go down as the greatest WM match of all time. I don't know, only time will tell but I think it very well may. This match has all the action and raw emotion that I wanted to see in the Extreme Rules match and didn't get. This was definatly the match of the night and did win Match of the Year from PWI magazine. Awesome contest and I hear it's the reason that Bret Hart wanted to come back to the WWE after seeing it. Awesome!!! (10/10)
Up next is all the events that led up to the World Heavyweight title match. After that we see Edge once again defend his WWE World Heavyweight title against a very game John Cena and a monster of a man in the Big Show. There are so many haters of this match but it was one that I actually enjoyed. I think all 3 men worked well together and put on a very good and entertaining match for the people in the audience and at home. I don't know if Cena needed to win the title this night but I was ok with it. I do wish that Edge would have won but what can you do? At a runtime of about 14:00 this match wasn't too short and not too long so I am fine with it. (8/10)
After that we get footage from the Hall of Fame ceremony and then we see the introduction of the HOF class of 2009 which is always great to see. This year had a Texas and cowboy theme to it. This year Howard Finkel, Koko B. Ware, Terry Funk, Dory Funk Jr., Bill Watts, the Von Erich family (mainly Kerry, David, Mike, Fritz and the only living Von Erich Kevin), Ricky Steamboat and Steve Austin. Still scratching my head over Koko's induction into the Hall but the rest were very deserving individuals and I for one was glad to FINALLY see Austin and Steamboat go into the Hall. Up next we see where WM 26 is going to be and an attendance announcement announcing that 72,744 people attended the Astrodome event. After that we see all of the events that led up to the main event and then we see Triple H and Vince McMahon backstage.
All of this takes us to the Main Event where Randy Orton would try to win the WWE Championship from Triple H. I got to tell you, all of the stuff that Orton did to Triple H leading up to this match was actually better than the match itself. Everything from winning the Royal Rumble, to punt kicking Vince in the head, to beating the holy hell out of Shane and of course DDTing Stephanie was just great but this match felt a little flat to me. Maybe it was the fact that most felt it should have been a little more violent maybe even having Orton show some blood (which didn't happen due to WWE's PG stance at the time). For 23:00 it just seemed like Orton and HHH were going through the motions of trying to put together a great match but unfortunatly they failed in that effort. Also not having Orton win and continue his path of destruction through the WWE was just a bad mistake. Pretty good effort though. (8/10)
This event as a whole was very good. There were some missteps like the battle royal, the extreme rules match and the main event but this event was still good enough to watch. I did enjoy the MitB match, the Handicapped match, the World Heavyweight title match and the Taker/Michaels match which made this event worth seeing again and again. I give this event a 10/10!
25 years of Wrestlemania and this is the result....Nov 21, 2011
By Jonnathan Ritland
"Hank Peters, Italian Grocer"
In 1985 Vince McMahon put everything he had into a grand vision of a wrestling event known as Wrestlemania, now on this night for the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania we will witness title clashes, personal grudges and a contest between two veterans that brought the crowd to its feet and stole the show.
-We start out with a video package where many superstars talk about their favorite Wrestlemania moments, which was very good and did help build-up the big event feel of the show.
-Money In The Bank Ladder Match, CM Punk vs. Mark Henry vs. MVP vs. Finlay vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Kane: Good opener here with the usual spots, expecte double teaming and of course Shelton shines hitting a couple of good high spots, including a helo dive off a ladder onto a bunch of guys on the outside. Kane and Henry also have a good showing as they use their strength to overpower the other superstars and there was an obvious comedic spot where Hornswoggle hit the Tadpole splash onto everyone on the outside. As Kane & Punk are battling at the top, Punk kicks Kane off the ladder and grabs the briefcase to win his second straight MITB match. 9/10.
-25 Diva Battle Royal: Thankfully the horrid Kid Rock performance was not included, unfortunately the match itself still was shown. There's diva's from the past, the present and also a new "diva" that turned out to be Santino in drag. This wasn't a very memorable match, the eliminations happened fairly quickly and no one really seemed the care. The fans cheered for Santino more than anyone and he ended up winning the match. 2/10.
-3 on 1 Handicap Elimination Match, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka & "Rowdy" Roddy Piper w/Ric Flair vs. Chris Jericho: Its standard for a handicap match until its down to Steamboat and Jericho, then the match picks up as Ricky looks like he never missed a step and was able to take it to Jericho and almost have him beat on a few occasions. He even hit his trademark arm drags and a nice crossbody but he finally fell victim to the Codebreaker as Chris pinned him for 3. 6/10. The aftermath with Flair attacking Jericho was fine but the part Mickey Rourke coming to the ring and knocking out Jericho wasn't very good honestly.
-Extreme Rules Match, Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy: After costing Jeff the WWE title at the Royal Rumble and weeks upon weeks of slander and egging him on, these two brothers met on the grandest stage of all Wrestlemania. Its pretty hard hitting, plenty of weapon use, Jeff hits a big splash off the top rope through two tables Matt was on. Matt was also able to hold his own countering the Whisper In The Wind with a steel chair to the legs. Jeff jumps over a huge ladder in the ring but Matt moves and Jeff crashes to the mat, then Matt puts Jeff's neck on a steel chair and hits a Twist of Hate for the win. 8/10.
-WWE Intercontinental Championship Match, JBL (Champion) vs. Rey Mysterio: There's a good JBL promo where he slams the fans and says he will win tonight. The match itself is so quick, JBL attacks Rey before the bell, then once it begins Rey ends up stunning JBL with the 619 and the splash from the top for the 3 to win in 21 seconds. 3/10. Afterwards JBL ends up quitting in the middle of the ring.
-Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker: Whatever I say will pale in comparison to the match itself. From the entrances for both men, to the the numerous close falls, to Taker's dive over the top rope and landing on his head, to Michaels kicking out of a Tombstone and being the one man you felt could end the undefeated streak and he almost did. It goes for 30 minutes of high impact action, Taker hits a second Tombstone and finally keeps Michaels down for three. 11/10.
-Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship, Edge (Champion) vs. John Cena vs. The Big Show: Good entrances by all three including the usual over the top type from Cena and it wasn't a bad match, all three got some good moves in as well as chances to shine. Show was dominate at points, Edge picked his spots and Cena showed his strength lifting both Show and Edge on his shoulders. John of course ends up picking up the win here to become the champion, again. 7/10.
Disc 2
-Introduction of the 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees: Good segment where the inductees come out and we're treated to Stone Cold Steve Austin giving the fans one last celebration like only Austin can do.
-WWE Championship Match, Randy Orton (Champion) vs. Triple H: After weeks and weeks of Orton targeting HHH's wife, the McMahon family and HHH himself, we finally have this clash which while not a bad match isn't Wrestlemania main event quality. They battled outside and inside the ring and there was plenty of hard hitting moves with both having the advantage at times and some good nearfalls. But for all the buildup it seemed to be a lot like the Triple H/Chris Jericho match at Wrestlemania X8 where they both tried hard but something seemed to be missing, that certain magic. It ends with Trips hitting a ton of mounted punches then the pedigree for the win to retain his title. 6/10.
-DVD Exclusive: Lumberjack Match for the Unified Tag Team Championship, Carlito & Primo (Champions) vs. The Miz & John Morrison: Its your standard warm-up match for the live crowd and the usual lumberjack match, with the superstars outside getting involved at times and there was good tag team wrestling throughout. Carlito & Primo end up winning to become the Unified tag champs. 6/10.
-Highlights from the first 24 Wrestlemania's, good clips of all.
Disc 3
The entire Hall of Fame show is included with speeches by Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ricky Steamboat, Terry & Dory Funk, Koko B. Ware, The Von Erichs, Howard Finkel & "Cowboy" Bill Watts. All the speeches are good though Austin's and Steamboat's are the best and like always its great to hear from many of the legends, the inductees and those who induct them.
The event really didn't have that huge Wrestlemania feel, as the only standout classic is Taker/HBK. The rest of the matches are good to just horrible and while not a bad event its not Wrestlemania quality.
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