From Pro Wrestling
| Wrestlemania X-Seven
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 Wrestlemania X-Seven poster |
| Promotion
| WWE
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| Date
| April 1, 2001
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| Venue
| Reliant Astrodome
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| City
| Houston, Texas
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| Attendance
| 67,925
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| Last Event
| No Way Out
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| Next Event
| Backlash
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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 theme song for the event was "My Way" by Limp Bizkit.
Results
- Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit. (14:02)
- Angle pinned Benoit with a roll-up using Benoit's tights for leverage.
- The Iron Sheik won a Gimmick Battle Royal featuring: Bushwhacker Luke, Bushwhacker Butch, Duke Droese, Doink the Clown, Nikolai Volkoff, Tugboat, The Goon, Earthquake, The Gobbledygooker, Hillbilly Jim, Brother Love, Michael Hayes, Kerwin White, 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.
- This match featured "Mean" Gene Okerland and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan on commentary.
- The Undertaker defeated Triple H. (18:17)
- Undertaker pinned Triple H after a Last Ride.
- Motörhead performed Triple H's entrance music live.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship. (28:06)
- Austin pinned Rock after hitting him multiple times with a steel chair.
- During the match, Vince McMahon came to ringside and handed Austin the steel chair. He also interupted a pin by The Rock and held The Rock for Austin to strike with a chair.
- After the match, Austin and McMahon shook hands and shared some beers, signifiying that they were allied.
Other on-screen talent
- Commentators
- Spanish commentators
- Interviewers
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- Ring announcer
- Referees
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Notes
- 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 (out of the 6 defended). The WWF Championship, Tag Team Championship, Women's Championship, European Championship and Hardcore Championship titles all changed hands.
- Motörhead performed "The Game" during Triple H's ring entrance. Motörhead would appear again at WrestleMania 21 to perform the same theme song for Triple H's ring entrance.
- 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.
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