WrestleMania X-Seven
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | April 1, 2001 | ||
| City | Houston, Texas | ||
| Venue | Reliant Astrodome | ||
| Attendance | 67,925 | ||
| Buy rate | 2.4 | ||
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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 is the highest grossing live event in the company's history and the highest grossing professional wrestling pay-per-view ever. A record-breaking attendance for the Reliant Astrodome of 67,925 resulted in gross receipts of $3.5 million.
WrestleMania X-Seven is considered by some as the end of the Attitude Era for the World Wrestling Federation and the peak of the professional wrestling boom. The tagline for WrestleMania X-Seven was Houston...We Have A Problem. The theme song for WrestleMania X-Seven was "My Way" by Limp Bizkit.
The commentators for the event were Jim Ross and Paul Heyman. The guest commentators for the Gimmick Battle Royal were "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. The Spanish commentators were Carlos Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich. Howard Finkel did the ring annoucing for the bouts.
Match 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 & The APA (Bradshaw & Faarooq) defeated Right to Censor (The Goodfather, Val Venis & Bull Buchanan) in a Six-Man Tag Team Match(3:53)
- Bradshaw pinned Goodfather after a Clothesline From Hell.
- 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 following a legdrop off the stage.
- Eddie Guerrero 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)
- Kurt Angle pinned Chris Benoit with a rollup using the ropes.
- Chyna defeated Ivory to win the WWF Women's Championship(2:39)
- Chyna pinned Ivory with 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 following a corner-to-corner missile dropkick.
- Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (c) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) in a TLC match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship
- Edge and Christian won TLC II when Christian retrieved the belts with assistance from Rhyno.
- Gimmick Battle Royal featuring: Bushwhacker Luke, Bushwhacker Butch, Duke Droese, Doink the Clown, Nikolai Volkoff, Tugboat, Sgt. Slaughter, Earthquake, Gobbledygooker, Hillbilly Jim, The Iron Sheik, Brother Love, Michael Hayes, One Man Gang, Kamala, Jim Cornette and The Goon.(3:05)
- The Iron Sheik won by eliminating Hillbilly Jim last.
- The Undertaker defeated Triple H(18:17)
- The Undertaker pinned Triple H following a Last Ride Powerbomb.
- Steve Austin defeated The Rock in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship(28:06)
- Austin pinned The Rock after 16 steel chair shots in a row to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.