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WrestleMania Central

By Eric Cohen, About.com

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WrestleMania is to professional wrestling what the Super Bowl is to football. Both events are destination spectacles that take over the town lucky enough to host them. This section of the site will give you all the information you need to follow this year's event and every WrestleMania that has taken place since 1985. This year, WrestleMania XXV will be taking place on April 5 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

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  • WrestleMania XXV Recap - Who won at the biggest show of the year?

  • WrestleMania XXV Photo Gallery Preview - A look at the men fighting each other.

  • WrestleMania XXV Wrestler Histories - A match-by-match breakdown of the WrestleMania history of every person competing at this year's event.

  • WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009 - Steve Austin highlights this class that will be inducted the night before WrestleMania.

  • Press Conference Photo Gallery - All the action from the press conference for WrestleMania XXV.

  • WrestleMania Week Events - All the wrestling related events that will be taking place in Houston.

  • Houston, TX - About.com Guide to Houston Shea Serrano has all the information you need about the host city of WrestleMania XXV.

    • WrestleMania History: The Matches

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  • WrestleMania Match-by-Match History - The results of every WrestleMania contest.

  • Every WrestleMania Title Match and Title Change - The WrestleMania fate of every WWE title.

  • The Best Matches in WrestleMania History - What are the 10 best matches in WrestleMania history?

  • Match Records and Trivial Facts - A look at the shortest matches, longest matches and other trivial facts about the matches that have taken place at WrestleMania.

    • WrestleMania History: The Wrestlers

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  • WrestleMania Records - The win-loss records of every wrestler that has ever competed at WrestleMania.

  • Miscellaneous Wrestler Facts - A look back at wrestler winning and losing streaks, changes in attitude, and other card placement.

    • WrestleMania History: The Venues

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  • The Venues and Attendance of Every WrestleMania - The WrestleMania event has been held at some of the most prestigious and largest venues in the United Sattes and Canada.

  • Miscellaneous Venue Stats - What part of the country has held the most events? Which venue is the only one to hold back-to-back events?

    • WrestleMania History: The Celebrities

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  • WrestleMania Celebrities - Over the years, dozens of celebrities have partaken in the event. Who are they, what did they do, and when did they do it?

  • Best Use of Celebrity at WrestleMania - These are the celebrities that made people that normally don't care about wrestling care about it.

  • Who Are These People? - Forget about "Where's Herb?", the bigger question is "Who's Herb?"

    • WrestleMania History: The Events (The Hulkamania Era)

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  • WrestleMania - Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff
  • WrestleMania 2 - Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy inside of a steel cage
  • WrestleMania III - Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant
  • WrestleMania IV - WWE Championship Tournament
  • WrestleMania V - Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage
  • WrestleMania VI - Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior
  • WrestleMania VII - Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter
  • WrestleMania VIII - Hulk Hogan vs. Sid
  • WrestleMania IX - Hulk Hogan's surprise appearance

    • WrestleMania History: The Events (New Generation & The Austin Eras)

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  • WrestleMania X - Two WWE Championship Matches
  • WrestleMania XI - Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lawrence Taylor
  • WrestleMania XII - Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels in an Iron Man Match
  • WrestleMania 13 - Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin
  • WrestleMania XIV - Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin
  • WrestleMania XV - Austin vs. The Rock 1
  • WrestleMania 2000 - The Fatal Four Way
  • WrestleMania X Seven - Austin vs. Rock 2
  • WrestleMania X8 - Hogan vs. The Rock
  • WrestleMania XIX - Austin vs. Rock 3

    • WrestleMania History: The Events (The John Cena Era)

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  • WrestleMania XX - Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit
  • WrestleMania 21 - Triple H vs. Batista
  • WrestleMania 22 - John Cena vs. Triple H
  • WrestleMania 23 - John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels
  • WrestleMania XXIV - Undertaker vs. Edge (photo gallery)
  • 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania - Triple H vs. Randy Orton

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