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WrestleMania
Image of WrestleMania
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Promotion Wrestling Society X
Brands Smackdown
Raw
FCW
Date 26 April, 2009
Venue Madison Square Garden
City Flag of the United States New York City
Theme song(s) "Spoilin' for a Fight" by AC/DC
Tagline(s) "Spoilin' for a Fight"
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WrestleMania (also known as WrestleMania I) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Wrestling Society X (WSX) and the first in the WrestleMania franchise. It took place on 26 April, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Background[]

The main event match heading into WrestleMania on the Raw brand featured Underground Champion Mike Cage defending the title against Monty Brown. The buildup to the match began after the 6 March episode of Raw where Cage and Ali G defeated Brown and Vampiro in a tag team match. After the match, Brown attcked Cage and knocked Cage unconscious after performing an Alpha Slam through the announce table. After the attck, Traci Brooks announced the match between Cage and Brown.

The main event heading match into WrestleMania on the Smackdown brand featured WSX Champion MC Steel defending the title against New Jack in a Extreme Elevation match for the WSX Championship. The buildup to the match began after the 20 March episode of Smackdown where Steel defeated New Jack in a singles match. On the 3 April episode of Smackdown New Jack defeated 24 other wrestlers in a Steel Asylum match to become the number one contender for the title.

The first annual Money in the Bank ladder match was announced for WrestleMania on the April 6 episode of Raw. Hurricane Helms and Abyss were the first to qualify defeating Psicosis and Antonio Banks on an episode of Smackdown. Both Wicked and John Morrison qualified on an episode of Raw by defeating The Joker and Toby Mahoney, with Jason Knox and APA qualifying by defeating Harlem Heat and Jack Evans.

Another main match heading into the event is the match between (Team Smackdown (Jamal, Antonio Banks, Team 3D (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) and Ben Storm with Amando Estrada) and Team Raw (Kid Kash, Troy Masters, The Gangstas (2-Pac and Lil Wayne) and Toby Mahoney with Hornswoggle). After the main event on the 3 April, 2009 episode of Smackdown, various Smackdown wrestlers attacked Raw wrestlers. On the 6 April episode of Raw, Pete Steel and Traci Brooks, the authority figures of Raw and SmackDown, announced 5 wrestlers from their respective brands to compete against each other at WrestleMania.

Celebrity involvement[]

Eminem

Eminem

Name Profession Role
Eminem Rapper Special Guest Referee for Mike Cage vs Monty Brown for the Underground Championship.
Nicole Scherzinger Pussycat Dolls singer Sung a rendition of "America the Beautiful".
Fall Out Boy Alternative rock band Performed "I Don't Care" for MC Steel's entrance.
Yellowcard Alternative rock band Performed "Lights and Sounds" for Team Smackdown's entrance.
Lostprophehts Alternative rock band Performed "Rooftops" for Team Raw's entrance.
AC/DC Heavy metal band Performed the event's theme "Spoilin' for a Fight".
Daniel Puder Mixed martial art fighter Fought Psicosis in a MMA rules match.

Results[]

# Match Stipulations
Dark The Joker and Nathan Jones defeated Mullet and Jack Phoenix Winner Takes All Tag Team match for the Intercontinental and X-Division Championship
1 Wicked defeated Hurricane Helms, Abyss, John Morrison, Jason Knox and APA Money in the Bank ladder match
2 Suicide defeated Santino Marella Singles match for the FCW Championship
3 The Giant defeated Eamon Kelly Hardcore match for the WSX Hardcore Championship
4 The Dark Side (Darth Vader and Shredder) defeated Team Suicide (Genocide and Homicide) Tag team match for the WSX Tag Team Championship
5 Vampiro defeated Ali G Singles match for the WSX Television Championship
6 nWo (Shawn Young, Randy Williams and 6-Pac) defeated bWo (Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie and Hollywood Nova) 6-Man Tag match for the WSX Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
7 D-Generation X (Triple X and X-Pac) defeated Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope), The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and Spirit Squad (Nicky and Mikey) Four Ways to Glory Tag Team match for the FCW Tag Team Championship
8 Monty Brown defeated Mike Cage Singles match for the Underground Championship with Eminem as Special Guest Referee
9 Team Smackdown (Jamal, Antonio Banks, Team 3D (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) and Ben Storm) (w/ Amando Estrada) defeated Team Raw (Kid Kash, Troy Masters, The Gangstas (2-Pac and Lil Wayne) and Toby Mahoney) (w/ Hornswoggle) Smackdown vs Raw's Battle for Brand Supremacy
10 Daniel Puder defeated Psicosis MMA Rules match
11 MC Steel defeated New Jack Extreme Elevation match for the WSX Championship

Smackdown vs Raw's Battle for Brand Supremacy[]

Elimination # Wrestler Team Eliminated by Elimination move
1 Troy Masters Team Raw Antonio Banks Pinfall after a Drive–By Kick.
2 Kid Kash Team Raw Ben Storm Pinfall after a Stormbreaker.
3 Ben Storm Team Smackdown Lil Wayne Pinfall after a G9 with 2-Pac.
4 Lil Wayne Team Raw Jamal Pinfall after a Samoan Storm.
5 Toby Mahoney Team Raw Bubba Ray Dudley Pinfall after a 3D with D-Von.
6 2-Pac Team Raw D-Von Dudley Pinfall after a Drive–By Kick, Samoan Spike and a 3D.
Survivors: Team Smackdown (Jamal, Antonio Banks and Team 3D (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley))

Other on-screen talent[]

Role: Name:
Commentator Mark Feeney (SmackDown)
Nick Haddan (SmackDown)
John Stab (Raw)
Tim Sydal (Raw)
Tazmaniac (FCW)
King Harry (FCW)
Interviewer Molly
Ring announcer Lilian Garcia (FCW)
Shane McMahon (FCW Championship)
Abbey Rose (Raw)
Pete Steel (Raw vs. SmackDown)
Traci Brooks (Raw vs. SmackDown)
Dave Collins (SmackDown)



Tilli Wrestling Federation programming
Weekly programs RAWSmackDownECW
Pay-per-views Royal RumbleBad BloodWrestlemaniaBacklashJudgement DayExtreme RulesThe BashNight of ChampionsSummerSlamBreaking PointOver the EdgeSurvivor SeriesArmageddon
Special events King of the RingDraftRoad to Wrestlemania
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