WRESTLEMANIA XX
RESULTS
United States Championship
John Cena def. Big Show ©
World Tag Team Championships
Booker T & Rob Van Dam © def. Garrison Cade & Mark Jindrak, La Resistance (Dupree & Grenier), and The Dudley Boyz
Singles Match
Christian def. Chris Jericho (with assistance from a Trish Stratus heel turn)
3 v 2 Handicap Match
Evolution (Batista, Randy Orton & Ric Flair) def. The Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection
Tag Team Match
Sable & Torrie Wilson def. Miss Jackie & Stacey Keibler
Cruiserweight Championship – Gauntlet Match
Chavo Guerrero © def. Akio, Billy Kidman, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, Rey Mysterio, Shannon Moore, Tajiri, and Ultimo Dragon
Singles Match
Goldberg def. Brock Lesnar
Special Guest Referee: Steve Austin
WWE Tag Team Championships
Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty © def. APA, World's Greatest Tag Team, and The Basham Brothers
WWE Women’s Championship – Hair vs Title Match
Victoria © def. Molly Holly
WWE Championship
Eddie Guerrero © def. Kurt Angle
Singles Match
The Undertaker def. Kane
World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Benoit def. Triple H © & Shawn Michaels
United States Championship
John Cena def. Big Show ©
World Tag Team Championships
Booker T & Rob Van Dam © def. Garrison Cade & Mark Jindrak, La Resistance (Dupree & Grenier), and The Dudley Boyz
Singles Match
Christian def. Chris Jericho (with assistance from a Trish Stratus heel turn)
3 v 2 Handicap Match
Evolution (Batista, Randy Orton & Ric Flair) def. The Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection
Tag Team Match
Sable & Torrie Wilson def. Miss Jackie & Stacey Keibler
Cruiserweight Championship – Gauntlet Match
Chavo Guerrero © def. Akio, Billy Kidman, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, Rey Mysterio, Shannon Moore, Tajiri, and Ultimo Dragon
Singles Match
Goldberg def. Brock Lesnar
Special Guest Referee: Steve Austin
WWE Tag Team Championships
Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty © def. APA, World's Greatest Tag Team, and The Basham Brothers
WWE Women’s Championship – Hair vs Title Match
Victoria © def. Molly Holly
WWE Championship
Eddie Guerrero © def. Kurt Angle
Singles Match
The Undertaker def. Kane
World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Benoit def. Triple H © & Shawn Michaels
| Eddie Guerrero defeated Brock Lesnar at No Way Out after winning a mini-rumble on Smackdown to become the new WWE Champion. Whilst Brock Lesnar moved into a program with Goldberg before leaving the WWE, Eddie Guerrero found himself against an occasional rival in Kurt Angle. Kurt was victrious at No Way Out over The Big Show and John Cena to become the outright number one contender for the WWE title, and their fourth match in just under four years was set for the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden. Angle was chasing his fifth WWE Championship whilst Eddie was looking to cement his position as the top guy on Smackdown, with both men desperate for victory. Kurt may have controlled large portions of the match that night, but it was Eddie that was able to loosen his boot, slip free of an Ankle Lock, and get a quick cradle for the victory, and to retain the WWE Title. |
| Triple H entered WrestleMania XX as World Heavyweight Champion, having held the title for much of the past year with Evolution propping him up the whole way through. His rivalry with Shawn Michaels had already produced two inconclusive World Title matches, a draw on the December 29th episode of Raw and a Last Man Standing match at the Royal Rumble, leaving the issue unresolved heading toward s WrestleMania. When Chris Benoit won the Royal Rumble from the number one position, he used a loophole to challenge Triple H on RAW for the World Heavyweight Championship, which didn't sit well with Shawn Michaels who felt he was still owed an opportunity after HHH had only retained the title due to a champions advantage. That advantage would ultimately be taken away from Hunter at WrestleMania as Shawn Michaels was added to the match to make it a first-ever three way main event at WrestleMania. It is highly likely that this main event will go down as one of the greatest triple threat matches of all time, with outstanding performances given from all three men. Benoit and Michaels targeted the champion early before inevitably turning on one another, while Triple H repeatedly regained control, including teaming briefly with Michaels to put Benoit through the announce table. The finish came when Benoit countered a Pedigree into the Crippler Crossface, forcing Triple H to tap out in the centre of the ring. Benoit left Madison Square Garden as World Heavyweight Champion, closing WrestleMania XX with his first world title victory in WWE. |
| John Cena earned a United States Championship opportunity at WrestleMania XX after several months on SmackDown where he became increasingly difficult to ignore, picking up victories over Rhyno, A-Train, and Rey Mysterio while establishing himself as one of the brand’s most vocal personalities. That momentum carried him into bigger situations, including a Triple Threat number one contender’s match at No Way Out that nearly saw him challenge Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship, but instead led him to Big Show and the United States Title. Big Show had controlled the division since No Mercy, using his size to shut down challengers and limit their offence, and the match followed that pattern early as he dictated the pace and kept Cena on the defensive. Cena stayed in the fight long enough to find an opening, using a steel chain he had brought to the ring to drop the champion before following up for the three count. Cena left Madison Square Garden as United States Champion, securing his first title in WWE and establishing himself as a rising force on SmackDown. |
| Goldberg faced Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XX in a rare meeting between two of WWE’s most physically dominant stars, with Steve Austin assigned as special guest referee to keep order between them. The match was positioned as a Battle of the Brands, with Goldberg representing RAW and Lesnar representing SmackDown. This was a collision between two of the meanest and baddest rather than a traditional rivalry, built around settling who was the more dominant force, with bragging rights for the victorious brand. On the night, the bout played out in front of a hostile crowd, with both men struggling to win them over as it unfolded. Goldberg ultimately secured the win, and the aftermath saw Austin deliver Stunners to both men. With all three men nowhere to be seen following WrestleMania, many felt this time could have been better used for other talent, but the vacuum they leave behind will allow for opportunities throughout the year for those with the ambition and ability to step up and take them. |
| The Undertaker returned at WrestleMania XX to face Kane, bringing back the Deadman persona after several years away. The roots of the match went back to Survivor Series, where Kane interfered in The Undertaker’s Buried Alive match with Vince McMahon and helped bury his brother beneath tons of dirt. In the months that followed, Kane repeatedly insisted that Undertaker was gone for good, speaking of him as though he were truly dead and claiming that the dark force he once feared no longer existed. That certainty began to crack at the Royal Rumble, when Kane was distracted by Undertaker’s old music, and over the following weeks he was confronted by caskets, urns, storms, and other signs that suggested the Deadman was on his way back. Even then, Kane refused to believe it. At WrestleMania, that changed the moment the Druids appeared and Paul Bearer led The Undertaker back to the ring. Kane was shaken from the outset, screaming that he had buried his brother alive and that what he was seeing could not be real. Once the match began, Undertaker absorbed Kane’s best shots, sat up after a Chokeslam, and then finished him with a Chokeslam and Tombstone Piledriver. The Undertaker won, restored the Deadman on the grandest stage of them all, and moved his WrestleMania record to 12-0. |
| Chris Jericho and Christian reached WrestleMania XX with their friendship in ruins, the rivalry growing out of months of resentment, jealousy, and the increasingly messy issue of Trish Stratus. What had started with Jericho and Christian as allies gradually turned personal, particularly once Trish became caught between them and Jericho began pursuing revenge for Christian’s treatment of her in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania. On the night, the match quickly broke down into a fight, with technique thrown out the window. The finish came when Trish ran down to ringside and, appearing to aim for Christian, 'inadvertently' struck Jericho instead, leaving him open for Christian to steal the win with a roll-up. Any doubt over where her loyalties lay disappeared moments later after the match when Trish slapped Jericho repeatedly, Christian dropped him with the Unprettier, and the two left together, revealing that Jericho had been played right until the very end. |
| Evolution arrived at WrestleMania XX as the dominant force on Raw, with Triple H reigning as World Heavyweight Champion and Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista constantly helping keep that power intact. Their issue with Mick Foley had built over recent weeks, largely through Orton’s contempt for Foley and everything he represented from the company's previous era. That tension brought The Rock back into the fold, reuniting Rock and Foley as the Rock ‘n’ Sock Connection for the first time in years. It gave WrestleMania a meeting between one of Raw’s most protected factions and two of the biggest personalities of the last decade. On the night, Evolution won the match, with Orton pinning Foley after an RKO. A major result for the group, and particularly for Orton, who left Madison Square Garden with the biggest win of his young career to date. Is this over? Will The Rock and Mick Foley fade away, or stand their ground as Evolution looks to consolidate their power on RAW. |
| WWE Women’s Champion Victoria came into WrestleMania XX only weeks after regaining the title in a Fatal Four-Way elimination match, become a two time Women's Champion in the process. Victoria established herself as the centre of the women's division that still had no shortage of established names around her, with one name standing out from the pack. The former champion, Molly Holly, earned her rematch but with the stakes raised when she put her hair on the line, turning an already personal rivalry into one of the more clear-cut undercard grudge matches on the show. On the night, Victoria retained the championship and when Molly Holly tried to flee, Victoria forced her to honour the stipulation by knocking her out and then shaving her head in one of WrestleMania XX's more definitive closing images. With Molly decisively dealt with, Victoria left Madison Square Garden still champion, but with the wider women’s division still crowded by the likes of Trish Stratus, Lita, and Jazz, there was no shortage of possible challengers waiting on the other side. |
| Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty put the WWE Tag Team Titles on the line at WrestleMania XX against the APA, the World’s Greatest Tag Team, and the Basham Brothers, in a match that reflected the broader state of SmackDown’s tag division. There was no single rivalry driving the bout, but there was depth, with multiple established teams all able to make a case for themselves. That gave WrestleMania a four-way title match built more around the division’s range than one personal issue. On the night, Rikishi and Scotty retained, keeping the belts around the waists of one of SmackDown’s most popular acts and leaving the rest of the division to chase them after Madison Square Garden. |
| Booker T & Rob Van Dam defended the World Tag Team Titles against La Resistance, The Dudley Boyz, and the team of Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade, giving Raw’s tag division its WrestleMania showcase. Much like the SmackDown tag title match, this was less about a single defining feud and more about the champions being surrounded by credible challengers from different corners of the division. Booker and Van Dam brought the strongest crowd support, La Resistance added the established heel team, the Dudleys brought pedigree, and Jindrak and Cade represented Raw’s younger depth. In the end, Booker and RVD retained, leaving WrestleMania XX with the titles still in the hands of Raw’s most popular pairing. |
| Sable & Torrie Wilson faced Miss Jackie & Stacy Keibler in one of WrestleMania XX’s lighter attractions, a match built more around star presence than any major rivalry. All four women were familiar television figures by this point, and the bout served as a short showcase rather than a turning point in any wider story. On the night, Sable and Torrie picked up the win, giving the crowd a simple undercard result in a match that sat firmly on the spectacle side of the WrestleMania card. |
| Chavo Guerrero came into WrestleMania XX as Cruiserweight Champion with no clear number one contender, forcing SmackDown to settle the issue with a Cruiserweight Open featuring much of the division. Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Tajiri, Billy Kidman, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, Shannon Moore, Akio, and Funaki all took part, giving the undercard one of its deepest collections of in-ring talent even if the division itself had rarely been given that level of focus on television. The format allowed the cruiserweights to showcase their speed and variety in quick succession, but Chavo’s late entry gave the champion a clear advantage, and he made it count by surviving the field to retain the title. For all the depth on show, WrestleMania ended with Chavo Jr. still holding the championship and the rest of the division left to regroup around him. |
OOC: My intention here is to give a summary of each weekly show, with the focus really being on the PPV's. That might change in the future, but maybe only once we've diverged enough from the 'sacred timeline' to be worthwhile - because unless I do a crazy reset or backstory, usually my approach is to take the plans of the time, and just edge them slowly in a different direction. Now, I'm planning a big draft shake up, which gives me a bit of a chance to shake things up so that they differ slightly to real life, but at the same time, I find it more of a challenge to maintain realism as much as possible, and finding alternate solutions that over time allow me to move the product closer to something I would book (because look, Gene Snitsky and Heidenreich are on the way, but yknow, without killing babies, and without raping Michael Cole). Tough Enough has also been cancelled and we will have a slew of Post-Mania firings come April as we clean the slate and move forward.
Ps. Google was really desperate for me to use a different torrie/sable photo, took me a while but I found a suitable image after a lot of trawling.
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