WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleManiaPPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The main match on the Raw brand was Triple H versus Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus John Cena for the WWE Championship. Another primary match was an interpromotional match between The Undertaker versus Randy Orton. The featured matches on the undercard were Kurt Angle versus Shawn Michaels and a Money in the Bank ladder match. The event also featured the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin who started his part-time appearances with WWE at this event. The event drew a Staples Center record attendance of 20,193 people and grossed more than $2.1 million in ticket sales.
John Cena
Paul Lévesque
John Layfield
Patricia Stratigeas
Christy Hemme
Dave Bautista
Amy Dumas
Steve Austin
Chris Benoit
Paul Wight
Kurt Angle
Michael Hickenbottom
Mark Calaway
Randy Orton
Bob Orton, Jr.
Adam Copeland
Chris Irvine
Shelton Benjamin
Jason Reso
Glenn Jacobs
Travis Tomko
Óscar Gutiérrez
Eddie Guerrero
Gregory Shane Helms
Gene Snitsky
Chris Mordetzky
Stacy Keibler
Eric Bischoff
Candice Michelle
Maria Kanellis-Bennett
Nick Dinsmore
Hulk Hogan
David Arquette
Adam Sandler
Darren Matthews
Paul London
Shoichi Funaki
Matt Hyson
Jon Heidenreich
Maven Huffman
Robert Howard
Amy Weber