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List of WrestleMania 21 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for WrestleMania 21 on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

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WrestleMania 21 on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles debuted the Money in the Bank Ladder Match concept — Edge won the inaugural MITB — and produced two massive title wins with Batista defeating Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship and John Cena defeating JBL for the WWE Championship.

#	Name	Winner	Match type	Participants
1	Edge def. Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Kane, Jericho & Christian — Inaugural Money in the Bank Edge Won the First-Ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match Edge won the inaugural Money in the Bank Ladder Match — defeating Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Kane, Chris Jericho, and Christian in a multi-person ladder match to earn a future WWE Championship contract.	Edge	Inaugural Money in the Bank Ladder Match	Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, Kane, Chris Jericho, Chri...
2	Undertaker def. Randy Orton Legend Killer vs. Legend — Streak Continues The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton (with Bob Orton) — Randy had attempted to use his Legend Killer status to end the WM Streak. Streak 13-0.	The Undertaker	—	—
3	Rey Mysterio def. Eddie Guerrero 619 and West Coast Pop Won — Eddie Turned Villain Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero — Eddie had turned heel and tried to unmask Mysterio. Their long-running friendship feud produced an emotional WM21 encounter.	Rey Mysterio	—	—
4	Trish Stratus def. Christy Hemme — Women's Championship Trish Retained Women's Title Trish Stratus defeated Christy Hemme (trained by Lita) to retain the WWE Women's Championship.	Trish Stratus	—	—
5	John Cena def. JBL — WWE Championship Cena Won His First WWE Championship John Cena defeated JBL (John Bradshaw Layfield) to win his first WWE Championship — the FU (later Attitude Adjustment) secured the title for the Doctor of Thuganomics.	John Cena	—	—
6	Shawn Michaels def. Kurt Angle Classic Technical Match — HBK Ended Angle's Undefeated Streak Shawn Michaels defeated Kurt Angle in one of the greatest pure wrestling matches in WM history — widely considered the match of the night. Sweet Chin Music countered the Angle Slam.	Shawn Michaels	—	—
7	Batista def. Triple H — World Heavyweight Championship Animal Won His First World Title — Evolution Split Batista defeated Triple H (with Ric Flair) to win the World Heavyweight Championship — the former Evolution stablemate defeated his mentor to begin his dominant World title reign.	Batista	—	—

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 21, 2026.

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