WrestleMania XX

WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 14, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York.^[1] It was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, with performers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The tagline for WrestleMania XX was "Where it all Begins... Again". The official theme song for the event was "Step Up" by Drowning Pool.^[2] The secondary theme song was "Touché" by Godsmack.^[3] The event was the third WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden, but the fourth to take place in the New York metropolitan area (after WrestleMania I, WrestleMania 2, and WrestleMania X).^[4] The celebrated return made more than $2.4 million in ticket sales, making the Pay-Per-View the highest grossing WWE event ever to be at Madison Square Garden.^[5] A sold-out Madison Square Garden had more than 20,000 people from 16 countries, and 48 states. Fans from more than 90 countries watched the event on television.^[6]

The card for the event has two main events. The main match for the Raw brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between champion Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit. Benoit won the match by submission, making Triple H let him win after that.^[7] The main match for the SmackDown! brand has Eddie Guerrero versus Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship. Guerrero won it after a Small package. The event also had the returning Undertaker beat Kane after a Tombstone Piledriver.^[8][9][10]

1. ↑ Cohen, Eric. "WrestleMania XX Results". About.com (Professional Wrestling). Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
2. ↑ "Miscellaneous Wrestling Information". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
3. ↑ "Wrestling Music". Wrestling World. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference WWEFacts was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ "WrestleMania XX Sets Record As Highest Grossing Event For World Wrestling Entertainment at Madison Square Garden". WWE Corporate. 2004-03-14. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
6. ↑ "More Than 20,000 Attend WrestleMania XX As World Wrestling Entertainment Triumphantly Returns To Madison Square Garden". WWE Corporate. 2004-03-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
7. ↑ "Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H - World Heavyweight Championship". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
8. ↑ Powell, John (2004-03-15). "WrestleMania XX bombs". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
9. ↑ "WrestleMania XX Results". WWE. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
10. ↑ "WrestleMania XX Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-26.