30 Week Journey: Wrestlemania XXI (2005)




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Summary: This week The Lapsed Fan goes Hollywood as WWE brings a pivotal event to Staples Center that launched the runs of two future superstars.<br><br>TLF enters the final third of its 30-week WrestleMania journey by sizing up the World Title wins of John Cena and Batista at WrestleMania 21.<br><br>Hosts Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro dive deep into a turning-point evening, including:<br><br>- Which Hollywood-esque trailers for the show hit and which ones missed.<br><br>- The final Mania match of Eddie Guerrero’s life in an underappreciated battle with longtime friend Rey Mysterio.<br><br>- HHH tells WWE Champion JBL to “keep telling yourself you’re good and I’m sure after a while somebody will believe you.”<br><br>- The very first Money in the Bank launches Edge’s headline run. Plus, what ever became of Shelton Benjamin’s potential?<br><br>- Hogan returns to dispatch Muhammad Hassan.<br><br>- Taker versus Orton in the last WM match it felt like Taker could actually lose.<br><br>- Angle v. Michaels<br><br>- Why Cena pulled ahead of Batista<br><br>That and so much more, including Dave Meltzer on what this successful 2005 show represents.<br><br>Head down the home stretch with TLF’s WrestleMania 21 review, available for download now!