WrestleMania X-Seven

WrestleMania X-Seven
WrestleMania X-Seven
Tagline(s)	Houston... We Have a Problem
Theme; song(s)	"My Way" by Limp Bizkit
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	April 1, 2001
Attendance	67,925
Venue	Reliant Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Pay-per-view chronology
WrestleMania chronology

WrestleMania X-Seven was the 17th yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view to be made by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It happened on April 1, 2001 at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas.^[3] The event was the first WrestleMania held in the state of Texas. The number of people who went to the event broke the record for total number of people attending at the Reliant Astrodome and was counted at of 67,925. The event resulted in total receipt of $3.5 million.^[4] It is often cited as the end of The Attitude Era.

The main event was a No Disqualification match between Steve Austin and The Rock for the WWF Championship. During the match, Austin turned heel after he told Vince McMahon, a man that he had called his nemesis, to give him a chair. Austin hit The Rock with sixteen chair shots, which led to Austin pinning The Rock and becoming the new WWF Champion. The PPV ended with Austin and McMahon shaking hands and sharing beers.^[5]

The main matches on the undercard featured Triple H versus The Undertaker, the second TLC match for the WWF Tag Team Championship, and Vince McMahon versus Shane McMahon in a Street Fight.

Matches

#	Matches^[6]	Stipulations	Times
Sunday Night Heat	X-Factor (Justin Credible and X-Pac) (with Albert) defeated Steve Blackman and Grand Master Sexay	Tag team match	2:46
1	Chris Jericho (c) defeated William Regal	Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship	7:08
2	Tazz and The Acolytes Protection Agency (Bradshaw and Faarooq) (with Jacqueline) defeated Right to Censor (The Goodfather, Val Venis and Bull Buchanan) (with Steven Richards)	Six-man tag team match	3:52
3	Kane defeated Raven (c) and Big Show	Triple threat^{[broken anchor]} hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship	9:17
4	Eddie Guerrero (with Perry Saturn) defeated Test (c)	Singles match for the WWF European Championship	8:30
5	Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit	Singles match	14:04
6	Chyna defeated Ivory (c)	Singles match for the WWF Women's Championship	2:39
7	Shane McMahon defeated Mr. McMahon (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley)	Street Fight with Mick Foley serving as special guest referee	14:12
8	Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (c) and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff)	TLC match^{[broken anchor]} for the WWF Tag Team Championship	15:47
9	The Iron Sheik won by last eliminating Hillbilly Jim	19-man Gimmick battle royal	3:07
10	The Undertaker defeated Triple H	Singles match	18:57
11	Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock	No Disqualification match for the WWF Championship	28:07
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Battle Royal

Elimination	Wrestler	Eliminated by
1	Repo Man	Hayes
2	Gobbledy Gooker	Tugboat
3	Tugboat	Earthquake
4	Earthquake	Kamala
5	Kim Chee	Kamala
6	Bushwhacker Luke	Cornette
7	Jim Cornette	Hillbilly
8	Duke Droese	Doink
9	The Goon	Butch
10	Nikolai Volkoff	Slaughter
11	Bushwhacker Butch	Doink
12	Doink the Clown	Kamala
13	Michael Hayes	Gang
14	One Man Gang	Kamala
15	Kamala	Slaughter
16	Brother Love	Slaughter
17	Sgt. Slaughter	Hillbilly
18	Hillbilly Jim	Sheik
Winner	The Iron Sheik	-

WrestleMania X-Seven Media

The event took place in the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
The WrestleMania X-Seven stage
Stone Cold Steve Austin, challenger for the WWF Championship
Vince McMahon fought his son Shane at WrestleMania.
An attendance record-setting 67,925 fans at the Astrodome for WrestleMania X-Seven