30 Week Journey: Wrestlemania XXI (2005)
b'This week The Lapsed Fan goes Hollywood as WWE brings a pivotal event to Staples Center that launched the runs of two future superstars.
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.
Hosts Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro dive deep into a turning-point evening, including:
- Which Hollywood-esque trailers for the show hit and which ones missed.
- The final Mania match of Eddie Guerrero\\u2019s life in an underappreciated battle with longtime friend Rey Mysterio.
- HHH tells WWE Champion JBL to \\u201ckeep telling yourself you\\u2019re good and I\\u2019m sure after a while somebody will believe you.\\u201d
- The very first Money in the Bank launches Edge\\u2019s headline run. Plus, what ever became of Shelton Benjamin\\u2019s potential?
- Hogan returns to dispatch Muhammad Hassan.
- Taker versus Orton in the last WM match it felt like Taker could actually lose.
- Angle v. Michaels
- Why Cena pulled ahead of Batista
That and so much more, including Dave Meltzer on what this successful 2005 show represents.
Head down the home stretch with TLF\\u2019s WrestleMania 21 review, available for download now!'