WrestleMania XX | ||||
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Tagline(s) | Where it all Begins... Again | |||
Theme song(s) |
"Step Up" by Drowning Pool "Touché" by Godsmack |
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand(s) |
Raw SmackDown! |
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Sponsor(s) | Snickers | |||
Date | March 14, 2004 | |||
Attendance | 18,500 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
City | New York City, New York | |||
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WrestleMania XX was the twentieth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 14, 2004, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The event was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The card for the event featured 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, making Triple H submit via the Crippler Crossface. The main match for the SmackDown! brand featured Eddie Guerrero versus Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship which Guerrero won after a small package. The event featured the return of The Undertaker, who defeated Kane after a Tombstone Piledriver. John Cena made his WrestleMania debut at the event by defeating Big Show to win his first WWE title, the WWE United States Championship. Also on the card was a match between Goldberg and Brock Lesnar with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest referee. This was both Goldberg's final match with WWE, as well as his only WrestleMania match, until 2016 Survivor Series and Lesnar's final match until 2012 Extreme Rules. After Goldberg won the match following a Jackhammer, both men were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Austin on their way out.