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WrestleMania XX
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)	RAW SmackDown!
Date	March 14, 2004
Venue	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
Attendance	20,000
Pay-per-view chronology
No Way Out 2004	WrestleMania XX	Backlash 2004

WrestleMania XX was the twentieth 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, New York. The event was the third WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden but the fourth to take place in the New York metropolitan area (following WrestleMania I, WrestleMania 2, and WrestleMania X). The celebrated return grossed more than USD$2.4 million in ticket sales, making the Pay-Per-View the highest grossing event ever for WWE at Madison Square Garden. A sold-out Madison Square Garden was filled with more than 20,000 people from 16 countries, 48 states. Fans from more than 90 countries watched the televised event.

Billed as "The Road to WrestleMania XX", the buildup to the event began almost immediately following the previous year's WrestleMania. It was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring 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. The secondary theme song was "Touché" by Godsmack.

• John Cena defeated The Big Show to win the WWE United States Championship (9:14)
  • Cena pinned Big Show after hitting him with brass knuckles followed by a FU.
• Rob Van Dam and Booker T defeated Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak, The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and La Résistance (René Duprée and Rob Conway) in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the World Tag Team Championship (7:51)
  • RVD pinned Conway after a Scissors Kick from Booker followed by a Five-Star Frog Splash.
• Christian defeated Chris Jericho (14:52)
  • Christian pinned Jericho with a roll-up after Trish Stratus elbowed Jericho in the face.
  • Tim White returned to referee this match after his injury at Judgment Day 2002.
• Evolution (Randy Orton, Batista and Ric Flair) defeated The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mick Foley) in a Handicap match (17:03)
  • Orton pinned Foley after an RKO.
• "Mean" Gene Okerlund introduced the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2004:
  • Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Tito Santana, John "Big John Studd" Minton, Harley Race, Pete Rose, Don Muraco, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Sylvester "Junkyard Dog" Ritter, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, and Sgt. Slaughter.
• Torrie Wilson and Sable defeated Stacy Keibler and Miss Jackie in a Playboy Evening Gown Match (2:33)
  • Wilson pinned Jackie for the win.
• Chavo Guerrero won a Cruiserweight Open to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (10:28)
  • Último Dragón pinned Shannon Moore after a Dragon DDT (1:18)
  • Jamie Noble defeated Dragon by submission (2:14)
  • Noble pinned Funaki with a Small package (2:23)
  • Noble defeated Nunzio by countout (4:21)
  • Billy Kidman pinned Noble after a top rope BK Bomb (6:06)
  • Rey Mysterio pinned Kidman after nailing a modified sunset flip powerbomb off the ropes (7:22)
  • Mysterio pinned Tajiri with a roll-up. (8:37)
  • Mysterio defeated Akio by forfeit. (8:37)
  • Chavo Guerrero pinned Mysterio with interference from Chavo Guerrero, Sr. (10:28)
• Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar (w/Steve Austin as special guest referee) (13:42)
  • Goldberg pinned Lesnar after a Spear and Jackhammer.
  • After the match, both men received Stone Cold Stunners from Austin.
• Vince McMahon walked out to the stage and expressed his gratitude to the fans for the last twenty WrestleManias on behalf of his family and World Wrestling Entertainment.
• Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin), The Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug) and The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (6:01)
  • Rikishi pinned Danny after a Banzai Drop.
• Jesse Ventura conducted a short interview with Donald Trump, who was in attendance.
• Victoria defeated Molly Holly in a Hair vs. Title match to retain the WWE Women's Championship (4:53)
  • Victoria pinned Molly when she countered Molly's Widow's Peak attempt into a Backslide Pin.
  • Due to losing the match, Molly's hair was shaved off as stipulation.
• Eddie Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Championship (21:32)
  • Eddie pinned Angle with a Small package.
  • During the match Eddie slipped his boot off and used it as a distraction.
• The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Kane (7:45)
  • Undertaker pinned Kane after a Tombstone Piledriver.
  • Undertaker returned in his "Dead man" persona.
  • Undertaker came out with druids surrounding him.
• Chris Benoit defeated Triple H (c) and Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat match to win the World Heavyweight Championship (24:47)
  • Benoit forced Triple H to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
  • After the match Eddie Guerrero celebrated with Benoit in the ring to close the show.

• The Boys Choir of Harlem sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.
• This was the first WrestleMania to feature matches with RAW and SmackDown! competitors facing against each other since the WWE Brand Extension.
• This WrestleMania has the most title defenses, with 7. The WWE United States Championship, WWE Women's Championship, WWE Cruiserweight Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship, World Tag Team Championship, WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship titles. It was the first time that the United States Championship was defended at a WrestleMania.
• This WrestleMania, along with the following two, would all take place from the three areas that hosted WrestleMania 2, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles (This one from New York, WrestleMania 21 from Los Angeles, and WrestleMania 22 from Chicago).
• Since the Chris Benoit incident, this show has been altered by the WWE, not even referring to him have been in the main event or on the card, yet he won the World Heavyweight Championship

• More Than 20,000 Attend WrestleMania XX As World Wrestling Entertainment Triumphantly Returns To Madison Square Garden
• WrestleMania XX Sets Record As Highest Grossing Event For World Wrestling Entertainment at Madison Square Garden

• The Official Website of WrestleMania XX