WWE WrestleMania 17 Results – April 1, 2001 – The Rock vs. Austin

By Ry

Live from the Astrodome in Houston, Texas

The Card:
– Chris Jericho defeated William Regal to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
– Tazz and the Acolytes defeated the Right to Censor
– Kane defeated The Big Show and Raven to win the Hardcore Championship
– Eddie Guerrero defeated Test to win the European Championship
– Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit
– Chyna defeated Ivory to win the Women’s Title
– Shane McMahon defeated Vince McMahon
– Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boys and the Hardy Boyz in TLC 2 to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– The Iron Sheik won the 18 Man Gimmick Battle Royal by eliminating Hillbilly Jim
– The Undertaker defeated Triple H
– Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock to win the WWF World Title

Title Changes:
– Kane defeated Raven and The Big Show for the WWF Hardcore Title
– Eddie Guerrero defeated Test to win the WWF European Title
– Chyna defeated Ivory to win the WWF Women’s Title
– Edge and Christian defeated the Dudley Boys and the Hardy Boys in TLC for the WWF Tag Team Titles
– Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock for the WWF Title

WM FACTS:
– Wrestlemania 17 set an all time attendance record for the Reliant Astrodome with 67,925 people in attendance.
– Stone Cold Steve Austin turned heel at Wrestlemania 17 by aligning with Vince McMahon, as Austin’s long time arch enemy helped Stone Cold defeat the Rock in the main event of WM 17.
– Shane McMahon debuted his version of Rob Van Dam’s Van Terminator at Wrestlemania 17 in his match with his father, Vince McMahon. Shane also took a huge bump through the announce table, as Shane attempted the Savage Elbow, and Vince moved out of the way.
– Pete Rose, who made his presence felt at Wrestlemanias 14, 15, and 16 (2000), was not a part of Wrestlemania 17.
– WCW Stars, Lance Storm, Mike Awesome, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Shawn Stasiak, Mark Jindrak, Sean O’Haire, Chuck Palumbo, and Stacy “Miss Hancock” Kiebler were all in attendance in the Astrodome.
– Former WWF Announcers, Mean Gene Okerland and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan returned to the WWF to call the “Gimmick Battle Royal” which saw The Iron Sheik defeat The Bushwhackers, Duke “The Dumpster” Droese, Earthquake, The Goon, Doink The Clown, Kamala, Kim Chee, Repo Man, Jim Cornette, Nickolai Volkoff, Freebird Michael Hayes, One Man Gang, The Gobbledy Gooker, Tugboat, Hillbilly Jim, Brother Love, and Sgt. Slaughter.
– 4 out of the 5 titles that were defended at Wrestlemania 17 changed hands with Kane, Eddie Guerrero, Chyna, Edge and Christian, and Stone Cold Steve Austin all became Champions at X-Seven.
– Wrestlemania 17 was definitely the definition of a “Supercard” to say the least, from top to bottom, Wrestlemania 17 delivered, and will go down as possibly the greatest Wrestlemania of all time.