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They may be Superstars, but they are most certainly also fans. En route to the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, the competitors of today remark about their favorite events of WrestleManias past. Which matches and moments have etched themselves in the memories of the WWE Universe's greatest gladiators?

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Intro: Triple H

"My favorite WrestleMania moment hasn’t happened yet. I'll create my favorite WrestleMania moment when I make Randy Orton pay for everything he's done to my family ... especially my wife. What I do to Randy Orton will be a memory that he will never be able to forget." (RK-Ode | WrestleMania XXV | Webcast)

Cody Rhodes

"I'm kind of a hopeless romantic, so I'd say the best of the best was Savage vs. Warrior, the Retirement Match where The Ultimate Warrior defeated Macho Man after he dropped the elbow several times, unsuccessfully. After the match was over and Savage's career was ended, Sherri came in, ripped at him and stomped a hole in him. Then, over the railing, Miss Elizabeth hops - heels on and everything- hits the ring, yanks Sherri off. There's this moment of 'who did it and why,' and then they have this lovely embrace. Tops."

John Cena

"[My favorite past memory is] Hulk vs. Andre, WrestleMania III. Everything about it was superhuman. The attendance, the event itself was larger than life. It was the two biggest guys at the time, and the impossible happened. [As for my own career], I have so many memories, but I'd have to say WrestleMania 21 against JBL - the first time I ever won the WWE Title." (Hogan slams Andre: WrestleMania III)

Beth Phoenix

"Other than my own experience at WrestleMania last year, it is a tie. First, the opening match at WrestleMania X, Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart. To see Owen step out of his brother's shadow for the first time was amazing. There wasn't a title involved, it was just a personal issue. The other would be a moment I got to see live at WrestleMania X8 in Toronto: The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan. I had awful, nose bleed seats way up, but I will never forget the crowd response. I've never been live for a match where the energy was so high."

CM Punk

"It's got to go to the reoccurring Pete Rose-Kane rivalry, which ended up with the baseball player Pete Rose, Charlie Hustle, on the wrong end of a couple of Tombstones. For the sheer absurdity of the entire thing. Rose dressed up as a San Diego chicken ... Pete Rose in a wrestling ring getting Tombstoned for multiple years. You just can't touch that one." (Pete Rose emerges at WrestleMania XIV)

Shelton Benjamin

"My absolute favorite is my first appearance at WrestleMania with Charlie Haas in Seattle. We were fresh off the farm, basically. We were only with WWE for three months but competed at WrestleMania XIX, which was a huge honor. That was the first time I saw a crowd like that and it was the most exciting, yet scariest thing I had ever seen. Just walking out on the stage, it finally starts to sink in just how big WrestleMania is and what a huge event it is that you are a part of that people are going to remember for years."

Rey Mysterio

"WrestleMania memory? Chicago. When I became World Champion. Winning the gold at WrestleMania 22 put me at a level I never expected to reach as a WWE Superstar. Another one of my all time favorite matches was for the Intercontinental Title at the Pontiac Silverdome, Savage vs. Steamboat. I've gone back to that match and pulled out bits and pieces to incorporate into some of my own. I've never held the Intercontinental Title, but [my match against JBL] could be another stepping stone for me in my WWE career."

Chavo Guerrero

"Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle always stood out in my mind as a great match. Anything involving Michaels is always grade A. That match, as far as WrestleManias, sticks out for me. I'm from a wrestling family, so it wasn't always about the pageantry. I love wrestling and that match was great wrestling. It had everything - high flying, mat wrestling, brawling. That match defines what we do in this business." (HBK vs. Angle: WrestleMania 21)

Shawn Michaels

"I'd have to say for me, it goes to the match between Macho Man and Ricky Steamboat. I was already wrestling at that time and was a student of the game. The performance those guys put on at WrestleMania III was special. As far as [my own WrestleMania moments], the ones that I've had in my second run have been so enjoyable because I never thought I'd get that second chance. Everything since my return has been special since it's all been extra."
(HBK returns: WrestleMania XIX)

Kofi Kingston

"My favorite moment was when Owen Hart beat Bret Hart at WrestleMania X. I always liked watching the Harts and their showdown was really one of the most emotional I've ever seen. [Four years later] I got to watch my first WrestleMania live in Boston at WrestleMania XIV. It was an incredible experience. We didn't have very good seats, but I knew in my heart that some day I would be on the main stage at WrestleMania." (Harts collide: WrestleMania X)

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