John Cena vs. John Bradshaw Layfield
WWE Championship
After more than nine months and nearly 300 days as WWE Champion, the historic reign of JBL finally ended at the hands of John Cena at WrestleMania.
JBL, who had overcome every obstacle and every Superstar put in his way since July, couldn’t defeat the athletic, hungry and determined Cena on this night.
Cena mounted a flurry of offense late in the match, connecting with an FU and recording the three-count he waited for his whole life.
Cena had a sluggish start to the match as JBL dominated the action, hitting a crushing spinebuster, a short-arm clothlesline and a superplex from the top rope.
JBL even tossed a reeling Cena out of the ring.
But Cena would recover nicely, ultimately winning his first WWE Championship and defeating JBL, who had earlier guaranteed victory.
Batista vs. Triple H
World Heavyweight Championship
Batista gained all the experience he could from Evolution. Then, he destroyed it.
Triple H’s former protégé ended The Game’s 10th world championship reign Sunday at STAPLES Center, winning the World Heavyweight Championship with a crushing Batista Bomb.
The Cerebral Assassin controlled much of the epic WrestleMania main event, exhausting his arsenal of offense and leaving it all in the ring. After involvement from Evolution’s Ric Flair, Triple H pulled out all the stops – using a low blow and a foreign object to set up his patented finisher.
Not on this night.
Batista remarkably powered out of the Pedigree, then reversed it into a jaw-dropping modified slam. It was something Triple H never expected, and it took the wind right out of him.
The Animal then caused Evolution to crumble before the sold-out crowd with his punishing sit-down powerbomb in the center of the ring. A bloodied Triple H couldn’t kick out, as the torch passed to RAW’s dominant new star.