The WrestleMania Streak of James Harrison is an ongoing series of 21 straight victories for professional wrestler James Harrison at WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania. It began at WrestleMania X in 1994 when he beat Randy Savage, and the last victory was against The Rock at WrestleMania 31; Harrison was absent from WrestleMania XXX (2014), due to injury. After returning in March 2015 Harrison made his comeback by defeating The Rock at WrestleMania 31 making his record 21–0 levelling the record of The Undertaker's undefeated streak.
Harrison's streak has, along with The Undertaker's streak has become a vital part of WrestleMania both are regarded as a match anyone would want to take part in. Since The Undertaker's streak ended in at WrestleMania XXX in 2014, Harrison's is seen as a more important match than a WWE World Championship match.
Background[]
WrestleMania[]
The official WrestleMania logo.
WrestleMania is the premier annual event of the largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States, WWE. Formed as a counter to Jim Crockett Promotions' successful Starrcade event, WrestleMania I was broadcast to one million nationwide via closed-circut television and pay-per-view. WrestleMania's widespread success helped transform the sport of professional wrestling and made WWE the most successful wrestling promotion in the world, prompting WWE to promote the event as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.
James Harrison
Born on February 6, 1975 in Burton upon Trent, England, Harrison is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has worked since 1993 making him the joint second longest serving wrestler in the companies history with 22 years, joint with Shawn Michaels and behind only the 23 years of The Undertaker. Harrison made his debut on the first ever episode of WWE Raw on January 11, 1993 and alongside The Undertaker was one of just two wrestlers to appear on the first and 1000th episodes of Raw. He has won a record 74 WWE Championships and two unrecognised reigns as the Million Dollar Champion. Harrison is also the only wrestler to hold a titled for over 1,000 days under the WWE banner as his sixth reign as WWE Champion lasted 1,064 days.
Match statistics[]
| Undefeated WrestleMania streak of James Harrison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streak | Date | Match time | Venue | |
| 1–0 Randy Savage |
March 20, 1994 WrestleMania X |
9:22 Pinfall |
Madison Square Garden New York City, New York | |
| 2–0 Diesel |
April 2, 1995 WrestleMania XI |
22:36 Submission |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |
| 3–0 Stone Cold Steve Austin |
March 31, 1996 WrestleMania XII |
18:36 Pinfall |
Arrowhead Pond Anaheim, California | |
| 4–0 Triple H |
March 23, 1997 WrestleMania 13 |
16:04 Pinfall |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | |
| 5–0 The Rock |
March 29, 1998 WrestleMania XIV |
17:32 Submission |
Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 6–0 Shane McMahon |
March 28, 1999 WrestleMania XV |
14:09 KO |
First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| 7–0 Kurt Angle |
April 2, 2000 WrestleMania 2000 |
14:47 Submission |
Arrowhead Pond Anaheim, California | |
| 8–0 Test |
April 1, 2001 WrestleMania X-Seven |
9:44 Pinfall |
Reliant Astrodome Houston, Texas | |
| 9–0 Booker T |
March 17, 2002 WrestleMania X8 |
15:07 Submission |
SkyDome Toronto, Ontario | |
| 10–0 Brock Lesnar |
March 30, 2003 WrestleMania XIX |
22:18 Submission |
Safeco Field Seattle, Washington | |
| 11–0 Eddie Guerrero |
March 14, 2004 WrestleMania XX |
18:33 Pinfall |
Madison Square Garden New York City, New York | |
| 12–0 John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
April 3, 2005 WrestleMania 21 |
20:38 Submission |
Staples Center Los Angeles, California | |
| 13–0 Mr. McMahon |
April 2, 2006 WrestleMania 22 |
21:44 Pinfall |
Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois | |
| 14–0 Chris Benoit |
April 1, 2007 WrestleMania 23 |
17:56 Submission |
Ford Field Detroit, Michigan | |
| 15–0 Shawn Michaels |
March 30, 2008 WrestleMania XXIV |
18:52 Submission |
Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida | |
| 16–0 Rey Mysterio |
April 5, 2009 WrestleMania XXV |
17:30 Pinfall |
Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas | |
| 17–0 Bret Hart |
March 28, 2010 WrestleMania XXVI |
18:03 Submission |
University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona | |
| 18–0 Edge |
April 3, 2011 WrestleMania XXVII |
17:39 Submission |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 19–0 CM Punk |
April 1, 2012 WrestleMania XXVIII |
29:44 Pinfall |
Sun Life Stadium | |
| 20–0 Brock Lesnar |
April 7, 2013 WrestleMania 29 |
37:56 Pinfall |
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New York | |
| 21–0 The Rock |
March 29, 2015 WrestleMania 31 |
26:44 Pinfall |
Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California | |