Wrestlemania is the premier annual event of WWE and this year they will be celebrating a landmark "Wrestlemania 31". The biggest event of sports entertainment will be held at the Levi's Stadium. Wrestlemania is considered as theSuper Bowl of Sports entertainment. Thousands of people attend this spectacular event.This year also there will be more Wrestlemania moments to see like Sting wrestling in a WWE ring for the first time and that too at the grandest stage of them all. So to honour this occasion, here is a list of 10 greatest moments in the history of Wrestlemania.
#1 Three Legends (Wrestlemania XXX)
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It was one the most iconic moments ever when three of the greatest WWE Superstars were in the same ring at same time. Hulk Hogan who was the host of Wrestlemania 30 kicked off the show followed by Stone Cold and then The Rock.
They joked about Hogan accidentally calling the Superdome the "Silverdome". Each of them saying their Catchphrases and drinking beer together is sure a moment to remember.
#2 Super Spear (Wrestlemania X-Seven)
Talking about top Wrestlemania moments who can forget Wrestlemania 17 when Edge speared Jeff Hardy from a 20ft Ladder. It was a Tables Ladders and Chairs match for the Tag Team Championship in which the champions The Dudley Boyz defended against E&C and the Hardy Boyz.
The match saw many extreme moments including Jeff Hardy performing the Swanton Bomb from a Ladder. But the show stopper moment was definitely when Jeff was hanging onto the belts in the air and Edge jumped off a ladder and speared Jeff to the ground.
#3 Battle of the Billionaires (Wrestlemania 23)
When the owner of the company gets his head shaved bald at an event which he created, it is definitely a moment to remember. Vince McMahon and Donald Trump came up with a match at Wrestlemania 23 where the stipulations for the match were that they each had to choose a representative to wrestle for them and the loser would have his head shaved.
Vince McMahon picked Umaga as his representative while Donald Trump picked Bobby Lashley and Stone Cold being the Special Guest referee. Lashley won the match after a Stunner from Austin and a Spear. After the match, Trump and Lashley shaved McMahon's head bald.
#4 Ladder Match (Wrestlemania X)
The first ever Ladder match featuring Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels at the grandest stage of them all for the undisputed Intercontinental championship. The match was nothing short of spectacular.It saw Michaels perform a splash onto Ramon from a ladder in the middle of the ring.
They both made the Ladder match famous and the Intercontinental championship important. Razor Ramon won the undisputed Intercontinental championship. It was one of the most memorable moments as it was the first Ladder match.
#5 YES! YES! YES! (Wrestlemania XXX)
Wrestlemania 30 featured not one but two Daniel Bryan Wrestlemania moments. First Daniel Bryan defeated Triple H in which the winner would be inserted in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship main event later that night.
Then he went on to defeat Batista and Randy Orton in a triple threat match to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.Daniel Bryan became the only man to have won both the opening and the closing contest at Wrestlemania which makes this moment so memorable.
#6 Iron Man Match (Wrestlemania XII)
Shawn Michaels made history when he won the WWE Championship after wrestling Bret Hart for 60 minutes in the first ever Iron Man Match. Michaels made the unforgettable entrance by zip line down from the roof. The match saw exhilarating action with neither man scoring a pinfall for the 60 minutes leading to Overtime and Michaels winning with the Superkick. Mr Wrestlemanai winning the WWE Chapmionship and that too after wrestling 60 minutes is definitely a special moment.
#7 Icon vs Icon (Wrestlemania X8)
What happens when the biggest superstar of one generation collides with the biggest superstar of another generation? You get a dream match. Billed as an "Icon vs Icon" match Hulk Hogan faced The Rock in one of the most spectacular matches ever at Wrestlemania History.
From Hogan's Leg Drop to Rock delivering The People's elbow the fans witnessed magic. With the Rock's biggest win ever this is one of the best moments on the countdown
#8 Career Over (Wrestlemania XXIV)
Perhaps the saddest moment in the history of Wrestlemania when Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair in a "Career Threatening" match and ended Flair's Career. It was a five star match. Michaels' hesitated to take it to Flair at certain points of the contest, not wanting to end the career of his mentor.
In the end, Michaels said to Flair "I'm sorry, I love you," and Superkicked Flair for the win.It was on the most emotional as well as heartbreaking moment ever ending Ric Flair 35 year long wrestling career.
#9 Biggest Bodyslam (Wrestlemania III)
In what was billed as "The the Irresistible force meets the Immovable object". Hulk Hogan vs André the Giant was the biggest main event in sports entertainment. The match saw the impossible when Hulk Hogan body slamming a 500 pound giant and then hitting the leg drop to get the win and retain the WWF Championship.
André the Giant was undefeated in the WWF for 15 and Hogan broke that record by pinning him. It is one the most amazing moment to ever happen at Wrestlemania.
#10 The Streak is Over (Wrestlemania XXX)
The most shocking moment in the history of Wrestlemania when The Beast Brock Lesnar broke Undertaker's undefeated streak at Wrestlemania 30.
This moment is memorable for two reasons :-
1) Nobody saw it coming
2) After it happened nobody wanted to believe it
The reaction and sound of a shocked and stunned WWE Universe was priceless. That is the most memorable moment in the 30 years of Wrestlemania.