10 greatest heel WrestleMania victories

#2 Stone Cold Steve Austin - WrestleMania 17

Austin sold his soul to the devil

WrestleMania 17 is widely considered to be the greatest Mania of all time, and a big reason for that is the main event. In one corner you had Stone Cold Steve Austin and in the other, you had The Rock, as the two men prepared to square off for the WWF Championship for the second time at the showcase of the immortals.

We always knew it was going to be a grandstand finish, but nobody could’ve predicted quite how stunning it would be. With multiple swings of a chair and a handshake, The Texas Rattlesnake sold his soul to the devil by siding with Vince McMahon in order to guarantee that he came away from the show with the belt.

The heel turn still gets mixed reactions to this day, but at the time, it was revolutionary.