10 Former WWE Champions and their biggest WrestleMania Moments

Roman Reigns.
Roman Reigns.

#8. Randy Orton: Facing The Undertaker, WrestleMania 21

Orton at WrestleMania 35.
Orton at WrestleMania 35.

Randy Orton has been one of WWE's most certified main-event Superstars of the last two decades. In his storied career, Orton has competed in 16 WrestleMania matches. He made his WrestleMania debut at the 20th edition of the show, where he teamed up with Ric Flair and Batista to face the iconic duo of The Rock and Mick Foley.

Although Orton has suffered 10 losses at the show, he has also picked up some big victories on the Grandest Stage of Them All. The Legend Killer has also main evented two WrestleManias in his career.

However, Orton's greatest moment at the show has to be his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 21, where he pushed the Phenom to his limits. The bout was the culmination of a very personal rivalry between a young Randy Orton and The Undertaker.

The match exceeded all the expectations and enhanced the legitimacy of both the Superstars. The biggest moment of the bout came when Orton reversed a lethal chokeslam into a beautiful RKO.

At one point in the match, It became almost confirmed that Randy Orton was breaking the streak. Although Orton lost the match, he established himself as a sadistic heel who had all the qualities to be the next megastar of WWE.


#7 Edge: Spearing Jeff Hardy in mid-air, WrestleMania 17

EDGE
EDGE

When it comes to WrestleMania, Edge can proudly call himself a promising moment-maker. Edge has participated in 11 WrestleManias and has been triumphant on seven different occasions.

Some of Edge's WrestleMania highlights include spearing Mick Foley through a flaming table, defeating Randy Orton in Edge's first match in 11 years, and becoming the first-ever MITB Holder.

However, Edge's most iconic moment at the show came at WrestleMania 17, when he speared Jeff Hardy, who was hanging mid-air, off a 20-foot ladder. It was a never seen before moment and is still acknowledged as the best spear of all time.

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Edited by Andrea Hangst
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