5 best world title celebrations in WWE history

#4 Stone Cold Steve Austin - WrestleMania XIV

The dawn of Attitude

This celebration is probably most famous because it ushered in the Attitude Era, officially. Stone Cold Steve Austin, the foul-mouthed redneck with no respect for authority, anything or anyone, won the WWF Championship on the "Grandest Stage of them Al"l and he did it in black tights and a bald head.

If you’re not familiar with the Attitude Era, let me paint the picture. Austin was more over than anybody in the history of the business or sports entertainment. And taking on the cocky, brash Shawn Michaels was putting him in a position that would propel him to the top of the company for years to come.

Having never won the championship before, the stakes were high for Austin. ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson was brought in for the traditional celebrity influence and sided with Michaels and DX. However, when it came down to it, Austin overcame the odds and defeated Shawn Michaels to become the new WWF Champion.

That image of Austin on the second rope, holding the belt high is a simple celebration, I will grant you, but it holds a place in this list for all it represented. It represented a different direction for the company, a new man on top and just how important winning the championship was to Stone Cold Steve Austin.