10 Greatest WWE Pay-Per-Views Of The '90s
7. WrestleMania XIV
As mentioned earlier, WrestleMania 13 was far from the biggest show of the year in 1997. Despite the Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin instant classic, the typical "WrestleMania feel" was absent in the lead up to the event just one year prior to WrestleMania XIV. Shawn Michaels was suddenly sidelined with a knee injury, throwing the original plans all off kilter, and Sycho Sid reached the WrestleMania main event for the second time in his career.
One year later and the WWF's entire landscape had changed.
Sid and Bret were no longer with the company and Shawn was also preparing to depart following 1998's WrestleMania, clearing the way for the star of WrestleMania 13, Stone Cold Steve Austin, to take the top spot. In addition, Vince McMahon hired Mike Tyson as the main event's special enforcer.
If Mike Tyson capping off the changing of the guard wasn't enough to make this a great event, WrestleMania XIV was also the first meeting between brothers The Undertaker and Kane. While The Undertaker eventually came away victorious, it took three Tombstones for the Deadman to get the win.
Other memorable occurrences at this event were Sable's in-ring debut, The Rock dropping his first, "Smell what I'm cookin',", and Pete Rose making his first of three consecutive WrestleMania appearances.