10 Most Soul-Destroying WrestleMania Moments

10. Vince McMahon Takes Potshots At WCW (WrestleMania XII)

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In the mid-1990's, Vince McMahon put a lot of emphasis on the idea of the 'New WWF Generation'. The idea was simple, to make the WWF look cutting edge and youthful. Meanwhile, over in the retirement home known as WCW, guys McMahon had created like Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage were embarrassing themselves.

That was the general idea of the 'Billionaire Ted' skits, but they backfired terribly on the WWF. Contrary to what fans of the company were being told, neither Hogan nor Savage could be called past their prime with any real accuracy. Things all came to a head at WrestleMania XII.

On the WWF's grandest stage, the 'Free For All' portion of the broadcast featured a 'match' between 'The Huckster' and 'Nacho Man'. Played by actors, both were portrayed as relics the WWF no longer needed. It wasn't nice to see the promotion take potshots at stars who had helped build the company by breaking their backs. 

Further to this, Roddy Piper, The Ultimate Warrior and Jake 'The Snake' Roberts were all on the 'Mania card, discrediting the youth movement message that McMahon was trying to promote.