15 MORE Incredible WWE Attitude Era Moments Nobody Ever Talks About

15. Rookie Edge Beats Outgoing Vader

Quick! Name something that happened on the 11 October 1998 Sunday Night Heat! You'd have to jot down '1998 WWF' as your Mastermind subject to do that, but fear not. This article has your back. That show saw Edge, who was new to the promotion, defeat the once proud, hulking frame of Vader. The 'Mastodon' was on the way out at the time, but it’s still incredible that this even happened.

After all, Vader had been one of the biggest gets for the fed when he jumped from WCW in 1996. Just over 2 years later, he was on the outs and losing to newbies on lower tier programming. It was quite the fall from grace from a dude who'd once been pipped to dethrone Shawn Michaels and become the brand new WWF Champion.

So much for that, huh? By '98, Vader was a struggling behemoth who'd been sent to weight loss clinics and saw confidence levels nosedive from upper management. They put a red pen through his name, which would explain why Edge (someone Vince Russo had reportedly pitched to be a mute gimmick) scored a win over him on Heat.

This was pre-SmackDown, so the Sunday night show wasn't in 'C' tier territory yet, but it still stands out as an odd result given Edge's newcomer status and Vader's prior achievements nearer the top of the card. Thus, this is "incredible" in an eye-popping way rather than in a Miz-style 'awesome' fashion.

It counts, at least, because it isn't something many talk about when discussing either man's epic careers.