Ranking Every WWE WrestleMania Main Event - From Worst To Best
4. Shawn Michaels vs 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (WrestleMania 14)
The main event of WrestleMania 14 feels like one of the most significant moments in WWE history. Vince McMahon might have been waving his wobbly old self around at the end of the Invasion angle, but 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's first-ever WrestleMania headliner against 'Mr. WrestleMania' Shawn Michaels with boxing legend, Mike Tyson, as the Special Guest Ring Enforcer, felt like the real moment the Monday Night Wars were over.
After Austin wrote himself onto the hearts of fans everywhere 12 months earlier by refusing to Bret Hart's Sharpshooter, Austin's feud with WWE Champion Shawn Michaels, D-Generation X, and 'Iron' Mike Tyson was the stuff of legend. Jim Ross's classic "Tyson and Austin! Tyson and Austin!" captured the excitement of the moment that they threw hands. It transcended WWE itself, breaking through into pop culture and sports headlines, and made the main event of WrestleMania feel colossal.
With Triple H and Chyna being ejected from ringside early in the match-up, Austin and Michaels fought passionately all the way up and down the aisle. 'Stone Cold's brawling, laces with technicality, was a beautiful fit for Michaels' electric athleticism. After referee Mike Chioda took a bump, Austin hit the Stunner, and Tyson flew into the ring to make the 3-count. He then landed Michaels with a right-hand and joined 'Stone Cold' for his title celebrations. This Hollywood ending is exactly how the end of a WrestleMania should feel. Perfection.