10 Exact Moments That Turned WWE Wrestlers Into Superstars

Every person on this list is known to be a great if not amazing wrestler. But only one person is considered to be the greatest in ring performer of all time. That man would be The Showstopper, The Heartbreak Kid, Mr. Shawn Michaels. Everyone knew that Shawn was something special, that he had everything that you needed to be the man. His ladder match with Razor Ramon is perhaps when he finally ascended to the main event status.

Shawn had failed a drug test for steroids and was taken off TV. Problem was that he was the Intercontinental Champion and he still to this day says he never took steroids. Since he didn’t take steroids but got suspended for it, he took the title and when he was gone, Razor Ramon had won it. Shawn then came back with the original title and said he was still the champion since he never lost the belt. So now we have two champions. The only logical answer is to hang the belts over the ring and whoever retrieved both titles was the winner.

For 19 minutes these men put on a match that has been the standard for every ladder match ever since. It was essentially a standard wrestling match, that just happened to involve a ladder. Shawn lost the match after getting tangled up in the ropes.

Although despite the loss, everyone knew that Shawn Michaels was the star. Shawn went on to be a 4 time world champion, have a record 11 match of the year matches in the Wrestling Observer newsletter and he has become known as the greatest in ring performer of all time.