10 Matches That Made Chicago The Hottest Wrestling City In The World
2. Bret Hart Vs Stone Cold Steve Austin (WrestleMania 13)
Steve Austin has joined numerous performers over the years in showering praise on the Rosemont Horizon (now the Allstate Arena) punters as being the loudest, most energetic crowd to work in front of.
A regular touring spot for decades, the company has swung by the city for decades and 'The Rattlesnake' will know doubt still the reverberations from countless loops as the top star in the entire industry.
However, his place in the hearts and minds of the Chicago faithful was sealed forever after his blistering WrestleMania 13 war with Bret Hart.
Emblematic of the city's rebellious reputation, Austin and the 'Hitman' engaged an uncompromising and brutal battle. Evocative, entrancing and exhausting, the duo gave every physical and mental attribute they had in crafting the most important contest in the company's history.
Cheered and jeered on by a crowd superbly conducted by two of the finest band leaders in the history of the art form, their titanic struggle and concluding double turn redefined 'era-defining', and needed the unvarnished veracity of the natives as a soundtrack to their composition.
Like any wrestling masterpiece, all the circumstances need to converge perfectly in order to elevate a contest beyond the norm. The wild Rosemont Horizon atmosphere was a vital element.