2. Stone Cold Sells His Soul
Event: Wrestlemania XVII Location: Houston, Texas Venue: Reliant Astrodome Date: 2001 We should have seen this one coming. Stone Cold had been saying, in promo after promo leading up to the event, that he would do anything to win the World Title. But even so, we didnt quite believe it. Even when Stone Cold locked in the Million Dollar Dream on the Rock (a callback to his heel run as the Ringmaster), we didnt believe it. Even when Vince was walking down the ramp we didnt believe it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8kNZfv3cU No, it was only when Austin grabbed the steel chair, and started beating the hell out of the Rock, that the horror of it all sunk in. The best part is at the very end, when Vince and Austin shake hands, and Austins hometown Texas crowd doesnt know whether to cheer or boo. It was a match made in hell, and Vince was Satan himself.
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