10 WWE Stars Who Got Over After Huge WrestleMania Performances

5. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage - WrestleMania III

By WrestleMania III, 'Macho Man' Randy Savage was already a household name. What he lacked was the performance that proved to Vince McMahon that he could be a credible main event talent on the level of Hulk Hogan.

On 29 March 1987, in front of 93,173 fans inside the Pontiac Silverdome, he defended the Intercontinental Championship in a match that was not only a shining example of Savage's greatness but an instant classic that would go on to define the event for many a year. Cutting a rapid pace, Savage and Steamboat delivered a flurry of offense, counters, and reversals that kept the fans in suburban Detroit on the edge of their collective seat.

The audience wanted to see the heel Savage lose his title - proper payback for his brutal and uncalled for attack on The Dragon that nearly ended his career. When George Steele interfered on behalf of the babyface and Steamboat scored the rollup victory, the record-breaking throngs erupted.

While the new champion celebrated in the moment, the talk of the industry was Savage. So brilliant was he over the course of the bout that he overshadowed his opponent and the championship. It was clear that in his performance, he proved to the entire world that he was a headliner stuck one rung lower on the ladder than The Hulkster and Andre the Giant. That would not be the case much longer. He would become a bona fide main event star and a beloved babyface in the wake of the event, forming The Mega Powers with Hogan and embarking on one of the greatest careers in WWE history.