11 Best WrestleMania Endings

6. "The Boyhood Dream Has Come True"

For Shawn Michaels, the main event of WrestleMania 12 was not only an opportunity for him to prove that he was the best wrestler on the planet, it was the chance to live his boyhood dream by capturing the WWE Championship.

After 60-plus minutes and war of attrition with Bret "Hitman" Hart, The Heartbreak Kid blasted his opponent with Sweet Chin Music and captured the top prize in the industry. With tears in his eyes, he stared down at the title as if it were the holy grail. Considering how long it eluded him, it may very well have been. At least to the Texan.

Vince McMahon's exclamation that, "the boyhood dream has come true for Shawn Michaels," as well as the wrestler's pure emotion spilling out of him, made for a moment that lives in the annals of WrestleMania and is typically replayed every year at this time.

And rightfully so.

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