Steve Austin's WrestleMania Matches Ranked - From Worst To Best

4. Vs. Shawn Michaels - WrestleMania XIV

It may only be the fourth best match on this list, but an argument can also be made for this being one of the most important matches in the history of WWE, or WWF as it was known as then. WrestleMania XIV was the PPV that kicked off the Attitude Era, with the coronation of Stone Cold Steve Austin as 'the man'. The undercard was stacked, with Triple H defending the European Championship against Owen Hart, The Rock defending the IC strap against a red-hot Ken Shamrock, Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie continuing their blood feud with the New Age Outlaws and the Brothers of Destruction meeting at WrestleMania for the first time. The main event of the night saw Stone Cold ascend to the top of the World Wrestling Federation, defeating Shawn Michaels to win the WWF Championship. Mike Tyson was the special enforcer for the match, and had recently joined DX to stack the odds firmly against the Texas Rattlesnake. The odds are overcome, of course, and a terribly fast count from Tyson notwithstanding this is a vastly underrated match. Michaels was working through a serious back injury, an injury that would end his in-ring career for four years. The involvement of Tyson ensured some major mainstream attention too, and he would go on to knock HBK out after the match. Tyson and Austin left the building side-by-side with arms raised, two bad motherf*ckers. Austin would soon head off to the stratosphere to become the biggest star in professional wrestling. Not a bad match to do it in.