6. The Undertaker Wins The WWE Championship In WrestleMania's Main Event - WrestleMania XIII
The Undertaker spent the better part of the 1990s as a bridesmaid, but not a bride - while men like Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, and Diesel got their shots at the WWE Championship, the Phenom typically found himself in semi-main events while waiting in the wings for another run with the title. In 1997, The Undertaker's time finally came. Though he didn't win the Royal Rumble, controversy surrounding the bout's finish placed him in a four way match for the WrestleMania title shot, which became a four-way match for the WWE Championship when Shawn Michaels forfeited the belt. Bret Hart won the match, but Sycho Sid defeated Hart for the title the following night on Raw. Undertaker's bad blood with Sid led to a WrestleMania XIII match between the two with the championship on the line. The two giants did battle in a no disqualification match, but the bout was marred by repeated interference from Hart. In the end, Hart distracted Sid as the WWE Champion attempted his Powerbomb finisher, allowing Undertaker to hit a Tombstone and win the WWE Championship at the show of shows.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
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