The WORST Moment From Every WWE WrestleMania
29. A Plodding Main Event (WrestleMania 13)
Anyone who has watched 'Mania 13 would tell you that a pulsating submission encounter between Bret Hart and Steve Austin should've headlined the card. WWF bigwigs felt differently in 1997. They realised that Austin was the future of the company, but they also wanted to give The Undertaker's title win over Sycho Sid some flowers when closing out the show.
Fair enough, and that would've been easier to brush off had the match been any good. It wasn't. Again, like with Giant Gonzalez, 'Taker struggled to get anything out of Sid. On his day and against the right workers (Shawn Michaels and Bret, mainly), the big Sycho was ace, but he never gelled with other powerhouses with size and stature like Undertaker or Diesel.
Sure, 'The Deadman' winning the gold was a neat moment and a highlight of his career, but the match itself was a painful reminder of the zombie hangups his character still had with the wrong opponents. It was also never going to top Bret vs. Austin in terms of pure quality or drama.
There are longstanding rumours that Sid crapped his tights during this one too. Even if that isn't true (and it probably isn't, at least not to the extent claimed), then it's fair to say that management took a big ol' dump on their own event by formatting the night this way and putting the title match on last.
WrestleMania wasn't an exhausting 7-hour slog in '97, but fans were ready to go home midway through the main event. That should tell those who have never had the erm...pleasure of seeing it just how shoddy the bout was in execution.