Sid has the look and he had the size, but he never really had the in-ring ability to be a WWF main eventer. Nevertheless, Sycho Sid ended up being WWF Champion and a WrestleMania show closing main eventer. A lot of that was down to the fact Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart were creating chaos backstage early in 1997. HBK as Champion had been expected to rematch with Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13, but he genuinely despised Hart, so instead he "lost his smile" and went home. This unexpected reshuffling of the deck resulted in Hart being matched with Austin, which left Undertaker and Sid as the cobbled together main event at Mania 13. The resulting feud ended up being the worst drawing Mania main event in history. Sid became WWF Champion on Monday Night Raw just weeks before Mania, with Taker deemed the number one contender due to his default runner up position at the fatal four way of In Your House 13. It didn't make for a thrilling ride, once again, big man vs big man was a recipe for disaster.
