So What Are the Top 5 or 10 WrestleMania Moments?

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

The thread about forced moments in (W)rest got me thinking about this.

I figured we could do 5 or 10 depending on how much effort people want to put in.

Here’s my take on it…

1. WM III: Hulk Hogan slams Andre
2. WM VII: Randy Savage and Elizabeth Reunite
3. WM X8: Rock/Hogan stare down
4. WM X-Seven: Edge spears Jeff Hardy from the ladder
5. WM XXX: Lesnar ends the streak
6. WM XIII: Steve Austin bleeding during his double turn with Bret Hart
7. WM XXIV: Shawn Michaels retires Ric Flair
8. WM XII: Shawn Michaels celebrating title win
9. WM XXVIII: Rock pins Cena
10. WM 23: Vince getting his head shaved

[MrElijah]

-Hogan slams Andre
-The Double Turn
-Edge's spear to Jeff Hardy
-Rock vs. Hogan
-Rock vs. Cena
-Savage wins the WWF Championship
-Shawn's ladder dive
-Bryan stands tall in New Orleans
-Warrior wins & hold both belts
-The 1st Women's WM Main Event

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

1. Hogan vs Andre (can't choose between the staredown and the slam)
2. Austin in the sharpshooter
3. Macho Man and Elizabeth reunite
4. Rock vs Hogan staredown or the Hulk Up
5. The Spear from the Heavens
6. Daniel Bryan beats Batista and Orton
7. The Streak is over
8. The first Mania main event
9. Hogan and Warrior staredown (how the f*** was their Rumble staredown not even on WWE's top Rumble moments list)
10.Bret celebrating beating Yokozuna

[asuka007]

It is very tainted now. But Eddie Guerrero and [Redacted] standing in the ring both as champions celebrating as Mania 20 ended, was very memorable as well.

[MolotovMocktail]

Wrestlemania 31: Rollins cashing in MITB in the middle of the main event.

[Deleted]

#1 is obviously this:



Which in all seriousness was a pretty cool moment... it was just funny when they kept showing it on SD that one night.

[polarbearpete]

Hardy Boyz return at WM33

[Wieners=$$$]

1. Hogan defeats Savage WMV
2. Hogan slams Andre WMIII
3. Savage reunites with Elizabeth WMVII
4. Owen upsets Bret WMX
5. Rock vs. Hogan WMXVIII
6. Lesnar ends the streak WMXXX
7. Austin vs. Rock WMXVII
8. Austin defeats Shawn Michaels WMXIV
9. Undertaker retires Shawn Michaels WMXXVI
10.Bryan defeats Evolution at WMXXX

[bob]

1 Hogan slams Andre at WM 3
2 Brock ends Undertaker's streak
3 Austin and Bret double turn at 13
4 Rock and Hogan stare before the lock up at 18
5 Undertaker retires Shawn Michaels
6 Shawn Michaels retires Ric Flair
7 the huge celebration after Bret won the belt at 10
8 Mike Tyson punches out Shawn Michaels/ Mike Tyson counts to 3 for Austin
9 Macho Man and Elizabeth reunite at Wrestlemania 7 after Savage is retired by Warrior
10 Daniel Bryan stands tall at Wrestlemania 30

[Deleted]

Without reading anyone's picks... I'll do my Top 10 in no particular order.

1. Savage and Elizabeth embrace at WM7
2. Austin turning heel and shaking hands with Vince at WM17
3. Austin's bloody face in the Sharpshooter at WM13
4. Hogan slamming Andre
5. Michaels jumping off the ladder at WM10 on Razor
6. "I'm Sorry I Love You" at WM24
7. Brock ending the Streak at WM30
8. Bryan winning the titles at WM30
9. Hogan vs Rock staredown at WM18
10. Edge spearing a hanging Jeff off the ladder

Keep in mind, I'm only counting visual moments and not matches.

[mc74]

1. Hogan slams Andre at WM 3
2. Bret Hart & Stone Cold double turn at WM 13
3. Macho Man & Elizabeth reunite at WM 7
4. Shawn Michaels wins the WWF Championship at WM 12
5. Stone Cold wins the belt at WM 14
6. Stone Cold shockingly shaking hands with Vince and turning heel at WM 17
8. Edge spears Jeff Hardy from the ladder at WM 17
9. Rock and Hogan staredown at WM 18
10. Batista winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Triple H at WM 21

[Instant Classic]

Number 1 for sure is Cena proposing to Nikki Bella.

[Mozenrath]

Number 1 is iconic enough that even Japanese video games reference it.

[Citizen Snips Has Left]

1/1A. Hogan/Andre stare down & The Slam. I’d go so far as to say these most be the most iconic moments in wrestling history as a whole.
2. Savage and Liz reunite
3. Lesnar ends The Streak
4. The ending of Piper/Bret, starting when Piper picks up the ring bell and ending when Piper puts the belt on Bret and they walk out together.
5. Seth crashing the main event of 31
6. Hogan/Rock
7. Both Bryan matches at 30
8. Andre finally dumping Heenan at 6
9. Macho Man winning the tournament at 4
10. The Firefly Funhouse Match

[thehottag]

I couldn't whittle them down into any sort of order (or rather, I didn't have the impetus to) but here are what I consider to be the 'Wrestlemania moments'. To be clear, these are strictly things I think WWE could show in highlight packages or photographs. There are matches (Steamboat/Savage) & angles (Mega Powers) which are more significant than some of these.

'Mania 3 - Hogan/André staredown & slam
'Mania 4 - André chokes Bob Uecker
'Mania 6 - Warrior holding up both titles
'Mania 7 - Savage & Liz reunite
'Mania 10 - HBK ladder splash
'Mania 11 - Lawrence Taylor tackling Bam Bam
'Mania 12 - Shawn Michaels' entrance
'Mania 13 - Austin bloody in the sharpshooter
'Mania 14 - Tyson betrays DX
'Mania 15 - Kane tombstones Pete Rose (again)
'Mania 17 - Spear from the heavens
'Mania 17 - Austin shakes Vince's hand
'Mania 18 - Hogan/Rock staredown
'Mania 19 - Brock's shooting star press
'Mania 20 - Eddie & Benoit celebrate
'Mania 24 - "I'm sorry.... I love you"
'Mania 30 - Hogan/Austin/Rock share a ring
'Mania 30 - The streak...is over
'Mania 30 - Bryan celebrates with both belts
'Mania 31 - Orton's springboard RKO
'Mania 31 - Rollins cashes in/helicopter celebration
'Mania 32 - Shane jumps off the cell
'Mania 33 - Hardy Boyz surprise return
'Mania 33 - Undertaker dissappears in a puff of smoke
'Mania 35 - Becky two-belts

[Push R Truth]

I say this without hesitation, hyperbole or insincerity: The Gimmick Battle Royale is a Top 10 moment in Mania History. I know it's not #1, but it's in the Top 10.


And I think a solid 7 of the Top 10 mania moments are pre2000. Hogan-Rock, The Gimmick Battle Royal and The Streak Ending are probably the only ones in the last 22 years to crack the list. Although Bryan winning is close. It's either 10 or 11.


So I'd go like:

Hogan/Andre Stare down
Hogan/Andre Slam
Savage/Liz
Andre chokes Ueuker
Hogan/Rock
Bret/Austin
Warrior 2 Belts
Gimmick Battle Royale
Streak Ends
Austin beats Michaels

[chronocross]

-Hogan slamming Andre
-Austin/Bret double turn
-Austin winning the WWF title at WM14
-Savage/Liz reunite
-Hogan vs. Rock at WM18
-Brock ending the Undertaker's streak
-Savage winning the WWF Title tournament at WM4
-HBK/Razor ladder match
-Austin's heel turn at WMX-Seven
-Daniel Bryan winning the WWE title