10 greatest heel WrestleMania victories

Sometimes, the bad guy wins
Sometimes, the bad guy wins

#8 Yokozuna - WrestleMania 9

Yokozuna deserved to walk out of WM9 with the title
Yokozuna deserved to walk out of WM9 with the title

This one may seem like a bit of a cop-out when you consider what happened immediately after, but we feel as if it should still count. Essentially, the monster Yokozuna managed to stun Bret Hart in the main event of WrestleMania 9 with a huge victory which saw him win the WWF Championship.

The aftermath of the match saw Hulk Hogan come in and steal everyone’s thunder by defeating Yokozuna in a ridiculously quick match, but hey, we’re going to avoid that little anecdote for now. The fact that they initially had the big bad heel win the belt in the main event of the biggest show of the year was, and still is, truly staggering.

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