The 34 best WrestleMania matches ever

#23: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock (WrestleMania 19)

The third and final encounter between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on the grandest stage was, like the first two, unique.

This was Stone Cold's return after a long, unannounced hiatus, and The Rock was coming back to the ring from his first successful stint in Hollywood, which changed him, turning him into a heel that was very different from his first heel run.

Little did we know it at the time, but this was also Austin's last match.

An early point of drama came when The Rock, who had assaulted Austin's knees in the brawl that opened the match, locked the Rattlesnake in the Sharpshooter. Austin got to the ropes, but Rock's assault continued, and arrogantly, donned Austin's vest.

That was bad luck, as Austin came back, hitting The Rock with a Rock Bottom, but only getting a two count. The Rock would see a similar result hitting Austin with the Stunner.

The two men would trade finishers from there, with it taking three Rock Bottoms for Austin to finally go down and for Rock to do the one thing he hadn't done before - beat his biggest rival on the biggest stage.