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The WWE WrestleMania main event is the pinnacle of a WWE Superstar's career. Most professional wrestlers get into the industry with the dream of not only performing on a WrestleMania card, but also headlining it.
WWE Hall of Famers, legends, icons and some of the biggest superstars in WWE history have been in the main event of the showcase of the immortals. It is without a doubt valuable real-estate to any professional wrestler.
However, some WWE Supertars have main evented WrestleMania more than others. A select few names in the upper echelon of WWE have had the honor of main eventing WrestleMania on multiple occasions.
Let's take a closer look at the 5 WWE Superstars with the most WrestleMania main event matches.
#5 Shawn Michaels (5 WWE WrestleMania main event matches)
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is considered by some to be the greatest in-ring professional wrestler of all time. The Heartbreak Kid had an illustrious career for WWE.
Dubbed "Mr. WrestleMania" for his remarkable performances on the grandest stage of them all, Shawn Michaels has competed in some of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history. This includes five WrestleMania main event matches.
Shawn Michaels' first WrestleMania main event came at WrestleMania XII when HBK defeated Bret Hart in an Iron Man Match to win the WWE Championship for the first time. The year prior, he wrestled Diesel for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XI, though that match wasn't positioned in the main event slot.
Other WrestleMania main events included Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV, Triple H & Chris Benoit at WrestleMania XX and John Cena at WrestleMania 23.
Shawn Michaels' final WrestleMania main event was against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI in 2010. In a match billed as "Streak vs Career," The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels and sent The Heartbreak Kid into retirement.
#4 The Rock (5 WWE WrestleMania main event matches)
WWE legend The Rock is certainly on many fans' Mount Rushmore of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time. The People's Champion is a 10-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and has since transitioned out of professional wrestling into becoming one of the biggest box office actors in the world.
During The Rock's career as an in-ring WWE performer, The People's Champion competed in 5 seperate WrestleMania main event matches.
The Rock's first WrestleMania main event came at WrestleMania XV in 1999 when The Brahma Bull defended the WWE Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Other WrestleMania main event matches for The Rock included Mick Foley, The Big Show and Triple H at WrestleMania 2000, Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania X-Seven and John Cena at WrestleMania 28.
The Rock's final WrestleMania main event came at WrestleMania 29 in 2013. In a rematch of their "once in a lifetime" match 12 months prior, The Rock faced off against John Cena once again. However, this time the WWE Championship was on the line.
John Cena successfully defeated The Rock to capture the WWE Championship as The People's Champion officially "passed the torch" to John Cena in the process.
#3 John Cena (5 WWE WrestleMania main event matches)
Some in the WWE Universe consider John Cena to be the greatest WWE Superstar of all time. There are not many professional wrestlers in WWE who have sustained success for as long as John Cena has. This success has continued outside of wrestling in recent years as Cena has begun to transition from a WWE Superstar into becoming one of the biggest actors in Hollywood.
During John Cena's WWE career, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion competed in five seperate WrestleMania main event matches.
John Cena's first WrestleMania main event came at WrestleMania 22 in front of a polarized Chicago, Illinois crowd where he defeated Triple H to retain the WWE Championship via submission.
Other WWE WrestleMania main event matches for John Cena include Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 23, The Miz at WrestleMania 27 and The Rock at WrestleMania 28 in 2012.
John Cena's final WrestleMania main event came at WrestleMania 29 inside MetLife Stadium in 2013. In the final match of the evening, John Cena squared off against The Rock in a rematch of the WrestleMania 28 main event. After Cena had lost their previous encounter, the leader of the Cenation was able to overcome The Great One and win the WWE Championship in the process.
#2 Triple H (7 WWE WrestleMania main event matches)
WWE COO Triple H is one of the biggest superstars in WWE history. The Game's WWE career has spanned across a variety of eras, including the New Generation era, the Attitude era, the Ruthless Aggression era and the PG era. The Game has truly been a constant source of success for WWE.
During Triple H's WWE career, the Cerebral Assassin has competed in a nearly unparalleled seven WrestleMania main event matches.
Triple H's first WrestleMania main event came at WrestleMania 2000 in Anaheim, California when The Game successfully defended the WWE Championship against The Rock, Mick Foley and The Big Show in a Fatal-4 Way Elimination match.
Other WrestleMania main event matches for Triple H included Chris Jericho at WrestleMania X8, Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit at WrestleMania XX, Batista at WrestleMania 21, John Cena at WrestleMania 22 and Randy Orton at WrestleMania XXV.
Triple H's final WrestleMania main event came at WrestleMania 32 in 2016. In the final bout of the show, The Game defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns. Unfortunately for Triple H, Roman Reigns defeated the WWE COO and became the World Heavyweight Champion in the process.
#1 Hulk Hogan (8 WWE WrestleMania main event matches)
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan was a staple of the early WrestleMania pay-per-views. Hogan and Hulk-a-Mania were vital in the success of the showcase of the immortals, providing the perfect foundation for elevating WWE into the global, publicly traded juggernaut it is today.
Hulk Hogan was so important to WWE during the early years of WrestleMania that Hogan main evented seven of the first eight WrestleMania pay-per-view events.
During the span of Hulk Hogan's WWE in-ring career, The Immortal One competed in a record eight WrestleMania main event matches.
Hulk Hogan's first WrestleMania main event came at the very first WrestleMania pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in 1985. Hulk Hogan teamed up with Mr. T. to take on the tag team of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff.
Other WrestleMania main event matches for Hulk Hogan included King Kong Bundy at WrestleMania 2, Andre The Giant at WrestleMania III, Randy Savage at WrestleMania V, The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI, Sgt. Slaughter at WrestleMania VII, and Sid Justice at WrestleMania VIII.
Hulk Hogan's final WWE WrestleMania main event match came at WrestleMania IX in 1993. After Yokozuna defeated Bret "Hitman" Hart to become WWE Champion, Hulk Hogan came to the aid of the former WWE Champion.
This led to Yokozuna's manager Mr. Fuji challenging Hogan to face Yokozuna for the WWE Championship immediately. In a match that lasted only 22 seconds, Hulk Hogan shocked Yokozuna and became the new WWE Champion, much to the delight of the WWE Universe in attendance.
