4. The Austin Era has begun - Wrestlemania XIV

No other moment is more era-defining than Stone Cold Steve Austin celebrating with Mike Tyson after winning the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania. Mike Tyson came to the WWE early in January of 1998. He was the enforcer for Michaels' WWF Championship defense at Wrestlemania. Stone Cold won the Royal Rumble, his first, to earn the right to challenge HBK for the title. Tyson initially was set to be the neutral for the match but soon joined DX, turning heel in the process. Austin called out Tyson over his nickname of "The Baddest man on the planet" and elevated the feud to a new level.
Wrestlemania 14 was held during a time when WWE was losing the Monday Night Wars to WCW. So, WWE's future depended on the success of this PPV a lot. This match, which headlined the show, was received tremendously by the fans. Every single person in the arena rooted for Austin and was against the defending Champion Shawn Michaels. The match ended after Austin caught Michaels attempting a Sweet Chin Music and countered it into a Stone Cold Stunner. Enforcer Mike Tyson slid in the ring and counted a fast 3 count for Austin's victory.
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After Austin's victory, the Texas Rattlesnake celebrated his victory by giving Tyson an Austin 3:16 shirt and drinking some beer. Shawn Michaels soon recovered and confronted Tyson about his turn and got promptly knocked out by the former boxing champion. This drew another huge reaction from the fans as the show ended with WWE heading towards its most successful era of all time on the shoulders of Stone Cold Steve Austin
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