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WWE WrestleMania has seen several triple threat matches during its 37 year history. The three-person, or team, contest has both opened and closed WrestleMania. It has also decided the fate of several championships along the way.
Triple Threat matches are among the most unique contests in professional wrestling. They require a different psychology and presentation to the traditional singles wrestling match. The additional superstar or tag team in the match adds an extra level of chaos, making it all the more interesting and compelling to watch.
Some of the greatest WWE WrestleMania matches of all time have been triple threat contests.
Let's take a look at the top 5 triple threat matches in WWE WrestleMania history.
#5 Ronda Rousey vs Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair - Winner Take All (WWE WrestleMania 35)
The WWE WrestleMania 35 main event was historic for a variety of reasons. For the first time in WWE history, female WWE Superstars were set to main event the showcase of the immortals.
However, this wasn't the only historic element of the match-up.
SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair, RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey and 2019 Women's Royal Rumble Match winner Becky Lynch squared off with both titles on the line.
In addition to the pressure of being the first women to main event WrestleMania, Rousey, Flair and Lynch also had to wait a staggering 5 hours before their match could even begin.
Nevertheless, all 3 WWE Superstars delivered an excellent performance, worthy of the historic moment they were in. Becky Lynch won the match in controversial fashion, partially pinning Ronda Rousey's shoulders for the pinfall victory.
In a classic WrestleMania moment, The Man had finally arrived on the grandest stage of them all.
#4 Randy Orton vs Batista vs Daniel Bryan - WWE World Heavyweight Championship (WWE WrestleMania XXX)
WWE's Miracle on Bourbon Street at WrestleMania XXX is one of the greatest moments in wrestling history. For almost a year, Daniel Bryan had been feuding with Triple H and The Authority, proving himself to be more than a "B+ player."
The WWE Universe continued to support Bryan and rejected the returning Batista winning the 2014 Royal Rumble match. The decision was made to have the winner of Daniel Bryan vs Triple H at WrestleMania XXX be added to the main event. This would make the Batista vs Randy Orton WWE World Heavyweight Championship match a triple threat match.
Daniel Bryan was shockingly able to defeat The Game in the show's opening contest, punching his ticket to the main event. However, after the match, Triple H viciously assaulted Bryan.
Fast forward to the main event, Daniel Bryan was largely dominated by both Randy Orton and Batista. The WWE Universe continued to rally behind Bryan, who defied the odds once more to submit Batista and become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
The WWE Universe inside the Superdome erupted in a chorus of YES! chants in one of the most historic WrestleMania moments in WWE history.
#3 Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins - WWE World Heavyweight Championship (WWE WrestleMania 31)
Many in the WWE Universe often forget that the main event of WrestleMania 31 is technically a triple threat match.
The scheduled main event of WrestleMania 31 saw WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar take on 2015 Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns.
There had been significant controversy heading into the match as the WWE Universe rejected Reigns as the company's new top babyface. Fans regularly booed Roman Reigns during matches and television appearances. Regardless, officials remained steadfast in their persistence at positioning him as "the guy" in WWE.
However, this seemingly changed on the day of WrestleMania 31. Shockingly, 'Mr. Money in the Bank' Seth Rollins sprinted to the ring during the physical and stiff main event between Reigns and Lesnar.
Rollins had lost earlier in the night to Randy Orton in a terrific matchup, so many assumed we wouldn't see the former Shield member for the rest of the show.
Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, making the match a triple threat. He hit a Curbstomp on Roman Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Michael Cole famously described the moment as "the heist of the century" in what was a shocking conclusion to WrestleMania 31.
#2 Edge & Christian vs The Dudley Boyz vs The Hardy Boyz - WWE Tag Team Championships (WWE WrestleMania 2000)
The WWE matches between The Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian and The Dudley Boyz are some of the greatest in WWE history.
The first ever tag team ladder match at No Mercy 1999 between The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian was a huge success. Wanting to go even bigger, WWE announced that a triple threat ladder match would take place at WrestleMania 2000.
The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian would be involved, with The Dudley Boyz getting added to the match too.
All three tag teams wowed the WWE Universe as they took incredible risks and death-defying bumps in an effort to become WWE World Tag Team Champions. This included Jeff Hardy hitting a Swanton Bomb from the top of a 20-foot ladder onto Bubba Ray Dudley through a table outside of the ring.
The closing moments of the match saw Edge & Christian, who were perched on a table placed on top of a ladder, throw Matt Hardy through a table and retrieve the Titles to become the WWE World Tag Team Champions once again.
#1 Edge & Christian vs The Dudley Boyz vs The Hardy Boyz - WWE Tag Team Championships (WWE WrestleMania X-Seven)
WWE decided to raise the stakes after the showstealing triple threat tag team ladder match at WrestleMania 2000.
All three tag teams faced off once again at WWE WrestleMania X-Seven. This time, the match didn't involve just ladders. It was the second ever triple threat Tables, Ladders and Chairs match.
The Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian and The Dudley Boyz had previously competed in a phenomenal Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at SummerSlam 2000.
Once again, The Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian and The Dudley Boyz performed incredible, death-dying spots, all of which became instant WrestleMania moments. This included Edge spearing Jeff Hardy off a ladder whilst Hardy was hanging onto the WWE World Tag Team Championships from the rafters.
TLC II is widely considered to be one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history. It arguably stole the show during one of the best WrestleMania cards of all time.
