WWE WrestleMania History: 20 greatest moments in the history of the PPV (#10-6)

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#7: Flying from the Rafters

HBK making his grand entrance!
HBK making his grand entrance!

One of the first signs that WrestleMania was turning more into an entertainment event than a wrestling event was at WrestleMania 12.

The main event was Shawn Michaels versus Bret "Hitman" Hart for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. As the Heartbreak Kid's theme music blared over the loudspeaker, the crowd looked towards the entrance way.

Michaels never appeared. Instead, he came flying down on a zip line from atop of the arena. He flew across the thousands of fans in attendance, and eventually landed in the middle of the ring. It was an incredible performance and a sign of things to come at future WrestleManias.


#6: The Rock meets Hulk Hogan

An epic intergenerational showdown!
An epic intergenerational showdown!

There have been some epic matchups in WWE history, but few have been as big as The Rock meeting Hulk Hogan. We got an opportunity to see that when the two wrestling icons came face to face at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada at WrestleMania 18.

The Rock came into the match as the hero and Hogan was the villain as the leader of the nWo, but the Toronto crowd overwhelmingly favoured Hogan in this one as we saw shades of the old Hulkster.

The reaction from the crowd completely made this match feel bigger than it already was and the moment with The Rock and Hogan looking around at the fans in the middle of the ring remains one of the most unforgettable moments in WrestleMania history.

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