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28 Wrestlemania Matches That Changed Wrestling Forever

Philip Sledge

30 June 2024 at 6:00 pm

The biggest matches from the "Grandaddy of Them All."

Hulk Hogan & Mr. T Vs. ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper & Paul Ornadorff (WrestleMania)

Hulk Hogan Vs. King Kong Bundy (WrestleMania 2)

‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage Vs. Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat (WrestleMania 3)

Hulk Hogan Vs. Andre The Giant (WrestleMania 3)

‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage Vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 5)

Hulk Hogan Vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania 6)

The Undertaker Vs. Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka (WrestleMania 7)

Bret Hart Vs. ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper (WrestleMania 8)

Bret Hart Vs. Owen Hart (WrestleMania 10)

Shawn Michaels Vs. Razor Ramon (WrestleMania 10)

Roman Reigns Vs. Cody Rhodes (WrestleMania 39)

Bret Hart Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 12)

Bret Hart Vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WrestleMania 13)

Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania 14)

The Hardy Boyz Vs. The Dudley Boyz Vs. Edge & Christian (WrestleMania 17)

Becky Lynch Vs. Charlotte Vs. Sasha Banks (WrestleMania 32)

The Rock Vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WrestleMania 17)

Hollywood Hogan Vs. The Rock (WrestleMania 18)

Brock Lesnar Vs. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 19)

Sasha Banks Vs. Bianca Belair (WrestleMania 37)

Triple H Vs. Shawn Michaels Vs. Chris Benoit (WrestleMania 20)

The Money In The Bank Ladder Match (WrestleMania 21)

Shawn Michaels Vs. Ric Flair (WrestleMania 24)

Shawn Michaels Vs. The Undertaker (WrestleMania 26)

The Rock Vs. John Cena (WrestleMania 28)

Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon (WrestleMania 34)

The Undertaker Vs. Brock Lesnar (WrestleMania 30)

Daniel Bryan Vs. Randy Orton Vs. Batista (WrestleMania 30)

The biggest matches from the "Grandaddy of Them All."

“The Showcase of the Immortals,” “The Grandaddy of Them All,” “The Super Bowl of Wrestling,” are all monikers that have been used to describe WrestleMania since its inception nearly 40 years ago. Over the years, WWE’s annual event has seen electrifying main event moments, dozens of memorable celebrity guest appearances, and all-time great matches that forever changed wrestling forever. Here are the matches that made a massive impact…

WWE/Peacock

WrestleMania has given us some of the best wrestling matches of all time. Here are the ones that changed the industry in an instant.

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