WrestleMania 13
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WrestleMania 13, sometimes WrestleMania XIII, was the thirteenth annual World Wrestling Federation WrestleMania pay-per-view. It was held in the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois (one of the sites of WrestleMania 2) on March 23, 1997, with an attendance of 18,211.
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Results
- Free For All - Billy Gunn defeats Flash Funk (w/ Tracy and Nadine)
Gunn pins Flash Funk following a Tornado DDT (7.05)
- Four Way Tag Team Elimination Match - The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated The Blackjacks (Barry Windham and Justin Bradshaw), The Godwinns (Phineas I. Godwinn and Henry O. Godwinn, w/ Hillbilly Jim) and Doug Furnas / Phil Lafon
Windham and Furnas are counted out at (4.46) and (4.50) respectively, eliminating their teams. Thrasher pins Phineas with a Cannonball Senton. (10.41)
- Intercontinental Championship - Rocky Maivia (c) defeated The Sultan (w/ Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik)
Maivia pins The Sultan with a Roll-up. (9.49)
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) defeated Goldust (w/ Marlena)
Helmsley pins Goldust following a Pedigree. (14.07)
- World Tag Team Championships - Owen Hart and The British Bulldog (c) drew Mankind and Vader (w/ Paul Bearer)
Both teams are counted out. (15.53)
- Submission Match, Guest Referee Ken Shamrock - Bret Hart defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin
Bret Hart rendered Austin unconcious using the Sharpshooter. (22.05)
- Chicago Street Fight - The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and Ahmed Johnson defeated Crush, Faarooq and Savio Vega (w/ Wolfie D, J.C. Ice and Clarence Mason)
Animal pinned Crush following a 2x4 blow (10.49)
- WWE Championship - The Undertaker defeated Sycho Sid (c)
Undertaker pinned Sid following a Tombstone Piledriverto become new champion. (21.19)
Trivia
- The submission match at WrestleMania 13 produced a "double-turn", as Bret Hart turned heel and Stone Cold Steve Austin turned face in the same match. Bret’s heel turn ended a nine-year stretch of being a face, which began at WrestleMania IV. The match was widely considered one of the best of 1997.
- This is the second WrestleMania to use cardinal numbers.
- WrestleMania 13 would be Bret Hart's final WrestleMania appearence.
- Mick Foley made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 13.
- WrestleMania 13 holds the unfortunate distinction of having the lowest buyrate of any WrestleMania event (though it is important to note that in some ways, it set off a chain of events which led to WrestleMania XIV tripling the buyrate of 13).
- Shawn Michaels was the Color commentator for the main event.
- Originally the main event for WrestleMania 13 was to be Bret Hart versus Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship. Had the match taken place, Michaels would have dropped the WWF Championship to Hart (as a way to return the favor for Hart dropping the title to Michaels at WrestleMania XII) however Michaels refused to drop the belt and ended up forfeiting the title the previous month.
- Due to this change of plans, Bret Hart won the title for one day in February 1997, and then lost it to Sid. The Undertaker was then given the title at WrestleMania as a tribute or "thank you" to his several years of service to the WWF.
- There is a long standing rumor that before the finish of the main event (Undertaker's winning Tombstone), Sid defecated himself.
- The WWF has often cited WrestleMania 13 as the beginning of the "Attitude Era."
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