The 53 Greatest WrestleMania Matches of All Time

From technical classics to cinematic spectacles, legendary crowd moments to career-defining showdowns — WrestleMania has produced unforgettable matches across four decades. Which is the greatest?

1. 1
   Bret Hart vs Steve Austin (WM 13)

   The 1997 double turn submission match where Austin passed out bloodied rather than tap, creating an iconic WrestleMania moment.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels (WM XXV)

   The 2009 match voted the greatest in WrestleMania history, a near-perfect contest between two legendary performers.
   747pts
3. 3
   Steve Austin vs The Rock (WM 17)

   The epic 2001 main event where Austin shockingly aligned with Mr. McMahon in a Texas crowd classic.
   721pts
4. 4
   Roman Reigns & The Rock vs Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins (WM XL)

   The Rock's first proper match since 2013 headlined Night 1 in 2024, and his win with Reigns put Cody's title match the next night under Bloodline Rules.
   692pts
5. 5
   Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes (WM XL)

   Cody Rhodes finally beat Roman Reigns in a 2024 Bloodline Rules main event, ending a 1,316-day title reign and finishing the story he left unfinished a year earlier.
   627pts
6. 6
   The Usos vs Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (WM 39)

   Longtime friends turned rivals Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn headlined Night 1 in 2023 and ended The Usos' record-long run as tag team champions.
   590pts
7. 7
   Charlotte vs Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks (WM 32)

   Charlotte became the first holder of the new WWE Women's Championship in this 2016 triple threat with Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks at AT&T Stadium.
   589pts
8. 8
   Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels (WM XII)

   A 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWF title in 1996 that ended scoreless and went to overtime, giving Shawn Michaels his boyhood dream.
   589pts
9. 9
   Steve Austin vs The Rock (WM XIX)

   The third and final WrestleMania meeting of the Attitude Era's biggest rivals, won by The Rock in 2003, was Austin's last match for 19 years.
   560pts
10. 10
    Undertaker vs Triple H (WM XXVIII)

    Billed as 'End of an Era', this 2012 Hell in a Cell with Shawn Michaels as special referee took the Undertaker's streak to 20–0.
    547pts
11. 11
    Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar (WM 30)

    Lesnar ended the Undertaker's 21–0 WrestleMania streak in 2014 with a third F5 in New Orleans, leaving the Superdome crowd in stunned silence.
    547pts
12. 12
    Undertaker vs HBK (WM XXVI) Rematch

    The 2010 career-ending match where Shawn Michaels bet his career against The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak.
    547pts
13. 13
    Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar (WM 33)

    A 2017 Universal title match of spears and suplexes that lasted under five minutes, with Lesnar winning the rubber match of their rivalry.
    547pts
14. 14
    Sasha Banks vs Bianca Belair (WM 37)

    The first WrestleMania main event headlined by two Black women saw Bianca Belair win the SmackDown Women's title from Sasha Banks on Night 1 in 2021.
    501pts
15. 15
    Ultimate Warrior vs Randy Savage (WM VII)

    The 1991 retirement match in which the Warrior beat Savage, who then reunited with Miss Elizabeth in the ring, one of WrestleMania's most emotional scenes.
    501pts
16. 16
    Steve Austin vs Kevin Owens (WM 38)

    Nineteen years after his last match, Stone Cold accepted Kevin Owens' challenge in 2022 and won a no-holds-barred brawl in his home state of Texas.
    501pts
17. 17
    Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair (WM 38)

    Bianca Belair avenged her 26-second SummerSlam loss by beating Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's title on Night 1 in 2022.
    501pts
18. 18
    Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley (WM 39)

    Royal Rumble winner Rhea Ripley took the SmackDown Women's title from Charlotte Flair on Night 1 in 2023 in a hard-hitting, back-and-forth fight.
    501pts
19. 19
    Gunther vs Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus (WM 39)

    Gunther retained the Intercontinental title in 2023 by outlasting Drew McIntyre and Sheamus in a triple threat built on chops and clotheslines.
    448pts
20. 20
    Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs Triple H & Stephanie McMahon (WM 34)

    Ronda Rousey made her in-ring debut in this 2018 mixed tag match, partnering Kurt Angle and winning by forcing Stephanie McMahon to tap to an armbar.
    448pts
21. 21
    Bret Hart vs Owen Hart (WM X)

    The 1994 opener in which younger brother Owen pinned Bret with a victory roll, hours before Bret won the WWF title in the main event.
    448pts
22. 22
    Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston (WM 35)

    Kofi Kingston beat Daniel Bryan in 2019 to become the first African-born WWE champion, eleven years after his debut, with his New Day partners at ringside.
    448pts
23. 23
    Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar (WM XIX)

    Lesnar won the WWE title from Angle in 2003 but nearly broke his neck when he landed on his head attempting a shooting star press.
    448pts
24. 24
    Mr. T & Hulk Hogan vs Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff (WM I)

    The main event of the first WrestleMania in 1985 at Madison Square Garden, with Muhammad Ali as a special guest referee outside the ring.
    448pts
25. 25
    Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho (WM XIX)

    Chris Jericho, who idolised Shawn Michaels, lost to his hero in 2003 and then kicked him below the belt after their post-match hug.
    448pts
26. 26
    Becky Lynch vs Ronda vs Charlotte (WM 35)

    The 2019 main event that made history as the first women's match to headline WrestleMania, with Becky Lynch winning both titles.
    448pts
27. 27
    Eddie Guerrero vs Kurt Angle (WM XX)

    Eddie Guerrero kept the WWE title against Kurt Angle in 2004 by loosening his boot, slipping free of the ankle lock and rolling him up.
    388pts
28. 28
    Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage (WM III)

    The 1987 Intercontinental Championship match still regarded as one of the most technically flawless in WrestleMania history.
    388pts
29. 29
    Shawn Michaels vs Ric Flair (WM XXIV)

    Ric Flair's career ended in 2008 when Shawn Michaels beat him, whispering 'I'm sorry, I love you' before the final superkick.
    388pts
30. 30
    AJ Styles vs Undertaker (WM 36)

    The cinematic Boneyard Match filmed at a cemetery, widely praised as the most innovative match type in WrestleMania history.
    388pts
31. 31
    Hulk Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior (WM VI)

    The 1990 'Ultimate Challenge' at Toronto's SkyDome put Hogan's WWF title against the Warrior's Intercontinental title, and the Warrior pinned Hogan clean.
    388pts
32. 32
    Hardy Boyz vs Dudley Boyz vs E&C TLC (WM 17)

    The defining TLC ladder match between three legendary tag teams that launched all six competitors to greater stardom.
    388pts
33. 33
    Randy Savage vs Hulk Hogan (WM V)

    The Mega Powers exploded in 1989 when Hogan beat former partner Savage for the WWF title in Atlantic City after a year-long feud over Miss Elizabeth.
    388pts
34. 34
    Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels (WM X)

    Razor Ramon won this 1994 ladder match for the Intercontinental title, which brought the ladder match to WWF pay-per-view and set a template for decades.
    388pts
35. 35
    Batista vs Undertaker (WM 23)

    The Undertaker won the 2007 Royal Rumble, chose Batista's World Heavyweight title and took it at WrestleMania to raise the streak to 15–0.
    320pts
36. 36
    John Cena vs Shawn Michaels (WM 23)

    John Cena retained the WWE title by making Shawn Michaels submit to the STF in the 2007 main event at Ford Field before about 80,000 fans.
    320pts
37. 37
    Edge vs Undertaker (WM XXIV)

    The Undertaker took the World Heavyweight title from Edge in 2008 by making him tap to Hell's Gate, pushing his WrestleMania streak to 16–0.
    320pts
38. 38
    The Rock vs Hollywood Hogan (WM X8)

    A 2002 icon collision where the Toronto crowd inexplicably cheered Hogan, creating a once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere.
    320pts
39. 39
    Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX

    Bryan's triumphant 2014 night where he defeated Triple H then Orton and Batista to win the WWE Championship in a historic double main event.
    320pts
40. 40
    Undertaker vs Triple H (WM XXVII)

    A brutal 2011 no-holds-barred match that left the Undertaker carried from the ring despite winning, extending his WrestleMania streak to 19–0.
    320pts
41. 41
    Sting vs Triple H (WM 31)

    Sting's only WrestleMania match, in 2015, turned into WCW against D-Generation X with the nWo running in, and Triple H won.
    320pts
42. 42
    The Rock vs John Cena (WM XXVIII)

    Billed 'Once in a Lifetime', the 2012 main event in Miami saw The Rock beat John Cena a full year after the match was announced.
    320pts
43. 43
    Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins (WM 31)

    Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract during the 2015 main event between Lesnar and Reigns, winning the WWE title in a famous heist.
    241pts
44. 44
    Cody Rhodes vs Seth Rollins (WM 38)

    Cody Rhodes returned to WWE after six years as Seth Rollins' mystery opponent on Night 1 in 2022 and won the match.
    241pts
45. 45
    Roddy Piper vs Bret Hart (WM VIII)

    Bret Hart regained the Intercontinental title from Roddy Piper in 1992 after Piper, ready to swing the ring bell, decided not to cheat.
    241pts
46. 46
    Ric Flair vs Randy Savage (WM VIII)

    Savage won the WWF title from Ric Flair in 1992 after a bitter feud in which Flair claimed a past with Miss Elizabeth.
    241pts
47. 47
    Mick Foley vs Edge (WM 22)

    A 2006 hardcore match with barbed wire, thumbtacks and a flaming table, won by Edge when he speared Foley through it.
    241pts
48. 48
    Hulk Hogan vs André the Giant (WM III)

    The 1987 legendary body slam of André the Giant before 93,000 fans, the defining moment in WrestleMania history.
    149pts
49. 49
    Money in the Bank Ladder Match (WM 21)

    The first Money in the Bank ladder match, in 2005, featured six Raw wrestlers and was won by Edge, who cashed in the contract nine months later.
    149pts
50. 50
    Undertaker vs CM Punk (WM 29)

    Weeks after Paul Bearer's death, CM Punk mocked the Undertaker with the manager's urn in 2013, and the Undertaker answered by moving his streak to 21–0.
    149pts
51. 51
    Kurt Angle vs Shawn Michaels (WM 21)

    A 2005 technical masterpiece between two of WWE's greatest performers, widely ranked among the best in WrestleMania history.
    149pts
52. 52
    Seth Rollins vs CM Punk vs Roman Reigns (WM 41)

    In the 2025 Night 1 main event, Paul Heyman turned on both Punk and Reigns to help Seth Rollins win a triple threat built on years of rivalries.
    149pts
53. 53
    Seth Rollins vs Triple H (WM 33)

    Seth Rollins beat his former mentor Triple H in a 2017 unsanctioned match in Orlando, with a storyline knee injury as Triple H's target.
    0pts

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