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The Moments That Changed Wrestling
The Greatest Wrestling Moments
The greatest moments in wrestling history, each with the official video and the story behind it: Austin 3:16, CM Punk's pipe bomb, Mankind's fall off the Hell in a Cell, Hulk Hogan forming the nWo, and Cody Rhodes finishing the story. Every promo, every betrayal, every debut and cash-in that shaped professional wrestling.
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Austin 3:16 is born at King of the Ring
After tapping out Jake "The Snake" Roberts in the tournament final, Austin mocked Roberts' bible-quoting with "Austin 3:16", instantly minting the Attitude Era's signature catchphrase and best-selling merch line.
Why this mattersIt launched the anti-authority everyman who drove WWF past WCW and became the company's biggest box-office star ever.
Legendary Promo
CM Punk lets the pipe bomb fly
With his contract expiring, Punk sat cross-legged on the stage and cut a worked-shoot "pipebomb" airing real grievances about WWE, John Cena and management, setting up his hometown title win at Money in the Bank.
Why this mattersIt briefly recaptured Attitude-Era unpredictability inside the PG era and remains one of the most famous promos ever cut.
Eddie Guerrero lies, cheats and steals the WWE Title
Eddie Guerrero beat the near-unbeatable Brock Lesnar, with a chair and a Goldberg distraction, to win his first and only world title. His tearful celebration is among WWE's most cherished feel-good moments, made poignant by his death 21 months later.
Why this mattersThe coronation of a recovering-addict everyman over a monster: a David-and-Goliath payoff the audience had earned.
Legendary Bump
Mankind goes off the top of the Cell
The Undertaker threw Mick Foley off the top of the 16-foot cell through the announce table, then chokeslammed him through the roof to the mat. Foley finished despite a dislocated shoulder, a concussion and lost teeth.
Why this mattersIt became the defining image of Attitude-Era risk and turned Foley into a folk hero.
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Daniel Bryan makes the stadium say Yes
The fan-powered underdog beat Triple H in the opener to earn his spot, then won the WWE World Heavyweight Title in the main event, submitting Batista with the Yes Lock, winning twice in one night.
Why this mattersThe definitive modern case of fans forcing a booking change into a feel-good coronation.
Hulk Hogan turns his back on WCW and starts the nWo
As the mystery third Outsider, Hogan turned heel after 15 years as America's hero, leg-dropping Randy Savage and littering the ring with trash to form the New World Order.
Why this mattersArguably the most influential angle of the Monday Night War, it sent Nitro past Raw for 83 straight weeks and rewrote the industry's economics.
Streak-Ender
21 and 1: Brock Lesnar breaks the Streak
Brock Lesnar pinned The Undertaker after a third F5, ending the WrestleMania Streak at 21–1 in one of the biggest shock upsets in company history.
Why this mattersIt broke the most sacred undefeated run in wrestling; "21-1" became instant shorthand across the sport.
Rey Mysterio wins the big one for Eddie
Weeks after Eddie Guerrero's death, Rey Mysterio ran the road from the Royal Rumble to a World Heavyweight Title win at WrestleMania 22, dedicating the run to his late best friend.
Why this mattersOne of wrestling's most emotional title wins, carrying the memory of Eddie Guerrero to the sport's biggest stage.
The Shield kicks the door in at Survivor Series
Three unknowns, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, jumped the barricade and powerbombed Ryback through a table, announcing The Shield and one of the most consequential factions of the modern era.
Why this mattersIt launched three future world champions in one night and reshaped WWE's main event for a decade.
Bret Hart and Steve Austin pull off the double turn
In a submission match refereed by Ken Shamrock, a blood-soaked Austin passed out in the Sharpshooter without quitting, turning babyface, while Bret Hart's post-match brutality turned him heel: the cleanest double turn in wrestling.
Why this mattersIt completed Austin's rise to the top babyface spot and is taught as the textbook double turn.
Legendary Payoff
Cody Rhodes finally finishes the story
Cody Rhodes beat Roman Reigns in a "Bloodline Rules" spectacle to end Reigns' roughly 1,316-day reign and "finish the story" his late father Dusty never could.
Why this mattersThe cathartic payoff of the modern era's greatest long-term storyline, ending the longest world-title reign in four decades.
Edge cashes in the first Money in the Bank on Cena
Edge cashed the first-ever Money in the Bank briefcase on a bloodied, just-defended John Cena to win his first WWE Title and launch the "Rated-R Superstar" heel run.
Why this mattersIt established the cash-in as WWE's most reliable dramatic device and made Edge a top-tier heel foil for Cena.
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