WrestleMania 13
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| WrestleMania 13 | ||
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| Image:Logo-wm13.jpg | ||
| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | March 23 1997 | |
| Venue | Rosemont Horizon | |
| City | Rosemont, Illinois | |
| Attendance | 18,197 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| In Your House 13: Final Four | WrestleMania 13 | In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker |
WrestleMania 13 was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was held on March 23 1997 at the Rosemont Horizon in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The tagline for the event was "Heat"
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[edit] Results
- Free for All match: Billy Gunn defeated Flash Funk (w/Tracy and Nadine) (7:05)
- Gunn pinned Flash Funk after a Tornado DDT.
- The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated The New Blackjacks (Barry Windham and Justin Bradshaw), The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) (w/Hillbilly Jim) and Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon in a Four-Way Tag Team Elimination Match (10:39)
- Windham was disqualified for attacking the referee. (4:37)
- Furnas was counted out. (5:00)
- Thrasher pinned Phineas with a Cannonball Senton. (10:39)
- The Headbangers earn a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championship
- Rocky Maivia defeated The Sultan (w/Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik) to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (9:45)
- Maivia pinned The Sultan with a Roll-up.
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/Chyna) defeated Goldust (w/Marlena) (14:28)
- Helmsley pinned Goldust after a Pedigree.
- WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart and British Bulldog fought Mankind and Vader (w/Paul Bearer) to a double count-out (16:08)
- Both teams were counted out, causing the match to be declared a draw. Hart and Bulldog retained the titles.
- Bret Hart defeated Steve Austin (w/Ken Shamrock as Special Guest Referee) in a Submission match (22:05)
- Hart rendered Austin unconscious using the Sharpshooter.
- The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) and Ahmed Johnson defeated The The Nation of Domination (Crush, Faarooq and Savio Vega) (w/Wolfie D, J.C. Ice and Clarence Mason) in a Six-Man Chicago Street Fight (10:45)
- Animal pinned Crush following a 2x4 blow.
- The Undertaker defeated Sycho Sid in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship (21:19)
- Undertaker pinned Sid following a Tombstone Piledriver after interference from Bret Hart.
- Bret Hart interfered in this match on three occasions. On the first occasion, he delayed the start of the match, and was subsequently powerbombed by Sid. Hart's second and third appearances saw him going after and attacking Sid.
[edit] Other on-screen talent
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[edit] Notes
- This is the second WrestleMania to use Arabic numerals.
- This was the last WrestleMania to use the classic red, white, and blue ring ropes, blue mats on the outside, and plain colored steel barricades surrounding the area.
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