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WrestleMania 13

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Sun 23rd March 1997 (UTC)

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1997

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WrestleMania 13 was the thirteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was presented by PlayStation and held on March 23, 1997, at the Rosemont Horizon in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.

The main event was a no disqualification match between The Undertaker and Sycho Sid for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, which Undertaker won following interference from Bret Hart. The main matches on the undercard were Bret Hart versus "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a submission match, Legion of Doom and Ahmed Johnson versus Nation of Domination in a Chicago Street Fight.

The main feud heading into WrestleMania 13 was between The Undertaker and Sycho Sid, with the two battling over the WWF Championship. At In Your House 13, Bret Hart last eliminated The Undertaker in a Four Corners Elimination match to win the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Hart's reign, however, lasted only one day as he lost the title the next night on Monday Night Raw to Sycho Sid after interference by Stone Cold Steve Austin. Due to being the runner-up to the title at Final Four, Undertaker was made the number one contender and was booked to challenge Sycho Sid for the title at WrestleMania. However, on the March 17 edition of Raw Is War, Sid defended the title against Hart in a steel cage match, with the winner defending his title at WrestleMania. During the match, both Undertaker and Austin interfered. Undertaker came out to help Sid because he wanted to wrestle Sid for the title while Austin helped Hart because he wanted to make his scheduled submission match with Hart a title match. Sid won the match and retained his title and as a result, Sid vs. Undertaker remained the main event of WrestleMania.

The other main match on the card was Bret Hart versus Steve Austin in a Submission match. Hart and Austin's rivalry began after Austin won the 1996 King of the Ring tournament and began taunting Hart, who was inactive at the time. Austin insulted Hart in his speeches so Hart would accept his challenge to a match. Hart returned in October and accepted Austin's challenge, with the two facing each other at Survivor Series 1996 where Hart defeated Austin. Their rivalry continued as Hart and Austin were the final two participants in the 1997 Royal Rumble match. Hart had originally eliminated Austin from the match but Austin's elimination was considered unofficial because the officials did not see it as they were busy attending to a brawl between eliminated wrestlers Mankind and Terry Funk. They were participants in a Four Corners Elimination match for the vacant WWF Championship at Final Four, which Hart won. The next night on Monday Night Raw, Austin cost Hart the WWF Championship against Sycho Sid when Hart had applied the Sharpshooter on Sid, Austin nailed Hart with a steel chair followed by Sid powerbombing Hart for the win. Hart and Austin were booked to wrestle in a submission match at WrestleMania, but Hart got a shot at the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage match on March 17 edition of Raw Is War, with the winner defending the title against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 13. Hart almost had the match won, until Undertaker interfered and helped Sid in getting the victory.

One of the main undercard matches was a Chicago Street Fight featuring Ahmed Johnson and Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) against Nation of Domination (Faarooq, Crush and Savio Vega). Johnson was attacked by a newcomer Faarooq Asad, a Roman gladiator on July 22, 1996 edition of Monday Night Raw during a match for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Ahmed was scheduled to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Faarooq at SummerSlam 1996 but Ahmed had legitimate kidney problems which forced him to vacate the Intercontinental Championship. In the storyline, Faarooq had caused Ahmed's kidney problem. He returned from his injury in early 1997 and continued with Faarooq, who had formed the Nation of Domination during Ahmed's injury. Ahmed joined forces with the "gang fighters" Legion of Doom and LOD were scheduled to wrestle NOD in a Chicago Street Fight at WrestleMania 13.

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Result Description
Free For All Match
Billy Gunn defeats Flash Funk (7:05)

Four Way Elimination Match
The Head Bangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeat Doug Furnas & Philip LaFon and The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn) (with Hillbilly Jim) and The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Bradshaw & Blackjack Windham) (10:39)
- The New Blackjacks (Blackjack Bradshaw & Blackjack Windham) eliminated via DQ (4:37)
- Doug Furnas & Philip LaFon eliminated via countout (5:00)
- The Head Bangers (Mosh & Thrasher) eliminated The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phineas I. Godwinn) (10:39)

WWF Intercontinental Title Match
Rocky Maivia (c) defeats The Sultan (with Bob Backlund & The Iron Sheik) (9:45)

Singles Match
Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeats Goldust (with Marlena) (14:28)

WWF World Tag Team Title Match
Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (c) vs. Mankind & Vader (with Paul Bearer) - Double Count Out (16:08)

No Holds Barred Submission Match (Special Referee: Ken Shamrock)
Bret Hart defeats Steve Austin by Referee's decision (22:05)

Six Man Tag Team Chicago Street Fight
Ahmed Johnson & The Legion Of Doom (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) defeat The Nation Of Domination (Crush, Faarooq & Savio Vega) (with Clarence Mason, D-Lo Brown, JC Ice & Wolfie D) (10:45)

WWF World Heavyweight Title No Disqualification Match
The Undertaker defeats Sycho Sid (c) (21:19) - TITLE CHANGE !!!

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