| 1 | Greatest Double Turn in Wrestling History Hart and Austin Swapped Alignments Within One Match WM13 produced the most celebrated double turn in professional wrestling history — Bret Hart (face in, heel out) and Steve Austin (heel in, face out) swapping alignments in real-time within a single match. | Greatest double turn in wrestling history | Austin's refusal to submit + Hart's post-match attack = i... |
| 2 | Steve Austin's Babyface Turn — Birth of Attitude Era's Greatest Star WM13 Created the WWF's Most Successful Character Steve Austin's WM13 babyface turn is considered the single most significant character transformation in WWF history — creating the character that drove the Attitude Era, defeated WCW in the Monday Night Wars, and made the WWF the dominant global entertainment brand. | Most significant character transformation in WWF history | — |
| 3 | First WWF Title Won by Undertaker at WrestleMania Streak 5-0 — Also First WM World Title Win The Undertaker's WM13 WWF Championship win over Sycho Sid was his first WWF title won specifically at WrestleMania — his first reign (WM13) was won at WM, unlike his earlier title history. | Undertaker's first WWF title won at WrestleMania itself | — |
| 4 | Rocky Maivia's WM Debut — First of Future Rock's WM Appearances WM13 Was The Rock's First WM Rocky Maivia's WM13 IC title defense was the beginning of what became one of the most celebrated WM performer careers in history — the future Rock would become one of WM's greatest performers from WM15 through WM32. | Rocky Maivia / The Rock's WM debut | — |
| 5 | Last WM with Vince McMahon on Commentary WM13 Was McMahon's Final WM as Commentator WM13 was the final WrestleMania where Vince McMahon served as a full-time commentator — he transitioned to his Mr. McMahon on-screen character role following this event. | Final WM with Vince McMahon on commentary | — |
| 6 | Bret Hart's Last WM Montreal Screwjob Ended Hart's WWF Career 8 Months Later WM13 was Bret Hart's final WrestleMania — the Montreal Screwjob at Survivor Series on November 9, 1997 ended his WWF career, making WM13 the last WM chapter of the greatest technical wrestler's story. | Bret Hart's final WrestleMania | — |
| 7 | Second WM at Rosemont Horizon — Also Hosted WM2 Chicago Venue Connection to WM2's 1986 Chicago Portion WM13 at the Rosemont Horizon was the second WM at this venue — the Chicago portion of WM2 in 1986 was also held here, making the Rosemont Horizon one of the few venues to host two WMs. | Second WM at Rosemont Horizon (now Allstate Arena) | — |
| 8 | Chyna's WM Debut with Triple H Ninth Wonder of the World's First WM Chyna made her WrestleMania debut at WM13 accompanying Triple H in his match against Goldust — the beginning of Chyna's WM history that included main event-level storylines through the Attitude Era. | Chyna's WM debut | — |