List of WrestleMania 13 Unique and Quirky Facts

Bret Hart Was Booed While Winning

The Winner Got Booed — The Loser Got Cheered

One of the most remarkable aspects of WM13's double turn was that Bret Hart received thunderous boos while winning the match — the crowd cheered the man who passed out rather than the man who won, a testament to the match's extraordinary storytelling.

Steve Austin Never Submitted — He Passed Out

Shamrock Stopped the Match — Austin Did Not Tap

A commonly misremembered fact about WM13's Submission Match is that Steve Austin never actually submitted — he passed out from blood loss and Ken Shamrock stopped the match when Austin's arm went limp three times.

A Kitchen Sink Was Used as a Weapon in the Street Fight

Weapons List Included an Actual Kitchen Sink

The Chicago Street Fight at WM13 featured an actual kitchen sink among its list of weapons — alongside a 2x4, garbage can, noose, wrench, nightsticks, and fire extinguisher.

Stu and Helen Hart Sat in the Front Row for Their Children's Match

Owen and Bret Hart's Parents Watched at Ringside

Bret and Owen Hart's parents, Stu and Helen Hart — legendary Canadian wrestling figures — were seated in the front row for WM13, able to watch Owen defend the tag titles at the same event where their other son Bret competed in the Submission Match.

Headbangers Won #1 Contenders Match — Lost Tag Titles by DQ Next Night

WM Tag Contenders Won Titles Then Immediately Lost Them

The Headbangers won the #1 Contenders Four-Way elimination match at WM13 — but the WM13 tag title match between Owen/Bulldog and Mankind/Vader ended in a double count-out, so the Headbangers got their title shot on Raw the next night — winning by DQ (another title change that didn't count).

HBK's Absence Was the Best Thing That Could Have Happened to WM13

The Worst Booking Development Created the Greatest WM Match

Shawn Michaels' withdrawal from the planned Hart-Michaels WM13 rematch is widely considered to have inadvertently created the greatest WM match in history — if HBK had competed as planned, Austin-Hart would never have happened.

This Was the Honky Tonk Man's Only WM Commentary Appearance

Seeking a Protege — HTM on Commentary for IC Match

The Honky Tonk Man joined the commentary team for the Rocky Maivia vs. Sultan IC Championship match, explaining he was looking for a protege — his only WrestleMania commentary appearance.

Bret Hart Was at WM13 Despite Having No Main Event Involvement

Bret Interfered in the Main Event He Was Not In

Bret Hart was scheduled for the Submission Match at WM13 — but he also interfered in the main event between Undertaker and Sid multiple times with a steel chair, making him the most prominent character at WM13 despite being in the 'undercard' match.

WM13's Main Event Is Considered One of WM's Weakest Despite Great Card

The Ironically Poor Main Event — Undertaker vs. Sid

Despite containing arguably the greatest WM match of all time (Hart vs. Austin), WM13's actual main event (Undertaker vs. Sid) is considered by many to be one of the worst WM main events — the card's greatest match was buried in the undercard.

WM13 Was the Second WM at This Venue — Also Hosted WM2's Chicago Portion

Rosemont Horizon's Second WrestleMania

The Rosemont Horizon hosted WM13 in 1997 — the same venue that hosted the Chicago portion of WM2 in 1986, making it one of only a few venues to host multiple WMs.