List of WrestleMania 2000 Aftermaths and Post-Event Storylines

Triple H vs. The Rock Iron Man Match at Judgment Day 2000

WM2000 Main Event Directly Launched Year's Biggest Programme

Triple H's WM2000 retention launched the most prominent programme of the 2000 WWF year — his rivalry with The Rock that included an Iron Man Match at Judgment Day 2000 (May 21). The Rock won the Iron Man match to capture the WWF Championship — his third reign. The Triple H vs. Rock rivalry defined WWF programming through the summer and fall of 2000 while Steve Austin remained absent with injuries.

TLC Match Debuted at SummerSlam 2000 — Same Six Ladder Match Performers

The Direct Evolution of WM2000's Triangle Ladder Match

The first official TLC (Tables, Ladders, and Chairs) match took place at SummerSlam 2000 on August 27 — featuring the same six performers from WM2000's Triangle Ladder Match: Edge and Christian, The Hardy Boyz, and The Dudley Boyz. The TLC format added tables and chairs to the ladder match framework. The match was rated ***** by Dave Meltzer — the first five-star tag team match in WWF/WWE history. A second TLC match headlined WrestleMania X-Seven in 2001.

Kurt Angle Won the WWF Championship — October 2000

WM2000 Debut Performer Won WWF Title Within Seven Months

Kurt Angle won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from The Rock on October 22, 2000 at No Mercy — his first world championship. Angle had debuted at WM2000 and within seven months had risen from secondary championship holder to WWF Champion. His trajectory represented one of the fastest rises to world championship level in WWF history.

Mick Foley's Retirement — A Recurring Theme

Foley Retired Multiple Times After WM2000

Mick Foley's WM2000 appearance was not his final WWF/WWE contribution. He subsequently returned to competition multiple times — including a WM23 appearance in his most celebrated later career WrestleMania moment against Randy Orton. His WM2000 elimination became one chapter in a retirement narrative that would be revisited and built upon across subsequent years.

Trish Stratus' Career Launched — Road to Seven Women's Championships

WM2000 Manager Became One of WWE's Greatest Women's Champions

Trish Stratus' WM2000 debut as T&A's manager was the very beginning of a career that made her one of the most celebrated WWE Women's Champions in history. Within two years she was a Women's Championship contender; within five years she was a seven-time Women's Champion widely regarded as the greatest women's performer of the Attitude Era. Her WM2000 appearance in a secondary managerial role was one of the most extraordinary 'quiet beginnings' of a major career in WM history.