WrestleMania XIV | ||||
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Tagline(s) | The greatest PPV attraction of all time! dX raided |
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Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |||
Sponsor(s) | M&M's | |||
Date | March 29, 1998 | |||
Attendance | 19,028 | |||
Venue | FleetCenter | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
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WrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which was presented by M&M's and took place on March 29, 1998, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
This pay-per-view event was notable for the involvement of boxer Mike Tyson, who acted as a ring enforcer for the main event. The main event also saw the start of Stone Cold Steve Austin's first WWF World Heavyweight Championship reign. His victory in the main event, against Shawn Michaels (who performed despite a severe injury and would not compete again until SummerSlam in 2002), has been cited as the beginning of the Attitude Era.
After Legion of Doom lost their WWF Tag Team Championship to The New Age Outlaws, they were assaulted by The New Age Outlaws and D-Generation X. At the Royal Rumble, they lost a championship match largely because Road Dogg handcuffed Hawk to the outside of the ring. Following this, they suffered two defeats by the NWA members Jeff Jarrett and Barry Windham and finally on the February 23 episode of Raw Is War, they lost again to The New Age Outlaw when, despite having the match all but won, the non-legal Hawk did not leave the ring and while the referee was busy removing him, Animal was struck by the title belts and lost the match.s Following the bout, the two brawled all the way to the back and announced their dissolution, not appearing again until WrestleMania.