| 1 | Steve Austin Stone Cold — Third WWF Title — WM Main Event Steve Austin was WM15's primary babyface hero — defeating The Rock for his third WWF Championship in the main event after Mankind's three-count, winning his second consecutive WM main event. | WWF Title Challenger — Main Event Winner | First man to win consecutive WM main events (WM14 and WM15) | Won WWF Championship (third reign) | WWE Hall of Famer 2009 |
| 2 | The Rock Corporate Champion — Lost WWF Title at WM15 The Rock was the defending WWF World Heavyweight Champion as the McMahon Corporation's chosen champion — losing the title to Steve Austin at WM15 in the beginning of their legendary WM trilogy. | Defending WWF Champion — Corporation representative | — | Lost WWF Championship to Austin | WWE Hall of Famer 2020 |
| 3 | Mankind (Mick Foley) Special Guest Referee — Counted Austin's Winning Pin Mankind served as the special guest referee for the WM15 main event — having earned the role by defeating Big Show by DQ earlier in the evening. His three-count on The Rock gave Austin the WWF Championship. | Special Guest Referee — Main Event | — | — | WWE Hall of Famer 2013 |
| 4 | The Undertaker Streak 6-0 — First WM Hell in a Cell The Undertaker extended his WM streak to 6-0 at WM15 in the first Hell in a Cell match in WrestleMania history against Big Boss Man — the post-match hanging of Boss Man by The Brood created WM15's most shocking visual moment. | Hell in a Cell — Streak 6-0 | First HIAC match in WM history | Defeated Big Boss Man | WWE Hall of Famer 2022 |
| 5 | Owen Hart Final WM — Tag Title Retention — Died 8 Weeks Later Owen Hart defended and retained the WWF Tag Team Championship with Jeff Jarrett at WM15 — his final WrestleMania appearance before his tragic death at Over the Edge on May 23, 1999. | WWF Tag Champion — Final WM | — | Retained tag titles with Jarrett | WWE Hall of Famer 2024 (posthumous) |
| 6 | Vince McMahon Mr. McMahon — Ringside for Main Event Vince McMahon was at ringside representing the McMahon Corporation during the WM15 main event — his presence was intended to give The Rock the advantage but ultimately failed to prevent Austin from winning the title. | At ringside — McMahon Corporation representative — Main E... | — | Rock lost title despite McMahon's ringside presence | — |
| 7 | Butterbean Professional Boxer — 27-Second KO of Bart Gunn Butterbean (Eric Esch) was a professional boxer and MMA fighter who knocked out Brawl for All tournament winner Bart Gunn in approximately 27 seconds — WM15's most lopsided competitive result. | Celebrity/Sports Participant — Brawl for All | — | KO'd Bart Gunn in ~27 seconds | — |
| 8 | Shawn Michaels WWF Commissioner — Pre-Main Event Speech Shawn Michaels served as WWF Commissioner at the time of WM15 — delivering his famous 'WrestleMania isn't WrestleMania without Shawn Michaels' speech before introducing the main event participants. | WWF Commissioner — Pre-Main Event Speech | — | — | WWE Hall of Famer 2011 — Mr. WrestleMania |
| 9 | Gorilla Monsoon Judge for Brawl for All — Final WWF Appearance Gorilla Monsoon appeared as one of the three judges for the Brawl for All match at WM15 — his final ever WWF/WWE appearance before his death on October 6, 1999. | Judge for Brawl for All (Butterbean vs. Bart Gunn) | — | — | WWE Hall of Famer 1994 |
| 10 | The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, Christian) Descended from Ceiling — Hanged Boss Man Post-Cell The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, and Christian) descended from the ceiling of the First Union Center after the Hell in a Cell match — dropping a noose through the roof of the cage that was used to 'hang' Big Boss Man. | Post-match appearance — Hell in a Cell aftermath | — | — | — |