List of WrestleMania 2000 Notable Moments and Iconic Images

Jeff Hardy's 20-Foot Ladder Swanton Bomb

The Most Iconic Image of WrestleMania 2000

Jeff Hardy climbing to the top of a 20-foot ladder and delivering a Swanton Bomb to Bubba Ray Dudley on the arena floor below — his body arching and falling through the air at extraordinary height and speed — is the single most referenced and reproduced image of WrestleMania 2000. Multiple reviewers specifically cited this spot as 'the first thing I think of when it comes to this show.' The risk, the athleticism, and the visual drama of the spot exceeded anything previously seen in a WWF tag team match context. It remains one of the most celebrated individual high spots in WrestleMania history.

Triple H Retains as Heel — First Time in WM History

The Most Controversial Main Event Finish in WM2000

Triple H's championship retention — the first heel WM main event win in the event's history — produced one of WrestleMania's most divisive post-match moments. The Anaheim crowd's deflated reaction to Rock not winning the championship was palpable on camera. Shane McMahon's chair shot enabling the final elimination was the symbolic instrument of the heel result — the McMahon family's interference preventing the sport's most organic crowd favourite from claiming what the audience felt was rightfully his.

Edge and Christian's Con-Chair-To in the Ladder Match

E&C's Signature Double Chairshot Creates the Decisive Moment

Edge and Christian's con-chair-to — their signature double-team chairshot executed simultaneously on a prone opponent — delivered to both Hardys and Dudleys in the Triangle Ladder Match was the decisive sequence that cleared the way for them to climb the ladder and retrieve the championship. The precise coordination of the move, executed in the chaotic environment of a multi-team ladder match, was a testament to E&C's extraordinary tag team chemistry.

Kurt Angle Loses Both Titles Without Being Pinned

The Most Bizarrely Sympathetic Championship Loss in WM History

The visual of Kurt Angle standing in the centre of the ring having never been pinned — watching in disbelief as Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho pin each other in succession to claim both his championships — was one of WM2000's most memorable and uniquely sympathetic images. Angle's stunned, frustrated face as both titles left his possession through no direct failure of his own created an instinctive audience sympathy for a character who was technically a heel.

Pete Rose Chokeslammed by Kane — Second Consecutive WM

The Annual WM Pete Rose Tradition Continues

Pete Rose's second consecutive WrestleMania appearance — and second consecutive Kane Chokeslam — cemented what was becoming one of WrestleMania's most charming annual traditions. Rose's commitment to returning for the same joke every year, and the crowd's delighted anticipation of his inevitable fate, transformed what had been a one-time gag at WM14 into a recurring annual WM moment.