Top 10 WrestleMania moments: From double turns to the end of the streak - ESPN

For over four decades, WrestleMania has established itself as a massive professional wrestling extravaganza where history is made, legacies are defined and superstars are born. What started on March 31, 1985, at New York's Madison Square Garden in front of 19,121 fans has evolved into a yearly spectacle that extends into two nights and stuffs record-breaking audiences into football stadiums as it can no longer be contained by arenas.

WWE's «Showcase of the Immortals» has a long history of creating moments fans will never forget. From death-defying stunts and larger-than-life entrances to shocking upsets and storylines with emotional conclusions, WrestleMania has cemented itself as the destination for momentous occasions.

We combed through more than 450 matches across 42 WrestleManias to rank the 10 greatest moments in WrestleMania history. It wasn't an easy list to whittle down and there were plenty of unsanctioned brawls involving tables, ladders and chairs as the voting committee fought tooth and nail for their favorites.

But, alas, we managed to finally agree on the moments that stood tall above the rest and present them to you.

This moment isn't about Bryan beating three members of Evolution in one night, though that was the payoff to a storyline that wasn't meant to have one. It's not even about Rey Mysterio as entrant No. 30 at the Royal Rumble instead of Bryan, attacking Bray Wyatt in the cage, or CM Punk's WWE departure, though they were critical events in early 2014.

This is about unrelenting passion, which forced WWE to rewrite WrestleMania.

Bryan beat John Cena clean at the 2013 SummerSlam to win the WWE Championship — only to hold it for five minutes as Randy Orton successfully cashed in the Money in the