This year marks the inclusion of a fresh category in the WWE Hall of Fame, dubbed the “Immortal Moment” induction. The very first recipient of this award will be the legendary Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin face-off from WrestleMania 13.
The WWE has remained somewhat vague about the precise factors and benchmarks that will contribute to the significance of this Immortal Moment induction. Given the unpredictable nature of the industry, it’s likely that these specifics might remain flexible to serve the WWE’s preferences and their inclination to shake things up.
However, identifying this as a “moment” instead of a “match” hints that WWE might consider celebrating other qualitative events in the future. They could potentially look to induct incidents like Stone Cold’s beer truck saga or CM Punk’s voicing his grievances on-air, well known as his pipebomb promo.
For this initial induction, the legendary submission match, widely recognized as one of the finest in WrestleMania’s annals (and potentially one of WWE’s top 10 matches) will be accepted by both Bret “The Hitman” Hart and Steve “The Texas Rattlesnake” Austin. This is set to amplify the celebrity quotient for this year’s Hall of Fame ceremony.