Although it made for a larger than life entrance for the Heartbreak Kid as he prepared to capture the WWF Championship for the first time, the stunt was extremely dangerous and could have cost the wrestler his life if something failed.
You might see wrestlers getting thrown off large structures or through burning tables, but you’ll never see anything like Shawn Michaels’ zipline entrance from the rafters of the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, for WrestleMania 12, especially after the death of Owen Hart during a similar stunt three years later.