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Fucking hell, I had so much more typed than that.
Basically:
* Triple H at 2000 Royal Rumble, but the whole first quarter of 2000 was essentially making Triple H.
* Orton at Backlash 2004. His first title run was a flop, as was his face stint, and it took him three years to actually win another World Title, but he was constantly in the main event scene. Constantly.
* John Cena at Judgment Day 2005, in my opinion. I think that's the event I'm thinking of anyway. Cena had yet to get too much fan backlash, and had just ended JBL's 280 day reign as WWE Champion (Cena's would actually last the same length of time). I don't think his quick Mania title win was what really made him, though. For Cena, it was beating the absolute shit out of JBL in their I Quit Match, defining his "NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER BACK DOWN!" rubbish that defines the current era. Cena earned extra merits when he defeated DX at back-to-back WrestleManias via submission.
* Batista's made moment is when he gave the thumbs down to Triple H.
* Edge was made when he cashed in Money in the Bank. He was a pretty sure thing before then, but it just felt like a moment where something in the air changed about Edge.
* Chris Jericho was only made during his program with Shawn Michaels, in my opinion. Specifically defining moments include Jericho ramming HBK's head through the Jeritron, and Jericho defeating HBK in a Ladder Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
* CM Punk was made in his feud with Jeff Hardy -- specifically when he officially turned heel, in my opinion.
And a big one I want to talk about:
* I think Stone Cold Steve Austin was made time and time again. Each moment would have been an inevitability on their own, but when you connect them, you have moments that defined an entire era:
-His 1996 King of the Ring promo.
-His legendary WrestleMania 13 match with Bret Hart.
-His first WWE Title win.
-Him attacking Vince McMahon for the first time.
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