WWF Wrestlemania IX - April 1993

WWF Wrestlemania IX - April 4th 1993 - Las Vegas, Nevada

Matches
Tatanka defeated Shawn Michaels {WWF Intercontinental Title} (7/10)
The Steiner Brothers defeated Headshrinkers (6/10)
Doink the Clown defeated Crush (4/10)
Razor Ramon defeated Bob Backlund (7/10)
Money Inc defeated the Mega Maniacs {Hogan / Beefcake} {WWF Tag Team Titles} (8/10)

Lex Luger defeated Mr Perfect (7/10)

The Undertaker defeated Giant Gonzalez (7/10)

Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart {WWF World Heavyweight Title}(7/10)

Hulk Hogan defeated Yokozuna {WWF World Heavyweight Title} (n/a)

Moments - Positives

Firstly a moment which lives in memory is the fact that after Yokozuna beat Bret Hart to win the World title he accepted an open challenge from Hulk Hogan who beat him in mere seconds. Secondly, a big part of this Mania was the fact that this was more or less the last time Hogan was on top at the WWF until 10 years or so later. A few other standout moments was the solid openner and Michaels confrontation with Sherri as well as the match between Taker and Gonzalez.

Moments - Negatives

Personally, I felt the whole programme with Hogan winning the title was something which should have not happened at a Wrestlemania. I also thought the whole Roman toga uniform of all the commentators was over the top and pretty poor.

Overall Summary

Not a bad Mania at all with a pretty solid card but I think it was let down by the whole theme of Ceasars palace which felt a little bit like the WWF had sold out. I also thought the World Title fiasco was entertaining but unnecessary at a Wrestlemania! The Gonzalez / Taker match, though one for the ages, felt like it could have been better too.

SCORE = 7.5