Wrestlemania IX Review (HORRIBLE!!!)

[Scott Fire]

Toga! Toga!

April 4th, 1993
Caesars Palace
16,891
Las Vegas, Nevada

1) Opening Ceremony
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Didn't care for the impersonaters of historical figures, Caeser & Cleopatra.



2) WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: Shawn Michaels (c) W/ Luna Vachon VS. Tatanka W/ Sensational Sherri
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Seemed like Shawn was doing too much of the work.



3) Steiner Brothers Promo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Not a good promo, but loving the U of M jackets.



4) The Headshrinkers W/ Afa VS. The Steiner Brothers
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: I really wish Scott Steiner would have stayed the size he was here, because he was one helluva worker at his smaller size.



5) Doink The Clown Promo
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: The Matt Borne evil Doink was actually not too bad.



6) Crush VS. Doink The Clown
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew(2/5)
Comment: There wasn't 2 Doinks, it was an illusion...I swear! ; - )



7) Razor Ramon VS. Bob Backlund
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Sloppy!



8) Money Inc. Promo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: IRS succeeded once again in tanking a Money Inc. promo.



9) WWF Tag Team Championship Match: Money Inc. (c) VS. The Mega Maniacs W/ Jimmy Hart
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Horrible finish, plus I would rather have The Mega Powers.



10) Celebrity Interviews/Mr. Perfect Promo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Natalie Cole is purty! ; - )



11) Lex Luger VS. Mr. Perfect
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Just like Shawn did, Perfect carried the majority of the workload.



12) Giant Gonzales W/ Harvey Wippleman VS. The Undertaker W/ Paul Bearer
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: This featured Taker having to carry a horrible worker, which would then go onto happen throughout Taker's career.



13) Bret Hart/Yokozuna Video Package/Hulk Hogan Promo
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Did Hogan just say Jap? I don't know because I was distracted tremendously by Hogan's disgusting eye.



14) WWF Championship Match: Yokozuna W/ Mr. Fuji VS. Bret Hart (c)
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Still wondering how Yokozuna did his leg drop w/o crushing someones face.



15) WWF Championship Match: Yokozuna (c) W/ Mr. Fuji Vs. Hulk Hogan
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: This was the first time Bret got screwed.



16) Commentary
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: Downgraded mainly due to Randy Savage sometimes being annoying, but Bobby Heenan & Jim Ross were money.



17) Intangibles
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Not much to be remembered except for the presentation.



Overall Scores
Mine: 47.058% (40/85)
Andrew: 48.2353% (41/85)
Combined: 47.647% (81/170)



Current Wrestlemania Rankings

1) Wrestlemania III
Mine: 62% (93/150)
Andrew: 63.33% (95/150)
Combined: 62.66% (188/300)

2) Wrestlemania VI
Mine: 61.875% (99/160)
Andrew: 60% (96/160)
Total: 60.9375% (195/320)

3) Wrestlemania VIII
Mine: 59.09% (65/110)
Andrew: 60.9 (67/110)
Overall: 60% (132/220)

4) Wrestlemani VII
Mine: 58.125% (93/160)
Andrew: 59.375% (95/160)
Total: 58.75% (188/320)

5) Wrestlemania IV
Mine: 58.82%(100/170)
Andrew: 58.23% (99/170)
Overall: 58.52% (199/340)

6) Wrestlemania 2
Mine: 56.8% (71/125)
Andrew: 55.2% (69/125)
Combined: 56% (140/250)

7) Wrestlemania 1
Mine: 55% (66/120)
Andrew: 53.33% (64/120)
Combined: 54.16 (130/240)

8) Wrestlemania V
Mine: 54% (81/150)
Andrew: 53.33% (80/150)
Total: 53.66% (161/300)

9) Wrestlemania IX
Mine: 47.058% (40/85)
Andrew: 48.2353% (41/85)
Combined: 47.647% (81/170)

[Shon Maxx]

My uncle got me this on ppv for a birthday present, since we both looked forward to seeing Hart issue in a new era for wrestling. So much for that idea.

Besides the entire card being horrible, I only remember twice a referee got knocked out, only to be replaced by a second referee. In one of those matches, the first ref's decision was final. In the other match, when the SAME EXACT thing happened, they went with the second ref's decision. Great job with consistency, Vince!

I figured it would score dead last. No surprises here, except I actually enjoyed Yoko/Bret's match, right up to the screw-job ending.

[WTIC]

The less said about WM 9, the better! ;D

Liked your write-up though, it was better than the entire WM!

[Chris Ingersoll]

Interestingly, this was the only win of UT's streak that wasn't really a win (DQ).