Wrestlemania X Review

[Scott Fire]

Ten years in the making...



Wrestlemania X
March 20, 1994
18,065
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York



1) Opening featuring Little Richard
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Lip synching live is never appropriate, especially at such a grand event. Shame on you Richard!



2) Bret Hart/Owen History Video
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Hit all the key points.



3) Owen Hart VS. Bret Hart
Scores: Mine (5/5) Andrew (5/5)
Comment: May be the best opener in Wrestlemania history.



4) Owen Hart Promo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Distracted by a giant spit glob on Owen's face.



5) Mixed Tag Team Match: Bam Bam Bigelow & Luna Vachon VS. Doink & Dink
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Nowhere near as good as the mixed tag match from Mania VI.



6) Falls Count Anywhere Match: Randy Savage VS. Crush W/ Mr. Fuji
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Not your typical falls count anywhere match, considering you had to pin your opponent and disable him enough to where he couldn't return to the ring in 60 seconds.



7) Bill Clinton Impersonater Interview/Fanfest Recap
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: I hate how they acted like this guy was the real prez, reminds me of TNA's recent bit acting like that chick was really Sarah Palin.



8) WWF Women's Championship - Lelani Kai VS. Alundra Blayze (c)
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: The Women's Championship makes his emergence after not being defended since Wrestlemania 2.



9) WWF Tag Team Championship Match: Men On A Mission W/ Oscar VS. The Quebecers (c) W/ Johnny Polo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: I can't believe that goof standing at ringside, in the Quebecers corner, turned out to be the awesome Raven.



10) WWF Championship Match: Yokozuna (c) W/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette VS. Lex Luger
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Helped by the presence of Mr. Perfect as guest referee.



11) Adam Bomb W/ Harvey Wippleman VS. Earthquake
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Squash Alert!



12) Yokozuna W/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji Promo
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Cornette has always been good on the stick, that's why he was such a good manager.



13) WWF Intercontinental Championship - Ladder Match: Shawn Michaels W/ Diesel VS. Razor Ramon (c)
Scores: Mine (5/5) Andrew (5/5)
Comment: Could you really give this historical match anything but a 5/5?



14) Jeff Jarrett, The Headshrinkers W/ Afa, IRS, & Rick Martel Backstage Segment/ Bill Clinton impersonater Interview
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Did we really need 2 interviews w/ the Bill Clinton impersonater?



15) Bret Hart/Yokozuna History Video
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: I didn't like the accompany music, thus it gets deducted one point.



16) WWF Championship Match: Yokozuna W/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette VS. Bret Hart
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: Didn't really like the finish, but the rest of the match was good enough to get a 4.

17) Commentary
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Vince McMahon isn't good, but he wasn't at his worst here. Thank God!



18) Intangibles
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Two 5* matches, the 10 year anniversary, and the fact that many of the superstars at the beginning of Wrestlemania 25 mentioned it earns it it's scores.



Overall Scores
Mine: 60% (54/90)
Andrew: 55.55% (50/90)
Combined: 57.77% (104/180)



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 X
Mine: 60% (54/90)
Andrew: 55.55% (50/90)
Combined: 57.77% (104/180)

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

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

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


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

[Chris Ingersoll]

And now for about seven years' worth of crap...

[WTIC]

Owen VS Bret = CLASSIC!

"Awesome" Raven? Hate to disagree with you, but Scotty Leevy ALWAYS sucked big time!

The rest of the WM was pretty good! (Minus Men on a Mission, of course! )

WTIC

[Scott Fire]

Apr 14, 2009 17:24:02 GMT -5 WTIC said:

Owen VS Bret = CLASSIC!

"Awesome" Raven? Hate to disagree with you, but Scotty Leevy ALWAYS sucked big time!

The rest of the WM was pretty good! (Minus Men on a Mission, of course! )

WTIC

Sorry to disagree with your disagreement ; - ), but Raven was pretty damn good in ECW and I think misused during his WWE & WCW runs as Raven. I would even put him in my top 10 mic workers of all time. But that is just my opinion.

[WTIC]

I didn't watch ECW, so I wouldn't know.

I watched him in WCW and was not impressed. The Johnny Polo character in WWF was just plain bad.

Saw him in ICW as Scotty "The Body" Leevy in which he had ZERO wins and 128 straight losses! So yeah, he may have improved, but I just don't see it. Plus I don't remember him on the mic at all.

Anyway, great review as always, Scott! Keep cranking out the WM reviews!

[Shon Maxx]

Great review and no arguments. I thought the same about the Bret/Yoko ending. I thought it should've ended with the sharpshooter or by having Bret move and Yoko miss the banzai drop, instead of just falling.