Wrestlemania XI Review

[Scott Fire]

The worlds of football and wrestling collide...

Wrestlemania XI
April 2nd, 1995
16,305
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut

1) Opening featuring Special Olympian Kathy Huey
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Didn't have the heart to give it a 1.

2) The Allied Powers VS. The Blu Brothers W/ Uncle Zebekiah
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: Seems like more of a Superstars match, then a Wrestlemania match, to me.

3) Uncle Zebekiah W/ Blu Brothers Promo/ Nick Turturro Segment
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Aaahhh! Technical difficulties!

4) Razor Ramon & 1-2-3 Kid Promo
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Just not good at all.

5) WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: Razor Ramon W/ 1-2-3 Kid VS. Jeff Jarrett (c) W/ The Roadie
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Jarrett's attires were always atrocious back then.

6) Nicholas Turturro Interviews HBK, Sid, & Jenny McCarthy/ Jeff Jarrett W/ Roadie Promo
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: This is the seg they attempted to do earlier on, when they were having technical difficulties.

7) King Kong Bundy W/ Ted Dibiase VS. The Undertaker W/ Paul Bearer
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Yet another time where Taker had to carry an inempt worker.

8) Nicholas Turturro Interview W/ NFL Stars & Bob Backlund/Jonathan Taylor Thomas Segment
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: Hey Steve McMichael, look who got your foot in the pro wrestling door you douche bag! Also, the Backlund/JTT seg was pretty hilarious.

9) Smoking Guns Promo
Scores: Mine (1/5) Andrew (1/5)
Comment: Could anyone cut a decent promo back then? Seriously.

10) WWF Tag Team Championship Match: Owen Hart & Yokozuna W/ Jim Cornette & Mr. Fuji VS. The Smoking Guns (c)
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: This is when Yokozuna started to let his weight get horridly out of control.

11) Bam Bam Bigelow Promo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: R.I.P. Bam Bam Bigelow

12) "I Quit" Match W/ Special Referee Roddy Piper: Bob Backlund VS. Bret Hart
Scores: Mine (3/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: Enjoyed Piper asking Hart if he quit, while Bret was applying the hold to Backlund.

13) Bob Backlund Promo & Diesel Promo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (2/5)
Comment: The horrible promos continue.

14) Celebrity Introductions
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Had to rate it...

15) WWF Championship Match: Shawn Michaels W/ Sid VS. Diesel (c)
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: Solid, solid, solid.

16) Sid Promo/Sid & Shawn Promo
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (4/5)
Comment: I usually liked Sid's promos, but not here.

17) Bam Bam Bigelow W/ The Million Dollar Corporation VS. Lawrence Taylor W/ The All Pro Team
Scores: Mine (4/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: I think LT could have made a career of it.

18) Commentary
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: I know Vince McMahon was, and is, the boss, but someone should have told him he sucked on commentary.

19) Intangibles
Scores: Mine (2/5) Andrew (3/5)
Comment: Get's a 2 for the media exposure from LT's appearance, but it's get knocked down a ton for often being forgotten, the audio problems, and the WWE Championship Match not going on last.

Overall Scores
Mine: 49.473% (47/95)
Andrew: 54.736% (52/95)
Combined: 52.105% (99/190)

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 XI
Mine: 49.473% (47/95)
Andrew: 54.736% (52/95)
Combined: 52.105% (99/190)

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

[Shon Maxx]

This is one of the only early WM's that I never saw. It doesn't sound like I missed anything though.

Great job as always, Scott!

[neilybob]

Nicely done Scott.

[Chris Ingersoll]

Apr 25, 2009 16:07:17 GMT -5 Scott Fire said:

Comment: Could anyone cut a decent promo back then? Seriously.

Ted Dibiase
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Jim Cornette

Managers used to exist for a reason.

[WTIC]

Good review, Scott! Agreed with you on all points! LT should have tried his hand at pro wrestling, he wasn't nearly as stiff as some of the other football players that tried to be wrestlers!

Keep the reviews coming! Enjoying them all!

WTIC