#wrestlemania IX

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Today my dad asked if I had seen ‘the match where the undertaker fights the gorilla guy’ 40 MINUTES I WAS TRYING TO WORK OUT WHAT HE WAS GOING ON ABOUT

He was talking about wrestlemania 9 undertaker v giant gonzales.

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Bret Hart (WWF Champion)

Yokozuna

WWF title match

1993’s Wrestlemania IX

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The Undertaker makes his entrance for his match against Giant Gonzalez. WrestleMania IX April 4, 1993

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Yokozuna and Rikishi enjoying some downtime before WrestleMania IX.

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Wrestlemania Main Event Reviews - Final Rankings!

And with that yesterday, all 43 matches have been watched, rated, and reviewed! I hope you all enjoyed this series and be sure to check out the tag if you missed any!

But there's one thing left to do before Wrestlemania XL tonight, and that's to rank all of these matches from worst to best! Here's my rankings! Let me know where your favourite finished.

43. Wrestlemania VIII: Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice

42. Wrestlemania IX: Yokozuna w/ Mr. Fuji vs. Bret Hart (c) for the WWF World Championship/Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna (c) w/ Mr. Fuji for the WWF World Championship

41. Wrestlemania VII: Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter (c) w/ General Adnan for the WWF World Championship

40. Wrestlemania X: Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna (c) w/ Mr. Fuji & Jim Cornette for the WWF World Championship with special guest referee “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

39. Wrestlemania II: King Kong Bundy w/ Bobby Heenan vs. Hulk Hogan (c) in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

38. Wrestlemania XXVII: John Cena vs. The Miz (c) w/ Alex Riley for the WWE Championship

37. Wrestlemania XXXII: Roman Reigns vs. Triple H (c) w/ Stephanie McMahon for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

36. Wrestlemania I: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff w/ “Cowboy” Bob Orton vs. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T w/ Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka

35. Wrestlemania XI: Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lawrence Taylor with special guest referee Pat Patterson

34. Wrestlemania XXXVIII, Sunday: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns w/ Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, & Paul Heyman for the WWE Championship & the WWE Universal Championship

33. Wrestlemania 25: Randy Orton vs. Triple H (c) for the WWE Championship

32. Wrestlemania XXXIV: Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar (c) w/ Paul Heyman for the WWE Universal Championship

31. Wrestlemania 13: The Undertaker vs. Sycho Sid (c) in a No Disqualification Match for the WWF World Championship

30. Wrestlemania X8: Triple H vs. Chris Jericho (c) w/ Stephanie McMahon for the WWF Undisputed Championship

29. Wrestlemania XXXIII: Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match

28. Wrestlemania III: Andre the Giant w/ Bobby Heenan vs. Hulk Hogan (c) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

27. Wrestlemania IV: “Macho Man” Randy Savage w/ Miss Elizabeth vs. “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase w/ Andre the Giant in a tournament final for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

26. Wrestlemania XXXVIII, Saturday: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens in a No Holds Barred Match

25. Wrestlemania V: Hulk Hogan vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage (c) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

24. Wrestlemania 21: Batista vs. Triple H (c) w/ Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Championship

23. Wrestlemania XXXVI, Sunday: Drew McIntyre vs. Brock Lesnar (c) for the WWE World Championship

22. Wrestlemania XXXVII, Sunday: Edge vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns (c) w/ Jey Uso & Paul Heyman for the WWE Universal Championship

21. Wrestlemania XXXI: Roman Reigns (vs. Seth Rollins) vs. Brock Lesnar (c) w/ Paul Heyman for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

20. Wrestlemania 22: Triple H vs. John Cena (c) for the WWE Championship

19. Wrestlemania 2000: The Rock w/ Vince McMahon vs. Big Show w/ Shane McMahon vs. Mick Foley w/ Linda McMahon vs. Triple H (c) w/ Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley in an elimination match for the WWF World Championship

18. Wrestlemania XXXIX, Sunday: Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns (c) w/ Solo Sikoa & Paul Heyman for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

17. Wrestlemania XXVIII: John Cena vs. The Rock

16. Wrestlemania VI: Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship

15. Wrestlemania XXXV: Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Charlotte Flair (c) for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship and WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship

14. Wrestlemania XXIX: John Cena vs. The Rock (c) for the WWE Championship

13. Wrestlemania XV: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. The Rock (c) in a No Disqualifications match for the WWF World Championship

12. Wrestlemania XII: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart (c) in a 60-Minute Iron Man Match for the WWF World Championship

11. Wrestlemania XIV: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels (c) for the WWF World Championship with special guest enforcer Mike Tyson 

10. Wrestlemania XXXIX, Saturday: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) (c) for the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championships

9. Wrestlemania XXIII: Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena (c) for the WWE Championship

8. Wrestlemania XXX: Daniel Bryan vs. Batista vs. Randy Orton (c) for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

7. Wrestlemania XXXVI, Saturday: AJ Styles w/ Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The Undertaker in a Boneyard Match

6. Wrestlemania XIX: Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle (c) for the WWE Championship

5. Wrestlemania XXIV: The Undertaker vs. Edge (c) for the World Heavyweight Championship

4. Wrestlemania XX: Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (c) for the World Heavyweight Championship

3. Wrestlemania X-Seven: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. The Rock (c) in a No Disqualifications Match for the WWF World Championship

2. Wrestlemania XXXVII, Saturday: Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks (c) for the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship

1. Wrestlemania XXVI: Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker in a No Disqualifications, Streak vs. Career Match

So there's my rankings. I think about 31 out of the 43 are at least decent, which is not a terrible track record! Now, let's see how #44 and #45 are this weekend!

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WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION MAGAZINE : AUGUST 1993

AGAINST ALL ODDS: A NIGHT OF RAW UPSETS 

BATTLE OF THE TITANS JANNETTY BEATS MICHAELS FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE

Two Stunning Upsets Mark May 17 Monday Night Raw

By Lou Gianfriddo 

Transcript Below!!!

Shawn Michaels was stunned when his former tag team partner Marty Jannetty literally walked off the streets of New York City and challenged him to an Intercontinental Title match on the May 17 Monday Night Raw.

It happened during a live interview with Vince McMahon in which Michaels said he was unbeatable and bragged about recent victories over Hacksaw Jim Duggan (who met Michaels the previous week on Raw in a Lumberjack Match) and Mr. Perfect (Who had several encounters with the blond-haired Texan at bouts in locations around the nation). 

However, in retrospect these matches may have served to work against Michaels. The frequent title defenses and the beatings he often sustained therein may have taken their toll. 

Shawn must have been aware of such facts, because he used every excuse he could in order to back out of the challenge match. But nothing worked for him that night. He was forced to wrestle and seemed unprepared for the altercation the second he stepped into the ring. 

When the challenger hit the ring, he initiated the offensive. He slingshot Michaels and decked him with clotheslines, back-bodydrops and flying elbows to the jaw.

The intensity increased. Marty didn’t give Michaels any quarter. He was all over Michaels like a new tan. 

Jannetty hammered his former partner with punches. He again slingshot Michaels. This time, though, Shawn struck the turnbuckles upside-down and crashed face-first onto the concrete floor.

Reeling from Jannetty’s furious onslaught, Micheals—in an attempt to save face and his title—grabbed the belt from ring announcer Howard Finkel and headed toward the locker room. Sure Michaels would lose the match and the winner’s purse of the money via count-out but he would still retain the championship. It was a prudent plan, one which Michaels had used on several occasions. 

||A dispute with Perfect took Michaels’ attention off his Intercontinental Title defense.||

But it didn’t work on this night. Just before he was home safe, Mr. Perfect, Michael’s archrival since Wrestlemania IX, walked through the curtains and deterred his exodus. Perfect, holding his towel and making derogatory remarks about Michaels, herded the champion back to the squared circle.

What followed was some of the most dramatic wrestling action ever witnessed. Jannetty picked up the pace and came within micrometers of pinning his former friend on at least six occasions. 

Just when it seemed that Michaels was doomed, he mustered a comeback. He stunned Jannetty with several rehearsals and staggered him with a clothesline. Then he dropped Jannetty with a devastating side-kick that landed squarely on his jaw. 

||Marty Jannetty shocked Shawn Michaels with a small package that brought Jannetty the title.||

Jannetty was out: done for–ripe for the pickings–so go the cliches often used in sport. But Michaels made a monumental error. Instead of pinning Jannnetty, he turned his attention to Perfect, who was at ringside the entire time. 

“That’s what’s gonna happen to you, Mr. Not-so-good,” sneered Michaels from the second turnbuckle. 

Perfect returned the banter but also kept his eyes on Jannetty, who slowly cleared the cobwebs and rose to his feet. 

Perfect then responded by throwing the towel in Michael’s face. By the time Shawn had pushed it away it was too late–Jannetty knotted him with a small package and won the match and the Intercontinental Belt.

Later, Shawn registered a protest with this publication. “Is Jack Tunney gonna allow this [Jannetty’s win] to stand? I was stomping Jannetty’s guts. He couldn’t take it, so Perfect threw in the towel. Didn’t the referee see it? Didn’t any of you morons see it?” 

No, Shawn, what most people saw was Marty Jannetty beating you fair and square in center ring. 

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It was sometime after midnight on Tuesday March 9, 2004. I was in my room watching my VHS tape of WWF WrestleMania IX. It was during The Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzalez match, one of the worst matches in WrestleMania history, when I started thinking about Skye Sweetnam out of nowhere. I couldn’t tell you why she entered my mind, but she did, and from that moment on, my life would never be the same.

It is now 20 years later. Some things have changed; I no longer have braces, I can legally drink, and my VHS tape of WWF WrestleMania IX has been replaced with a file on a USB flash drive that I downloaded off the interne—uh, I mean—I paid $10 to watch on Peacock, but Skye Sweetnam has yet to leave my mind since that fateful night in 2004.

A lot has happened these past 20 years. People I love have been born. People I love have passed away. Beastie Boys put out 3 more albums, then Adam Yauch died, and they broke up. The Rock went from a wrestler-turned-actor into the most famous action star in Hollywood. John Cena and Dave Bautista went from midcarders in WWE to legitimate, un-ironic Hollywood celebrities. I had a cat. Lost a cat. Got another cat. Lost another cat. Now I’m cat-less. I moved to a completely new state, and I eventually realized how crazy that state actually is. I spent way too much time getting a G.E.D., then I got a college diploma, and now I’m only three birthdays away from turning 40.

And through it all, Skye Sweetnam has been there.

My favorite sports teams have felt the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory multiple times. Wars have ended. Wars have started. We, as a society, have gone from Friendster, to MySpace, to Twitter, to Instagram, to TikTok. Throughout my Skye Sweetnam fandom, I have seen four U.S. presidents, five Summer Olympics, five Winter Olympics, five World Cups, 21 Super Bowls, 20 World Series, 20 WrestleManias, and the entirety of CM Punk’s time in AEW.

20 years later, and my love for Skye Sweetnam still remains. And honestly? My love for her has only gotten stronger. Skye Sweetnam means the world to me, and she holds a special place in my heart now and forever.

I love you, Skye. I’m so glad that you entered my life. ❤️

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Bret Hart puts Yokozuna in the sharpshooter

1993’s WRESTLEMANIA IX

Caesars Palace

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Wrestlemania IX (9) (Review)

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Funko POP! WWE Undertaker and Paul Bearer with WrestleMania IX 889698689601.

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Shawn Michaels gets set to defend the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Tatanka. WrestleMania IX April 4, 1993

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WrestleMania IX