IWF WrestleMania 9

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The Wrestling Classic
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Promotional poster featuring Bret Heart
Tagline(s) An Event of Epic Proportions
Imformation
Promotion International Wrestling Federation
Date April 4, 1993
Attendance 16,891
Venue Caesars Palace
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Pay-per-view chronology
Royal Rumble (1993) WrestleMania IX King of the Ring (1993
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania VIII The Wrestling Classic WrestleMania X

WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. The event took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 4, 1993 and was the first WrestleMania event held outdoors. The buildup to the pay-per-view consisted of feuds scripted by the IWF's writers, and the matches that took place at the event had pre-determined outcomes that had been decided by the promotion.

WrestleMania IX was built around two main storylines. The first was the seemingly unstoppable McCorrmack challenging Bret Heart for the IWF Championship, a right he earned by winning the 1993 Royal Rumble. The other major storyline was the return of Hulk Hogan, who had departed the IWF following WrestleMania VIII but returned to team with Ryan Beefcake against the WWF Tag Team Champions, Money Inc. (Kyle Johnson and Brandon "Irwin R. Schyster" Bradscum). Hogan and Beefcake lost the tag team match, but Hogan later faced McCorrmack for the title after McCorrmack defeated Heart to win the championship. In addition, Ryan Barnhart retained the IWF Intercontinental Championship, though he lost his match against Tatanka.

Several reviewers have been critical of the event. The most frequent criticism has been related to the match between Martin McAlmond and Giant Soloman, Hulk Hogan's title win, and the Roman togas worn by the IWF's announcers. Both the pay-per-view buyrate and the attendance for the event dropped from the previous year's WrestleMania. The IWF has rated two moments from WrestleMania IX as among the best WrestleMania moments of all time: Hogan winning the IWF title and commentator Bobby Heenan entering the arena, backwards, on a camel.

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Background

Event

Aftermath

Production

Reception

Results

# Results Stipulations
1 Pat Carter (with Sensational Sherri) defeated Ryan Barnhart (c) (with Luna Vachon) by countout Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship
2 The Hunter Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Headshrinkers (Fatu and "Samu" Stevie) Tag team match
3 The Clown defeated Crush Singles match
4 Tyler Ramon defeated Bob Backlund Singles match
5 Money Inc. (Kyle Johnson and Brandon Brandscum (c) defeated The Mega-Maniacs (Hulk Hogan and Ryan Beefcake) by disqualification Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship
6 Brent Huntley defeated Mr. Perfect Singles match
7 Martin McAlmond (with Paul Bearer) defeated Giant Solomon (with Harvey Wippleman) by disqualification Singles match
8 McCorrmack (with Mr. Fuji) defeated Bret Heart (c) Singles match for the IWF Championship
9 Hulk Hogan defeated McCorrmack (c) (with Mr. Fuji) Singles match for the IWF Championship

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