Event: Wrestlemania IX Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: Caesars Palace Date: 1993 Wrestlemania IX is usually ranked at the bottom of the Mania pile. It starts off really well the Intercontinental showdown between Tatanka and Shawn was fun, and the Tag Team bout between the Headshrinkers and the Steiners was extremely good. But most fans are disgusted by the final match, which they see as a prime example of Hogan politicking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObW5Su7zVg The WWE spent a year building Yokozuna up as an unbeatable monster, and at Wrestlemania IX, he won his first WWE Championship by beating Bret. And then along comes Hulk Hogan, who throws all of that buildup directly into the garbage, and wins the belt in under 30 seconds. Anyone who hates on Cena ought to look back to 1993, and see a real Superman wrestler.
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