10 Things Nobody Has Told You About WWE WrestleMania
8. WrestleMania IX Is NOT The Worst One
IX is the consensus worst WrestleMania, and it's certainly a bit poor, but how true is that?
There isn't a single good match at WrestleMania IV, though it delivered the correct, happy ending. The perception of IX as the all-time worst is informed by its own ending, but while it was a disgrace, pure desperation, the fans enjoyed it and Bret Hart did eventually become an established World champion. It was the principle of the thing, not the thing itself, and the thing didn't end up mattering too much.
Given the WWF's financial woes and downturn in popularity, IX's outdoor aesthetic was actually a spectacle as fun as it was resourceful. Even when Bob Backlund was somehow conspiring to remind fans of a time older than Ancient Rome, in an awful styles clash with Razor Ramon, the event still had a chintzy splendour to it.
Yes, even the good stuff was few, far between and too long - Shawn Michaels Vs. Tatanka, Steiners Vs. Headshrinkers - but Bret Hart was outstanding in the main event with Yokozuna, who never looked more like a dynamic, terrifying monster.
II was a low-rent experimental disaster, though the three cards did yield three cracking matches by the standard of the time. 32 was a two-match show with the most forced 'Moment' ever.
IV is the absolute worst for atmosphere and match quality. Unquestionably.