10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 1993

Originally, ‘Mania IX was supposed to feature some Japanese crossover with the WAR promotion headed by Genichiro Tenryu. He was meant to wrestle on the show himself, and Vince McMahon even told the media during a presser shortly after Royal Rumble that WWF stars would wrestle in WAR soon too.

That didn’t happen until May 1994, and Tenryu didn’t appear at WrestleMania after all.

Again, it's unclear what match the federation would've had in mind for Tenryu. He'd worked approx 13 minutes in the Rumble before being eliminated by The Undertaker, so maybe Genichiro was in the frame for a bout against 'The Deadman' if Giant González fell through/wasn't ring ready come April.

That's guesswork, admittedly. There's also a chance Tenryu might've worked against someone like Razor Ramon if the Bob Backlund effort didn't occur. Or, perhaps McMahon had some kind of WAR showcase in mind for the undercard. It'll forever remain a mystery.