Shawn Michaels WrestleMania Matches - Ranked From Worst To Best
14. Vs. Tatanka - WrestleMania IX
One year after making his singles debut at WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels would open the show defending his Intercontinental Championship. Tatanka was the challenger, but the real story here revolved around Sensational Sherri. Michaels had recently put Sherri in harms way, leading to her leaving HBK and looking to gain revenge.
Luna Vachon seconded Michaels here, meaning Tatanka was essentially the fourth most important individual in his IC Title challenge.
The match could arguably be called Tatanka's finest, and the development of Michaels into a top tier worker was clear for all to see. Another terrible ending leaves a sour taste in the mouth, but this was the WWF and it was the early 1990s; if you were a heel champion defending against an undefeated babyface, chances were you were losing by DQ.
That is exactly what happened here, as Shawn would put his hands on the referee leading to the match being thrown out. Still, they almost got 20 minutes before that, and it was never any less than good.