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WrestleMania IV (1988)
Bad Booking ALMOST Ruins This Mania
I remember them hyping the Hogan/Andre match BIG TIME prior to this show,only to see them fight to a lame no contest. If that wasn't bad enough,they botched the chance to have Savage/Steamboat in the second round (though semi-final's would have been more fitting),instead we were witness to Savage/Valentine and Savage/OMG. Even though Savage was obviously winning the tournament,the focus was still ALL about Hogan,which angered me then as it does now,being Macho was one of my all time favorites. If your a Macho fan,this is worth a watch,as he could really go back then. If your not,you probably wouldn't get as much out of it.
WrestleMania VIII (1992)
Forgotten Mania
I would put this in the top 6 wrestlemanias of all time based strictly off the Bret/Piper & Savage/Flair matches. Piper's match with Bret is easily the best match of his career. Why Piper claims this was the first time he was pinned in 17yrs is beyond me,being he lost countless times in the old NWA. This Mania was also Undertakers first as a face,and Shawm Michaels first as a singles wrestler,facing Tito Santana,in a decent match to open the show. This Mania also contained a little behind the scenes controversy,most notably with Jake Roberts forcing McMahon to let him out of his contract before he went out for his match with Undertaker. Ric Flair also got himself into a bit of trouble by blading during his match with Randy Savage,which is one of the great forgotten matches in Wrestlemania history. Inexplicibly,the Road Warriors weren't used on this show,only for a interview,yet Skinner was. Still a great Mania worth watching again years later.
WrestleMania VI (1990)
Correction
This event wasn't even held in the United States,it was in Toronto,Canada. Also, the "93,000" people figure is from Wrestlemania III in Pontiac,MI. Just for those unaware,the 93,000 figure is a fake number produced by the always truthful world of pro wrestling. The real number is closer to 80,000.
Aside from the main event,which was a BIG deal back in 1990,the under card was absolutely forgettable. Be on the lookout for a pre-Master of the Diamond Cutter,Diamond Dallas Page as he drives Honky Tonk & Greg Valentine to the ring for their match in his car.
For pure nostalgia,this is worth another watch. If you take yourself back to that time and watch this with the thought of not knowing who was going to win between Hogan & Warrior...it has a special feel.
WrestleMania 13 (1997)
Injuries Hurt This Mania
I was at this Wrestlemania live in Chicago. As most wrestling fans know this was set to be the long awaited rematch between Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels from the previous years Wrestlemania. Shawn pulled out of the match some time earlier claiming a "career ending" knee injury. This may have been some kind of "blessing in disguise" as in it's place we had Steve Austin taking the place of Michaels,and one of the greatest matches in Wrestlemania history (if not THE greatest)ensued in a Austin/Hart submission match,with UFC veteran Ken Shamrock as special guest referee.
What was most interesting about this match was the infamous "double turn" of both participants. Hart was the baby face,or good guy heading into this bout,with Austin as heel,or bad guy. By the end of this match the roles had been reversed which is something not easily done over the course of one match.
While Austin's popularity was on the rise prior to this match,it was this night that he really cemented himself as a big time,main event guy.
Aside from this match there wasn't a whole lot else going on here,at least nothing of note,other than The Undertaker winning his second WWF title from Sid Vicious,with some assistance from Bret Hart.
Definitely worth viewing strictly for the Austin/Hart match,which really is one of the greatest matches in this events history.