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WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The event took place on April 4, 1993, at Caesars Palace in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
The Monday Night Raw debut episode was a professional wrestling event that marked the debut of WWE's (then WWF) weekly WWE Raw television program. The event took place on January 11, 1993. [1] The show aired live on the USA Network, taking place at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York City. [2]
Terry Funk defeated Eddie Gilbert in a I Quit Texas Death Match January 24 WWF: Royal Rumble: Sacramento, California, United States Yokozuna won by last eliminating Randy Savage in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania IX [1] January 31 UWA: 18th Anniversary: Naucalpan, Mexico
The first Raw logo used in the New Generation Era from January 11, 1993, to March 3, 1997 "RAW is WAR" logo used from March 10, 1997, to September 24, 2001. Beginning as WWF's Monday Night Raw, the program first aired on January 11, 1993, on the USA Network as a replacement for Prime Time Wrestling, which aired
Six matches were contested at the event, including one dark match. The main event was the 1993 Royal Rumble match. It was won by Yokozuna, who was awarded a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania IX. This was the first time that the Rumble winner earned a world championship match at WrestleMania, which is now standard for the annual event.
The WWF also decided to run Raw as a live show more often to combat Nitro, with the normal schedule being one live Raw followed by a taped episode. On February 3, 1997, Raw went to a two-hour format, [1] to compete with the extra hour on Nitro, as an edgier, more hostile attitude was starting to come in full
The final match of the night and main event was the WWF Championship match between Yokozuna and Bret Hart. The guest referee for the match was "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, while the guest ring announcer was Burt Reynolds and the guest timekeeper was Jennie Garth. [34] Yokozuna attacked Hart before the bell, and Hart attempted a couple of comebacks in ...
Schyster showed that the briefcase had Hogan's face on it stating that for him while DiBiase said the match would be for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Two matches were announced for the following week's Raw. Mr. Perfect would face Rick Martel and Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) vs. Virgil and Tito Santana.