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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 Streak became the cornerstone of WrestleMania, [9] [10] with a potential win over The Undertaker at the event being described as a greater honor than winning the WWE Championship. [9] [11] [12] For years, debate had revolved around who, if anybody, should break the Streak, [2] [5] [6] with prominent wrestlers giving comment.
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, [13] Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWE and in 2022 was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
The Undertaker's feud with Harvey Wippleman escalated in the following months and was featured at two more pay-per-view events in 1993. The Undertaker faced Giant González at WrestleMania IX; González was disqualified after attacking The Undertaker with a chloroform-soaked rag provided by Wippleman. [55]
At WrestleMania IX, González lost to The Undertaker by disqualification after he knocked out the Undertaker using chloroform. [12] After another loss to The Undertaker at SummerSlam, [13] the feud came to an end, and after the match, Wippleman berated him, before González turned on Wippleman himself, turning face in the process. [4]
The Undertaker: March 23, 1997: WrestleMania 13: Rosemont, IL: 2 133: 133 This was a no disqualification match. [65] 36 Bret Hart: August 3, 1997: SummerSlam: East Rutherford, NJ: 5 98: 98 Shawn Michaels was the guest referee. [66] 37 Shawn Michaels: November 9, 1997: Survivor Series: Montreal, QC, Canada: 3 140: 140 This was the Montreal ...
At WrestleMania IX, Bret Hart dropped the WWF Championship to Yokozuna. At the conclusion of the match, Mr. Fuji, Yokozuna's manager, threw salt in Hart's eyes, enabling Yokozuna to win the match. [12] After the match, Hulk Hogan came to the ring to help Hart. Fuji challenged Hogan to a match for the WWF Championship, which took place immediately.
Kamala's manager Harvey Wippleman vowed revenge and introduced Gonzalez at Royal Rumble 1993, with Gonzalez attacking and eliminating the Undertaker. [25] [26] Gonzalez and the Undertaker wrestled at WrestleMania IX, and Gonzalez knocked the Undertaker unconscious with a chloroform-soaked rag. [25]