WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation.
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16 Facts About WrestleMania IX
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WrestleMania IX is considered the World Wrestling Federation's flagship pay-per-view event, having first been held in 1985.
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WrestleMania IX was scheduled to be held on April 4,1993, at Caesars Palace in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
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WrestleMania IX built on this theme by having the commentators, including debuting announcer Jim Ross, wear togas.
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WrestleMania IX apologized to Crush and gave him a flower; when Crush walked away, Doink removed a prosthetic arm from his cast and attacked Crush, who was later taken away in an ambulance due to kayfabe injuries.
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WrestleMania IX was unable to wrestle again until the February 15,1993, episode of Raw.
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WrestleMania IX faced DiBiase in his return match, after which DiBiase and Schyster attacked him.
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WrestleMania IX made his debut at Royal Rumble 1993, where he was unveiled as Heenan's latest wrestler, Narcissus.
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WrestleMania IX hit Crush with a prosthetic arm, which enabled the first Doink to win by pinfall when the referee regained consciousness.
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WrestleMania IX tried to make the cover for a pinfall, but the referee still unconscious.
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WrestleMania IX recovered and carried Hart to the middle of the ring, but Hart removed the protective padding on the turnbuckle in the corner of the ring.
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WrestleMania IX threw Yokozuna's head into the turnbuckle and applied the Sharpshooter, his signature submission hold that stretches the opponent's legs and back.
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WrestleMania IX is critical of some of the outfits worn for the event, notably Jim Ross's toga and Giant Gonzalez's spray-painted suit.
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WrestleMania IX claims that the match between Giant Gonzalez and The Undertaker was a "dud" and that Hulk Hogan's ego made the conclusion the "worst WrestleMania ending ever".
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WrestleMania IX cites Giant Gonzalez, Papa Shango, Luger's "narcissist" gimmick, and Jim Ross wearing a toga as his reasons for including the event in the list.
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WrestleMania IX faced Yokozuna for the WWF Championship at SummerSlam 1993; he won the match by count-out but did not win the title.
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