WrestleMania X (1994) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Release Date:

20 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sport

Tagline:

An Event Ten Years In The Making

Plot:

Three men (WWF Champion Yokozuna, Bret Hart & Lex Luger) battle for the WWF World Championship live from Madison Square Garden.

Plot Keywords:

Champion | Tag Team | Earthquake | Knocked Unconscious | Injured Leg

Cast

Rodney Anoai	...	Yokozuna
Bret Hart	...	Himself
Lawrence Pfohl	...	Himself (as Lex Luger)
Owen Hart	...	Himself
Scott Hall	...	Razor Ramon
Shawn Michaels	...	Himself
Jacques Rougeau Jr.	...	Quebecer Jacques
Carl Oulette	...	Quebecer Pierre
Nelson Frazier Jr.	...	Mabel
Bobby Horn	...	Mo
Leilani Kai	...	Herself
Debra Miceli	...	Alundra Blayze
Scott 'Bam Bam' Bigelow	...	Himself (as Bam Bam Bigelow)
Angelle Vachon	...	Luna Vachon
Phil Apollo	...	Doink the Clown

Also Known As:

WWF WrestleMania X (USA) (alternative title)

Filming Locations:

Madison Square Garden, 7th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Trivia:

Bret Hart says in Wrestling With Shadows that it was Randy Savage's idea to have all the good guys in the locker room to come out, congratulate and celebrate Bret Hart's WWF title win.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Obvious lip-synching when Little Richard sings "America the Beautiful".

Movie Connections:

Followed by WrestleMania XIX (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

America The Beautiful

Wrestlemania X, 1994

Vince McMahon knew he had to deliver at this Wrestlemania and did he ever. After watching the previous Wrestlemania (9) which is the worst one ever, I felt like we were watching something memorable and we were.

To kick things off Owen Hart and Bret Hart had a classic match but what made this doubly memorable was when Owen won the match fair and square, fans were shocked by the outcome.

It also featured a good falls count anywhere match between 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Crush, a superb ladder match between Scott 'Razor Ramon' Hall and Shawn Michaels and a very entertaining main event between Bret 'hitman' Hart and the massive Yokozuna. When Hart defeated Yoko for the title fans POPPED big time and in a great moment wrestlers such as Razor Ramon, Lex Luger, Tatanka, Macho Man and the 123 Kid (Sean Waltman) came out to congratulate Hart for the win.

WWE presented a very unusual but fascinating storyline in this Wrestlemania. Here's the story, Hart and Luger both won the Royal Rumble the previous January when referees' Earl Hebner and the late Joey Marella couldn't decide who touched the mat first. At this stage WWF president Jack Tunney came out and announced that Hart and Luger had won the match together. This meant Luger would wrestle Yoko for the title at this Wrestlemania and have special referee the late great Curt Hennig officiate the match, the winner would be in the main event to face the champion. Fans were miffed when Hennig turned heel on Luger because he attacked Mr Fuji and Jim Cornette (for good reason I might add because they done nothing but interfere during the match). Luger and Hennig had an argument after the match. Luger was disqualified during this match and that meant Yoko would meet Hart later on in the main event.

There's some lame matches on the card though, for reasons unknown Ludvig Burga was set to meet Adam Bomb on the card but Earthquake (John Tenta) replaced Burga and completely squashed Bomb in a short match. And Alundra Blaze defeated Leilani Kai in a forgettable match.

Results from the show: Owen Hart defeated brother, Bret Hart in a thrilling contest.... 'Macho Man' Randy Savage downed Crush in a good falls count anywhere match.... Men on a Mission (Mo and Mabel) defeated The Qeubecers (Pierre and Jacques) via count out.... Yokozuna beat Lex Luger via DQ thus retaining the World Heavyweight Championship.... Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon downed Doink and Dink in a fairly entertaining comedy match.... Alundra Blaze defeated Leilani Kai in a match which fans didn't care about.... Razor Ramon beat Shawn Michaels in a classic ladder match to become the undisputed Intercontinetal Champion.... Earthquake downed Adam Bomb in a squash match.... Bret Hart pinned Yokozuna to become the Heavyweight Champion ('Rowdy' Roddy pier was the special guest referee).

Overall Grade - A-