WrestleMania XI

WrestleMania XI, was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut on April 2, 1995. The event was covered by most major U.S. media outlets due to the involvement of former NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor.

[edit] Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

The Allied Powers (Lex Luger and The British Bulldog) defeated The Blu Brothers (Jacob and Eli) (w/Uncle Zebekiah) (6:34)
- Bulldog pinned Eli with a sunset flip off the top rope.
Razor Ramon (w/The 1-2-3 Kid) defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/The Roadie) by disqualification (13:32)
- Jarrett was disqualified after interference from the Roadie, Jarrett retained the title.
The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated King Kong Bundy (w/Ted DiBiase) (w/Larry Young as Special Guest Referee) (6:36)
- Undertaker pinned Bundy after a flying clothesline.
Owen Hart and Yokozuna (w/Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette) defeated The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (9:42)
- Yokozuna was billed as Owen Hart's "mystery partner"; this was Yokozuna's first appearance since the 1994 Survivor Series.
- Hart pinned Billy after a Banzai Drop from Yokozuna.

Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund (w/Roddy Piper as Special Guest Referee) in an "I Quit" match (9:34)
- Backlund said something unintelligible into the microphone while in the Crossface Chickenwing. Piper interpreted this as a submission and awarded the bout to Hart.
Diesel (w/Pamela Anderson) defeated Shawn Michaels (w/Sid and Jenny McCarthy) to retain the WWF Championship (20:35)
- Diesel pinned Michaels after a Jacknife Powerbomb.
- Pamela Anderson had originally been scheduled to accompany Shawn Michaels to the ring but this was changed due to a real-life backstage confrontation that occurred between Michaels and Anderson's jealous boyfriend Tommy Lee.
Lawrence Taylor defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Ted DiBiase) (11:42)
- LT pinned Bigelow after a flying forearm from the second rope.
- Ken Norton, Jr., Carl Banks, Rickey Jackson, Steve McMichael, Reggie White, and Chris Spielman accompanied Lawrence Taylor to the ring. Members of the Million Dollar Corporation I.R.S., Kama, Nikolai Volkoff, Tatanka and King Kong Bundy were in Bigelow's corner along with DiBiase.
- Salt-N-Pepa performed Lawrence Taylor's entrance music live, a modified version of "Whatta Man".

Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship

Special Olympian Kathy Huey sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.^[1]
The event was later broadcasted as a one hour special on the Fox Network in the fall of 1995. It featured the Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels match, and the Lawrence Taylor vs. Bam Bam Bigelow match.
Celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania XI included Ken Norton, Jr., Carl Banks, Rickey Jackson, Steve McMichael, Reggie White, Chris Spielman, Lawrence Taylor, Pamela Anderson, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jenny McCarthy, Nicholas Turturro, Neal Anderson, Salt-N-Pepa, and Larry Young.
Due to technical audio difficulties (a result of Jerry Lawler's accidental unplugging of some microphone cords), Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler re-recorded the English commentary for the event at a later date, which was used in the WWE Home Video versions of the event, while the Coliseum Video version retains the original commentary.

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