WrestleMania Rewind: WrestleMania IX- Bret Hart vs Yokozuna

The granddaddy of them all, WrestleMania is just about a month away. The anticipation for the extravaganza is sky high among the WWE Universe. And since the pay-per-view is richer than Richie rich when it comes to history, we have decided to take a look back at some of the best WrestleMania matches with this latest series.Let us now recall a show-stealing match that took place at WrestleMania IX. This PPV took place on 4th April 1993 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first WrestleMania to be held outdoors. The match we are talking about is between Bret Hart and Yokozuna for the WWF Championship.Let us look at how this story unfolded.

#1 The Build-Up

This story began at the 1993 Royal Rumble PPV. Yokozuna won the Rumble match and earned a chance to main event WrestleMania 9. Bret Hart was the reigning WWF Champion then. Yokozuna challenged Bret Hart for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania IX. The 560 pounder was on the hunt for the title. Bret was surely defensive, heading into this match. The Sumo Wrestler definitely had the advantage on his side. In the contract signing segment, Yokozuna took out Hart and delivered a Banzai drop, the signature move of Yokozuna.

So, the storyline for the match was built up and the two superstars are ready for WrestleMania IX.