WrestleMania IX WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . The event took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas , Nevada , the tagline was " " An Event of Epic Proportions " " . WrestleMania IX was built around two main storylines : the unstoppable Yokozuna challenging Bret Hart for the WWF Championship ; a right he earned by winning the 1993 Royal Rumble , the first man to win a WrestleMania title shot at the Royal Rumble ( although , Hulk Hogan had won the 1991 Royal Rumble and went onto face Sgt . Slaughter at WrestleMania VII , his title shot was not granted because of that victory ) ; and the return of Hulk Hogan , who had departed the WWF following WrestleMania VIII , teaming up with Brutus Beefcake , to take on the WWF Tag Team Champions , Money Inc . ( Ted DiBiase and Irwin R . Schyster ) . WrestleMania IX also took a novel approach to its arena by placing it outside in the open air at the risk of possible rain and other weather related incidents . Event . Before the televised broadcast began , Tito Santana defeated Papa Shango in a dark match . In the first match of the pay - per - view event , WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels was accompanied to the ring by a new valet , Luna Vachon . Sensational Sherri followed Tatanka to the ring to prevent Vachon from getting involved in the match . During the match , Vachon approached Tatanka twice outside the ring , but Sherri was able to intervene and stop Vachon from interfering . Tatanka spent much of the match trying to injure Michaels with an armbar hold . Michaels gained the advantage and almost pinned Tatanka with a victory roll , but Tatanka escaped the pin attempt and performed a war dance to channel his energy . Michaels threw Tatanka out of the ring and tried to jump at him to attack , but Tatanka moved . Michaels was unable to return to the ring within ten seconds ; he pulled the referee out of the ring . Tatanka was awarded the victory by countout but did not win the championship because titles can only change hands as a result of pinfall or submission . Vachon attacked Sherri after the match , and Tatanka had to help Sherri make it back to the dressing rooms . In the next match , the Steiner Brothers ( Rick and Scott ) faced The Headshrinkers ( Samu and Fatu ) . The advantage switched back and forth several times , as the Steiners threw The Headshrinkers with several suplex variations and used their aerial abilities to attack their opponents from the ring ropes . The Headshrinkers relied mainly on using their power to wear down the Steiners . At one point , Fatu picked Rick Steiner up on his shoulders so that Samu could attack Rick from the top rope . Rick caught Samu instead and performed a bodyslam on Samu from Fatu ' s shoulders . The match ended when Scott Steiner performed a Frankensteiner to pin Samu and win the match . Crush attacked Doink the Clown outside the ring prior to the next match . After getting Doink inside the ring , Crush used his strength advantage to overpower Doink . Doink gained the advantage but missed two attacks from the top rope . Crush used more power moves to wear down Doink , and Doink tried to crawl under the ring . Crush forced Doink back into the ring and performed the Cranium Crunch , a head vice submission hold , on Doink . Doink pulled himself to the ropes and broke the hold . Doink hit the referee and knocked him unconscious ; as a result of this staged ref bump , a second Doink the Clown ( portrayed by Steve Keirn ) was able to interfere . He hit Crush with a prosthetic arm , which enabled the first Doink to win by pinfall when the referee regained consciousness . Razor Ramon faced Bob Backlund next . Ramon used his power to dominate the majority of the match , but Backlund used hip tosses to attempt a comeback . Ramon won the match in under four minutes by pinning Backlund with a small package . In the following match , Money Inc . ( Ted DiBiase and Irwin R . Schyster ) defended their WWF Tag Team Championship against The Mega - Maniacs ( Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake ) . Beefcake wore a protective titanium facemask because of his injured face , and Hulk Hogan came to the ring with a black eye , which led the announcers to speculate about the cause . Money Inc . gained the early advantage , but DiBiase soon injured himself by hitting Beefcake ' s mask . Hogan and Beefcake brawled with their enemies and controlled the match until Money Inc . was counted out . Referee Earl Hebner announced , however , that he would strip them of their title if they did not return to the ring and continue the match . DiBiase returned to the ring and rendered Hogan unconscious with the Million Dollar Dream chokehold . Beefcake attacked DiBiase by applying a sleeper hold and then turned his attention to Schyster , but DiBiase hit him in the head with a briefcase . Money Inc . attacked Beefcake and removed his facemask , but Beefcake fought back and applied a sleeper hold to Schyster . The referee was accidentally knocked unconscious , and Hogan recovered and attacked both members of Money Inc . with Beefcake ' s facemask . He tried to make the cover for a pinfall , but the referee still unconscious . Manager Jimmy Hart turned his jacket inside - out to reveal a striped referee jacket ; he made the three - count and declared The Mega - Maniacs the winners of the match . Referee Danny Davis came to the ring and disqualified Hogan for using the facemask as a weapon . Money Inc . won the match and retained their championship , but The Mega - Maniacs threw them out of the ring and opened Schyster ' s briefcase to reveal stacks of cash . They celebrated in the ring and threw the money into the crowd . Lex Luger was accompanied to the ring by four women with revealing outfits as he prepared to face Mr . Perfect . The match began with technical wrestling , and Perfect tried to injure Luger ' s knee while Luger worked on Perfect ' s back . Perfect took control of the match with a powerslam and tried to pin Luger after performing a dropkick from the top rope . Luger ' s foot was on the ropes , however , so the referee stopped the three - count . Luger gained momentum and pinned Perfect ; Perfect ' s feet were on the rope , but the referee did not see them . Luger continued to attack Perfect after the match and hit him with his forearm , which contains a steel plate as the result of a legitimate motorcycle accident . When Perfect got up , he chased Luger but was attacked by Shawn Michaels backstage . In the next match , The Undertaker faced Giant Gonzalez . Both men tried to use their size and power to control the match . Gonzalez used a reverse chinlock to wear The Undertaker down and attacked him outside the ring . The Undertaker regained control of the match and knocked Gonzalez onto his knees . Harvey Wippleman threw Gonzalez a rag soaked with chloroform , which Gonzalez used to knock The Undertaker unconscious . The referee disqualified Gonzalez for using a foreign object and awarded the match to The Undertaker . After the match , The Undertaker recovered and attacked Gonzalez . In the final scheduled match of the event , Bret Hart defended the WWF Championship against Yokozuna . Hart tried to use his technical wrestling abilities against Yokozuna , while Yokozuna relied on his size advantage in the match . Hart gained control at the beginning , but Yokozuna came back with a clothesline , leg drop , and nerve hold . Hart regained the advantage when Yokozuna missed a running splash . Yokozuna applied another nerve hold but missed a running splash again . He 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 . He threw Yokozuna ' s head into the turnbuckle and applied the Sharpshooter , his signature submission hold that stretches the opponent ' s legs and back . Mr . Fuji , Yokozuna ' s manager , threw salt in Hart ' s eyes , which enabled Yokozuna to pin Hart and win the WWF Championship . After the match , Hulk Hogan came to ring to check on Hart ' s condition . Hogan had stated during an interview earlier in the broadcast that he wanted to face the winner of the match , and Fuji challenged Hogan to face Yokozuna immediately . Hogan agreed and entered the ring . Fuji tried to throw salt in Hogan ' s eyes , but he missed and the salt hit Yokozuna . Hogan performed a leg drop and pinned Yokozuna to win the title in 21 seconds .