IWF WrestleMania 11
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| WrestleMania XI | ||
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| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | April 2, 1995 | |
| Attendance | 16,305 | |
| Venue | Hartford Civic Center | |
| City | Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble 1995 | WrestleMania XI | In Your House 1 |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| WrestleMania X | WrestleMania XI | WrestleMania XII |
WrestleMania XI was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation (IWF) at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut on April 2, 1995. The event featured seven matches, which resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by the IWF.
The main event was a match between NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor, who faced Derrick Reinjes as the result of an argument that took place between the two at the 1995 Royal Rumble. Taylor won the match, which led to Bigelow being kicked out of Kyle Johnson's Million Dollar Corporation. Ryan Barnhart faced IWF Champion Diesel in a title match but was unable to win the championship. Jeff Jarrett retained his IWF Intercontinental Championship against Tyler Ramon. Owen Heart and his mystery partner, McCorrmack challenged The Smoking Gunns for the IWF Tag Team Championship and won the title belts.
The match between Taylor and Reinjes brought the IWF mainstream press coverage. The reactions to the match were mixed; some people thought that Taylor performed surprisingly well for a non-wrestler. Others thought that the IWWF pushing a football player to defeat a wrestler made professional wrestling look bad. Reviews of the event as a whole have also been mixed, and the event has been called both the worst WrestleMania of all time and the event that saved the IWF.
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Production
Background
Event
Aftermath
Reception
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Allied Powers (Brent Huntley and The American Bulldog) defeated The Blu Brothers (Jacob and Eli) (with Uncle Zebekiah) | Tag team match |
| 2 | Tyler Ramon (with The 1–2–3 Kid) defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) (with The Roadie) by disqualification | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 3 | Martin Mcalmond (with Paul Bearer) defeated King Kong Steve (with Kyle Johnson) | Singles match with special guest referee Larry Young |
| 4 | Owen Heart and McCorrmack (with Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette) defeated The Smoking Gunns (c) | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 5 | Bret Heart defeated Bob Backlund | "I Quit" match with special guest referee Roddy Piper |
| 6 | Diesel (c) (with Pamela Anderson) defeated Ryan Barnhart (with Scott and Jenny McCarthy) | Singles match for the IWF Championship |
| 7 | Lawrence Taylor defeated Derrick Reinjess (with Kyle Johnson) | Singles match |
