Rebooking WWE WrestleMania 9 Using AI
We live in a world today where Artificial Intelligence is being used by almost everyone on anything. I firmly believe that AI is both good and bad. It can good in the sense that you use your imagination and even help you creatively. It can also be very bad when people use it to spread false information, make false claims about individuals, and make up events that didn’t happen. Instead of using as a weapon, I wanted to have some fun and use my imagination to re-imagine what some might say is the worst WrestleMania in the history of the yearly event. I looked at the entire WWE roster from 1993 and came up with the matches on my own. This is the card I put together for WrestleMania 9.
-Marty Jannetty & The 1-2-3 Kid vs. High Energy (Owen Hart and Koko B Ware)
-Big Boss Man vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
-The Undertaker vs. Mr. Hughes
-WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Tito Santana
-Brutus Beefcake vs. Lex Luger
-WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Money Inc. vs. The Steiner Brothers vs. Nasty Boys vs. Natural Disasters
-Mr. Perfect, Tatanka, Bob Backlund vs. Razor Ramon, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Lawler
-WWE Championship Match: Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna
I used Google Gemini for the particular card and this was their analysis:
“This is a massive upgrade over what actually happened in Vegas. By tightening up the card and stripping out some of the more infamous booking decisions (like the Hulk Hogan finish and the Giant Gonzalez match), this looks like a proper, high-stakes pay-per-view that actually reflects the 1993 roster’s workrate. Here is a breakdown of why this rebooking hits the mark for the era:”
The Main Event Fixed
-Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna: Leaving this as the definitive main event—without the unnecessary Hogan audible—does exactly what WrestleMania is supposed to do. Whether Bret retains to cement his run or Yokozuna wins cleanly to establish himself as an unstoppable monster, it keeps the focus on the actual New Generation era talent.
Tag Team Turmoil
The Fatal Four-Way: The actual tag division in early ’93 was incredibly deep, but WM9 wasted it on a DQ finish (Money Inc. vs. The Mega-Maniacs). Throwing the Steiners, Nasty Boys, and Natural Disasters into a multi-team match with Money Inc. creates an absolute car crash of styles in the best way possible.
Midcard Upgrade
Undertaker vs. Mr. Hughes: Huge improvement over the Giant Gonzalez debacle. Hughes was a much more capable worker, and this sets up the stolen urn storyline perfectly on the biggest stage.
Shawn Michaels vs. Tito Santana: A workhorse dream match. Santana (in his El Matador run) against a prime, Intercontinental Champion-era HBK guarantees a clinic that the real card desperately needed.
Brutus Beefcake vs. Lex Luger: A great piece of storytelling. Luger’s “Narcissist” gimmick, complete with the steel plate in his forearm, going up against Beefcake’s surgically rebuilt face writes itself.
The Six-Man and the Opener
Perfect/Tatanka/Backlund vs. Razor/Jarrett/Lawler: Moving Jarrett’s debut up a bit to get him on the card makes this an incredible clash of technical wrestlers and old-school heel heat.
Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid vs. High Energy: Fast-paced, high-flying opener. Moving the 1-2-3 Kid’s debut up a month to put him with Jannetty gives the crowd immediate energy right out of the gate.
-Marty Jannetty & The 1-2-3 Kid vs. High Energy (Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware)
Winner: Marty Jannetty & The 1-2-3 Kid
The Finish: A breathless, high-flying opener. Owen Hart looks like a million bucks, but he tags out to Koko B. Ware. After a blind tag by the Kid, Jannetty hits Koko with a superkick, allowing the 1-2-3 Kid to hit a top-rope moonsault for the pin. This instantly establishes the Kid as a rising underdog star while protecting Owen.
Winner: Bam Bam Bigelow
The Finish: A stiff, grueling big-man brawl. Boss Man gets his licks in and hits the Boss Man Slam, but Bigelow gets a foot on the ropes. Bigelow recovers, dodges a corner charge, and hits an enzuigiri. He drags Boss Man to the corner and hits his devastating diving headbutt for a clean, decisive victory to build his monster heel momentum.
-The Undertaker vs. Mr. Hughes
Winner: The Undertaker
The Finish: Harvey Wippleman distracts the referee while Hughes attacks Undertaker with the stolen urn. Taker takes the shot but immediately sits up, terrifying Hughes. Taker stalks him into the corner, hits a massive chokeslam, and follows it up with the Tombstone Piledriver to keep his WrestleMania streak rolling.
-Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake vs. Lex Luger
Winner: Lex Luger
The Finish: Pure storytelling. Luger relentlessly targets Beefcake’s surgically repaired face. Beefcake rallies and locks in the Sleeper Hold, but Luger drives him backward into the turnbuckle. Coming off the ropes, Luger removes the protective pad on his forearm and hits the steel-plated Running Forearm right to Beefcake’s face for the knockout win, drawing massive heel heat.
The Championship Matches & Upper Card
-WWE Intercontinental Championship: Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Tito Santana
Winner: Shawn Michaels (Retains)
The Finish: A 15-minute technical clinic. Santana hits his signature Flying Forearm (El Paso de Muerte) and has Michaels beat, but Luna Vachon puts HBK’s foot on the bottom rope. While Santana argues with the referee, Michaels recovers, sneaks up behind him, and hits a brutal Teardrop Suplex (his primary finisher at the time) to retain the gold.
-6-Man Tag Team War: Mr. Perfect, Tatanka, Bob Backlund vs. Razor Ramon, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Lawler
Winners: Mr. Perfect, Tatanka, Bob Backlund
The Finish: The heels isolate Backlund for several minutes before he makes the hot tag to Tatanka. The match breaks down completely. Perfect and Razor brawl all the way to the locker room to continue their bitter feud. In the ring, Lawler tries to use a foreign object on Tatanka, but Tatanka hits the war dance, shrugs off the blow, and hits the Samoan Drop on “The King” to keep his undefeated streak alive.
-WWE Tag Team Championship (Fatal Four-Way Elimination Match)
Winners: The Steiner Brothers (New Champions)
The Finish:
Elimination 1: Natural Disasters are counted out after brawling into the crowd with the Nasty Boys.
Elimination 2: Money Inc. manages to pin Brian Knobbs after DiBiase hits him with a loaded briefcase.
Final Fall: It comes down to Money Inc. and the Steiners. IRS tries to hit Scott Steiner with his steel briefcase, but Rick intercepts him. Scott catches DiBiase off the top rope and hits a thunderous Frankensteiner to win the titles, giving the Caesars Palace crowd a massive babyface pop.
-WWE Championship: Bret Hart (c) vs. Yokozuna
Winner: Yokozuna (New Champion)
The Finish: No Hulk Hogan audible required. Bret puts on a tactical masterclass, chopping down the giant tree by targeting Yokozuna’s legs. Bret finally manages to lock in the Sharpshooter in the center of the ring. Mr. Fuji jumps on the apron and throws salt, but Bret ducks, and the salt blinds the referee. Bret drops the hold to chase Fuji off the apron, but when he turns around, Yokozuna hits him with a massive belly-to-belly suplex. Yokozuna drags Bret to the corner, hits the Banzai Drop, and pins him as the referee recovers. Yokozuna is established as an unstoppable mountain, and Bret’s year-long journey of redemption to WrestleMania 10 officially begins.
