| 1 | Bob Backlund Never Actually Said 'I Quit' Piper Stopped the Match Before Backlund Surrendered In the WM11 I Quit Match, Roddy Piper stopped the match and declared Bret Hart the winner — but Bob Backlund never actually said the words 'I Quit', making WM11's I Quit result arguably the most controversial finish of any I Quit match in WM history. | Backlund never said 'I Quit' — Piper stopped match premat... | Hart has called this his worst ever match | Backlund appeared to be in extreme pain — Piper made judg... |
| 2 | Entire Commentary Track Was Re-Recorded After the Event Lawler Knocked Microphone Cords — Entire Broadcast Commentary Replaced Jerry Lawler accidentally knocked loose some microphone cords during WM11's live broadcast — requiring both Lawler and Vince McMahon to later watch the video and re-record all of their commentary for the home video release. | WM11 commentary re-recorded entirely — Lawler knocked loo... | — | — |
| 3 | Fishbone Was Originally Scheduled — Replaced by Special Olympian Alternative Rock Band Dropped Without Explanation WM11 originally advertised alternative rock band Fishbone to perform America the Beautiful — they were dropped for unclear reasons before the event and replaced by Special Olympian Kathy Huey. | Fishbone was advertised for America the Beautiful but dro... | — | — |
| 4 | Lex Luger — From WWF Title Shot to Curtain Jerker in 12 Months Most Dramatic One-Year Fall in WM History Lex Luger was in the opening match against the Blu Brothers at WM11 — exactly 12 months after he was in the WWF Championship match at WM10. The dramatic fall from main event contender to curtain jerker in one year was noted widely. | Luger went from WM10 WWF title shot to WM11 curtain-jerki... | — | — |
| 5 | MLB Umpire Refereed a WM Match — Baseball Was on Strike Larry Young — Baseball Umpire at WM11 MLB umpire Larry Young refereed The Undertaker vs. King Kong Bundy match at WM11 — the joke was that baseball was on strike (the 1994-95 MLB players' strike), so umpires had nothing else to do. | MLB umpire Larry Young refereed Undertaker vs. Bundy — ba... | — | — |
| 6 | Pamela Anderson Originally in HBK's Corner — Ended in Diesel's Baywatch Star Switched Sides During WM11 Title Match Pamela Anderson was originally positioned as Shawn Michaels' special escort for the WM11 WWF Championship match — but ended up celebrating with Diesel after his title retention, having switched allegiances during the match. | Pamela Anderson was positioned with HBK but celebrated wi... | — | — |
| 7 | Salt-N-Pepa's 'Whatta Man' Removed from Home Video Music Licensing Removed the Song from All Releases Salt-N-Pepa performed 'Whatta Man' live for Lawrence Taylor's WM11 entrance — but the song was removed from all home video releases due to music licensing agreements and replaced with a generic track. | Salt-N-Pepa's 'Whatta Man' removed from home video — lice... | — | — |
| 8 | WM11 Ran Under 2.5 Hours — Shortest of New Generation Era Abbreviated Show Reflected WM's 1995 Creative Struggles WrestleMania 11 ran under 2.5 hours — making it the shortest WM since the early events and one of the most abbreviated WMs ever, reflecting both the small match count and the WWF's compressed creative vision in 1995. | WM11 ran under 2.5 hours — one of shortest WM events ever | — | — |
| 9 | Jonathan Taylor Thomas Was Guest Timekeeper for WWF Title Match Home Improvement Star Kept Time for Best WM11 Match Jonathan Taylor Thomas — star of the hugely popular sitcom Home Improvement — served as guest timekeeper for the Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels WWF Championship match at WM11. | Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Home Improvement star) was guest ... | — | — |
| 10 | WM11 Was Broadcast on FOX — 6 Months After the Event FOX Network Special Featured WM11 Highlights On September 30, 1995, a one-hour special featuring the Diesel vs. Michaels match and the Lawrence Taylor vs. Bigelow match was broadcast on the FOX Network — giving WM11 rare free-to-air television exposure. | WM11 highlights broadcast on FOX Network September 30, 19... | — | — |