| 1 | First WWF Championship Change in WrestleMania History Savage Wins Title — WM1/2/3 All Retained WrestleMania 4 produced the first WWF World Heavyweight Championship title change in WrestleMania history — WM1 had no world title match, WM2 and WM3 both saw Hulk Hogan retain. Randy Savage's win over Ted DiBiase was a landmark moment. | First WWF Championship change in WrestleMania history | WM1 no title match / WM2 Hogan retained / WM3 Hogan retai... |
| 2 | Most Matches in WrestleMania History — 16 Bouts Driven by 14-Man Tournament Format WrestleMania 4's 16 matches is the most on a single-night WrestleMania card in history — a record driven by the 14-man tournament format that required multiple rounds of competition in one evening. | Most matches in single-night WrestleMania history — 16 | — |
| 3 | Only 14-Man Single-Elimination Tournament in WM History Never Replicated Format WrestleMania 4 featured the only 14-man single-elimination tournament in WrestleMania history — a format that has never been repeated at any of the subsequent WM events through WM42. | Only 14-man single-elimination tournament in WM history | — |
| 4 | First WM Without Hulk Hogan in Main Event First WM Hogan Didn't Main Event WrestleMania 4 was the first WrestleMania where Hulk Hogan was not in the main event — he competed in the quarter-finals and then appeared ringside in the final but was not the primary participant in the main event match. | First WrestleMania where Hulk Hogan was not in main event | Hogan main-evented WM1, WM2, WM3 — was eliminated in WM4 ... |
| 5 | Hogan-Andre First WM Rematch — WM4 Quarter Final First Rematch in WrestleMania History Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant's WM4 quarter-final match was the first rematch in WrestleMania history — having previously faced each other in the most famous match in WM history at WM3. | First rematch in WrestleMania history | — |
| 6 | First WM to Run Four Hours WM4's Four-Hour Runtime WrestleMania 4 was the first WrestleMania to run four hours — a milestone driven by the 16-match card and the multiple rounds of the tournament format. | First WM to run four hours | — |
| 7 | Randy Savage Won 4 Matches in One WM Night Most Wins by One Superstar in Single WM Randy Savage's four tournament victories in one night (Butch Reed, Greg Valentine, One Man Gang, Ted DiBiase) set the record for most wins by a single superstar in a single WrestleMania event. | Most victories by one superstar in single WM event — 4 | — |
| 8 | Only WM Where WWF Title Was Vacant Entering Title Vacancy Due to Twin Referee Controversy WrestleMania 4 is the only WrestleMania in history where the WWF World Heavyweight Championship entered the event vacant — caused by the twin referee controversy from The Main Event on February 5, 1988. | Only WM where WWF/WWE World Title was vacant entering the... | — |
| 9 | Hogan's Only WrestleMania Draw — Double DQ with Andre First and Only WM Draw for Hogan Hulk Hogan's double DQ draw with Andre the Giant in the WM4 tournament was the first and only time Hogan went to a draw at WrestleMania — he had won all previous WM matches. | Hogan's first and only draw at WrestleMania | — |
| 10 | Bobby Heenan Managed AND Competed at Same WM Only Manager to Do Both on Same Card Bobby Heenan is the only manager in WrestleMania history to both manage clients (Andre the Giant and Rick Rude) AND compete as an active in-ring participant (six-man tag match) on the same card. | Only manager to both manage clients AND compete in-ring o... | — |