List of WrestleMania X Critical Reception and Reviews

Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart — ***** (Meltzer)

Best Opening Match in WrestleMania and Pay-Per-View History

Dave Meltzer rated the Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart opening match five stars in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. IGN placed it #4 on their Top 20 WrestleMania Matches list, calling it 'the best opening match in pay-per-view history.' 411mania described it as 'the best opening match in professional wrestling history.' Chris Jericho cited it as the best match on the card — 'it was hard to follow and the story was amazing, it was kind of Owen's coronation.' IMDB user reviews have called it 'the single best wrestling match I've ever seen in my entire life.'

Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels — ***** (Meltzer) — 1994 Match of the Year

First Five-Star WWF Match — Defined the Ladder Match Format

Dave Meltzer's five-star rating for the Ladder Match was the first five-star rating for any WWF/WWE match in the newsletter's history. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers voted it 1994 Match of the Year. Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers also named it Match of the Year. IGN placed it #3 on their Top 20 WM Matches, describing it as 'one of the most ground-breaking matches in wrestling history.' CageMatch reviewers have called it 'the Citizen Kane of ladder matches.' Multiple reviewers noted the extraordinary achievement of conducting the match with only a single ladder.

Overall Event — One of the Greatest WrestleManias Ever

Consistently Ranked Among Top 3-5 WrestleManias of All Time

WrestleMania X is consistently ranked among the top three to five WrestleManias of all time in critics' polls and retrospective rankings. Its combination of two five-star matches, a meaningful championship double structure, and historical firsts makes it one of the most critically acclaimed editions in the event's history. IMDB rates it 7.8/10 from user reviews. Ring History noted a buy rate of 420,000 — strong for a post-Hogan era event. Multiple reviewers specifically highlight WM10 as evidence that WrestleMania's greatest era for in-ring quality was the early-to-mid 1990s New Generation period.

The Undercard — Mixed Reception

Strong Middle-Card, Weak Novelty Matches

Outside the two landmark matches and the Bret Hart main event narrative, WM10's undercard received mixed reviews. The Doink/Bigelow mixed tag was considered the weakest match on the card. The Tuxedo Match was a brief comedy interlude. The Quebecers/MOM non-finish was a booking disappointment. The Savage/Crush Falls Count Anywhere match was considered serviceable but unremarkable. The Women's Championship match was praised for historical significance but criticised for brevity. Most reviewers noted that WM10's weaknesses were entirely overshadowed by the extraordinary quality of its three best matches.