For his match against Bam Bam Bigelow at WrestleMania XI, football star Lawrence Taylor enlisted help in the form of his "all-pro team" - football players Ken Norton Jr., Carl Banks, Rickey Jackson, Steve McMichael, Reggie White and Chris Spielman.

Owen Hart promised a mystery partner at WrestleMania XI for his World Tag Team Championship match against the Smoking Gunns. That partner turned out to be Yokozuna.

After competing for the WWE Championship just one year earlier at WrestleMania, Lex Luger competed in the opening match of WrestleMania XI.

Bret Hart defeated Bob Backlund in an I Quit Match at WrestleMania XI, with Roddy Piper serving as guest referee. It was the second consecutive WrestleMania event at which Piper was the guest referee for Bret Hart's match.

WrestleMania XI aired just one month before the first-ever "In Your House" pay-per-view event.

With baseball players on strike, American League umpire Larry Young stepped into the ring, as the referee for the match between the Undertaker and King Kong Bundy at WrestleMania XI.

WrestleMania XI was the second consecutive WrestleMania event at which Razor Ramon competed in an Intercontinental Championship match. The year before, he and Shawn Michaels competed in their legendary Ladder Match, and at WrestleMania XI, he challenged Jeff Jarrett for the title.

WrestleMania XI was the only WrestleMania held in Connecticut - the home of WWE corporate headquarters.