Much of the praise towards the event was aimed at the ladder match between Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon. McNew of 411mania cited the match as "downright groundbreaking for the time" and an "amazing match that put the ladder match on the map." It was one of the few matches in North America to receive a five-star rating from Dave Meltzer and also to be voted Match of the Year (1994) by readers of his "Wrestling Observer Newsletter" publication. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" readers also named that match PWI Match of the Year (1994). It was placed #3 on IGN's Top 20 Matches in Wrestlemania History and described as "one of the most ground-breaking matches in wrestling history".