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WrestleMania
March 31, 1985
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
Tagline: "The Greatest Wrestling Event of All Time!"
Theme Song: "Easy Lover" by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
Attendance: 19,121
Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
Interviewers: Gene Okerlund and Alfred Hayes
Ring Announcers: Howard Finkel and Billy Martin (Main Event)
Referees: Jack Lutz, Dick Kroll, Joey Marella, and Pat Patterson
Special Guest Timekeeper: Liberace (Main Event)
Special Guest Referee: Muhammad Ali (Main Event)
Special Guest: The Rockettes (Main Event)
WrestleMania (sequentially known as WrestleMania I) was the inaugural WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event (only in selected areas), produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The attendance for the event was 19,121. The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed-circuit television, making it the largest showing of an event on closed-circuit television in the United States at the time.
The show consisted of nine professional wrestling matches. In the main event, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper. Also, Wendi Richter (accompanied by manager Cyndi Lauper) defeated Leilani Kai to win the WWE Women's Championship, and Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik defeated The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Result:
March 31, 1985
Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
Tagline: "The Greatest Wrestling Event of All Time!"
Theme Song: "Easy Lover" by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins
Attendance: 19,121
Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura
Interviewers: Gene Okerlund and Alfred Hayes
Ring Announcers: Howard Finkel and Billy Martin (Main Event)
Referees: Jack Lutz, Dick Kroll, Joey Marella, and Pat Patterson
Special Guest Timekeeper: Liberace (Main Event)
Special Guest Referee: Muhammad Ali (Main Event)
Special Guest: The Rockettes (Main Event)
WrestleMania (sequentially known as WrestleMania I) was the inaugural WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event (only in selected areas), produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The attendance for the event was 19,121. The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed-circuit television, making it the largest showing of an event on closed-circuit television in the United States at the time.
The show consisted of nine professional wrestling matches. In the main event, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper. Also, Wendi Richter (accompanied by manager Cyndi Lauper) defeated Leilani Kai to win the WWE Women's Championship, and Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik defeated The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Result:
1. Singles Match
Tito Santana defeated The Executioner
2. Singles Match
King Kong Bundy (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Special Delivery Jones
3. Singles Match
Ricky Steamboat defeated Matt Borne
4. Singles Match
David Sammartino (with Bruno Sammartino) fought Brutus Beefcake (with Johnny Valiant) to a double disqualification
5. Singles Match for The WWE Intercontinental Championship
The Junkyard Dog defeated Greg Valentine (c) (with Jimmy Hart) by countout
6. Tag Team Match for The WWE Tag Team Championship
Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik (with Freddie Blassie) defeated The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundoand and Barry Windham) (c) (with Lou Albano)
7. Body Slam Challenge; Since Studd Lost He Lost $15,000; If André had Lost He would have been Forced to Retire
André the Giant defeated Big John Studd (with Bobby Heenan)
8. Singles Match for The WWE Women's Championship
Wendi Richter (with Cyndi Lauper) defeated Leilani Kai (c) (with The Fabulous Moolah)
9. Tag Team Match with Muhammad Ali and Pat Patterson as The Special Guest Referees
Hulk Hogan and Mr. T (with Jimmy Snuka) defeated Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff (with Bob Orton)
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