WrestleMania (1985)
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| WrestleMania | ||
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| Image:WM1985.jpg | ||
| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | March 31, 1985 | |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | |
| City | New York, New York | |
| Attendance | 19,121 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| N/A | WrestleMania | The Wrestling Classic |
WrestleMania (chronologically known as WrestleMania I) was the first WrestleMania professional wrestling event from the World Wrestling Federation, which took place on March 31, 1985 in New York, New York at the world-famous Madison Square Garden.
It is also a commonly held misconception that the first WWF pay-per-view was November 1985's The Wrestling Classic, a tournament held at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, but this, the first WrestleMania event, in March of the same year, was available on pay-per-view in some markets.
For the first WrestleMania, Vince McMahon began cross promotions with MTV and several celebrities like Muhammad Ali, Liberace and Cyndi Lauper appeared during the build up to and at the event.
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[edit] Results
- Tito Santana defeated The Executioner (4:50)
- Tito Santana defeated The Executioner by submission.
- King Kong Bundy (w/Jimmy Hart) pinned Special Delivery Jones (0:24)
- Bundy won the match in an announced time of nine seconds (the actual length of the match is disputed, but is closer to 25 seconds) after pinning Jones following an avalanche and a big splash.
- Ricky Steamboat pinned Matt Borne (4:37)
- Steamboat defeated Borne by pinfall after a flying crossbody.
- David Sammartino (w/Bruno Sammartino) fought Brutus Beefcake (w/Johnny Valiant) to a Double DQ (12:43)
- David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake wrestled to a double disqualification when Johnny Valiant and Bruno Sammartino both entered the ring and began brawling.
- Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (w/Jimmy Hart) by countout (7:05)
- Greg Valentine pinned Junk Yard Dog with a roll-up while holding onto the ropes for leverage. Displeased with the result, Tito Santana came out and told the referee about Valentine's illegal victory causing the match to restart. Valentine walked out of the match, giving JYD the win by count-out. However, Valentine retained the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
- Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Sheik (w/Classy Freddie Blassie) defeated the U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham, w/Lou Albano) to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship (6:55)
- Volkoff and Sheik won the match and became WWF World Tag Team Champions when Sheik hit Windham with Blassie's cane, enabling Volkoff to gain the pinfall.
- $15,000 Body Slam match: André the Giant defeated Big John Studd (w/Bobby Heenan) (5:53)
- André the Giant body slammed the "unslammable" Big John Studd to win the match. After the match, André began to throw the money into the crowd to Heenan's dismay, who eventually got the bag back.
- Wendi Richter (w/Cyndi Lauper) pinned Leilani Kai (w/The Fabulous Moolah) to win the WWF Women's Championship (6:12)
- Richter defeated Leilani Kai to win the WWF Women's Championship when Richter reversed Kai's flying bodypress into a pin.
- Hulk Hogan and Mr. T (w/"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka) defeated "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff (w/Cowboy Bob Orton) (Muhammad Ali was guest outside referee) (13:13)
- Hogan and Mr. T claimed the victory when Orton tried to interfere but ended up hitting Mr. Wonderful with his cast, leaving Hogan to pin Wonderful for the win.
[edit] Notes
- This WrestleMania is the only WrestleMania not to feature a match with the WWF Championship on the line.
- The font used in the logo for the first WrestleMania would continually be used in every consecutive WrestleMania up to WrestleMania XV. However, the font would later be used again for the logo of WrestleMania 22.
- Celebrity guests in attendance for this WrestleMania included Billy Martin, Cyndi Lauper, Mr. T, Muhammad Ali, and Liberace accompanied by The Rockettes.
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| WrestleMania |
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| I 1985 | 2 1986 | III 1987 | IV 1988 | V 1989 | VI 1990 | VII 1991 | VIII 1992 | IX 1993 | X 1994 | XI 1995 | XII 1996 13 1997 | XIV 1998 | XV 1999 | 2000 | X-Seven 2001 | X8 2002 | XIX 2003 | XX 2004 | 21 2005 | 22 2006 </small>| 23 2007 </small> |
