WrestleMania
The first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event taking place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show featured nine professional wrestling matches with the main event match pitting Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.
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- Cast:
- Hulk Hogan , Mr. T , Roddy Piper , Paul Orndorff , James Reiher , Bob Orton, Jr. , Wendi Richter
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Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Though no one can say that the first Wrestlemania wasn't a landmark event in professional wrestling history, this event (for a number of reasons) just doesn't pass muster compared to other events that would come later.First of all, the presentation is not befitting of an epic event. The announcing team of Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura is rock-solid, but the transitions between matches and camera work leaves much to be desired. Instead of the truly magnificent feel of later shows, "Wrestlemania I" is a bit dark and sparse.In terms of the matches themselves, they really don't start to get going until the last half hour or so. Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd in a Slam Match is kind of fun, as is the women's match featuring Cyndi Lauper. The finale (Rowdy Piper and Paul Orndorf vs. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T) is full of energy, if not a bit anti-climactic.Overall, it is clear from viewing this in hindsight that the WWF was still searching for the "magic touch" to truly make Wrestlemania a must-see event.
Tito Santana Vs. The Executioner 6/10King Kong Bundy Vs. Special Delivery Jones 6,5/10 A few seconds funny match.Ricky Steamboat Vs. Matt Bone 6/10David Sammartino Vs. Brutus Beefcake 5/10Junkyard Dog vs: Greg Valentine 5/10WWF Tag Team Championship: Nikolai Volkoff/Iron Sheik Vs. Champions: The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) 6,5/10$15,000/Retire Body Slam Challenge: André the Giant Vs. Big John Studd 4/10WWF Women's Championship: Wendi Richter Vs. Champion: Leilani Kai 5/10Hulk Hogan/Mr. T Vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper/Paul Orndorff 5/10 Maybe little overbooked match. But far decent despite wrestling skills of these main competitors.Overall, I'll give 5/10.
If it hadn't been for Wrestlemania where would wrestling be today! This event came from Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31st 1985 Here are the matches:Match 1 Tito Santana Vs The Executioner Winner: Tito By SubmissionMatch 2 King Kong Bundy Vs S.D."Special Delivery" Jones Winner: Bundy By PinfallMatch 3 Matt Borne Vs Ricky Steamboat Winner: Ricky By PinfallMatch 4 Brutus Beefcake Vs Davis Sammartino Winner: Draw By Dbl DQMatch 5 Intercontinental Championship Champ:Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Vs Junk Yard Dog Winner: JYD By CountoutMatch 6 Tag Team Championship Champs:Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo Vs Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik Winner: Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff By Pinfall - New ChampionsMatch 7 $15,000 Body Slam Match Andre The Giant Vs Big John Studd Winner: Andre By PinfallMatch 8 Women's Championship Champ: Leilani Kai Vs Wendi Richter Winner: Wendi By Pinfall - New ChampionMatch 9 MAIN EVENT Hulk Hogan & Mr T Vs "Rowdy" Roddy Piper & "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Winner: Hogan & Mr T By Pinfall
Match 1: Tito Santana defeated the Executioner Match 2: David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake wrestled to a double-DQ Match 3: Ricky Steamboat defeated Matt Borne Match 4: King Kong Bundy defeated S.D. Jones Match 5: Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a Body Slam Match Match 6: Junk Yard Dog defeated Greg Valentine via countout Match 7: Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham to capture the Tag Team Championship Match 8: Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the Women's Championship Match 9: Hulk Hogan & Mr. T defeated Roddy Piper and Paul OrndorffOverall Mark: B