WrestleMania (1985)

Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper, Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine vs. The Junk Yard Dog, Tag Team Champions the U.S. Express vs. Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Simon

Writer:

George Scott

Stars:

Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, Freddy Blassie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hulk Hogan	...	Himself
Mr. T	...	Himself
Freddy Blassie	...	Freddy Blassie
Roddy Piper	...	'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
Paul Orndorff	...	Himself (as 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff)
Mike Rotunda	...	Himself
Greg Valentine	...	Himself (as Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine)
Sylvester Ritter	...	The Junkyard Dog
Barry Windham	...	Himself
Khosrow Vaziri	...	The Iron Sheik
Josip Peruzovic	...	Nikolai Volkoff
Leilani Kai	...	Herself
Wendi Richter	...	Herself
André the Giant	...	Himself
Big John Studd	...	Himself

Storyline

Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper, Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine vs. The Junk Yard Dog, Tag Team Champions the U.S. Express vs. Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik, Women's Champion Lelani Kai vs. Wendi Richter, King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones, Ricky Steamboat vs. Matt Borne, Bodyslam Match: Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd, Tito Santana vs. The Executioner, Brutus Beefcake vs. David Sammartino.

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Plot Keywords:

champion | executioner | hulk hogan | giant | dog | 

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Genres:

Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

World Wrestling Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

WWF WrestleMania

Filming Locations:

Madison Square Garden, 7th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Evart Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Moments before the event started, a group of Hell's Angels on Harley Davidson motorcycles managed to get past Madison Square Garden security, entering the backstage area through the loading dock, determined to see the show. Despite the event being completely sold out, WWF management accommodated their request, and brought in a few extra chairs for them.

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Goofs

The match between King Kong Bundy and S.D. Jones is said to have set a record of 9 seconds for the shortest match in WWF history. However, the match, in real time, actually runs for at least 20 seconds.

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Connections

Followed by WrestleMania IX (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Easy Lover (Instrumental)"
by Phil Collins

User Reviews

The one that started it all

March 31, 1985, Wrestlemania was born!!

Hulk Hogan and Mr. T squared off against Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff. The very first main event of a Wrestlemania. Truly memorable.

The Executioner got kicked over the top rope, but landed right on a chair!! Classic!