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Overview

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Director:
Jack Simon
Writer:
George Scott (writer)
Release Date:
31 March 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sport more
Plot:
Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper, Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine vs. The Junk Yard Dog... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
The one that started it all more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Hulk Hogan ... Himself

Mr. T ... Himself
Fred Blassie ... Himself (as Classy Freddie Blassie)

Roddy Piper ... Himself (as 'Rowdy Roddy' Piper)
Paul Orndorff ... Himself (as Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff)
Mike Rotunda ... Himself (as Mike Rotundo)
Greg Valentine ... Himself (as Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine)
Sylvester Ritter ... Himself (as Junkyard Dog)
Barry Windham ... Himself
Khosrow Vaziri ... Himself (as The Iron Sheik)
Josip Peruzovic ... Nikolai Volkoff
Leilani Kai ... Herself
Wendy Richter ... Herself (as Wendi Richter)
André the Giant ... Himself
Big John Studd ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
WWF WrestleMania (USA) (alternative title)
WrestleMania 1 (USA) (informal title)
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
UK:12 (DVD re-rating) | UK:E (VHS rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Greg Valentine becomes the first in a long line of Intercontinental champions to retain his title at WrestleMania despite losing the match. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: 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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Eye of the Tiger more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
The one that started it all, 1 January 2003
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Author: DAVE (ocasekfan@yahoo.com) from United States

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!

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