WrestleMania (Video 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	...	Himself
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

On the original pay-per-view broadcast, Survivor's "Eye Of The Tiger" and Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" were used as the entrance themes for Hulk Hogan and Wendi Richter respectively. To avoid paying music royalties, WWE excluded these songs from all video and DVD releases of the event.

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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 22 (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Axel F"
by Harold Faltermeyer

User Reviews

The First One=One of the Worst

Ya know, just because it is the first one, does not make it good! This show is pretty bad. Boring and bad matches litter the card & absolutly nothing is worth seeing on this show. If you are a die hard WWF fan & you haven't seen this yet, you should. If you are just a casual fan, stay away from this crappy card.