André the Giant
Fun 80s Wrestling Facts!
WWF Intercontinental Champions
1980 - Ken Patera
Defeated: Pat Patterson
Date: April 21
1980 - Pedro Morales
Defeated: Ken Patera
Date: December 8
1981 - Don Muraco
Defeated: Pedro Morales
1981 - Pedro Morales
Defeated: Don Muraco
1983 - Don Muraco
Defeated: Pedro Morales
1984 - Tito Santana
Defeated: Don Muraco
1984 - Greg Valentine
Defeated: Tito Santana
1985 - Tito Santana
Defeated: Greg Valentine
1986 - Randy Savage
Defeated: Tito Santana
1987 - Ricky Steamboat
Defeated: Randy Savage
1987 - The Honky Tonk Man
Defeated: Ricky Steamboat
1988 - The Ultimate Warrior
Defeated: The Honky Tonk Man
1989 - Rick Rude
Defeated: The Ultimate Warrior
1989 - The Ultimate Warrior
Defeated: Rick Rude
Did You Know?
WrestleMania I
Date: March 31, 1985
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York
Attendance: 19,121
National Anthem: “Mene Gene” Okerland
Ring Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Backstage Commentary: “Mene Gene” Okerland
Locker Room Commentary: Lord Alfred Hays
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkel
Matches
First Match
Tito Santana vs. The Executioner
Winner: Tito Santana (By Submission)
Time: 4:50
King Kong Bundy vs. SD “Special Delivery” Jones
Winner: King Kong Bundy
Time: 0:23 (Record at the time)
Manager
“Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart (King Kong Bundy)
Ricky Steamboat vs. Matt Borne
Winner: Ricky Steamboat
Time: 4:38
Brutus Beefcake vs. David Sammartino
Winner: Double Disqualification
Time: 11:44
Managers
"Lucious" Johnny Valiant (Brutus Beefcake)
Bruno Sammartino (David Sammartino)
Junkyard Dog vs. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine
* For the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Winner: Junkyard Dog (By Countout)
Time: 6:55
Manager
“Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart (Valentine)
Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik vs. The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham)
* For the WWF Tag Team Championship
Winner: Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik (New Champions)
Time: 6:56
Managers
Freddie Blassie (Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik)
Cpt. Lou Alano (The U.S. Express)
André the Giant vs. Big John Studd
* $15,000 Body Slam Challenge
Winner: André the Giant
Time: 5:54
Manager
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (Big John Studd)
Wendi Richter vs. Leilani Kai
WWF Women's Championship
Time: 6:12
Managers
Cyndi Lauper (Wendi Richter)
The Fabulous Moolah (Leilani Kai)
Main Event
Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff
Winner: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T
Time: 13.24
Referees: Muhammad Ali and Pat Patterson
Ring Announcer: Billy Martin
Timekeeper: Liberace
Bodyguards
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka (Hulk Hogan and Mr. T)
“Cowboy” Bob Orton (“Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff)
André the Giant body slammed Big John Studd to win the $15,000 Body Slam Challenge
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WrestleMania I
Hulk Hogan and Mr. T
WrestleMania I was seen by over one million viewers through closed-circuit television making it the largest wrestling event in the United States at the time
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Hulk Hogan and Mr. T beat “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff in the Main Event at WrestleMania I
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Fascinating Facts about WrestleMania 1
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