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| On March 31, 1985, at the first ever 'Wrestlemania', Hulk Hogan and Mr.T teamed up against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. What arena was 'Wrestlemania' live from? | 'Wrestlemania' Arenas
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Madison Square Garden. Other matches that night included: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff teaming up against Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo. The Iron Sheik and Volkoff became the new W.W.F. Tag Team Champions that night. Andre the Giant was pitted against Big John Studd in a Body Slam Match. Andre emerged victorious in that match.
| In 1986 at 'Wrestlemania II', Roddy Piper lost to Mr. T by disqualification. What arena was this event live from? | 'Wrestlemania' Arenas
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Nassau Coliseum. The main event at 'Wrestlemania II' was Hulk Hogan verses King Kong Bundy for the Heavyweight Championship. This event was a Steel Cage Match. Hogan gave Bundy a leg drop, then scaled the cage to escape. Hogan crushed any dream that Bundy had of capturing the World Heavyweight Championship. It also marked the first 'Battle Royal'. Twenty men converged in the ring. W.W.F. superstars included: Bruno Sammartino, Big John Studd, and Andre The Giant. Also some famous football stars were included in the 'Battle Royal', they consisted of: William 'Refrigerator' Perry, and Jim Covert. The winner of this magnificent 'Battle Royal' was none other than Andre The Giant.
| In 1990 at 'Wrestlemania VI', Brutus Beefcake was pitted against Mr. Perfect. Beefcake pinned Perfect for the win. Which arena hosted 'Wrestlemania VI'? | 'Wrestlemania' Arenas
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The Sky Dome. The main event that night was Hulk Hogan against The Ultimate Warrior. This match was considered to be 'The Ultimate Match'. Hogan's Heavyweight Championship was on the line and so was the Warrior's Intercontinential Belt. Hogan gave the Warrior a boot to the face and went for the leg drop to end the match. At the last second, Warrior moved and hit a stunned Hogan with a splash to win both championships.
| On April 4, 1993 at 'Wrestlemania IX', the main event that night was Bret Hart against Yokozuna. Unfortunately, Hart lost his Heavyweight title to Yokozuna. Where was 'Wrestlemania IX' live from? | 'Wrestlemania' Arenas
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Caesars Palace. This event was live from Las Vegas, NV. Although Yokozuna defeated Hart for the championship, he issued a challenge to Hulk Hogan. Hogan won the coveted prize from Yokuzuna in under a minute, thanks to Mr. Fugi throwing salt into Yokuzuna's eyes, accidentally of course.
| In 1988 at 'Wrestlemania IV', Bad News Brown won a twenty man 'Battle Royal'. Where was 'Wrestlemania IV' live from? | 'Wrestlemania' Arenas
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Trump Plaza Hotel. Other matches that night included: Brutus Beefcake against Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental title. Beefcake won the match against Honky Tonk Man by disqualification. Demolition captured the Tag Team Championship from Strike Force.
The Executioner. This was the first match to start off 'Wrestlemania I'.
The Colossal Connection. Demolition defeated this team to win the Tag Team Championships.
Tori. Nicole Bass interfered allowing Sable to win the match.
Triple H. Goldust lost this match because, while Marlena stood on the ring apron Triple H pushed Goldust into Marlena who fell into Chyna's arms.
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts.
| Bret 'Hit Man' Hart won the World Chamoionship at 'Wrestlemania X'. He wrestled earlier that night, who did he lose to? | 'Wrestlemania Quiz Part 1'
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Luna. This was Luna's first appearance in the WWF.
Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan. The Islanders and Bobby Heenan won this match.
Rick Martel. Both men were blindfolded during the whole match.
Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat. Ricky Steamboat Beat Randy Savage for the title.
The Superbowl. In an interview conducted by 'WrestleWire' in 1998, Vince stated that the main premise for coming up with 'Wrestlemania' was to bring wrestling to the next level. He compared the event to the Superbowl, where anything goes. He said he only intended for it to be a one time deal, but when he saw how much the fans and wrestlers enjoyed it, he couldn't think of not having another 'Wrestlemania'.
| In an interview conducted in 1999 by Jim Ross, Gerald Brisco, a former wrestler turned promoter, said that he had his doubts about the first 'Wrestlemania'. What did he say was the main reason that he thought 'Wrestlemania' could not possibly be done? | The History Of 'Wrestlemania'
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It wouldn't work with the event being live from one arena, and dispensed via closed circuit television. In the interview, Brisco said that he was not very impressed with the idea of having the event held in one location only, and then being shown via closed circuit television at other locations chosen by the World Wrestling Federation. He wholeheartedly believed no one would by tickets to view it from the other locations, via television. I guess that Vince McMahon proved it could be done!
The Rockettes . Liberace was accompanied to the ring by The New York City Rockettes, they danced in the ring for all to see. Other stars that appeared at 'Wrestlemania' included: Billy Martin, Muhammad Ali, Cyndi Lauper, and Mr. T.
9. There was a total of 9 matches, which included: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T pitted against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff, Andre the Giant was victorious over Big John Studd in a Body Slam Match, Tito Santana comes out the winner in his match with the Executioner, David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake wrestled to a double disqualification, Ricky Steamboat defeated Matt Borne, King Kong Bundy defeated S.D. Jones, Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the Women's Championship, Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham to win the coveted Tag Team Championship, and the Junk Yard Dog defeated Greg Valentine via countout.
1985. 'Wrestlemania' made its debut in the World Wrestling Federation on March 31, 1985 at the world famous Madison Square Garden. Other events that happened the same year 'Wrestlemania' debuted include: The San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins 38 to 16 in Super Bowl XIX, in August the Major League Baseball Players' Association went on strike, Pete Rose tied Ty Cobb on the all-time hit list with 4,191 hits, and VH1, a 24 hour adult contemporary music channel, makes its debut. All of the information contained in this quiz can be found at WWF.com.
Rob Van Dam. Rob Van Dam faced off against William Regal for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. At first, Regal had control of the match, but control was soon taken away by Rob Van Dam. Van Dam gave Regal a clothesline and several kicks to the head and abdomen. Regal decided he had enough and reached into his trunks for a pair of brass knuckles. Van Dam, seeing the brass knuckles, kicked them out of Regal's hand, and they landed on the mat outside the ring. After knocking Regal flat, Van Dam decided to go for the "Five Star Frog Splash", but Regal moved and Rob Van Dam landed with a hard crash on the mat. After more battling, Van Dam went for the "Rolling Thunder", but all he received for that was Regal's knees in his back. Regal then gave Rob Van Dam a "Full Nelson", which landed Rob Van Dam on his head. Regal then reached in his trunks again for another pair of brass knuckles, but Rob Van Dam kicked them out of his hand again. Then Van Dam performed the "Five Star Frog Splash" and won the title.
Christian. Christian faced off against Diamond Dallas Page for the WWF European Championship. Upon entering the ring, Christian assaulted the champion and grabbed the belt and raised it over his head. Diamond Dallas Page came out of nowhere and tossed Christian out of the ring. The two battled fiercely, with Christian trying to give Diamond Dallas Page the "Unprettier", but Diamond Dallas Page fought out of it. After trying to give Christian the "Diamond Cutter" several times, Diamond Dallas Page succeeded. Diamond Dallas Page retained his title. After the match, Diamond Dallas Page congratulated Christian for controlling his temper when he lost. As Diamond Dallas Page was leaving, Christian threw a tantrum in the middle of the ring, but Diamond Dallas Page only smiled and then left the arena through the crowd. Way to go Diamond Dallas Page!
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