WrestleMania History
By JOHN POWELL -- SLAM! Wrestling
WrestleMania. It is the most distinguished event in pro wrestling. Simply
put, it is the show of shows. The brainchild of Vince McMahon Jr., the first
WrestleMania, broadcast in 1985, expanded the pay-per-view market (along with closed circuit TV) and added a
whole new dimension to the industry as a whole. So influential was
McMahon's venture that the business of pro-wrestling now is almost entirely
built around pay-per-view broadcasts.
If you're like us at SLAM! Wrestling, every year you like to refresh your
memory and once again experience those WrestleMania moments that are an
essential part of why you remain a devout wrestling fan. You dust off those
tapes, DVDs or that Best Of WrestleMania tape you dubbed on your own and
distributed to the other members of the office staff, slam them into the
player and transport yourself back in time. To help guide you along your
journey and celebrate the history of WrestleMania, SLAM! Wrestling will be
publishing a WrestleMania review each and every day (Monday to Friday) leading up to the big
show. We invite you to come along for the ride and share in your favourite
moments too. The events are rated as Poor, Average, Good and Excellent.
Canada hosts WrestleMania 6
History Of WrestleMania
Date: April 1, 1990.
Place: Skydome, Toronto, Canada.
For the first time ever WrestleMania is held outside the United States. As
the majority of us at SLAM! Wrestling call Ontario home and were part of
the SkyDome attendance that day, we can't help to be slightly biased as far
as WrestleMania 6 is concerned. I, myself, was sitting with my future wife
in the nose bleed section praying that Hulk-A-Mania would finally be
destroyed. That day I got my wish.
WrestleMania 6 was very simular to WrestleMania 5. Both had so-so
undercards chased by a main event of collasal proportions. Now dubbed The
Immortal One, Hulk Hogan is hounded by a man who represents the future of
the WWF, the Intercontinental Champion, The Ultimate Warrior. Warrior is so
convinced that he can beat Hogan he's putting up the I.C. belt in a
title-for-title match. That alone makes things very interesting. Neither is
really the heel though the WWF does try its best to portray the Warrior as
such by having him assume a wilder look (frizzy hair) and putting down the
Hulk-A-Mania movement as outdated and weak. For me personally, I can't hard
remember hearing a louder live pop than when The Warrior covered Hogan for
the 1-2-3. It was simply amazing to be there.
Favourite Moments: Hogan leaving SkyDome looking all dejected like as
Warrior whooped it up in the ring. The Colossal Connection (Haku / Andre
The Giant) and Demolition slugging it out.
Least Favourite Moments: Jimmy Snuka as a jobber.
Rating: Good.
WrestleMania 6 Results
Match | Winner(s) |
| 1. Koko B. Ware
vs Rick "The Model" Martel |
Rick "The Model"
Martel. |
| 2. The
Colossal Connection (Haku / Andre The Giant) vs
Demolition (Tag Team Titles) |
Demolition. |
| 3. Hercules vs
Earthquake |
Earthquake. |
| 4. Brutus "The Barber"
Beefcake vs Mr. Perfect |
The
Brutus "The Barber"
Beefcake. |
| 5. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs Bad News
Brown |
Double Count Out. |
| 6. The Hart Foundation
vs The Bolsheviks |
The Hart Foundation. |
| 7. Tito
Santana vs The Barbarian |
The Barbarian. |
| 8. Dusty
Rhodes / Sapphire vs Randy Machoman Savage / Sensational
Sherry |
Dusty Rhodes / Sapphire. |
| 9. The Rockers vs
The Orient Express |
The Orient Express. |
| 10. Dino
Bravo vs "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
"Hacksaw" Jim
Duggan. |
| 11. Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs Ted Dibiase |
Ted
Dibiase. |
| 12. The Big Bossman vs Akeem |
The Big
Bossman. |
| 12. "Ravishing" Rick Rude vs Jimmy "Superfly"
Snuka |
"Ravishing" Rick Rude. |
| 12. The Ultimate Warrior (Intcon. Champ)
vs Hulk Hogan (World Champ) (Title For Title Match) |
The Ultimate Warrior. |
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