By Ry
April 7, 1986, Live from Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum, Chicago’s Rosemont Horizion, and the Los Angles Sports Arena.
The Card:
– Paul Orndorff and Don Muraco wrestled to a double-countout
– Randy “Macho Man” Savage retained the InterContinental Title against George ” the Animal” Steele
– Jake “the Snake” Roberts defeated George Wells
– Mr. T defeated Roddy Piper by DQ in a boxing match
– Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre
– Cpl. Kirschner defeated Nikolai Volkoff via
– Andre the Giant won a 20 man battle royal that featured Jimbo Cobert, Pedro Morales, Tony Atlas, Ted Arcidi, Harvey Martin, Dan Spivey, Hillbilly Jim, King Tonga, The Iron Sheik, Ernie Holmes, B. Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Big John Studd, Bill Fralic, Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Russ Francis, Bruno Sammartino, William “Refrigerator” Perry and Andre the Giant
– British Bulldogs defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake for the Tag Team Championship
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules
– Adrian Adonis defeated Uncle Elmer
– Hoss & Terry Funk defeated Junk Yard Dog and Tito Santana
– WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy in a cage match
Title changes:
The British Bulldogs, Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid, defeat “The Dream Team,” Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake
WM FACTS:
– Hulk Hogan defends the WWF title for the first time at Wrestlemania, defeating King Kong Bundy in the only steel cage match up in Wrestlemania History.
– Wrestlemania II was the first Wrestlemania to air on PPV.
– Wrestlemania II had three different venues, with Three Different Main Events, and Three Different Sets of Announcers:
Nassau Colliseum – Announcers: Vince McMahon and Susan Saint James, Main Event: Mr. T v. Rowdy Roddy Piper in a Boxing Match
Rosemont Horizion – Announcers: Mean Gene Okerland, Gorilla Monsoon and Cathy Lee Crosby, Main Event: 20 Man BattleRoyal featuring stars of Wrestling and Football, Andre the Giant won the Battle Royal eliminating Bret Hart
Los Angeles Sports Arena – Announcers: Jesse Ventura, Lord Alfred Hayes and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Main Event: Hulk Hogan v. King Kong Bundy for the WWF in a Steel Cage.
– Future WWF Champions, Bret “Hitman” Hart and Randy “Macho Man” Savage make their Wrestlemania debuts at II.
– Entertainers Cab Calloway, Joan Rivers, Mr T, Susan Saint James, Lou Duva, Ray Charles, and Darryl Dawkins all took part in Wrestlemania II in some way shape or form.

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