WWE WrestleMania 1 Results – March 31, 1985 – Hogan/T vs. Piper/Orndorff

By Ry

Coming from New York’s Madision Square Garden on March 31, 1985.

Card:
– Tito Santana defeated the Executioner
– David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake wrestled to a double-DQ
– Ricky Steamboat defeated Matt Borne
– King Kong Bundy defeated S.D. Jones
– Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a Body Slam Match
– Junk Yard Dog defeated Intercontinental Greg Valentine via countout
– Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham to win the Tag Team Championship
– Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the Women’s Championship
– Hulk Hogan & Mr. T defeated Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff

Title Changes:
Volkoff and the Iron Sheik (who will be appearing in the Gimmick Battle Royal at X-Seven) won the tag team titles from Rotundo and Windham.
Wendi Richter won the Women’s Championship from Lelani Kai.

WM FACTS:
– Wrestlemania I occured on closed circuit television accros the Nation rather than on PPV.
– Tito Santana defeated the Executionar in the first match ever at Wrestlemania.
– King King Bundy defeated S.D. Jones in just nine seconds at WrestleMania.
– Andre the Giant and Big John Studd competed in a $15,000 body slam match. After Andre slammed Studd, he won the $15,000.
– Hulk Hogan wrestled in his first of 8 Wrestlemania main events, as part of the Rock and Wrestling Angle which saw Hogan teaming with the “A-Team’s” Mr. T.