WrestleMania (1985)

The inaugural WrestleMania supercard event in the WWF's annual series of WrestleMania events aired on March 31, 1985 and took place at the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York.

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WWF - WrestleMania events - March 31 - 1985 - Madison Square Garden - New York

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However, contrary to popular belief, WrestleMania was not the inaugural pay per view event in the WWF's history. It aired only on closed circuit televsion, set up in various venues throughout the United States. The first actual pay per view event the WWF, held on November 7, 1985, was called Wrestling Classic. The first WrestleMania to be shown on pay per view was WrestleMania 2, held on April 7, 1986.

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Pay per view - Closed circuit - November 7 - 1985 - April 7 - 1986

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For the first WrestleMania, McMahon began cross promoting with MTV, with several celebrities like Muhammad Ali, Liberace and Cyndi Lauper appearing at the pay-per-view. The rock and wrestling era was characterized by bright, colourful, and sometimes terrible circus-like gimmicks. McMahon once stated that he was more interested in competing with Disney on Ice than other wrestling federations. Both WrestleMania and Hulk Hogan were a smash success. WrestleMania became an annual event, while Hogan would lead the WWF's golden age on camera.

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MTV - Muhammad Ali - Liberace - Cyndi Lauper - Circus - Disney on Ice - Hulk Hogan

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