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On This Day: March 31 1985 The First WrestleMania Took Place at Madison Square Garden

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On This Day: March 31 1985 The First WrestleMania Took Place at Madison Square Garden.

On this day March 31 1985 the very first WrestleMania was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event was a huge gamble for the WWF but it paid off big and became the launchpad for professional wrestling’s explosion into pop culture.

The main event featured Hulk Hogan and Mr T teaming up to take on Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff. With Muhammad Ali as a guest referee and celebrities like Cyndi Lauper and Liberace in attendance the night brought together sports...
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