Three Cities, Three Arenas, One WrestleMania
A couple of notes here in that this is the exact same version of this event taken from the WrestleMania Anthology set meaning that all references to "WWF" & various music has been changed to due the rights expiring but there is no blurring of the WWF logo since this event happened before the "Attitude Era."
"What The World Has Come To" is the tagline for the second edition of WrestleMania & WWE decided to do something they've never done before with this edition by broadcasting from three different locations across the country. Various celebrities include Joan Rivers, Tommy Lasorda, Susan St. James, Cathy Lee Crosby, Ernie Ladd, Rick Schroder, and Ray Charles singing "America The Beautiful." This event also featured the WrestleMania debuts of various legends like Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth, Mr. Fuji, Magnificent Muraco, George "The Animal" Steele, Jake Roberts, Bret Hart & Jim Niedhart, Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid, and Dory Jr. & Terry Funk.
New York...
Getting Closer...
After the success of the original event, "Wrestlemania 2" ups the ante a bit with better production values and a larger sense of this being a truly not-to-be-missed event. Yet, it still relies far too much on the "gimmick" of celebrities and doesn't just let the plotlines play out.
The highlights of this event include:
-Ray Charles kicking off the proceedings with a stirring melody of patriotic standards. Really gives the show a sense of gravitas right off the bat.
-Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs. George "The Animal" Steele. Two great wrestling personalities playing off of each other.
-A Battle Royale featuring NFL players and (spoiler) won by the always entertaining Andre The Giant.
-The boxing match between Mr. T. and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper works well with the hype...but then kind of fizzles in the actual match.
-Same thing for the Hogan vs. Bundy finale...pretty good build-up but the match itself was nothing to write home...
What can i say...I am OLD SCHOOL...love the early day of wrestling...
What chYOU gonna do when the the twenty four in pythons run wild on you,,,,OOOH>>YA.....
HULK VERSUS KING KONG BUNDY>>>>>old school...
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