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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |Promotional poster featuring [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Christopher LeGreca|King Kong Bundy]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Tagline(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''What the World Has Come to''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[International Wrestling Federation]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |April 7, 1986
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[[Uniondale, New York]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | April 7, 1986
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*[[Nassau Coliseum]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Nassau Coliseum <br> Rosemont Horizon <br> L.A. Sports Arena
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''The Premier Sporting Event of the<br>Year!<br>What the World Has Come To!''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Uniondale, New York<br>Rosemont, Illinois<br>Los Angeles, California
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF WrestleMania 3|WrestleMania III]
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'''WrestleMania 2''' was the second annual [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]] professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (although the first WrestleMania was only on pay-per-view in select areas). It took place on April 7, 1986 at three venues: the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.
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'''WrestleMania 2''' was the second annual [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE).{{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[a]]]</sup>}} The event took place on Monday, April 7, 1986, making it the only WrestleMania that was not held on the traditional Sunday until the two-night [[IWE WrestleMania 36|WrestleMania 36]] in April 2020. The events took place at three separate venues: the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Uniondale, New York]]; the [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]] in [[Rosemont, Illinois]]; and the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] in [[Los Angeles, California]].
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Each venue had one main event match with a large undercard. As with the [[IWF WrestleMania 1|first WrestleMania]], the matches were shown on closed-circuit television across North America.  The event was also the first WrestleMania to air on the national ppv market. This was the first WrestleMania to use cardinal numbers (Arabic numerals). The commentating teams consisted of [[Vince Matteson]] and [[Susan Saint James]] in New York, [[Gorilla Monsoon]], [[Gene Okerlund]], and [[Cathy Lee Crosby]] in Chicago and [[Jesse Ventura]], [[Alfred Hayes|Lord Alfred Hayes]], and [[Cassandra Peterson|Elvira]] in Los Angeles. The ring announcers were [[Howard Finkel]] (New York), [[Chet Coppock]] (Chicago), and [[Lee Marshall|Lee Marshall]] (Los Angeles).
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The main event at [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] was a [[Boxing Match|boxing match]] where [[Mr. T]] defeated [[Roddy Piper]] by disqualification. Matches on the undercard were [[Brady Savage]] versus [[William Reed|George Steele]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]], [[Erik Peterson|Jake Roberts]] versus [[George Wells]] and [[Paul Orthmeyer, Jr.|Paul Orndorff]] versus [[Donald (McDonald's)|The Magnificent Don Muraco]]. The main event at [[Rosemont Horizon]] was a 20-man [[Battle Royal Match|battle royal]] which included [[IWE|IWF wrestlers]] and NFL footballers. The undercard featured a [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]] match where [[British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Aldrich]] and [[Thomas Pollington|Dynamite Kid]]) defeated champions [[The Dream Team|Dream Team]] ([[Gregory Petrusha|Greg Valentine]] and [[Edward Gleason|Brutus Beefcake]]) to win the titles, a [[IWE Women's Championship|IWF Women's Championship]] match between [[Marjorie Martin|The Fabulous Moolah]] and [[Velvet McIntyre]] and a [[Professional wrestling match types#Flag match|flag match]] between [[Michael Penamora|Corporal Kirchner]] and [[Joseph Peruzović|Nikolai Volkoff]]. The main event at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] match where [[Hulk Hogan]] defeated [[Christopher LeGreca|King Kong Bundy]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]] to retain the title. The undercard featured [[Terry Funk]] and [[Dory Funk, Jr.|Hoss Funk]] versus [[Sylvester Pancich|Junkyard Dog]] and [[Liam Phillip|Tito Santana]] in a tag team match, [[Aaron L. Franke|Adrian Adonis]] versus [[Jon Fraizer|Uncle Elmer]] and [[Ricky Steamboat]] versus [[Ray Hurley|Hercules]].
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==Background==
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Each venue had its own [[Card (Sports)|card]]. The [[Main Event|main event]] at Uniondale, New York, was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Boxing match|boxing match]] pitting [[Mr. T]] against [[Roddy Piper]]. At Chicago, there was a 20-man [[Battle Royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] involving [[IWE|IWF wrestlers]] and [[National Football League|NFL football players]]. The main event, at Los Angeles, featured [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]] defending his title against [[Christopher LeGreca|King Kong Bundy]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]]. Matches on the respective undercards saw [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] [[Brady <!--Nash-->Savage|"Macho Man" Randy Savage]] defending his title against [[William James Flemming<!--(2006, pg. 54)-->|George Steele]]. The main event, at Chicago, featured [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|Tag Team Champions]] [[The Dream Team (professional wrestling)|The Dream Team]] ([[John <!--Anthony--> Risken<!--, Jr.-->|Greg Valentine]] and [[Edward Bobby Lee<!--(1968 pg. 25)-->|Brutus Beefcake]]) losing their titles against [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Aldrich]] and [[Dynamite Kid <!--Thomas Teddy Flemming-->|Dynamite Kid]]).
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[[File:Hulk Hogan2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Hulk Hogan]], who faced [[King Kong Bundy|King Kong Steven]] in a [[Steel Cage Match|steel cage match]] for the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] at WrestleMania]]
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WrestleMania 2 featured [[professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]] involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on ''[[IWF Championship Wrestling|Championship Wrestling]]'', ''[[List of former International Wrestling Entertainment programming|All-Star Wrestling]]'' ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' and ''[[IWF Prime Time Wrestling|Prime Time Wrestling]]'' — the [[International Wrestling Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation]]'s (IWF) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a [[Heel|villain]] or a [[Face|hero]] as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.
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Three of the main-event feuds were set up on the March 1, 1986, [[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event V|broadcast]] of ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'':
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==Production==
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Following the success of [[IWF WrestleMania I|WrestleMania I]] in 1985, a second WrestleMania was scheduled for 1986. WrestleMania would become considered the [[International Wrestling Federation]]'s (IWF, now IWE) flagship event. It is held annually between mid-March to mid-April. Following the advent of [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] in 1987 and then [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] and [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]] in 1988—WWF's four original pay-per-views—the four would eventually be dubbed the "Big Four". WrestleMania would eventually be described as the [[NFL Super Bowl|Super Bowl]] of [[Sports Entertainment|sports entertainment]].
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* The main feud heading into WrestleMania 2 was between [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Christopher LeGreca|King Kong Bundy]], with the two battling over the [[IWE Championship|WWF Championship]]. Although they had wrestled occasionally beforehand, their first nationally televised encounter was on the November 2, 1985, [[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event III|edition]] of ''Saturday Night's Main Event'' where Hogan teamed up with [[André the Giant]] against André's rivals Bundy and [[Jonathon Minton|Big John Studd]]. Hogan and André won the match. On March 1, Hogan defended his IWF title against [[Donald (McDonald's)|The Magnificent Muraco]]. Just as Hogan was about to pin Muraco, Bundy ran into the ring and -- with Muraco's help -- initiated a 2-on-1 assault on Hogan, repeatedly crushing him with his body weight (with a move called the "[[Body Avalanche|Avalanche]]") to break his ribs. Hogan had a very serious scripted injury, while Bundy (gloating over his actions) challenged Hogan for the title. With revenge on his mind, Hogan decided not to heed his doctor's advice and accepted the challenge; a match was then booked between the two in a steel cage for the IWF title.
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The event featured separate commentary and announce teams in each location. The commentating teams consisted of [[Vince Matteson]] and [[Susan Saint James]] in New York; [[Gorilla Monsoon]], [[Gene Okerlund]], and Cathy Lee Crosby in Chicago; and [[Jesse Ventura]], [[Lord Alfred Hayes|Alfred Hayes]], and [[Cassandra Peterson|Elvira]] in Los Angeles. The ring announcers were [[Howard Finkel]] (New York), [[Chet Coppock]] (Chicago), and [[Lee Marshall (announcer)|Lee Marshall]] (Los Angeles).
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* The second feud heading into the event was between [[Mr. T]] and [[Roddy Piper]]. Piper established himself as the top [[Heel|heel]] in the IWF in 1984, and a year later joined [[Paul Orthmeyer, Jr.|Paul Orndorff]] and [[Bob McAlmond, Jr.|Cowboy Bob McAlmond]] to feud with [[Hulk Hogan]] and Mr. T. Hogan and T defeated Piper and Orndorff in the main event of the [[IWF WrestleMania I|first-ever WrestleMania]]. The Piper-Mr. T feud restarted in 1986 after their real-life hatred for each other became known, prompting the IWF to turn their animosity for one another into a feud. Piper and others disliked Mr. T because he was an actor and unskilled wrestling ability. In response, Mr. T became a special [[Boxing|IWF boxer]] and began competing in [[Boxing Match|boxing matches]]. On the March 1 ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', Mr. T defeated McAlmond in a boxing match. After the match, Piper distracted Mr. T, allowing McAlmond to attack from behind and start a 2-on-1 assault. Mr. T then demanded revenge, leading to his boxing match against Piper.
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:''See also: [[List of Celebrities Involved with WrestleMania|List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania]]''
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[[Ray Charles]] sang a rendition of "[[America the Beautiful]]" before the show at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Celebrity guests in attendance for the New York segment of WrestleMania 2 included: [[Cab Calloway]], [[Darryl Dawkins]], [[G. Gordon Liddy]], [[Joan Rivers]], [[Joe Frazier]], [[Lou Duva]], [[Where's Herb?|Herb]] and [[Susan Saint James]]. Celebrity guests in attendance for the Chicago segment of WrestleMania 2 included: [[Clara Peller]], [[Dick Butkus]], [[Ed Jones (American football)|Ed Jones]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Bill Fralic]], [[Ernie Holmes]], [[Harvey Martin]], [[Jim Covert]], [[Russ Francis]], [[William Perry (American football)|William Perry]], and [[Cathy Lee Crosby]]. The Los Angeles segment of WrestleMania 2 included celebrity guests [[Ricky Schroder]], [[Robert Conrad]], [[Tommy Lasorda]], and [[Cassandra Peterson|Elvira]].
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* The third main feud heading into WrestleMania was between [[The Dream Team|Dream Team]] ([[Gregory Petrusha|Greg Valentine]] and [[Edward Gleason|Brutus Beefcake]]) and [[American Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Aldrich]] and [[Thomas Pollington|Dynamite Kid]]) over the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWF Tag Team Championship]]. On August 24, 1985, Beefcake and Valentine won the tag titles from [[U.S. Express]] ([[Barry Logan|Barry Windham]] and [[Brandon Branscum|Mike Branscum]]). Immediately after their title win, they were challenged by British Bulldogs for the titles. They retained their titles against Bulldogs at a house show on September 11 by getting [[Disqualification|disqualified]]. They defended the titles against Bulldogs again on ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', where they emerged victorious against Bulldogs. After Bulldogs failed in winning the titles twice, Dream Team agreed to defend their titles against Bulldogs for a final time with a title match set at WrestleMania.
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[[File:Hulk Hogan2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hulk Hogan]] faced [[Christopher LeGreca|King Kong Bundy]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]] for the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]] at WrestleMania]]
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The card featured 12 matches, which resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by the IWF. Building to the event, [[Narrative Thread|storylines]] between characters played out on IWF's primary television programs, ''[[IWF Championship Wrestling|Championship Wrestling]]'', ''[[List of former IWE programming|All-Star Wrestling]]'', ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' and ''[[IWF Prime Time Wrestling|Prime Time Wrestling]]''.
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Revision as of 10:24, 20 April 2021

WrestleMania 2
Promotional poster featuring Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy
Promotion International Wrestling Federation
Date April 7, 1986
City

Uniondale, New York

Venue
Attendance 40,085 (combined)
Tagline(s) The Premier Sporting Event of the
Year!
What the World Has Come To!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
The Wrestlng Classic 		Next →
[[IWF WrestleMania 3|WrestleMania III]
WrestleMania chronology
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I 		Next →
III

WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE).[a] The event took place on Monday, April 7, 1986, making it the only WrestleMania that was not held on the traditional Sunday until the two-night WrestleMania 36 in April 2020. The events took place at three separate venues: the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York; the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois; and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

Each venue had its own card. The main event at Uniondale, New York, was a boxing match pitting Mr. T against Roddy Piper. At Chicago, there was a 20-man battle royal involving IWF wrestlers and NFL football players. The main event, at Los Angeles, featured WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defending his title against King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match. Matches on the respective undercards saw Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage defending his title against George Steele. The main event, at Chicago, featured Tag Team Champions The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) losing their titles against The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Aldrich and Dynamite Kid).

Contents

Production

Background

Following the success of WrestleMania I in 1985, a second WrestleMania was scheduled for 1986. WrestleMania would become considered the International Wrestling Federation's (IWF, now IWE) flagship event. It is held annually between mid-March to mid-April. Following the advent of Survivor Series in 1987 and then Royal Rumble and SummerSlam in 1988—WWF's four original pay-per-views—the four would eventually be dubbed the "Big Four". WrestleMania would eventually be described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.

Broadcasters

The event featured separate commentary and announce teams in each location. The commentating teams consisted of Vince Matteson and Susan Saint James in New York; Gorilla Monsoon, Gene Okerlund, and Cathy Lee Crosby in Chicago; and Jesse Ventura, Alfred Hayes, and Elvira in Los Angeles. The ring announcers were Howard Finkel (New York), Chet Coppock (Chicago), and Lee Marshall (Los Angeles).

Celebrities

See also: List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania

Ray Charles sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Celebrity guests in attendance for the New York segment of WrestleMania 2 included: Cab Calloway, Darryl Dawkins, G. Gordon Liddy, Joan Rivers, Joe Frazier, Lou Duva, Herb and Susan Saint James. Celebrity guests in attendance for the Chicago segment of WrestleMania 2 included: Clara Peller, Dick Butkus, Ed Jones, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Fralic, Ernie Holmes, Harvey Martin, Jim Covert, Russ Francis, William Perry, and Cathy Lee Crosby. The Los Angeles segment of WrestleMania 2 included celebrity guests Ricky Schroder, Robert Conrad, Tommy Lasorda, and Elvira.

Storylines

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Hulk Hogan faced King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match for the IWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania

The card featured 12 matches, which resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by the IWF. Building to the event, storylines between characters played out on IWF's primary television programs, Championship Wrestling, All-Star Wrestling, Saturday Night's Main Event and Prime Time Wrestling.

Event

WrestleMania 2 emanated from three arenas: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois and the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.

New York

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Brady Savage vs. George Steele for the IWF Intercontinental Championship

In the first match of the show and the New York arena, Paul Orndorff faced The Magnificent Don Muraco. Both men fought to a double countout.

Next was a IWF Intercontinental Championship match between Brady Savage and George Steele. Savage was seconded by his real-life wife Miss Elizabeth. He pinned Steele with a roll-up and put his both feet on the ropes for leverage. As a result, Savage retained the Intercontinental title.

The third match from the Coliseum was between Jake Roberts and George Wells. He hit a DDT on Wells and pinned him to win the match. After the match, Peterson allowed his snake Damian to slither over Wells, who vomited.

The first main event of WrestleMania 2 was a boxing match between Mr. T and Roddy Piper. T was seconded by real life boxer Joe Frazier. Piper was disqualified for bodyslamming T at 1:15 in the fourth round.

Chicago

The first match from the Chicago portion of WrestleMania 2 was a IWF Women's Championship match between The Fabulous Moolah and Velvet McIntyre. McIntyre attempted a splash on Moolah but Moolah sidestepped and McIntyre missed the move. Moolah took advantage and pinned McIntyre to retain her title.

The second match was a flag match between Corporal Kirchner and Nikolai Volkoff. Volkoff was seconded by Classy Freddie Blassie. Blassie threw his cane on Volkoff but Kirchner caught it and hit Volkoff with it and then successfully pinned Volkoff for the victory.

The third match was a International Wrestling Federation (IWF) versus National Football League (NFL) battle royal. It featured 20 men including the IWF wrestlers and NFL superstars; NFL stars included Jimbo Covert, Bill Fralic, Russ Francis, Ernie Holmes, Harvey Martin and William "The Refrigerator" Perry, while IWF stars included André the Giant, Ted Arcidi, Tony Atlas, The Heart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Heart and Jim "The Anvil" Furlong), The Killer Bees, Hillbilly Jim, The Sheik, King Tonga, Pedro Morales, Bruno Sammartino, Danny Spivey and Big John Studd. In the end of the match, André the Giant and both members of the Heart Foundation were the final participants. André first eliminated Furlong and then Heart to win the battle royal.

The second main event of WrestleMania was a IWF Tag Team Championship match between British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Aldrich and Dynamite Kid) and Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake). Bulldogs were seconded by Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne and Captain Lou Albano. Aldrich pushed Valentine into the corner where Valentine knocked heads with Dynamite Kid. Kid fell to the floor while Aldrich pinned Valentine to win the tag titles and end Dream Team's seven month reign

Los Angeles

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Hulk Hogan versus King Kong Steven for the IWF Championship

Ricky Steamboat faced Hercules in the first match from Los Angeles. Hercules tried to hit a flying bodypress but missed it. Steamboat followed by hitting a flying bodypress of his own for a successful pinfall victory.

Adrian Adonis, seconded by Jimmy Heart defeated Uncle Elmer after a diving headbutt.

Terry and Hoss Funk faced Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana in a tag team match. Funk brothers were seconded by Jimmy Heart. The referee was distracted by Hoss. Heart took advantage and gave his megaphone to Terry who hit it on JYD and then pinned him to get the win.

Next was a IWF Championship steel cage match which was the third and final main event of WrestleMania 2. It was the only steel cage in WrestleMania history. Hulk Hogan defended his title against King Kong Bundy. Hogan's ribs were heavily taped due to an assault by Bundy on March 1, 1986 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. Bundy was seconded by Bobby Heenan. In the beginning, Bundy removed the tape from Hogan's ribs. However, Hogan fought back and rammed Bundy's head into the steel cage. He tried to hit a scoop slam on Bundy but missed it. Bundy hit an avalanche and a big splash on Hogan. However, Hogan "Hulked up" and hit a scoop slam on Bundy followed by a leg drop. He climbed the steel cage but Bundy caught his legs. Hogan kicked Bundy and climbed over the top of the steel cage and climbed on the floor to win the match and retain the title. After the match, Hogan caught Heenan inside the cage; as Bundy was reeling from the match, Hogan rammed Heenan's head into the cage before atomic dropping him outside.

Aftermath

Production

Results

# Results from the Nassau Coliseum Stipulations
1 Paul Orndorff and The Magnificent Muraco (with Mr. Fuji) fought to a double countout Singles match
2 Brady Savage (c) (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated George "The Animal" Steele Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship
3 Jake Roberts defeated George Wells Singles match
4 Mr. T (with Joe Frazier and The Haiti Kid) defeated Roddy Piper (with Bob McAlmond and Lou Duva) by disqualification Boxing match
# Results from the Rosemont Horizon Stipulations
5 The Fabulous Moolah (c) defeated Velvet McIntyre Singles match for the IWF Women's Championship
6 Corporal Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff (with Freddie Blassie) Flag match
7 André the Giant defeated 19 other participants by last eliminating Bret Heart Twenty-man battle royal
8 The American Bulldogs (Davey Boy Aldrich and The Dynamite Kid) (with Ozzy Osbourne and Lou Albano) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (c) (with Johnny Valiant) Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship
No. Results from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Stipulations
9 Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules Hernandez Singles match
10 Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Heart) defeated Uncle Elmer Singles match
11 Terry Funk and Hoss Funk (with Jimmy Heart) defeated Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana Tag team match
12 Hulk Hogan (c) defeated King Kong Bundy (with Bobby Heenan) Steel cage match for the IWF Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

The other participants included were: Jim Covert (NFL player - Chicago Bears), Pedro Morales, Tony Atlas, Ted Arcidi, Harvey Martin (Former NFL player - Dallas Cowboys), Danny Spivey, Hillbilly Jim, King Tonga, The Iron Sheik, Ernie Holmes (Former NFL player - Pittsburgh Steelers), B. Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Big John Studd, Bill Fralic (NFL player - Atlanta Falcons), Jim Furlong, Russ Francis (NFL player - San Francisco 49ers), Bruno Sammartino, and William "Refrigerator" Perry (NFL player - Chicago Bears).

Other on-screen talent

References

External links

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