WrestleMania 2
Wrestlemania II was the second in the WWE's series of WrestleMania supercards. It was held on April 7, 1986 at three venues:The Los Angeles Sports Arena in Southern CaliforniaThe Rosemont Horizon in suburban ChicagoThe Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island, New York Each venue had one main event matches with a large undercard. As with the first Wrestlemania, the matches were shown on closed-circuit television across North America.
Match Results
Nassau Coliseum: "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff wrestled The Magnificent Muraco to a double countout. "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeated George "The Animal" Steele. Jake "The Snake" Roberts defeated jobber George Wells. Mr. T defeated "Rowdy" Roddy Piper by disqualification. Rosemont Horizon: The Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre to retain the WWF Women's Championship. Corporal Kirschner defeated Nikolai Volkoff. Andre the Giant won a 20 man Battle Royal that included both wrestlers and several NFL stars, including William "The Refridgerator" Perry. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake to capture the WWF Tag Team Championship. Los Angeles Sports Arena: Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules. Adrian Adonis defeated Uncle Elmer. Terry Funk & Hoss Funk defeated Junk Yard Dog and Tito Santana. Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match to defend the WWF Heavyweight Championship. The show also featured Joan Rivers as a guest ring announcer, and Susan St. James as a guest commentator, while Ray Charles sang America the Beautiful.
Main Events
Nassau Coliseum: Boxing Match between Mr. T and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Rosemont Horizon: Battle Royal featuring Andre the Giant, King Tonga, Jim Covert, Ernie Holmes, "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell, Tony Atlas, Harvey Martin, Pedro Morales, Ted Arcidi, Dan Spivey, Hillbilly Jim, B. Brian Blair, Bill Fralic, Iron Sheik, Bruno Sammartino, William "Refrigerator" Perry, Big John Studd, Russ Francis, Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, and Bret "the Hitman" Hart. Los Angeles Sports Arena: Cage Match for the WWE Champiosnhip between Hulk Hogan (champion) and King Kong Bundy.
Celebrities Bill Fralic (participated in Chicago main event) Cab Calloway (guest judge for New York main event) Cathy Lee Crosby (provided commentary in Chicago portion) Clare Peller (guest time keeper for Chicago main event) Darryl Dawkins (guest judge for New York main event) Dick Butkus (guest official for Chicago main event) Ed "Too Tall" Jones (guest official for Chicago main event) Elvira (provided commentary in Los Angeles portion) Ernie Holmes (participated in Chicago main event) G. Gordon Liddy (guest judge for New York main event) Harvey Martin (participated in Chicago main event) Herb (actor) (guest time keeper for New York main event) Jim Covert (participated in Chicago main event) Joan Rivers (guest ring announcer for New York main event) "Smokin'" Joe Frazier (Mr. T's corner man for New York main event) Lou Duva (Roddy Piper's corner man for New York main event) Mr. T (faced Roddy Piper in the New York main event) Ozzy Osbourne (accompanied British Bulldogs to ring for Tag Team Championship match) Ricky Schroeder (guest time keeper for Los Angeles main event) Ray Charles (sang America the Beautiful) Rob Conrad (guest official for Los Angeles main event) Russ Francis (participated in Chicago main event) Susan St. James (provided commentary for New York portion) Tommy Lasorda (guest ring announcer for Los Angeles main event) William "Refrigerator" Perry (participated in Chicago main event)
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