So sit back, relax, and join us on a journey to Manhattan circa 1985, where we will look back on the historic build-up, the legendary event itself, and what the first WrestleMania did for WWE ...

Advertisement The first WrestleMania was a nine-match show that took place March 31, 1985, at Madison Square ... Deitsch: The Executioner’s pre-match promo with Okerlund was hilariously bad.

What was initially dubbed the Super Bowl of pro wrestling, beginning with WrestleMania 1 in 1985, is now the centerpiece of the WWE calendar and a de facto industry convention given all the fans ...