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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Sept 27, 2010 12:55:46 GMT -5
Is WrestleMania I a good or bad show? Any personal memories or moments you remember from WrestleMania I?
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Post by Woooooolhouse! on Sept 27, 2010 13:15:29 GMT -5
Johnny V and Brutus Beefcake's confusing promo where Beefcake gives a big ol' raspberry to the mic!
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Post by Milkman Norm on Sept 27, 2010 13:17:49 GMT -5
In fairness I was to young to see live in 1985 However based on it as a show alone I'd have to say bad. Really I think it similar to Wrestlemania 2 in someways. Both shows were Vince and co throwing stuff against a wall to see what stuck. By 1987 they had figured out how to run a massive ppv/closed circuit blow show. Before that it was really hit or miss.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Sept 27, 2010 13:18:02 GMT -5
For the time, it was a great show, but it hasn't held up very well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2010 13:19:54 GMT -5
I never saw it until about two years ago, so my perspective is probably different from someone who saw it live, or shortly thereafter on VHS.
I thought that, for the style of wrestling WWF was presenting at that time, it was a solid show, and you can see the early stages of Vince McMahon trying to be a respected entertainment mogul with his use of celebrities and spectacle.
All in all, while compared to most wrestling at that time it was a big deal, by today's standards of both spectacle and wrestling skill, it falls short. Most enjoyment gained from watching it will be the fact that you are watching something historic rather than the entertainment value of the show itself.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Sept 27, 2010 13:20:59 GMT -5
One thing that sticks out in my mind is that there was no ring aprons.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 27, 2010 13:23:17 GMT -5
Good in the context of it's time. It doesn't really hold up, though. It has it's good moments and it's bad moments, but it just looks....outdated today.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Sept 27, 2010 13:25:47 GMT -5
Spankymac put it better than I did. It seems tremendously dated today.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Sept 27, 2010 14:54:01 GMT -5
It fitted the time frame I guess. Even ten years later WrestleMania I looked strange compared to what was happening in 1995. The production team had really upped their game by that point. Either that or Vince just threw loads of money at new producers.
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Post by Shameful_Lobsterhead on Sept 27, 2010 16:23:09 GMT -5
All I remember was the US Express vs. "The European Nightmares" Nikolai Volkov & Iron Sheik.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Sept 27, 2010 16:39:05 GMT -5
For the time, it was a great show, but it hasn't held up very well. Pretty much. The way I have best heard it described is "Your average MSG show with celebrity involvement", that wasn't meant in a bad way either as MSG house shows were THE shows back in that day. |
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Post by ThatIndyMark on Sept 27, 2010 16:40:51 GMT -5
Well, It was better than Wrestlemania XI and Wrestlemania VIIII that's for damn sure
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2010 17:58:01 GMT -5
Good show. A great one? No. But it was what it needed to be to launch the "Superbowl of wrestling". A heavily hyped main event with celebrity involvement and popular characters from the early-80's. It is what it is.
The first great WM was 3. The first two, while I loved them as a kid, were not as strong.
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Post by mattperiolat on Sept 27, 2010 18:03:11 GMT -5
Agree with the prevailing opinions - compared to the cards of the day, it's pretty good. By today's standards? Not that great. To be fair though, WrestleMania 2 was worse given that thing was packed with more fat than a Christmas turkey.
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Post by indymadman on Sept 27, 2010 19:19:41 GMT -5
Although it hasn't held up well.... WM1 was great in the sense of we now know what was involved and what was on the line...
Plus... nothing like a 30 second "9 second" match!!!
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Post by repomanfan on Sept 27, 2010 19:20:23 GMT -5
Its impact and historical significance was ENORMOUS. The card itself was average.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2010 19:39:18 GMT -5
Not a bad show, like many said it was typical for Madison Square Garden/Meadowlands shows around that time.
It aired on my friend's birthday and he got to go to the closed-circuit location to watch it. Yes, I was envious.
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Post by johnnyk9 on Sept 27, 2010 20:58:50 GMT -5
one thing I always found special about this event, the crowd was extremely hot from start to finish, and during the main event I thought a riot was gonna break out
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Post by soultsukino on Sept 27, 2010 23:19:44 GMT -5
The way I have best heard it described is "Your average MSG show with celebrity involvement"
Bingo. Even for the time it wasn't a "Super" Card. Just a monthly MSG house show with celebs on it. The first Starrcade blew this show out of the water in terms of the importance of the matches.
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Post by CMWaters on Sept 28, 2010 3:45:41 GMT -5
One thing I will say that the crowd popped damn big when Andre slammed Studd.
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