Product Details

• Actors: Hulk Hogan, Mr T, Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Andre The Giant
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: WWF Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 2, 1999
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305276838
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,284 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the back cover

In 1985, Vince McMahon's vision of a sports-entertainment event of the century, which would revolutionize wrestling, became reality at the first WrestleMania® in New York City's Madison Square Garden. The festive event featured celebrities from both the film and sports worlds, including Liberace, New York Yankees' manager Billy Martin and rocker Cyndi Lauper. That night legendary Hall of Famer the late Andre the Giant took $15,000 and Big John Studd's pride by bodyslamming his foe to the mat. In the main event, television and movie star Mr. T tagged with Hulk Hogan to battle Rowdy Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WWE WresleMania 1, February 18, 2005

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This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania I [VHS] (VHS Tape)

To tell you guys the truth, this is definitly not th best WrestleMania they make it look like. Sure it has memerable moments, but it is not that great. Here are the matches.

1. Tito Santana vs. The Executioner 7/10
Decent opener, but I have seen better in this sytle of wrestling. And yes this is the first match in WrestleMania history.

2. King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones 10/10
Excellent match. I know it was REALLY short but I thought it was funny to see S.D. Jones get put away so quick. Watch it if you want to have a quick laugh.

3. Matt Borne vs. Ricky Steamboat 7/10
I actually liked this match, there were a lot of things going on but I did not feel satisfied. Good attempt though.

4. Brutus Beefcake vs. David Sammartino 5/10
Worst match of the night. I mean it was just a plain boring match man. The good thing was to see Bruno Sammartino there though. Bad ending as well.

5. Greg The Hammer Valentine vs. Junkyard Dog 6/10
Slow match. Junkyard Dog was actually winning but I am gald he did not win the title though, he won by Count-Out. It would have been better to see Junkyard Dog get caught in a submission hold, and have The Hammer win.

6. Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Shiek vs. Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham 8/10
I liked this match. Finally there was a change here where there is an upset and the bad guys win. But I still do not believe that Rotundo and Windham did not win the match though.

7. Big John Studd vs. Andre The Giant (Body Slam Challange) 6/10
I like John Studd and Andre but this match was terrible because it was SO boring. Would have been a 5/10 if it weren't for the memorable Body slam at theend where Andre wins. Big upset that the match was bad.

8. Leilani Kai vs. Wendi Richter 8/10
Why can't all women's matches be more like this one. I liked it because it is very diferent from what we see now. Has a good ending too.

9. Rowdy Roddy Piper and Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff vs. Hulk Hogan and Mr.T 9/10
Good and exciting match. The crowd was also really into it as well. The ending is funny when Cowboy Bob Orton hits Orndorff with is cast by accident and that allows Hogan and Mr.T to get the victory.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WWF WrestleMania Review, April 11, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania I [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a good WrestleMania, but it wasn't great. The best match was the main event with Hulk Hogan & Mr. T going against Paul Orndorff & "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. One thing is for sure, you need to buy this video just to say that you have it. I mean, WrestleMania is the single greatest event in sports-entertainment. This is where it all started. But if you want great wrestling action in a WrestleMania, buy WrestleMania 12. The HeartBreak Kid, Shawn Michaels against Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Yeah, I'd buy this video if you're into slow paced matches with a big ending.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For you older than 18, Wrestlemania is for you!, July 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania I [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The Main Event between Mr.T/Hogan vs Orndorff/Piper was a classic. The 15,000 dollar slam match between Andre vs Big John Studd was also a classic. I liked the tag team title match as well. Some of the undercards are boring. But it features all-time greats like Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Brutis Beefcake, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Junk Yard Dog, King Kong Bundy, and Tito Santana. This event started something special in the 1980's. If your old school this is for you. If your to young, even though its only 15 years old, and don't care for this stuff, I feel sorry for you. - From the man who tells it like it is