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WWF: WrestleMania 2 [VHS]

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The WWF wanted to somehow top the initial Wrestlemania so they tried something that was never tried before or since. Wrestlemania 2 was held in three different locations in one night. Each location had their own matches which would take place in succession with eachother. The Los Angeles Sports Arena, Chicago's Rosemont Horizon, and New York's Nassau Coliseum were the venues used for Wrestlemania 2. The main event was a steel cage match for the WWF Title between Champion-Hulk Hogan and Challenger-King Kong Bundy. There was also a 20-man over the top rope Battle Royale which included superstars from both the WWF and the NFL. Rowdy Roddy Piper takes on Mr. T in a boxing match. Lou Duva and Joe Frazier are the cornermen for the boxing match. Randy "Macho Man" Savage defends the WWF Intercontinental Title against George "The Animal" Steele. WWF Tag Team Champions-Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus Beefcake defend their belts against the British Bulldogs. Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff vs. The Magnificent Muraco. Hoss and Terry Funk vs. Tito Santana and the Junk Yard Dog. Corporal Kirchner vs. Nikolai Volkoff. Uncle Elmer vs. "Adorable" Adrian Adonis...

An ok ppv. Like others have stated it is a pretty average ppv. The main problem with it, is that the matches are just far, far too short averaging about five to ten minutes each. The commentary wasn't too bad, but it seems like everything was rushed here with no big storylines to boot. This marks the first time as well they tried to split the Wrestlemania to three locations: Chicago, New York, LA.


Orndoff vs. Magnificent Muraco ** at best. This could have been a great match, and with Fuji on the outside, it could have been.

Savage vs. George "The Animal" Steele for IC Title *** -Their SNME matches are still better but this isn't too bad. However it follows the same routines , Savage uses Elizabeth to gain the advantage then cheats to win. George then does his whole turnbuckle thing.

Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Mr. T in a boxing match **- Allright at least this match had some buildup which the others hadn't. We see how this rivalry started with T and Piper. The boxing match is ok , Piper was approaching his prime here.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. George Wells **- Too bad for George, he actually dominates Jake for about three minutes and looks like he worked hard to get in shape. However since this is a jobbing match, Jake pulls it out.

Jumping to the Chicago: location we are now taken to the huge Battle Royal with WWF vs NFL Stars ***

It is a good one, lots of faces here, not that bad of a battle royal even the "Fridge" is in this one. The ending was predictable but it was a one time to see all the stars here.

British Bulldogs vs. Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake) *** and ½ . A great match and probably the longest one too. The Bulldogs finally get put over and this would to their memorable title reign and feuds with the Harts and others.


Cpl. Kirchner vs. Nikolai Volkoff **- Pure brawl with some wrestling, Similar Of their matches from 80's. Kirchner though I liked the gimmick and he could at least sell a match.

Velvet McIntyre vs. the Fabulous Moolah for the women's title *- Poor squash.

Ricky Steamboat vs. Hercules Hernandez **-Fair match, Hercules was basically a brawler with some wrestling ability. Steamboat does good work here and gets put over.

Uncle Elmer vs. Adorable Adrian Adonis *-Poor dud.


Tito Santana & the Junkyard Dog vs. the Funk Brothers: **- Not bad, Santana showcases his great ability which would propel him to be One of the more recognized faces in the WWF.

King Kong Bundy vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship in a cage **-

Typical Hogan job, nothing special about this even in a cage.

All in all it is a pretty average ppv , with the exception of the Battle Royal, The Tag Team Titles match , there isn't too much worth seeing over again. Vince obviously wanted to cash
in on the success of the first Wrestlemania but instead
it comes out to be like one of those average movie sequels
that aren't as good as the original.

The Battle Royal

At WrestleMaina 2, several NFL football players decided to see if they could hold their own with the WWE Superstars in a Battle Royal. The likes of William "Refrigerator" Perry, Bill Fralic and Russ Francis did an admirable job, but in the end it was the master of the Battle Royal that came out on top - WWE Hall of Famer, Andre The Giant.

For the second annual event, the WWF took its premier event to three different locations- New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Highlights of this event included a steel cage match between Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy, an NFL vs. WWF battle royal, a boxing match between Mr. T and Roddy Piper, and the interesting WM debut of the phenominal Jake "The Snake" Roberts.

Not exactly the best Wrestlemania but it is definetly worth checking out just for the sake of seeing some of your old favorites.

If u are expecting the wwf u see today ur not gonna get it this is old skool wrestling and it's great. not as good as the first wrestlemania 1 is the greatest of all time but wrestlemania 2 lives up to the name. Hogan/Bundy in a cage is a good solid match with the moves put together very well a great main event indeed. The British Bulldogs put together an awsome match with valentine and beefcake. Bret Hart makes his first mania apperance in a supurb battle royal. 12 matches in total, 3 different arenas a great PPV 2 Hours of solid entertainment get it now

WrestleMania 2. Live from three different locations. If you think that that is an extremely stupid idea, well, I can't argue with ya'. This event is actually a little better than WrestleMania I, but it still isn't "knock you off your feet" good. It's just, good. Maybe OK. It would have been better if the original plan of Bret Hart vs. Ricky Steamboat went down. But then again, Hogan was facing King Kong Bundy in the main event anyway, so maybe not (Jesus H. Christ that was a horrendous match!). But this PPV does have Dynamite Kid, who F'n RULZ! If you have never seen this guy, then don't talk to me (like you would anyways). This guy is so far ahead of his time it's scary. This is a very mildly recommended PPV, but don't expect to be stupified or anything.

WrestleMania 2. Live from three different locations. If you think that that is an extremely stupid idea, well, I can't argue with ya'. This event is actually a little better than WrestleMania I, but it still isn't "knock you off your feet" good. It's just, good. Maybe OK. It would have been better if the original plan of Bret Hart vs. Ricky Steamboat went down. But then again, Hogan was facing King Kong Bundy in the main event anyway, so maybe not (Jesus H. Christ that was a horrendous match!). But this PPV does have Dynamite Kid, who F'n RULZ! If you have never seen this guy, then don't talk to me (like you would anyways). This guy is so far ahead of his time it's scary. This is a very mildly recommended PPV, but don't expect to be stupified or anything.

I don't have this version of WM 2, I have the Coliseum video version, which has all of the matches, none clipped, but it cuts all out all of the entrances except for the battle royal, and all of the interviews except for Piper and Mr.T. The event itself is okay, with the tag title match the best match. Hogan/Bundy doesn't have the drama as other WM main events, but the match is okay. The ending of the battle royal is great, with Andre kicking Neidhart out, then throwing Bret off of the top rope and into Neidhart. Everything else kinda drags along, but itwould get a a lot better with WM 3.

This was a big step over the first wrestlemania. Making a big specticle and production by having it in 3 cities and lots of starssome matches were slow like the boxing match , but the Piper prematch interview completley makes up for it. and Jake roberts vs. George Wells isnt gonna bring u out of your seat. But the all the title matches are done well. except figure out why one of the ring attendece keeps Bruti from making the save in the tag match. other matches like Uncle Emler and Adrian Adonis are fun even if not classics. Alsot he Battle Royal is a classic. Pay perticular attention to the great sell Brett Hart does when he goes in for the sholder block.

this was a fantastic match i loved seeing these 2 teams go at it i've all there match and it was great each time i just wish i had tape of all of'em i already have wreslemania i've always likeed these 2 teams in 1986