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WWF: WrestleMania VI [VHS]

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"Do you want to live forever" what exactly the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk meant by this i am not sure. But one thing is for sure if you don't you have to see this match before you pop off. Possibly THE greatest match i have ever seen (The recent Cactus Jack Triple H coming a close second). While i was watching this i literally had goosebumps with excitement, i was on the edge of my seat, to say i enjoyed it deserves a Gorilla press followed by a leg drop. You MUST see this fight. The undercard was a tad disapointing especially Macho Man and Queen Sherri vs Dusty Rhodes and Saphire. If you wanna know it went as follows: Hart Foundation v Bolsheviks, Koko B.Ware vs The Model, Tito Santana v Barbarian, Hacksaw Jim Duggan v Dino Bravo, Rockers v Orient Express, Jimmy Snuka v Ravishing Rick Rude, Roddy Piper v Bad News Brown, Brutus Beefcake v Mr.Perfect, Big Boss Man v Akeem, Hercules v Earthquake, Jake The Snake v Ted Dibiase, Colossal Connection v Demolition. But why would you want to know this just fast forward it to Hulk v Warrior and be amazed. In fact i'm gonna go watch it again.

ps. It only gets 4 stars because the undercard is not too hot but there are a lot of good matches none the less

This is definetly the most intense Wrestlemania ever!!! The Ultimate Challenge proved to be the Ultimate night in WWF history and in the Toronto Skydome. A promising card and a awesome main event made the event the finest since Wrestlemania 3 also setting a indoor attendance record of about 70,000 fans!

Champ v.s. Champ, Hogan v.s. Warrior, was a great suprise you think throwing these 2 in a main event would ruin it? Wrong! There was so much electricity in the building that night that it made it an awesome match!!!!

The undercard kicked to with Demolition challenging Andre the Giant and Haku in Andre's final Wrestlemania match. Other talents included the Rockers,The Hart Foundation, Rick Rude, Ted Dibiase, Jake Roberts and the Barbarian.

Although the mixed tag was crap the rest was fairly good all the bad stuff was very short and the good stuff which was long made this Wrestlemania excellent! Highly recommended!

I haven't seen a man hold two belts since Kurt Angle did before losing them at Wrestlemania this year. I was able to see this, though, because IC champ The Ultimate Warrior won a battle of strength and skill against one of the greatest, Hulk Hogan. With the victory, Warrior won the WWF title and held both belts at the end. But that wasn't the only thing I liked about WMVI, though. Rick Rude vs. Jimmy Snuka pitted two of the most talented WWF superstars ever against each other. Brutus Beefcake cut the hair of the Genius, much to the delight of the fans, after his victory over Mr. Perfect. I liked the rest of the card as well even though I don't remember all the participants, but it was a treat to see Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels back in their days with the Hart Foundation and the Rockers, respectively (whatever happened to Marty Jannetty anyway?). However, Honky Tonk Man should just stick to wrestling, because he can't sing for beans, and I was glad that the Bushwackers broke up his performance. Overall, this was an excellent card that was topped off by a match between two of the greatest of all time, The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan, battling it out for each other's belts. Buy it and you will see why this is the Ultimate Wrestlemania

Like Wrestlmania 5, the storylines for the undercard were not as built up as the main event was, with the excption of Jake RobertsVs.Ted Dibase. But what can you say.......WarriorVs.Hogan was unreal, so if you havnt seen it please do it is well worth the money. People seem to forget that this was the last Wrestling appearence for the late great Andre The giant,Which also makes it memerable. It was unreal. The undercard was the complaint.

From the Toronto Skydome in April of 1990, this sixth rendition of Wrestlemania should be considered fairly solid entertainment, due to the presence of some entertaining matches mixed with several lackluster ones. As a result, it ranks somewhere in the middle of the road when compared to other Wrestlemania's.

Here is our rating of the matches on a scale of 1 to 10:

1. Koko B. Ware vs. Rick "The Model" Martel: 7/10

A decent opening match -- Martel wins by submission.

WWF Tag Team Title Match:
2. Demolition vs. Champions the Colossal Connection
(Andre the Giant & Haku) w/ Bobby Heenan: 4.5/10

The match should more accurately be billed as Demolition vs. Haku. As you may know, Demolition gets a three-peat as champions, but Andre grabs the spotlight as the crowd favorite at the end by disposing of Heenan and Haku after they blame him for the loss.

3. Earthquake w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Hercules Hernandez: 5/10

Hernandez's wily enthusiasm initially is entertaining, but the match ends as another squash for Earthquake.

4. "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig w/ "The Genius" Lanny Poffo vs. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake: 8/10

Surprisingly good! Beefcake snares the upset win over Hennig. In the post-match shenanigans, Hennig heads for the showers while Brutus escorts the hapless "Genius" back to the barbershop.

5. Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown: 4/10

Despite some decent chemistry together, their wild brawl ends in a pointless double count-out.

6. The Hart Foundation vs. the Bolsheviks: 5/10

Comedian Steve Allen has some musical fun in the locker room at the Bolsheviks' expense just before they go out and drop a fast one to the Harts. The only reasons we rate this one as high as a "5" is for Allen's tongue-in-cheek participation and that Bret Hart mercifully saved viewers from watching a likely terrible match by ending it in mere seconds.

7. Tito Santana vs. the Barbarian w/ Bobby Heenan: 7.5/10

Much better than expected. Despite a valiant effort, Santana's losing streak at Wrestlemania inexplicably continues.

8. Randy Savage & Scary Sherri vs. Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire (with surprise guest Elizabeth): 6/10

Awful match. The "6" rating is probably generous if only for Elizabeth's classy presence and the fiery Savage's valiant efforts to salvage what little spark he can from this tag team debacle.

9. The Rockers vs. the Orient Express: 7.5/10

Pretty routine stuff, but at least it is worth watching. The Orient Express steal a surprise count-out victory over Michaels & Jannetty.

10. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Dino Bravo: 2/10

Have 2 x 4, will travel, as Duggan loses by DQ. The Earthquake then makes a cameo appearance to squash Duggan for no apparent reason in this subpar brawl.

11. Ted DiBiase w/ Virgil vs. Jake "The Snake Roberts: 8/10

One of the event's best matches ends in a count-out win for DiBiase, but Roberts then gives his nemesis a crowd-pleasing payback (pardon the pun) by stuffing a wad of cash in an "unconscious" DiBiase's mouth.

12. Big Bossman vs. Akeem: 1.5/10

After DiBiase makes a surprise appearance, it seems like a good time to make a break for the refrigerator.

** Rhythm & Blues (Honky Tonk & Greg Valentine) "perform" their new song before being interrupted by the Bushwhackers. Also, look fast for Diamond Dallas Page driving the pink caddy, which brings the villains to ringside. 3/10

13. Rick Rude vs. Jimmy Snuka: 3/10

Rude wins in a dull filler match.

WWF Championship vs. Intercontinental Championship Match
14. Hulk Hogan vs. the Ultimate Warrior: 8.5/10

It resembles a plodding game of "H-O-R-S-E" watching Hogan and the Warrior trade their best moves. Still, the match is exceptionally good considering the participants involved. Hogan does deserve credit for appearing to surrender the WWF World Title with grace in the Warrior's shining moment.

Overall, if you can find "Wrestlemania VI" for a reasonable price, it should be worth your investment as long as you keep moderate expectations.

Also, as a note, beware of the cheap E.P. mode with this video: the picture quality will not likely hold up over time.

THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR VERSUS HULK HOGAN.THE BEST MATCH EVER!THE WARRIOR (IC CHAMP)VERSUS HOGAN(WWF CHAMP).ANDRE'S FINAL MATCH.THIS IS THE BEST WRESTLEMANIA EVER.YOU BETTER GET IT!!!BY THE WAY THE GREATEST EVER WINS (WARRIOR)

In 1990 the WWF was attempting to make the Ultimate Warrior the next Hulk Hogan. Warrior had been mega pushed since he joined the company in 1987 and had already held the Intercontinental strap twice. Going into this match, The Warrior was still holding the Intercontinental title and he was going to face the WWF Champion Hulk Hogan. The WWF was making a big risk having Hogan job to The Ultimate Warrior but they felt it would all work out fine. The truth is Warrior's world title reign was quite the disappointment and after ten months fans had had enough. Warrior dropped the title and a few months later the belt was once again around Hogan's waist. Although his reign was a downer the Toronto Skydome Wrestlemania VI event that commenced Warrior's lousy title reign is actually one of the best Wrestlemanias ever.

Rick Martel vs. Koko B. Ware- Not a great opener at all. Martel was going under a decent heel push and Koko well he never won a big match ever so this should have ended before the bell rang. *

(Tag Championship) Colossal Connection (Champs) vs. Demolition- The Demos are insanely over here and anything with Andre has always caught fans eyes. Unfortunately Andre is in no condition to wrestle here and so his tag partner Haku takes on most the action. This match could have been great but it seems awfully rushed. It;s still decent and tyhe fans are extremely pully for Demolition and they of course did not disappoint. **1/2

Hercules vs. Earthquake- Earthquake is the WWF's newest unstoppable monster. Hercules is a mildly successful baby face mid carder. Earthquake crushes Herc. 'Nuff said. *

Brutus Beefcake vs. Mr.Perfect- Perfect is coming off his first loss (to the Warrior) here and Brutus is right in line for an Intercontinental shot. Personally I felt Perfect needed the win here but whatever. Bruti takes it. Decent match. **

Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown- Brawl that ends in a count out. Pretty pointless. *

Hart Foundation vs. Bolsheviks- The Harts are long overdue for a tag title shot here and prove a point when they squash the Russians in 19 seconds. *

Barbarian vs. Tito Santana- The Powers Of Pain had recently broke up and Barbarian (as well as the Warlord) was being pushed solo. Tito is the one who has to job in order to put him over as a heel threat. **

Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire vs. Macho King and Sherri- Awful mixed tag. To think Savage was once WWF champ here and Sherri and Sapphire gonig at it is just downright brutal. *

The Orient Express vs. The Rockers- Both good teams but another rushed match that ends with Marty Jannetty taking a count out after Sato throws salt in his eyes. This could have been better. **1/2

Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Dino Bravo- Hacksaw wins it but it's Duggan so skip it. *

Jake The Snake Roberts vs. Ted Dibiase- Decent match here to a fantastic fued. Jake takes a bad count out though and The MIllion Dollar man wins it. ***

Big Bossman vs. Akeem- Bossman and Akeem were tag partners but when Akeem took money from Dibiase the team was broken up and a fued ensued. Dibiase jumps the Bossman before he gets in the ring and destroys him. Ted then feeds him to Akeem who dominates until Bossman catches him by suprise and slams him for an easy pin. *

Ravishing Rick Rude vs. Superfly Snuka- Snuka's WWF run here was meant ot put other star over. Rude beats him with relative ease. *

(WWF Champ) Hulk Hogan vs. (Intercontiental Champ) The Ultimate Warrior- Champion vs. Champion! This was a energetic emotional match and was suprisingly awesome regardless of the wrestlers who were involved. A great moment in WWF history. ****

Overall an excellent Wrestlemania. The best showing since Wrestlemania III in 1987 for sure. This was the first WWF ppv I ever saw so it holds a special place in my heart and to this day remains my favourite Wrestlemania of all time. Highly recommended!

Here is my review for WWF wrestlemania VI DUD - awful awful match * - bad match ** - okish match *** - good match **** - very good match ***** - perfect match

Match 1: Koko B. Ware vs. Rick Martel - Martel had just turned heel here and this is basically a 3 minute jobber match here.....nothin special Rating: *1/2

Match 2: Tag Team Champions The Colosal Connection vs. Demolition - I have always though Andre was the wort wrestler of all time and this proves it.......he wasnt in the ring that long. good finish. Rating: **1/4

Match 3: Hercules vs. Earthquake - jobber match Rating: *

Match 4: Mr. Perfect vs. Brutus Beefcake - good match between Henning and Beefcake.....I was shocked when Beefcake went over here. Rating: ***

Match 5: Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown - awful Rating: DUD

Match 6: The Hart Foundation vs. The Iron Sheik & Nikolia Volkoff - 19 sec. squash Rating: DUD

Match 7: Tito Santana vs. Barbarian - okish match, Santana was a big jobber at this point and he gets killed by Barbarian Rating: *

Match 8: Saphire & Dusty Rhodes vs. Sherri & Macho Man - good mixed tag but saphire cannot wrestle and it is funny watchin her try. Rating: ***

Match 9: The Rockers vs. Orient Express - these guys have a awesome match at Royal Rumble 91 Rating: *1/2

Match 10: Dino Bravo vs. Hacksaw Duggan - stupid nothin match Rating: *1/4

Match 11: Ted DiBiase vs. Jake The Snake - I liked this match but as always a stupid ending, DiBiase is a good performer in the ring Rating: **

Match 12: Akeem vs. Big Bossman - i hate akeem with a passion!!!!!!!! and this match is terrible Rating: DUD

Match 13: Rick Rude vs. Superfly Snuka - superfly gets super-squashed Rating: DUD

Match 14: World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. The Warrior - awesome match and it kills everyting else.....very very good match that everybody loved Rating: *****

Bottom Line: 1 good match..........warrior vs. hogan otherwise dont waste ure time

This was definitely one of the better Wrestlemanias from a time when there wasn't a wrestling event on ppv every week. Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior have the most surprising match on the show as it is actually watchable. Neither man were ever known for their wrestling skill and if you want to see a Hogan-Warrior match watch this one, not their matches from WCW a couple of years ago.

Wrestlemania VI was the second most successful WM up to this time and has more good matches than bad, but be warned that this is 1990 WWF not 2001 WWF and compared to today some of these matches move REALLY SLOW. There are several people; Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Earthquake, in early WWF mid-card matches before they became mega-stars. The funniest part of this tape has to be the Honky Tonk Man/Greg Valentine singing skit (wrestling fans keep a sharp eye out for former WCW wrestler Dallas Page who is there chauffer)

Celebrites appearing here include Steve Allen and watch for Mary Tyler Moore who looks a little embarassed and uncomfortable to have been picked out by the WWF from the crowd.

I believe this is also the last Wrestlemania with the announcing team of Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura. This was in my opinion the best announcing duo the WWF ever had and present the matches on a level far above today's sophmoric level.

The first and only WrestleMania ever held on foreign soil. This WrestleMania has a certain uniqueness mainly due to the main event which featured Intercontinental champion facing Hulk Hogan for his WWF championship belt. The main event gets a little slow, but the rest of the card is fabulous. Andre the Giant turns face in his final WrestleMania match when he and Haku faced Demolition. WrestleMania VI was certainly a marvelous event that should never be forgotten.