Classic wrestling matches in history
Classic wrestling soared to greater heights with a World Wrestling Federation or WWF event that took place on November 7, 1985 in Rosemont, Illinois. The first pay-per-view event of its kind was comprised of sixteen participants, including wrestling greats Ric Flair, Iceman, Junkyard Dog, Hulk Hogan and more. It ended with a memorable Junkyard Dog victory over Macho Man Savage. This 16-man knockout series culminated with a great match between Rowdy Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan vying for the championship belt, as well as an exciting contest in which Michael Hamley ended up winning a Rolls Royce.
It was in 1985 that Roddy Piper was placed in the main promotion after speaking out against the Rock ‘n’ Wrestling connection and it resulted in a confrontation with another wrestler, Hulk Hogan. Talk about publicity: As soon as the news hit the stands, a match was staged between the two and thus The War to Settle the Score, a special MTV wrestling feature, was the highly publicized special on the channel. pay per event. Here, Hulk Hogan remained the undefeated WWF champion, but only on disqualification grounds for Roddy Piper. But this classic match soon brought another era in wrestling history, with the introduction of WrestleMania. The first match had fans witnessing a classic wrestling favorite, the tag team competition. Mr. T and Hulk Hogan teamed up to fight Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.
The most memorable scenes from this classic television wrestling show include the Dynamite Kid taking on Nikolai Volkoff. This match was quite memorable because when Volkoff started the Russian national anthem, Dynamite Kid suddenly launched a missile dropkick that led to him winning the match. Wrestling favorite Macho Man Savage was also not far behind, as he defeated Ivan Putski using a signature kick using the middle rope as a lever. Fans also witnessed a match between Ricky Steamboat and Davey Boy Smith, in which Ricky Steamboat performed a lateral move that thwarted Smith’s offensive attack and led to the latter to a groin injury. Ricky Steamboat won the match as a result.
Wrestling favorite Junkyard Dog also encountered the fierce Iron Sheik in the ring. The junkyard dog defeated him, thanks to a swift headbutt that caused Iron Sheik to drop a deadly camel clutch on the junkyard dog. The vivacious Tito Santana also had his moment with El Magnífico Don Muraco. In this classic wrestling match, Tito Santana pinned his opponent with a small package. The final match of this classic wrestling series featured Paul Orndorff wrestling cowboy Bob Orton and ended with Orton’s disqualification after he hit Paul Orndorff with a cast he was wearing.