"Wrestlemania": Pure Greatness Quiz

Answer: Tito Santana

Tito Santana defeated The Executioner in the opening match of "Wrestlemania" by forcing him to submit to the "Figure-Four Leg-Lock". Hulk Hogan was one half of one of the teams in the main event. Jimmy Snuka accompanied him and his partner to the ring in that match. The Undertaker wasn't yet a part of the WWE.

Answer: Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper accompanied Wendi Richter to the ring as part of the Rock n' Wrestling Connection. She kept the Fabulous Moolah in check, allowing Wendi to defeat Leilani and become the new WWE Women's Champion.

Answer: Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse "The Body" Ventura

Gorilla Monsoon did play-by-play commentary, and with him, Jesse Ventura doing colour commentary. Michael Cole and Tazz are commentators for "WWE SmackDown", Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler are the commentators for "WWE Raw" (until Jim Ross was fired by the McMahon family), and Todd Grisham and Jonathan Coachman are the commentary for "WWE Heat".

In October 1999, at the age of 62, Gorilla Monsoon passed away due to heart failure. Jesse Ventura is a former Governor of Minnesota.

Answer: This wasn't a match

This wasn't an actual match. Beefcake wrestled against David Sammartino to a double disqualification. Greg defended his Intercontinental Champion against the Junkyard Dog, and Greg was counted out, but since titles cannot change hands on a count-out or disqualification, Greg retained the title.

Answer: 22,000

22, 000 people attended the inaugural "Wrestlemania", there in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York on March 31, 1985.

Answer: Mr. T

Mr. T was highly impressive in that match. Liberace was the special guest timekeeper, Billy Martin was the special guest ring announcer and Pete Rose, didn't show up at a "Wrestlemania" for another 13 years.

Answer: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson, the first Intercontinental Champion, was the in-ring referee for that match. Muhammad Ali was the outside referee for that match. Earl Hebner was not yet a WWE referee and William Regal is a WWE Superstar, but was not a WWE employee during "Wrestlemania".

Answer: Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff

Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff had impressive chemistry in that match. The US Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo) faced off against Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik in tag match where the Americans were defending their titles, the match ended controversially, because the Iron Sheik used Freddie Blassie's cane to hit Barry Windham, allowing Nikolai Volkoff to pin him for the three-count. MNM wouldn't be formed for another 20 years.

Answer: Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff

Bob Orton, Jr. accompanied Piper and Orndorff to the ring in their match and was very decisive in the end of the match because, while the referee was with Piper, Orton climbed on to the top rope, Orndorff had Hogan in a "Full Nelson" and turned him around toward Orton, Orton came off with his cast, but Hogan ducked and he struck Orndorff. Hogan made the pin cover, Orton tried to break it up, but Jimmy Snuka knocked him out of the equation, then Piper tried to break it up, but Mr. T knocked him out of the way and Hogan and Mr. T won. Bruno Sammartino accompanied his son, David to the ring in his match against Brutus Beefcake. Captain Lou Albano managed the U.S express and "Luscious" Johnny Valiant accompanied Brutus Beefcake to the ring in his match against David Sammartino.

Answer: 9 seconds

Tricked you by going back again didn't I? This was a record that was not broken until Uncle Elmer defeated an unknown opponent in five seconds on national TV.