WrestleMania 2:
WWF. Date: April 7, 1986.
Venue(s): 1) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Unionsdale, New York.
2) Rosemont Horizon. Rosemont, Illinois.
3) Memorial Sports Arena. Los Angeles, California.
Combined Attendance: 40,085.
The NY show was headlined by a boxing match between Mr T and ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper, that saw Mr T emerging victorious, albeit due to Piper getting DQ’d. The Illinois show was main-evented by The British Bulldogs defeating The Dream Team for the WWF tag-team championships.
The L.A. show was headlined by a steel cage match between Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. The Hulkster emerged victorious, successfully defending his WWF strap.
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