What a beautiful movie!

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

(03.31.85)Live from NY, NY (Madison Square Garden)Attendance‎: ‎19,121Your hosts are Gorilla Monsoon & Jessie VenturaTito Santana Vs The ExecutionerSantana wins with the Figure Four Leg Lock. It's way too short for me to call this a good match or give it a good rating, but they managed to cram in some decent stuff for a glorified squash match. *1/2King Kong Bundy (W/Jimmy Hart) Vs SD JonesSD Jones goes for a shoulder block, but Bundy catches him in a bear hug, then rams him in the corner. An avalanche, followed by a big splash ends SD Jones night in 9 seconds! That was a new record for the time. SD Jones was a jobber and this was done to put over Bundy as unstoppable. DUDMatt Borne Vs Ricky SteamboatSteamboat wins with a flying cross-body off the top turnbuckle. This was far too short to be anything spectacular, but it was somewhat exciting for the time that it got. Despite that his status was JTTS (Jobber to the stars). Borne certainly didn't phone it in and he got in a reasonable amount of offense. **David Sammartino (W/Bruno Sammartino) Vs Brutus Beefcake (W/Johnny V)The match ends in a double disqualification when both Bruno and Johnny V get involved. This match was fairly plodding with too many rest holds and not enough action. I can't recall an excellent Beefcake match and David wasn't good enough to carry a match. The best thing about this match was the hot ending. The fans went nuts for Bruno getting involved. It's sad to say, but the real attraction here was Bruno Sammartino Vs Johnny V. *Intercontinental ChampionshipGreg "The Hammer" Valentine (C) (W/Jimmy Hart) Vs The Junkyard DogValentine pins JYD by putting his feet on the ropes. Tito Santana comes in and complains about Valentine's chicanery and the referee reverses the decision, making the match continue. Valentine leaves and JYD wins by countout....A pretty bad match that consisted of mostly headbutts and punches. As solid as Valentine was, there isn't much he could do. No disrespect to JYD, but wrestling wasn't his greatest asset. It was charisma that really carried him over the years. The finish was really unnecessary as well. 3/4*Tag Team ChampionshipThe U.S Express (C) (Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham) (W/Lou Albano) Vs Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (W/Freddie Blassie)Volkoff & The Iron Sheik win the Tag Team Titles when The Iron Sheik nails Barry Windham in the back of the head with Blassie's cane. This was an OK tag match. Volkoff and Sheik aren't exactly the most nimble, Sheik and Volkoff were heat magnets with the "anti-usa" stuff, and giving the titles to them wasn't a bad choice by any means. **15 Thousand Dollar Bodyslam ChallengeBig John Studd (W/Bobby Heenan) Vs Andre The GiantThe stipulations are that if Studd can slam Andre, Andre will retire from wrestling. If Andre slams Studd, he gets 15 thousand dollars. Naturally, Andre easily slams Studd. Afterwards, Andre starts throwing the money away to the fans, but Bobby Heenan sneaks up from behind and grabs the bag full of money. The buildup to this was far better than the match. It was really boring, to be honest. Even though it wasn't a true match, nothing exciting happened during the match at all. The fans were into it, but I was bored to tears. N/RWomen's ChampionshipLeilani Kai (C) (W/The Fabulous Moolah) Vs Wendi Richter (W/Cyndi Lauper) This match was treated as a pretty big deal with Lauper's involvement. Wendi Richter wins the title back from Kai after reversing the momentum from a flying cross-body from the top turnbuckle by Kai. This match was nothing special. There was nothing really truly bad about it, but it lacked the needed excitement. There was far too much hair pulling and nothing stood out about it. It started to improve a bit near the end, but it was too little too late. *1/2Wendi Richter says winning the title back is the happiest moment of her life and celebrates some more with Cyndi Lauper backstage.Billy Martin, Liberace, and Muhammad Ali are introduced as the guest celebrities for the main eventHulk Hogan & Mr. T (W/Jimmy Snuka) Vs "Rowdy" Roddy Piper & "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (W/Cowboy Bob Orton)Hulk Hogan and Mr. T win after a heel miscommunication commences when Orton drills Orndorff in lieu of Hogan. This was the biggest match in the history of wrestling at this juncture, at least in my opinion. This match really helped the WWF take off and give it legitimacy as a global phenomenon. I wouldn't exactly call it a great match, but it's a terrific spectacle and fairly fun to watch. Mr. T certainly didn't embarrass himself in the ring and held his own when it came to wrestling. Paul Orndorff would turn face shortly after Wrestlemania because of the heel miscommunication. I'm gonna go ahead and gives this three stars just because of the historical importance. ***Final Thoughts.This is essentially a glorified house show. It's a pretty unremarkable event if you think about it. There is only one above average match on the entire card with the rest being either forgettable or awful. The only reason this is special is because of the historical value. Without Wrestlemania, WWE wouldn't be where it is today. As a wrestling fan, you must see it once because of that, but it really is a bland show for the most part4/10

Tito Santana Vs. The Executioner 6/10King Kong Bundy Vs. Special Delivery Jones 6,5/10 A few seconds funny match.Ricky Steamboat Vs. Matt Bone 6/10David Sammartino Vs. Brutus Beefcake 5/10Junkyard Dog vs: Greg Valentine 5/10WWF Tag Team Championship: Nikolai Volkoff/Iron Sheik Vs. Champions: The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) 6,5/10$15,000/Retire Body Slam Challenge: André the Giant Vs. Big John Studd 4/10WWF Women's Championship: Wendi Richter Vs. Champion: Leilani Kai 5/10Hulk Hogan/Mr. T Vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper/Paul Orndorff 5/10 Maybe little overbooked match. But far decent despite wrestling skills of these main competitors.Overall, I'll give 5/10.

Match 1: Tito Santana defeated the Executioner Match 2: David Sammartino and Brutus Beefcake wrestled to a double-DQ Match 3: Ricky Steamboat defeated Matt Borne Match 4: King Kong Bundy defeated S.D. Jones Match 5: Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a Body Slam Match Match 6: Junk Yard Dog defeated Greg Valentine via countout Match 7: Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham to capture the Tag Team Championship Match 8: Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the Women's Championship Match 9: Hulk Hogan & Mr. T defeated Roddy Piper and Paul OrndorffOverall Mark: B

This is the card that started wrestling on the road to becoming a multi billion dollar sport. If it wasn't for WrestleMania we probably wouldn't have PPV or a two hour wrestling show every Monday. This card marked the beginning of an era for American wrestling.Most fans were not interested in seeing five star matches. Just seeing the wrestlers in the ring waving to the crowds was enough for most people. Just hearing the wrestlers theme tunes was satisfactory. Some people probably just tuned in to see popular celebrities such as Cyndi Lauper, Liberace and Muhammed Ali. Anyone who criticizes this event obviously has a built in hatred of wrestling.It was the perfect card for the 1980's. Compare it to current events and you'll notice the differences such as the dark arenas, the relatively small crowds and the lack of technical wrestling. But this didn't matter.There were some great matches on this card. All the wrestlers were larger than life and in my opinion they had much more charisma than many stars today. The top WWF heel of the time King Kong Bundy squashed S.D. Jones in less than half a minute. Big John Studd met fellow monster Andre the Giant in a bodyslam match. The main event was phenomenal. The hugely admired Hulk Hogan teamed up with tough guy Mr T-from The A-Team-to battle the truly despised Mr Wonderful and Rowdy Roddy Piper in a wild brawl.I strongly recommend this to current fans who have never watched it. If you're a fan of current stars such as The Rock and Triple H then watch this and learn how the stars of yesteryear helped make the sport into the billion dollar showbiz entertainment it is today.