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Like the previous WrestleMania events, WrestleMania III was promoted for several months in advance. The main feud stemmed from André the Giant's heel turn and betrayal of his friend, the WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan, [9] which began on an episode of Piper's Pit when WWF President Jack Tunney presented Hogan with a trophy for being the WWF World Heavyweight Champion for three ...
[13] [14] A feud with King of the Ring winnner Harley Race led to a match between the two at WrestleMania III on March 29, 1987, where JYD lost and had to bow down to Race per the stipulation. [ 6 ] [ 15 ] He competed in the inaugural Royal Rumble match at the namesake event on January 24, 1988, but was eliminated by Dino Bravo . [ 16 ]
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Austin's popularity gradually started to rise as an anti-hero despite being portrayed on-screen as a heel character, [25] eventually leading to a long-term feud with Bret Hart from late-1996 to mid-1997, climaxing in a Submission Match at WrestleMania 13.
WrestleMania XXVII. Date: April 3, 2011 Venue: Georgia Dome, Atlanta Attendance: 71,617 Main event: The Miz (C) (with Alex Riley) def. John Cena in 15:21 to retain the WWE Championship
Hogan and Savage continued to feud with DiBiase for the remainder of the year [7] before moving on to a new feud with the Twin Towers (Big Boss Man and Akeem). Although the tag team of The Mega Bucks was short-lived, DiBiase and André appeared in the 1989 arcade game WWF Superstars as the game's boss tag team. [ 17 ]
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However, Wrestlemania drew the interest of the mainstream media by including celebrities such as Lauper and Mr. T to participate in the event. MTV's popularity and coverage of the women's wrestling feud generated a great deal of interest in WWF programming at this time. The show was a huge success.