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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 ...
Hogan's feud with Piper also meant that Orndorff was thrust back into the main event picture; he defeated Tony Atlas at The War to Settle the Score and then played a part in the main event. [19] The fallout from The War to Settle the Score led to the creation of WrestleMania , with Hogan and Mr. T (backed by Snuka) taking on Piper and Orndorff ...
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.
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
Backlash is a pay-per-view (PPV) event that was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1999. The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WWF's flagship event, WrestleMania. [3]
The concept of the pay-per-view was based around the backlash from WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania. [3] The 2009 event was the 11th Backlash and featured the backlash from WrestleMania 25. It took place on April 26, 2009, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island and featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands ...
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DiBiase had been making fun of Ramon over his upset loss to the 1-2-3 Kid, and even offered Ramon a job as his servant. [5] Ramon was furious with DiBiase and turned face during their feud. [5] Soon after, Ramon distracted DiBiase in a match against the 1-2-3 Kid, causing the Million Dollar Man an embarrassing loss of his own. [20]