Official "A Mania-A-Day Marathon Mania" Review Thread

Ah, thanks for the information.

Also, I can't review any of these shows due to me being busy these next few days.

I remember hearing that Vince was going to put the title on Butch Reed but he didn't show to the event, and Vince happened to be talking to Hogan about it when HTM walked by and said "hi", Hogan said to put the belt on HTM and Vince agreed.

I remember Honky Tonk saying something along those lines in a shoot so I guess that's where it came from. Maybe that was less embarrasing than getting the title to punish someone because they were a joke lol.

I wonder how many other title reigns were brought on by similar situations. I'm sure HTM isn't the only one.

Wrestlemania VI Review Oh God so many matches

-Rick Martel vs KoKo B.Ware DUD

-Demolition vs The Colossal Connection(c) Tag Titles **

-Hercules vs Earthquake DuD

-Mr.Perfect vs Brutus Beefcake *

- Rowdy Roddy Piper vs BNB DuD

-Hart Foundation vs The Bolsheviks *

-Tito Santana vs The Barbarian Dud

-Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire vs Randy Savage and Queen Sherri *

-The Rockers vs The Orient Express *

-Jim Duggan vs Dino Bravo *

-Ted Dibiasse(c) vs Jake Roberts ** Million Dollar Championship

-Big Boss Man vs Akeem "The African Dream" DUD

-Rick Rude vs Jimmy Snuka DUD

-Hulk Hogan(c) vs The Ultimate Warrior(c) WWF and Intercontinental Championship ****1/2 MOTN

WM V

Hercules def. King Haku- Herc is an AMAZING face. Haku was a solid athlete...glad Hercules got a chance to work a real match.

Twin Towers def. Rockers- Hello HBShizzle. Goodbye OMG pride.

Beefcake & DiBiase Double DQ- really solid match. The Barber was really on point. DiBiase made him look even better. Good chemistry.

Bushwackers def. Rougeaus- ...Hall of Fame? Really?

Perfect def. Blue Blazer- Perfect was just that. Perfect. The running gag that Blazer was related to a guy who wears a lot of pink was funny.

Demolition def. Powers of Pain & Fuji- Highlight of the match is that Fuji could ing move for his age. Dang.

Bravo def. Garvin- WHY DO THEY INSIST DINO BRAVO WAS ANYTHING BUT A JOKE?!?!

Brain Busters def. Strike Force- Big things poppin' for Martel. Chico's W/L record keeps droppin' tho.

Snake def. Andre- ing Studd. Andre is a shell of what he was, you can tell.

Hart Family def. Honkey/Valentine- Never have I rooted for Bret Hart more in my life. What's worse than Valentine without a personality? A dye job Valentine with a fake personality.

Rude def. Warrior- Fabulous match. If the main event wasn't AMAZING, this would have been the match of the night. So surprised how well these two matched up.

Hacksaw & Bad News Double DQ- I feel like we saw a much better version of this 10 matches ago?

Rooster def. Heenan- **facepalm**

Hogan def. Savage- Best match by far of the night. The entire story leading up to this match was amazing and they did not disappoint. Oh, and #HoganWinsLol

I have said this many times......but @ WM6 Demolition were 2nd in popularity ONLY to Hogan.

You could maybe make a case for Warrior too BUT, no doubt Demolition's popularity is absolutely staggaring.

easier to just copy and paste what I've previously posted,since my opinions haven't really changed. only going to post the ones I actually watch this year,though:

WrestleMania III:





After the huge success of the first two WrestleMania's, the WWE was left in a bit of a bind - how to make it "Bigger,Better,Badder!"... in response,Vince McMahon made his boldest gamble yet - he would place the event inside the Pontiac Silverdome, an arena with over 80,000 permanent seats,and the capacity for many thousands more on the arena floor. NO wrestling event up to that point had even attempted to fill a place that large. in fact,Vince was urged to move the date of the event back,as the Rolling Stones were there the week before,and the Pope was there the week after. it was felt that the marketplace simply didn't have enough money to support 3 massive events like this in a row. but Vince refused to budge,because he had his finger on the trigger of a loaded gun with a magic bullet. that bullet was a match no one ever imagined seeing in 1987,truly a "dream match" at that point in every sense of the word. a little match featuring Hulk Hogan,the unbeatable World Champion vs Andre the Giant, billed as undefeated for 15 years. and brother,did it grab he world's attention! and WrestleMania had the hook it needed to deliver 90,000 + into the Silverdome,drawing more than the Rolling Stones and The Pope.

for such a huge event,literally the biggest event in wrestling history at that point, they stacked the undercard with some of the hottest feud's of the time. but they skimped on the celebrities this time,having only 3 - Mary Hart, Bob Uecker,and Alice Cooper. the wrestlers,the feuds,and the matches were the stars this time,the way it should always be!

Hulk - Andre is what fueled the event,but the show-stealer was Randy Savage vs Ricky Steamboat in an incredible,fast-paced match for the Intercontinental Championship,and a feud that had a lot of bad blood. but all the top stars were on this card,showing off their wares in front of the largest audience the WWF had up to that point.like always,some matches/feuds were showcased better than others,but the event took on a life of it's own to the point that even the bad matches seemed exciting! it was also he first Mania offered not only on Closed-Circuit TV,but a limited PPV basis,which brought in even more revenue.

while the first two Mania's were special,THIS was the one were WrestleMania not only became an event,but became THE EVENT of the pro wrestling world. it pushed the WWF and it's stars farther than anyone,anywhere ever could have imagined it going. just 2 years earlier no one would ever believe that a wrestling event could put 90,000 people in the seats. now...it was a reality. and the WWF would never look back again.