Moments before the event started, a group of Hell's Angels on Harley Davidson motorcycles managed to get past Madison Square Garden security, entering the backstage area through the loading dock, determined to see the show. Despite the event being completely sold out, WWF management accommodated their request, and brought in a few extra chairs for them.
WWF announcer 'Mean' Gene Okerlund volunteered to sing the United States national anthem, after the originally scheduled celebrity singer was a no-show.
Longtime WWF ring announcer Howard Finkel is often credited with giving "WrestleMania" its name. Vince McMahon originally wanted to call this show "The Colossal Tussle."
All in-ring performers for the main event have been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
When Vince McMahon was putting the "WrestleMania" event together, a lot of his rivals in the business were mocking him for taking such a business gamble. If "WrestleMania" had failed, then it's likely McMahon would have quit the wrestling industry.