WrestleMania 2

TV Special
1986
TV-PG
3h 1m

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Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy in WrestleMania 2 (1986)

Emanating from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, WrestleMania 2 features Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against King Kong Bundy inside a steel cage. Mr. T battles "Rowdy" Roddy ... Read allEmanating from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, WrestleMania 2 features Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against King Kong Bundy inside a steel cage. Mr. T battles "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Boxing Match. The British Bulldogs challenge The Dream Team for the WWF Tag Tea... Read allEmanating from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, WrestleMania 2 features Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against King Kong Bundy inside a steel cage. Mr. T battles "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Boxing Match. The British Bulldogs challenge The Dream Team for the WWF Tag Team Championship and much more.

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Trivia
A couple of days prior to the event, Bobby Heenan was in a hospital in Tampa, Florida, having an MRI done. Heenan was discovered to have two fractured vertebraes, which doctors said would require two bone pieces to be taken from his hip and placed in his neck. The night before WrestleMania 2, WWF bookers told Heenan that if he didn't make it to Los Angeles for King Kong Bundy's main event match against Hulk Hogan, Heenan would be fired. In Heenan's words, "I left the hospital, flew from Tampa to L.A., went to the ring, worked the match, took a bump for Hogan. After that, I immediately caught a redeye back to Tampa, went back to the hospital, and they said, 'Where have you been?' and I said, 'I went to L.A. to wrestle.' They said, 'You're nuts!' I said, 'No, it's my neck.' So you have to do what you have to do sometimes."

Goofs
According to Roddy Piper on his podcast, Mr. T botched the finish of their match by completely missing what was supposed to be a knockout punch on Piper, who sold as planned by flying through the ropes to the outside, despite the punch not connecting at all. Having to improvise a new finish on the spot, an angry Hot Rod flung his corner stool at Mr. T, hitting the shocked "A-Team" actor with full force.

Quotes
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura: [During the Hulk Hogan/King Kong Bundy steel cage match, after Bundy did it to him, Hogan decides to use the medical tape ripped off him to choke out Bundy] Ahhhhhhh! What do you think of your champion now?
Lord Alfred Hayes: Well, as I always say, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander."
Jesse 'The Body' Ventura: Yeah, I figured an Englishman like you would say that.

Alternate versions
The DVD changed some of the theme songs for some wrestlers, including Uncle Elmer and Corporal Kirchner, due to copyright issues.

Connections
Featured in WWF: Wrestlemania's Greatest Matches (1989)

Soundtracks
America, the Beautiful
Words by Katharine Lee Bates
Music by Samuel A. Ward
Performed by Ray Charles

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8/10

Much better than today's rubbish.

I can't understand why this "Wrestlemania" is hated so much. It has a few naff matches but there is plenty of quality action as well. Hulk Hogan's steel cage match against King Kong Bundy, is a sight to behold. The latter sure looks enthusiastic about charging into Hogan and taking the wind out of him! No wonder Hogan didn't like this match. A great main event. Ricky Steamboat has a good match with Hercules and displays a variety of moves. The tag team title match is marvelous from beginning to end! The British Bulldogs were one of the leading teams in the WWE at the time and were worthy of holding the belts. Jake Roberts made his P.P.V debut in a short but good encounter with George Wells (who ever he was). The 20 Man Battle Royal is a major highlight: a mixture of wrestlers and football players. I like the way Andre the Giant casually tosses out some of the opposition! The Adonis/Elmer match is poor, it's true. Too short and not enough happening. The same applies to the women's title match. Macho Man must have felt rather insulted at having to work with someone as stiff as George "the Animal" Steele. The former does his very best to put on a decent show but the latter gives nothing in return. Paul Orndorff and Don Muraco have a reasonable opening match but the ending was a bit silly. For me, the positives of "Wrestlemania II" FAR outweigh the negatives.