Seventh WrestleMania on March 24th, 1991 in Los Angeles. In the main event, Hulk Hogan fights Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Championship as part of a storyline in which Sgt. Slaughter portrays ... Read allSeventh WrestleMania on March 24th, 1991 in Los Angeles. In the main event, Hulk Hogan fights Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Championship as part of a storyline in which Sgt. Slaughter portrays an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War.Seventh WrestleMania on March 24th, 1991 in Los Angeles. In the main event, Hulk Hogan fights Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Championship as part of a storyline in which Sgt. Slaughter portrays an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War.
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So many matches were crammed onto the card and so many matches were cut short.
Results from Wrestlemania VII are as follows:
- The Rockers beat Haku and The Barbarian in an entertaining opening contest.
- Texas Tornado beat Canadian strongman Dino Bravo in a very short match.
- The Nasty Boys downed The Hart Foundation in a strong match. One interesting note is when Sean Mooney was interviewing The Hart Foundation before the match. Jim Heidhart said shouting "Knobs! Saggs! You say you're going to rock The Foundation, you say you are going to beat The Foundation! You say you're going to crack The Foundation! Well to crack The Foundation you have got to be right at the bottom and that's exactly where you guys are!" Read the paragraph what Anvil said, it means that they could crack the Foundation after all!
- The British Bulldog beat the Warlord in a short match.
- Jake 'the snake' Roberts beat Rick Martel in a memorable blindfold match.
- Virgil downed 'The Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase via count out.
- The Big Bossman defeated Intercontinental Champion Mr Perfect via DQ when Haku and Barbarian ram in.
- Kitao and Tenryu defeated Demolition - Crush and Smash (Barry Darsow) - The Mountie defeated Tito Santana in a very short match.
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated 'Macho Man' Randy Savage in a career ending match.
- The Undertaker downed 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka.
- Earthquake defeated Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine in a short match.
- Legion of Doom defeated Power and Glory in a terrible short match.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt Slaughter to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
Overall Grade - B- There were too many matches, but I can't help noticing that too many performers on the show are sadly no longer with us today.
RIP - Lord Alfred Hayes, Gorilla Monsoon, Joey Morella (referee), Texas Tornado, Dino Bravo, Hercules, Big Bossman, Mr Perfect, Andre the Giant, British Bulldog, Hawk, Elizabeth.
Now that doesn't mean there aren't quality matches on this event. The Blindfold Match between Jake Roberts and Rick Martel was pretty good, especially if you haven't seen it before. The British Bulldog/Warlord match was worth it. The Rockers/Barbarian & Haku match was a great starter. Of course you have the Ultimate Warrior vs. Macho King Randy Savage. Now I've read mixed reviews about this match. I'd say it's the Ultimate Warrior's greatest match. I think anyone can enjoy this match, but because the Ultimate Warrior didn't have the best ring skills, a lot of people are quick to write off anything he does. All in all, this match is very entertaining and one of the best on this event. The Slaughter/Hogan match wasn't all that, but because it was a patriotic, USA vs Iraq match, it worked for the time. People in 1991 were into it because, we were at war. Overall, it's no classic, but it worked for the time.
Wrestlemania VII isn't the best Wrestlemania, but it's definitely not the worst. I'd say the average wrestling fan can appreciate what comes out of this event.
As far as the matches go there were none that really stand out in my mind as classics. In fact Demolition vs Tenryu & Kitao is one of the worst WrestleMania matches of all time. The Savage vs. Warrior match is called a classic and it did have some good momentum changes but the Warrior required someone to give him a good match but Savage wasn't the guy to do that. The Mr. Perfect match was decent but it's hard to pull a good match when you are facing a man as big as Big Boss Man.
Finally there is the main event of Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan. I think by this time people were getting a little bored with Hogan in WrestleMania. The story for this match wasn't very good and the actual match itself was kinda boring. Had I seen this back in 1991 I would have loved but it now I realize that there are many better WrestleMania's than this one.
Its great to watch because these are some of the classic wrestling stars in their prime. Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior, Mr Perfect, Andre the Giant and the Legion of doom are all here.
Macho Man Randy Savage versus the Ultimate Warrior in a loser must retire match is one of the all time classics, this match had everything - they told a great story and the ending was the icing on the cake, and a perfect way to end someone's career, (although these stipulations are never honoured, just look how many times the McMahon's have been `fired' or have lost these type of matches in recent years).
There are some other great matches on here, including the Nasty Boys versus the Hart Foundation, Mr Perfect (one of my personal favourites) versus The Big Boss Man, and although it was a silly idea, Jake the Snake versus Rick Martel in a blindfold match provided a fair bit of entertainment. The main event was Hulk Hogan versus Sgt Slaughter for the Title.
Plenty of the legends are here, and although some weren't used properly on the night (demolition), it still made for a great event and is well worth watching now to see how great things were, before the McMahons decided that they were the real stars.
Did you know
- TriviaRandy Savage reunited on-screen with Elizabeth after his match and made marriage plans with her shortly after. In reality, he had been married to Elizabeth for seven years up to this point and divorced her a year later.
- GoofsAs the referees are placing the blindfold hoods over Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Rick "The Model" Martel before their match, the camera does a close up shot of Jake as he reaches into his mask to adjust it. Clearly showing two mesh eye holes in the hood to allow the wrestler to see.
- Quotes
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts: The blind leading the blind? Even a fool knows that a man has only five senses. Snakes? We have six. We *always* do it better in the dark.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD version edited out any reference to "WWF". The DVD version also replaced the entrance themes for a number of wrestlers. This was likely done because of song rights. They were:
- Jimmy Snuka
- Demolition (Crush and Smash)
- Tenyru & Kitao
- Big Boss Man: "Hard Time" replaced with the song that eventually became his music when he returned in 1998 to 2002.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WWF Superstars of Wrestling: Episode #6.13 (1991)
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- WWF РестлМания 7
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- Los Angeles, California, USA(Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena)
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- Runtime3 hours 31 minutes
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