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WWF: The Wrestling Classic

  • TV Special
  • 1985
  • TV-PG
  • 2h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
238
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Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper in WWF: The Wrestling Classic (1985)
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A wrestling competition among 16 fighters with main attraction being Hulk Hogan defending his world championship title against Rowdy Roddy Piper.A wrestling competition among 16 fighters with main attraction being Hulk Hogan defending his world championship title against Rowdy Roddy Piper.A wrestling competition among 16 fighters with main attraction being Hulk Hogan defending his world championship title against Rowdy Roddy Piper.

  • Director
    • Kerwin Silfies
  • Writer
    • George Scott
  • Stars
    • Hulk Hogan
    • Roddy Piper
    • Sylvester Ritter
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    238
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kerwin Silfies
    • Writer
      • George Scott
    • Stars
      • Hulk Hogan
      • Roddy Piper
      • Sylvester Ritter
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hulk Hogan
    Hulk Hogan
    • Hulk Hogan
    Roddy Piper
    Roddy Piper
    • Rowdy Roddy Piper
    Sylvester Ritter
    Sylvester Ritter
    • Junkyard Dog
    Adrian Adonis
    • Adrian Adonis
    Tommy Billington
    Tommy Billington
    • Dynamite Kid
    Richard Blood
    Richard Blood
    • Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat
    Larry Booker
    • Moondog Spot
    Basil DeVito
    • Self
    Ed Fibershaw
    • Self
    Howard Finkel
    Howard Finkel
    • Howard Finkel
    Harry Fujiwara
    Harry Fujiwara
    • Mr. Fuji
    Terry Funk
    Terry Funk
    • Terry Funk
    Jimmy Hart
    Jimmy Hart
    • Jimmy Hart
    Lord Alfred Hayes
    Lord Alfred Hayes
    • Lord Alfred Hayes
    Dave Hebner
    Dave Hebner
    • Dave Hebner
    Elizabeth Hulette
    Elizabeth Hulette
    • Miss Elizabeth
    Michael Kirchner
    Michael Kirchner
    • Corporal Kirshner
    Vince McMahon
    Vince McMahon
    • Mr. McMahon
    • Director
      • Kerwin Silfies
    • Writer
      • George Scott
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews8

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    7markovd111

    Review from a casual fan!

    This was fun! Matches were interesting and there were some risky stunts which got me rewinding to see how they pulled it off. There wasn't too much stalling and it was an overall enjoyable experience, so that's why I give it 7.5/10, and as always, watch it for relaxing your nerves and brain. Enjoy! :D ;)
    4michaelvillavicencio-27866

    Randy Savage was the star

    For as short most of his tournament matches are, I loved Randy Savage in this tournament. Some matches I liked sadly ended too short, but it's just a run of the mill tournament. Not sure how people rated this higher than a 5, yes it was historical but WWF would go on to have better one night tournaments.

    Hogan vs Piper was ok, kind of reminds me of the match they had at The War To Settle The Score. The car giveaway was completely unnecessary, unless you phoned the person who actually won to appear in person there was literally no point

    I also did like the fact that they played into Randy Savage being banged up before the final tournament match.
    7paudieconnolly

    King of the classic

    Following the success of wrestlemania that possibly one time event that took place in March. Comes the wrestling classic an event that in itself would not survive, but possibly became the king of the Ring tournament unlike wrestle-mania that is still running and growing stronger every year. A knockout style tournament taking place in November of the same year has the first wrestlemania.

    A real who's who of wrestling and a number of wrestlers making their pay-per-view first appearance in the WWF stars including the dynamite kid Randy Savage Ricky the Dragon steamboat the junkyard dog the iron sheik interContinental title holder Tito Santana Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff cowboy Bob Orton.

    All in the 16 man tolerant tournament . Also featuring heavyweight championship match between Hulk Hogan and Roddy Roddy Piper. For Fan of early wrestlemania, this will be a real treat with all your favourites behind the mic mean Gene Oakland the gorilla the body Mr McMahon the best of the best on commentary and in the ring.
    10greg-tingle

    The Wrestling Classic from WWF in 1985; One of the best

    The Wrestling Classic presented by the WWF (now WWE) is one of my favourite pro wrestling events of all time, and I've been watching and analyzing the performance art for decades.

    The card had overall a stronger line-up that most WWE PPV' including WrestleManias. Production and booking was extremely strong and the crowd and announcers were pumped and rightly so

    A great mix of pro wrestling, sports entertainment, heels vs babyfaces, heels vs heels and faces vs faces.

    Not withstanding the tremendous tournament and cards other main event was WWF world championship Hulk Hogan vs #1 challenger "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

    This event is so strong I've watched it many times over the decades.

    Watching the show makes me wish the WWE would do a modern version of it. Perhaps bring back the 'King Of The Ring' tournament.

    A must watch for both new and seasoned fans.

    A public thank you to the WWE for all of the amazing entertainment over the decades.
    MDWarrior

    Wrestling at its best!

    This event was awesome! The wrestlers drew names earlier in the evening, of who they would face. They compete in a tournament to determine who is the king of the ring. The matches for this event were Adrian Adonis vs. Corporal Kirshner, The Dynamite Kid vs. Nikolai Volkoff, Randy Savage vs. Ivan Putski, Davey Boy Smith vs. Ricky Steamboat, Terry Funk vs. Moondog Spot, The Junkyard Dog vs. The Iron Sheik, Tito Santana vs. Don Muraco, and Paul Orndorff vs. Cowboy Bob Orton. This event was an early incarnation of the King of the Ring event the WWF would eventually put on. On top of the tournament going on, Hulk Hogan defended his title against Rowdy Roddy Piper in one of their classic unfinished encounters. This event had awesome quality matches for the times. I particularly enjoyed the match up between The Dynamite Kid and Nikolai Volkoff. It was easy to see how the Dynamite Kid inspired such stars today as Chris Benoit, among others. I anyone is able to find this rare video, I encourage them to do so. This event was wrestling at its best!

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    • Trivia
      It is a commonly held misconception that this was the first ever WWF pay-per-view; even WWE referred to it as such. However, WrestleMania (1985), held in March of the same year, had been available on PPV in some markets.
    • Goofs
      Gorilla Monsoon on commentary states that Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura were once WWF tag team champions. This is incorrect. Adonis and Ventura were once the AWA tag team champions, but not in WWF.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ricky the Dragon Steamboat (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      National Anthem of the Soviet Union
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Sergey Mikhalkov, Gabriel Ureklyan (as G. El-Registan) and Aleksandr Aleksandrov (as Alexander Alexandrov)

      Performed by Josip Peruzovic

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • WWF: Wrestlevision
    • Filming locations
      • Allstate Arena - 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, Illinois, USA(as Rosemont Horizon)
    • Production companies
      • Titan Sports
      • World Wrestling Federation
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      2 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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