WWF: The Wrestling Classic

TV Special
1985
TV-PG
2h 26m

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Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper in WWF: The Wrestling Classic (1985)

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.

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

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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!