Wrestlemania 1 tito santana vs the executioner book

The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed circuit television, making it the largest payperview. David sammartino, junkyard dog vs greg valentine, the iron sheik and nikolai volkoff vs the u. The very first match of the very first wrestlemania. The first wrestlemania was a huge gamble that paid off louisiana. Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executionerbuddy rose zeppssportsvids. Tito santana told okerlund that he had some goals and that nothing would get in the way of such goals, not even the executioner, before said executioner buddy rose in an awful mask fumbled his way through a retort in which he gave away his match strategy. Neat spot as tito tries to ring his bell a patented santana move but executioner.

Tito santana has a headlock on the executioner at the first wrestlemania. Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executionerbuddy rose. Tito santana attends day 1 of wintercon 2015 ny comic and scifi expo. Executioner is buddy rose of blow away fame under a mask. Million dollar man ted dibiase well this should be something. Reviews, books dvds cds, games movies videos video games.

Just somewhere in the middle of those two extremes. Wrestlemania sequentially known as wrestlemania i was the inaugural wrestlemania and inaugural professional wrestling payperview ppv event only in selected areas, produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. Seems like the intent was for tito to quasisquash so a decent match for what it was meant to be. King kong bundy wjimmy hart via pinfall in 9 seconds via a surprise. Shawn culminating the dream, hogan slamming andre, austin kicking off the attitude era, hogan vs. Wrestlemania was the inaugural wrestlemania and inaugural professional wrestling. Wrestlemania anthology 1 dvd region 1 us import ntsc.

The complete anthology wrestlemania i tito santana vs. Tito santana was booked in the opening bout against the executioner, who was masked. And yes this is the first match in wrestlemania history. The first match was between tito santana and the executioner buddy rose. Brutus beefcake vs tito santana santana wins by submission. He dropkicks the executioner to the floor then grabs a headlock when he comes back inside. During a recent interview with the twoman power trip podcast, tito santana discussed his feud with hulk hogan, vince mcmahon sr. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Need further proof that the executioner name was a oneway ticket to jobberdom. The mere word wrestlemania conjures up memories that sets a wrestling fans heart aflutter.

Later, they were joined by a third masked wrestler who. Anyways, i hope you all enjoy the first chapter, my rebooking of wrestlemania. As the years go by i realize just how important the first match of wrestlemania 1 was. Pro wrestling legend and wwe hall of famer george the animal steele has passed. Tito fights back and destroys the executioner in the corner until he gets backdropped. The first match in the history of wrestlemania, and its nothing more than a squash match for santana, who was in the middle of a feud with greg valentine over the intercontinental championship. The event was seen by over one million viewers through closedcircuit television, making it the largest payperview. Tito santana says hes ready for the undefeated executioner and hes going to teach the newcomer a thing or two about the big leagues. As such it was wellpaced, mildly entertaining, and. Tito santana defeated the executioner onesided, and relatively unspectacular. Yes, the firstever wrestlemania had a disappointing opening match. I know it was really short but i thought it was funny to see s. It took place on march 31, 1985, at madison square garden in new york city.

Its easy to go back and look at wrestlemania i the event that started it all and jump right to the main event of hulk hogan and mr. Executioner then gets his knees up to counter the splash. Buddy rose wrestled as the executioner on the first wrestlemania and lost to tito santana. T against rowdy roddy piper and paul orndorff involved the likes of cyndi lauper, muhammad ali and liberace. But if a match had fairly high profile going into a wrestlemania and still sucked. Wwf wrestlemania the greatest wrestling event of all time. Wwe fantasy match ppv posters tito santana vs rey mysterio lego movie, wwe, star. The executioner takes control then works on the leg. Hardly worthy of the biggest show of alltime at that point. The executioner says hes going after santanas injured leg. On being in the first ever match on a wrestlemania.

The executioner opened the show and was roughly the kind of match youd see on wrestling challenge. Tito santana discusses his feud with hulk hogan, working. And of course we start with stephanie mcmahon talking about how they just. The executioner back in the day when the top stars got squash matches, tito was put in with this masked man. An upper midcard in the company at the time, santana defeated the executioner via submission in about five minutes. David sammartino, junkyard dog vs greg valentine, the iron sheik and nikolai.

Hulk hogan goes up against andre the giant for the wwf world championship, while randy macho man savage battles ricky steamboat for the intercontinental championship at the pontiac silverdome in detroit. Grudge match david sammartino wbruno sammartino vs. This is the same tito santana who would lose at each of the next seven manias you might be. King kong bundy with jimmy hart defeated special delivery jones squash match. Tito tries to wrestle early, but executioner stays true to his word and attacks titos leg to counter. And by the time the executioner submitted to titos figurefour. Following the event, santana and atlas scheduled a match for june 15 in nassau in the bahamas for the iwccw title, where santana sought to avenge his former tag team partner polish power ivan putski, whom atlas had hung over the ropes previously. Decent opener, but i have seen better in this sytle of wrestling. Santana brings executioner back in the ring with a bodyslam.

Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executioner. Pretty much a squash match though the executioner had his moments. Have valentine drop belt to santana on the first saturday nights main event. Wrestling superstars, wrestling wwe, comic book covers, comic books, bruno sammartino, sport icon. Wwf, 1996 wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling.

Prematch and in true scoobydoo villain style the executioner revealed his game plan. Tags fantasy match rey mysterio tito santana wrestlemania. Who do you think would win between rey mysterio and tito santana. Tito santana the match starts with a crisscross spot that ends with a backdrop by santana. To begin with, in the first match in the history of wrestlemania, we see tito santana vs. Before the match we get a prerecorded interview which i believe all of them are tonight from the executioner saying that. So santana wins the first ever wrestlemania match and it really wasnt a. The executioner, portrayed by buddy blow away rose. A sign to his rival at the time greg the hammer valentine who also used this hold. Roddy piper and paul orndorff for a fantasy rebooking.

Wwe ushered in a new era when wrestlemania took over the worlds most famous arena madison square garden in new york. The executioner 710 decent opener, but i have seen better in this sytle of wrestling. He hits the flying forearm and then cinches on the figurefour leglock for the win. Tito santana a respectable name in the wwe industry, he is widely remembered for being the two time wwf intercontinental heavyweight champion.

I never realized it and i was kind of upset because at the time wrestlemania 1 took place i was involved in a really hot feud with greg the hammer. Tito santana vs the executioner, king kong bundy vs special delivery jones, ricky steamboat vs matt borne, brutus beefcake vs. This wrestlemania ii match featured two of the larger athletes on the wwf roster, and lasted only three minutes. The first mania also inexplicably featured several glorified squashes. Hart foundationdanny davis wrestlemania iii 32987 6. I dont love dibiase that much, but hes at least a very talented, technical wrestler.

Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executioner buddy rose zeppssportsvids. The starstudded affair featuring hulk hogan and tv sensation mr. The first ever wrestlemania match saw tito santana defeat the executioner with a. Steamboat, benoit and guerreros curtain call, hogan vs. Wrestlemania 1 image gallery march 31, 1985 new york city, new york madison square garden opening match tito santana defeated the executioner. The executionner vs tito santana wwf 12 15 84 youtube. Tito santana via pinfall using the ddt or as he called it the las vegas jackpot s. Ic title honky tonk man vs tito santana prime time sept 17th, 1987 duration. Madison square garden new york city, new york march 31, 1985 the executioner def. A very solid, standard work by both santana and the executioner to kick off what would would become the wwes signature pay per.