WrestleMania VII

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WrestleMania VII
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	March 24, 1991
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
City	Los Angeles, California
Attendance	16,158
Pay-per-view chronology
Royal Rumble (1991)	WrestleMania VII	SummerSlam (1991)
WrestleMania chronology
WrestleMania VI	WrestleMania VII	WrestleMania VIII

WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 24, 1991 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. WrestleMania VII was originally supposed to be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, however, it was decided to move the event to the adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The World Wrestling Federation's reason for the venue change was that a threat had been issued towards the company (primarily Sgt. Slaughter and his portrayal of an Iraqi sympathizer) on the day of WrestleMania VII.

The tagline for the event was "Superstars and Stripes Forever," and is remembered for its theme of American patriotism. American flags were hung all over the arena and the ring apron and banners were colored red, white, and blue, which was the basis for the main event between Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Championship. WrestleMania VII is mostly remembered for the emotional reunion between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and his manager, Miss Elizabeth, which occurred following Savage losing a "Retirement Match" to the Ultimate Warrior. The Theme Song to this event is called "Worldwide Spectacle" by WWF's own Jim Johnston

Contents 1 Results 2 Other on-screen talent 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Dark match: Koko B. Ware defeated The Brooklyn Brawler
  • Ware pinned the Brawler.

• The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) defeated The Barbarian and Haku (w/Bobby Heenan) (10:41)
  • Michaels pinned Haku with a Flying Crossbody.
• The Texas Tornado defeated Dino Bravo (w/Jimmy Hart) (3:11)
  • Tornado pinned Bravo following a Discus Punch.
• The British Bulldog defeated The Warlord (w/Slick) (8:15)
  • Bulldog pinned Warlord after a Running Powerslam.
• The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (12:10)
  • Knobbs pinned Neidhart after Neidhart was hit with Jimmy Hart's motorcycle helmet.
• Jake Roberts defeated Rick Martel in a Blindfold Match (8:34)
  • Roberts pinned Martel following a DDT.
• The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Jimmy Snuka (4:20)
  • Undertaker pinned Snuka following a Tombstone Piledriver.
• The Ultimate Warrior defeated Randy Savage (w/Sensational Queen Sherri) in a Retirement match (20:48)
  • Warrior pinned Savage after a series of Diving Shoulder Blocks.
  • Following the match, Savage and Queen Sherri had a falling out, setting up his on-screen reunion with Miss Elizabeth.
• Tenryu and Kitao defeated Demolition (Crush and Smash) (w/Mr. Fuji) (4:44)
  • Tenryu pinned Smash after a Powerbomb.
• The Big Boss Man (w/André the Giant) defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr. Perfect (w/Bobby Heenan) by disqualification (10:47)
  • Perfect was disqualified after Barbarian and Haku interfered; Perfect retained the Intercontinental Championship.

• Earthquake (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated Greg Valentine (3:14)
  • Earthquake pinned Valentine after an Earthquake.
• The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated Power and Glory (Paul Roma and Hercules) (w/Slick) (0:59)
  • Animal pinned Roma following a Doomsday Device.
• Virgil (w/Roddy Piper) defeated Ted DiBiase (7:41)
  • DiBiase was counted out after attacking Piper outside the ring.
• The Mountie (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated Tito Santana (1:21)
  • Mountie pinned Santana after stunning him with a shock stick.
• Hulk Hogan defeated Sgt. Slaughter (w/General Adnan) to win the WWF Championship (20:26)
  • Hogan pinned Slaughter following a Leg Drop.

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Commentators Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Gorilla Monsoon "Lord" Alfred Hayes - Boss Man vs Hennig Jim Duggan - opening match Regis Philbin - main event only Interviewers "Mean" Gene Okerlund Sean Mooney Regis Philbin Alex Trebek Marla Maples

Ring announcer Howard Finkel Alex Trebek - main event only Referees Joey Marella Earl Hebner Dave Hebner Danny Davis Mike Chioda

[edit] Notes

• Willie Nelson sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.
• Other celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania VII included Regis Philbin, Alex Trebek and Marla Maples (as backstage announcers), George Steinbrenner, Paul Maguire, Macaulay Culkin, Donald Trump, Lou Ferrigno, Chuck Norris, and Henry Winkler.
• This was the first WrestleMania not to feature Jesse Ventura as a color commentator. Gorilla Monsoon hosted the event with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. When Heenan had to manage at ringside, Monsoon was joined on the commentary by Jim Duggan, and later "Lord" Alfred Hayes. In addition, Regis Philbin helped with commentary on the main event.
• The logo for this WrestleMania was slightly changed during the event. The alternate logo^[1] had a red, white, and blue color scheme and it was straight instead of curved.
• First and only WrestleMania to feature Tenryu and Kaito (collectively the Orient Express)
• The front box cover of the VHS release of the event was a reproduction of the WrestleMania VII poster, which contains the first and to date only appearance of the WWF Championship depicted with a different color strap on the photgraph of the poster used for the event. Although the Ultimate Warrior had worn versions of the title that had different color straps, the belt had always been depicted as having a black strap when it appeared in artwork or photographs. The belt's strap was colored a dark blue for the poster, which was reproduced for the front cover of the Wrestlemania VII videocassette.

[edit] References

• WrestleMania VII Facts/Stats

[edit] External links

• The Official Website of WrestleMania VII