When it comes to pop-culture junk, there's stupid, and then there's stoopid. There's the trash that simply panders mindlessly to the lowest common denominator, and there's trash that's onto itself as a joke, that uses its own. The 411: This was the last Wrestlemania to use this particular format of fourteen matches and four hours. Thank goodness, because it much like five and six really drags. It’s not nearly as bad as six as it has three title. 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. After the huge main event at Wrestlemania VI where The Ultimate Warrior beat Hulk Hogan for the World Heavyweight Championship, it was pretty much etched in stone that they would have a rematch at Wrestlemania VII. Wrestle. Mania VII. It was Superstars and Stripes forever when Hulk Hogan overcame WWE. Slaughter, in a supremely patriotic Wrestle. Mania. Taking place at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, the seventh Showcase of the Immortals also featured The Undertaker. Watch WrestleMania VII online - WWF Title: Sgt. Hulk Hogan, WWF Intercontinental Title: Mr. The Big Boss Man, WWF Tag Team Titles: The Hart Foundation vs. The Nasty Boys, Retirement Match: Randy. Review: Wrestlemania VII - This Wrestlemania was originally supposed to take place outside of Los Angeles, but Vince McMahon scrapped the idea. Wrestle. Mania VII - Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. Wrestle. Mania VII was the seventh annual Wrestle. Maniaprofessional wrestlingpay- per- view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 2. Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The main event saw Hulk Hogan defeat Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship as part of a controversial storyline in which Sgt. Slaughter portrayed an Iraqi sympathizer during the United States' involvement in the Gulf War. Significant events on the undercard included The Undertaker's Wrestle. Mania debut and the beginning of his renowned winning streak, a retirement match between . Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Wrestle. Mania VII was originally scheduled to be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but the WWF decided to move the event to the adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The WWF's stated reason for the venue change was that it had security concerns in the wake of Sgt. Slaughter's portrayal of an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War. 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 World Heavyweight Championship. This was the first Wrestle. Mania not to feature Jesse Ventura as a color commentator. Gorilla Monsoon hosted the event with Bobby . When Heenan had to manage at ringside in the opening match and again during Mr Perfect's Intercontinental Championship defence, Monsoon was joined on the commentary by Jim Duggan and . In addition, Regis Philbin helped with commentary on the main event while Alex Trebek served as the ring announcer. Willie Nelson sang a rendition of . Other celebrity guests in attendance for Wrestle. Mania VII included Philbin, Trebek, and Marla Maples (as backstage announcers), George Steinbrenner, Paul Maguire, Macaulay Culkin, Donald Trump, Lou Ferrigno, Chuck Norris, and Henry Winkler. The artist for the promotional poster is renowned illustrative painter Joe Jusko. Slaughter and The Ultimate Warrior and . Slaughter had returned to the WWF near the end of 1. American Wrestling Association. When he returned, Slaughter announced that he had turned his back on his country and had become an Iraq. I sympathizer and follower of Saddam Hussein. He had also revealed an alliance with an Iraqi military leader, General Adnan, who became his advisor (Adnan having followed Slaughter from the AWA to participate in the angle). This coincided with the increasing tension in the Middle East that was going on at that time, which eventually would lead to Operation Desert Storm and American involvement in the conflict. Slaughter would eventually set his sights on the Warrior, and the two agreed to a match at the Royal Rumble in January 1. Savage, meanwhile, was trying to regain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship that he had lost at Wrestle. Mania V to Hogan and challenged Warrior repeatedly to give him a shot. Warrior continually refused to do so and Savage decided to seek another remedy. During the match between Warrior and Slaughter, Savage and his manager Queen Sherri came to ringside and got involved in the match. Warrior picked up an interfering Sherri and tossed her from the ring onto Savage. Slaughter capitalized by driving Warrior down, leaving him hanging over the second rope. Savage then struck Warrior with his royal scepter as Slaughter kept the referee's attention, knocking the champion unconscious. Slaughter then hit an elbow drop on the Warrior and pinned him to become the new champion. After he came to and realized what Savage had done, Warrior charged to the back looking for Savage. He then issued a challenge for a retirement match for the two at Wrestle. Mania, which Savage accepted. Hogan, having no connection with the ongoing story to this point, entered the Royal Rumble match as its defending champion. He won the match by eliminating his old rival Earthquake last, then went backstage to be interviewed by Gene Okerlund. During the course of the interview, word was relayed to the two that Slaughter and Adnan were celebrating their triumph by defacing an American flag. Hogan then promised to stand up for his country and take the title from Slaughter as soon as possible, and was later named the #1 contender for the WWF World Heavyweight title which he had not contended for since losing the title to the Warrior at Wrestle. Mania VI. Event. During the match between Savage and the Warrior, Miss Elizabeth was spotted in the crowd. During the course of the match cameras kept cutting to her as she grew concerned for Savage's well being. Despite taking five of Savage's flying elbow drops, Warrior won the match after hitting the Macho King with three jumping shoulder blocks and forced Savage to retire. After the match, Sherri came into the ring and attacked Savage, which prompted Elizabeth to charge into the ring and fight off the former Queen and save Savage. Shocked to see what Elizabeth had done for him, Savage had an emotional reunion with his former manager and held the ring ropes open for her so she could exit, which made the Macho Man a hero in the eyes of the fans again. Aftermath. The event marked The Undertaker's Wrestle. Mania debut, as well as the beginning of his Wrestle. Mania undefeated streak, which lasted until 2. Backstage as Hogan was being interviewed on his victory over Sgt. Slaughter, Slaughter attacked Hogan by throwing a fireball in his face. Hogan quickly recovered from the attack and defended the belt primarily against Slaughter, largely in . Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior eventually teamed up at Summer. Slam 1. 99. 1, defeating Slaughter, Mustafa and their manager, General Adnan, in a two- vs.- three handicap match. Savage returned to television in a non- wrestling role as a color commentator for the WWF's flagship syndicated program, Superstars; although a fan favorite to the crowd, much of his commentary was heel- leaning. Meanwhile the storyline with Miss Elizabeth continued, culminating with Savage proposing to her in the ring leading to an on- air wedding at Summer. Slam 1. 99. 1 dubbed The Match Made in Heaven. After Di. Biase won his belt back in November with the help of The Repo Man (formerly Smash of Demolition), their feud ended at the This Tuesday in Texas PPV when Di. Biase and Repo Man defeated Virgil and Tito Santana in a tag team match. Genichiro Tenryu and K. The WWF co- promoted several cards in Japan with the group, including two Tokyo Dome shows on March 3. December 1. 2, 1. Although SWS folded in June 1. Tenryu's follow- up promotion, WAR, co- promoted the WWF's first Japanese tour in 1. After Wrestle. Mania VII, The Hart Foundation disbanded. Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart went into single competition. Bret Hart went onto singles success, defeating Mr Perfect for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at Summer. Slam 1. 99. 1, and later in 1. WWF World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Ric Flair in his father's home town of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada. Neidhart would later in 1.
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