Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/31): The first WrestleMania

1930

Kansas City, Kansas:
– World Heavyweight Champion Gus Sonnenberg beat Dan Koloff in 2 out of 3 falls
– Henri DeGlane and Ed “Strangler” Lewis drew (60:00 minutes)

1964

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa 
– AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Moose Evans & Wilbur Snyder 
– Hans Schmidt beat Rene Goulet
– Doug Gilbert beat Jack Pesek 2

1978

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Tony Atlas beat Superstar Billy Graham COR
– Dusty Rhodes beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
– Tommy Rich & Thunderbolt Patterson beat Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson to win Georgia Tag Title
– Adrian Adonis beat John Studd dq
– Paul Ellering drew Jacques Goulet
– Pez Whatley beat Frankie Laine

1980

Tokyo, Japan:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dcor Kintaro Ohki in 3rd fall
– IWA Champion Rusher Kimura beat Johnny Powers COR 
– WWU World Junior Heavyweight Champion Ashura Hara beat Ryuma Go of New Japan dq 
– IWA World Tag Team Champions Animal Hamaguchi & Mighty Inoue beat Kengo Kimura & Haruka Eigen of New Japan dq
– Mach Hayato beat Devil Murasaki via pin 
– Tenshin Yonemura beat Masahiko Takasugi via pin 
– Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama beat Great Kusatsu & Isamu Teranishi dq 

1983

Sioux City, Iowa:
– Hulk Hogan & Mad Dog Vachon beat Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan
– Ken Patera beat Rick Martel
– Wahoo McDaniel beat John Tolos
– Brad Rheingans beat Bobby Heenan

1985 

WrestleMania I: Madison Square Garden:
– Tito Santana defeated the Executioner (Buddy Rose) via submission 
– King Kong Bundy (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned SD Jones 
– Ricky Steamboat pinned Matt Borne 
– David Sammartino (w/ Bruno Sammartino) fought Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) to a double disqualification 
– Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham to win the titles
– Wendi Richter pinned Leilani Kai to win the WWF Ladies title
– The Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Greg Valentine by countout
– Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a bodyslam match
– Hulk Hogan & Mr. T (with Jimmy Snuka) defeated Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff (with Bob Orton) 

Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Nick Bockwinkel
– AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors beat Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig
– Jim Garvin beat Baron Von Raschke
– The Crusher no contest King Tonga
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Kendo Nagasaki & Mr. Saito
– Bob Backlund beat Larry Zbyszko dq
– AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Steve Regal beat Buck Zumhofe
– Billy Robinson beat Tom Zenk

1986 

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Frank Morrell beat Pat Rose
– Tojo Yamamoto beat Tony Falk via DQ
– CWA International Champ Billy Joe Travis beat Abdul Gaddafi
– Southern Tag Champs The MOD Squad beat Paul Diamond & Michael Lee
– Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel beat Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel in a “Texas death elimination” match

1989

Baltimore, Maryland:
– The Great Muta defeated Steve Casey
– Eddie Gilbert defeated Kendall Windham
– Michael Hayes defeated Joey Maggs
– The Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik via count-out
– Dan Spivey & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
– Rick Steiner defeated Mike Rotunda via disqualification
– Sting defeated Butch Reed
– NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team
– NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Steve Williams
– NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Ric Flair 

1992

East Rutherford, New Jersey:
– Richard Morton pinned Mike Graham (sub. for WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman)
– WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor pinned Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Marcus Alexander Bagwell)
– Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
– Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd via count-out
– Barry Windham & the Junkyard Dog defeated WCW Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
– Big Van Vader pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
– Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
– WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude

1993

New Orleans, Louisiana:
– Maxx Payne defeated Johnny Gunn
– 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
– Ron Simmons defeated Steven Dane
– Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
– WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas
– Sting won a 10-man battle royal

Fukui, Japan:
– Stan Hansen defeated Davey Boy Smith

1994

Sheffield, England:
– The Quebecers defeated Men On A Mission for the WWF World Tag Team Titles

1996 

WrestleMania XII: Anaheim, California:
– Shawn Michaels pinned Bret Hart in overtime of a 60 minute Iron Man match to win the WWF World Title 
– Vader & Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith managed by Jim Cornette defeated Yokozuna & Jake Roberts & Ahmed Johnson
– Roddy Piper fought Goldust in a “Hollywood Backlot Brawl”
– Steve Austin defeated Savio Vega 
– Ultimate Warrior pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley
– The Undertaker pinned Diesel 

2003

San Jose, California:
– Kane & Rob Van Dam defeated champions Lance Storm & Sean Morley and The Dudley Boyz in a three way match for the World Tag Team Titles