WWE WrestleMania 32: 5 Great Wrestlemania matches you might have forgotten
Over the years, Wrestlemania has become one of the biggest spectacles in all of sports.There have been plenty of matches at Wrestlemania that wrestling fans will never forget. Whether it’s one of the Undertaker’s iconic duels with the likes of Kane, Triple H and Brock Lesnar, a classic ladder match between Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon or, more recently, Seth Rollins’ cash-in at Wrestlemania 31 – some matches are permanently stored in Wrestlemania lore.Others, though, aren’t recalled as easily but were impressive in their own right. In the weeks leading up to Wrestlemania 32, we’ll explore those matches chronologically. This year, it’s the top tilts from Wrestlemania 1 through 6.
#1 Volkoff/Sheik def. U.S. Express
Some of the most memorable matches, like Daniel Bryan’s big victory at Wrestlemania 30, get that designation because the ultimate good guy gets the win. That wasn’t the case with the tag team title match at Wrestlemania 1.
In that one, the foreign heels Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik took down the U.S. Express – consisting of Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo – to take home the belts, and they did it through nefarious means.
The win came via manager Freddie Blassie’s cane, and the story of the match was a classic one of good guys vs. bad guys.