WWE WrestleMania 6: Rise of the Ultimate Warrior
Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan was one of the most entertaining matches in WWE historyWe are less than a month away from the most picturesque WWE event of the year, WrestleMania 32. Talk about the top 5 or 10 sporting events in a calendar year and guess what, WrestleMania would always feature in that list. The mega-event with a lot of anticipation and build-up has always contained something phenomenal and the WWE team would try everything at their disposal to make it a blockbuster. This year’s Mania would be the biggest ever in the history of the company and there is every reason to watch out for it.We, the WWE fans, watch WWE through the year and still eagerly wait for WrestleMania. We watch 54 RAWs, 54 SmackDowns, 54 NXTs, 11 other WWE PPVs and a lot of live events but still when it comes to WrestleMania, all these shows we watch just become too ordinary.Mania is aloof and one of a kind. WrestleMania 32 is very important for the company as the WWE ratings have abated in the 12 months and the company would try to get back on track by reaping the maximum benefit from this show. With all this said, we will quickly recap some of the interesting things from WrestleMania 6
#3 Date, place, venue and match card
The sixth edition of WrestleMania was launched under the WWF banner and it took place on April 1, 1990, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario with an announced attendance of 67,678. Once again, WrestleMania proved that it was a must-see spectacle and the numbers strongly reinforce that fact. Also, this was the first WrestleMania to be held outside the United States and the attendance proved the global fame this PPV has accrued.
Let us quickly glance through the match card of WrestleMania 6 which contained 15 matches - 11 singles matches and 4 tag team matches.
Singles Action
Paul Roma vs. The Brooklyn Brawler
Rick Martel vs. Koko B. Ware
Earthquake vs. Hercules
Brutus Beefcake vs. Mr. Perfect
Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown
The Barbarian vs. Tito Santana
Jim Duggan vs. Dino Bravo
Ted DiBiase (c) vs. Jake Roberts (Million Dollar Championship)
Big Boss Man vs. Akeem
Rick Rude vs. Jimmy Snuka
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan
{Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and the WWF World Heavyweight Championship}
Tag Team Action
Demolition vs. The Colossal Connection (c) (WWF Tag Team Championship match)
The Hart Foundation vs. The Bolsheviks
Dusty Rhodes and Sapphire vs. Randy Savage and Queen Sherri
The Orient Express vs. The Rockers