WrestleMania Rewind : WrestleMania VII - The Ultimate Warrior vs Randy Savage

The granddaddy of them all, WrestleMania is just about a week away. The anticipation for the extravaganza is sky high among the WWE Universe. And since the pay-per-view is richer than Richie rich when it comes to history, we have decided to take a look back at some of the best WrestleMania matches with this latest series.Down the memory lane, let’s go to Los Angeles back in 1991 as we look upon one of the classic WrestleMania bouts of all time.  Back in WrestleMania XVII, The Ultimate Warrior and ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage faced each other in a defining match that would go on to produce one of the greatest WrestleMania moments.Let’s have a look at how it all panned out:

#1 The Build-up

Like many of the WrestleMania matches so far, the Royal Rumble was crucial to setting up this match. However, the story extended beyond that and partly into the real-world as well. A year prior to that, The Ultimate Warrior had defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF title at WrestleMania VI, becoming one of the main guys in the company. Following that into 1991, Warrior was still the Champion towards the Royal Rumble PPV.

That was the time the United States entered into a war with the Middle East. Coincidence or not, Sgt, Slaughter had returned to the WWF prior to the Royal Rumble with a heel gimmick and was immediately in the line for a title shot. However, Savage too was looking for the same since he’d lost the title at WrestleMania V to Hogan.

Eventually, Sgt. Slaughter received the title shot thus enraging Savage. In the ensuing match between Sgt. Slaughter and The Ultimate Warrior at Royal Rumble, Savage interfered and cost Warrior the title. While Sgt. Slaughter became the Champion, Warrior was left fuming over the loss and that set up a feud between him and Savage. While Hulk Hogan would go on to win the Royal Rumble and main event WrestleMania against Sgt. Slaughter, Warrior received a match against Savage.

And in the build-up, it was stipulated to be a retirement match. Savage’s valet, Sensational Sherri, had been effective in inviting hate towards them and Warrior was very much over with the crowd, as evidenced during the match. The build-up was excellent due to the fact that Savage was a great talker while Warrior had the charisma to get the crowd on their feet every other time.