Wrestlemania returned to Los Angles with Wrestlemania VII, which was originally planned to take place at the L.A. Coliseum, a stadium that holds over 100,000 people. But because of threats that had been issued towards the WWE primarily related to Sgt. Slaughter and his portrayal of an Iraqi sympathizer, the event was moved to the smaller L.A. Arena.

The undercard to Wrestlemania may be just as interesting as the main event. The Ultimate Warrior defeated Randy Savage in a “retirement” match although seven months later, the Warrior had left the WWE and Savage had been reinstated. Wrestlemania VII marked the first Wrestlemania appearance and win for The Undertaker as he defeated “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka in 4 minutes and 20 seconds it was also the last Wrestlemania appearance for WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant. Country star Willie Nelson was in attendance and sang “American the Beautiful” after the Nasty Boys won the World Tag Team Championship they partied all night with Willie Nelson. When they showed up the next day at a live event they only had one title belt with them because they had given the other one to Nelson as a souvenir.

Hulk Hogan’s main event match against Sgt. Slaughter at Wrestlemania VII was more than a match for Slaughter’s WWE Championship. Shadowed by the fallout of the Gulf War, Hogan was hell-bent on defeating the Iraqi sympathizer for the honor of America, proving that he was a true American hero. Hogan would go on to defeat Sgt. Slaughter in 20 minutes and 26 seconds and win the WWF championship at Wrestlemania for the second time.

The Date:

• March 24, 1991

The Card:

• The Rockers def. Haku & The Barbarian w/ Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
• The Texas Tornado def. Dino Bravo
• The British Bulldog def. Warlord w/ Slick
• World Tag Team Championship
  The Nasty Boys w/ Jimmy Hart def. Hart Foundation to become new champions
• Blindfold Match
  Jake “The Snake” Roberts def. “The Model” Rick Martel
• Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer def. “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka
• Retirement Match
  Ultimate Warrior def. Randy “Macho King” Savage w/ Queen Sherri
• Genichiro Tenryu & Koji Kitao def. Demolition
• Intercontinental Championship
  Big Boss Man def. Mr. Perfect w/ Bobby “The Brain” Heenan by DQ
• Earthquake def. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine
• Legion of Doom def. Power and Glory, Hercules & Paul Roma w/ Slick
• Virgil w/ “Rowdy” Roddy Piper def. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase by count-out
• The Mountie w/ Jimmy Hart def. Tito Santana
• Main Event for WWE Championship
  Hulk Hogan def. Sgt. Slaughter w/ General Adnan to become new champion

Celebrities In Attendance:

• Regis Philbin
• Alex Trebek
• Marla Maples
• George Steinbrenner
• Paul Maguire
• Macaulay Culkin
• Donald Trump
• Lou Ferrigno
• Chuck Norris
• Henry Winkler
• Willie Nelson

See The Undertakers first Wrestlemania appearance and the main event Hulk Hogan vs Sgt. Slaughter(c) for the WWF Championship after the break…………

The Undertaker vs “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka

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Hulk Hogan vs Sgt. Slaughter(c)
Part 1:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGAEUD3_9j4]
Part 2:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbwop01ia8&feature=related]
Part 3:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYIp0x66Fyk&feature=related]
-sideshowRaheem