The treasures of WrestleMania
If the future WWE Hall of Fame were ever to open a wing devoted to The Show of Shows, we’re hoping these items find their way inside!
Piper’s Boxing Gloves
Seen At: WrestleMania 2
During the heyday of the Rock ’n’
Wrestling years, when Hulk Hogan and Mr. T were often inseparable, “Rowdy”
Roddy Piper made no secret of his hatred for the mohawked Hollywood star. The
two enemies finally met in the ring in a boxing bout at Nassau Coliseum, in
which Piper was disqualified for turning the tables on T with a bodyslam.
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake’s Scissors
Seen At: WrestleMania V
The Barber was a ’Mania mainstay
during the ’80s. His most famous moment came when he shaved Adrian Adonis’s
head at WrestleMania III, but for the fifth edition of The Show of Shows, The
Barber faced Ted DiBiase in Atlantic City and brandished these massive clippers
before the bout. Though they weren’t used, the shears were a potent reminder of
the shorn Superstars The Barber had left in his wake.
Battle Royal Trophy
Seen At: WrestleMania IV
The fourth 'Mania kicked off with a
20-Man Battle Royal that should have been won by Bret Hart. Unfortunately, The
Hitman was betrayed by Bad News Brown and tossed out of the ring. When Brown
was presented with the trophy, Hart stormed the ring and shattered the award
before a shocked crowd. This piece is all that remains of Bret’s meltdown.
Arrogance Atomizer
Seen At: WrestleMania VI
At the first ’Mania held outside of the United States, Rick
Martel took on Koko B. Ware, and came out to the ring in one of those sweet
ring-roped carts. As the SkyDome crowd cheered the former Strike Force member,
he doused them with liberal spritzes of Arrogance from his handy dispenser.
Blindfold
Seen At: WrestleMania VII
While WrestleMania VII will go down
in history as the night Hogan took back American pride from Iraqi sympathizer
Sgt. Slaughter, we’ve always been kind of partial to the Blindfold Match that
pitted Jake “The Snake” Roberts against Rick Martel. Watching the two
Superstars fumble blindly about the ring before Roberts nailed The Model with a
blindfolded DDT is, to us, the stuff ’Mania is made of.
Zipline
Seen At: WrestleMania XII
We’re just going to say it now:
There have been great entrances since, and there will be great entrances to
come, but nothing will ever top the sight of Shawn Michaels ziplining his way
down from the rafters at Arrowhead Pond as flashbulbs burst and “Sexy Boy”
rocked the building to its foundation. If you ever wondered why they call HBK
“Mr. WrestleMania,” here is the reason.
Mike Tyson’s Pants and Shirt
Seen At: WrestleMania XIV
WrestleMania in Boston redefined WWE.
When "Stone Cold" toppled Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship, it was a
passing-of-the-torch moment, and the dawn of a new era for the business. Mike
Tyson stood ringside for the bout, acting as a “special outside enforcer” for
DX. But when all seemed lost for The Rattlesnake, Tyson revealed his true
allegiance and helped Austin win the gold.
Undertaker’s Cape
Seen At: WrestleMania XV
The Deadman rules WrestleMania, and
we like to think that fear is one of the strongest weapons in his arsenal.
Striding to the ring to face Big Boss Man in Philadelphia, Undertaker looked
like an avenging angel spawned from Hell itself. No wonder we’re terrified to
approach the guy backstage!
Shawn Michaels’s Confetti Cannons
Seen At: WrestleMania XIX
WreslteMania XIX marked Shawn Michaels’s first
Show of Shows in five years, and he made a celebratory entrance worthy of the
occasion. Striding down the ramp at Safeco Field, HBK picked up a series of
strategically placed cannons that fired confetti into the crowd. Even the fact
that a couple of them failed to fire couldn’t darken Shawn’s mood—or the
crowd’s.
Rey Mysterio’s Headdress
Seen At: WrestleMania 22
Rey’s elaborate costumes have
become something of a ’Mania tradition, from his Avatar outfit to dressing as
Captain America last year. But our hands-down favorite is this elaborate
headdress that pays tribute to the Aztec roots of lucha libre.
John Cena’s Mustang
Seen At: WrestleMania 23
The Champ loves to make a grand
entrance at every ’Mania, and when The Show of Shows rolled into Motor City, he
outdid himself. Speeding through the streets of Detroit in a tricked-out
Mustang, Cena barreled into Ford Field and smashed right through a plate-glass
window. His opponent, Shawn Michaels, no stranger to grand entrances, had to be
impressed.
Triple H’s Mask
Seen At: WrestleMania XXVII
The Game has called himself The
King of Kings, and when it came time to face Undertaker, he certainly dressed
the part. Coming out to Metallica’s “For Whom The Bell Tolls,” Triple H cut a
frightening figure clad in this skeletal mask and crown, hand-sculpted by
horror-master Tom Savini!
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