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{{Infobox Wrestling event
| name      = WrestleMania 2
| image     = WrestleMania2.jpg
| caption   = Promotional poster featuring [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[King Kong Bundy]]
| promotion = [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]
| tagline   = The Premier Sporting Event of the Year!<br>What the World Has Come To!
| date  = April 7, 1986<ref name="pwh">{{cite web|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#II|title=WrestleMania II results|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|access-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329040834/https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#II |archive-date=March 29, 2007}}</ref>
| venue = 
*[[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<ref name="pwh"/><ref name="wm2facts"/>
*[[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]]<ref name="pwh"/><ref name="wm2facts"/>
*[[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]]<ref name="pwh"/><ref name="wm2facts"/>
| city = 
*[[Uniondale, New York]]<ref name="pwh"/><ref name="wm2facts">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm2/factsstats/|title=WrestleMania II Facts/Stats|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323122223/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm2/factsstats/|archive-date=March 23, 2008}}</ref><ref name="gerweck.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.gerweck.net/wrestlemania2.htm|title=WrestleMania 2 review|publisher=Gerweck.net|access-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623075756/https://www.gerweck.net/wrestlemania2.htm|archive-date=June 23, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Rosemont, Illinois]]<ref name="pwh"/><ref name="wm2facts"/><ref name="gerweck.net"/>
*[[Los Angeles, California]]<ref name="pwh"/><ref name="wm2facts"/><ref name="gerweck.net"/>
| attendance = 40,085 (combined)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/2/mainevent|title=Wrestlemania 2 main event|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=January 23, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231091352/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/2/mainevent|archive-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref>
| lastevent  = [[The Wrestling Classic]]<ref name=WWF6389Book>{{cite book| first=Graham | last=Cawthon | title=the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 1: WWF 1963 - 1989 | publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |year= 2013 | isbn=978-1492825975}}</ref>
| nextevent  = [[WrestleMania III]]
| event      = [[WrestleMania]]
| lastevent2 = [[WrestleMania I|I]]
| nextevent2 = [[WrestleMania III|III]]
}}
'''WrestleMania 2''' was a 1986 [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now WWE). It was the second annual [[WrestleMania]] and took place on Monday, April 7, 1986, making it the only WrestleMania that was not held on a traditional Sunday until the two-night [[WrestleMania 36]] in April 2020. The event took place at three venues on the same day: first at the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Uniondale, New York]], then at the [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]] in the [[Chicago]] suburb of [[Rosemont, Illinois]], and finally at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] in [[Los Angeles, California]].

Each venue had its own [[Card (sports)|card]] of four matches each, totaling 12 matches for the PPV broadcast that were shown back-to-back-to-back. The [[main event]] of WrestleMania 2, which was in Los Angeles, featured [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]] defending the title against [[King Kong Bundy]] in a [[Steel Cage match]]. In the last match in Chicago, [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Smith]] and [[Dynamite Kid|The Dynamite Kid]]) faced [[The Dream Team (professional wrestling)|The Dream Team]] ([[Greg Valentine]] and [[Brutus Beefcake]]) for the [[WWF Tag Team Championship]], while the final match in Uniondale was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Boxing match|boxing match]] pitting [[Mr. T]] against [[Roddy Piper]]. The undercard in Uniondale also saw [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]] [[Randy Savage]] defend his title against [[George Steele]], while the card in Chicago featured a 20-man [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] involving WWF wrestlers and [[National Football League]] players.

WrestleMania 2 received generally poor reviews, with much of the criticism being centred around the decision to hold it as three separate events across the country. Many publications rank it as amongst the worst WrestleMania events of all time.

==Production==
===Background===
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| footer = The event was held at the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Uniondale, New York]], the [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]] in the [[Chicago]] suburb of [[Rosemont, Illinois]], and the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] in [[Los Angeles, California]].
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Following the success of [[WrestleMania I]] in 1985, the American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now WWE) scheduled a second WrestleMania for the following year, thus establishing [[WrestleMania]] as an annual [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event for the company. Unlike the previous year, WrestleMania 2 was scheduled to be held at three venues on Monday, April 7, 1986: the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Uniondale, New York]], the [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]] in the [[Chicago]] suburb of [[Rosemont, Illinois]], and the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Each location was scheduled to have its own [[Card (sports)|card]] of four matches each, which were broadcast back-to-back-to-back, starting in Uniondale, then Chicago, and finally Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|last2=Clapp|first2=John|date=April 3, 2013|title=WrestleMania 29 press conference brings WWE to Radio City Music Hall|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/wrestlemania-press-conference-radio-city-music-hall|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407013602/https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/wrestlemania-press-conference-radio-city-music-hall|archive-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|quote=...&nbsp;WWE's flagship event lights up MetLife Stadium&nbsp;... WrestleMania}}</ref>

===Broadcasters===
The event featured separate commentary and announce teams in each location. The commentating teams consisted of [[Vince McMahon]] and [[Susan Saint James]] in New York; [[Gorilla Monsoon]], [[Gene Okerlund]], and Cathy Lee Crosby in Chicago; and [[Jesse Ventura]], [[Lord Alfred Hayes|Alfred Hayes]], and [[Cassandra Peterson|Elvira]] in Los Angeles. The ring announcers were [[Howard Finkel]] (New York), [[Chet Coppock]] (Chicago), and [[Lee Marshall (announcer)|Lee Marshall]] (Los Angeles).<ref name="pwh"/>

===Celebrities===
{{see also|List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania}}
[[Ray Charles]] sang a rendition of "[[America the Beautiful]]" before the show at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York. Celebrity guests in attendance for the New York segment included: [[Cab Calloway]], [[Darryl Dawkins]], [[G. Gordon Liddy]], [[Joan Rivers]], [[Joe Frazier]], [[Lou Duva]], [[Where's Herb?|Herb]], and [[Susan Saint James]].<ref name="WrestleCrap Celeb">{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlecrap.com/oldinductions.html|title=WrestleMania 2: Horrible crap emanating from three – count 'em THREE – venues! Plus more Susan St. James than you can shake an "UH OH" at!|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> Celebrity guests in attendance for the Chicago segment included: [[Clara Peller]], [[Dick Butkus]], [[Ed "Too Tall" Jones|Ed Jones]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Bill Fralic]], [[Ernie Holmes]], [[Harvey Martin]], [[Jim Covert]], [[Russ Francis]], [[William Perry (American football)|William Perry]], and [[Cathy Lee Crosby]]. The Los Angeles segment included celebrity guests [[Ricky Schroder]], [[Robert Conrad]], [[Tommy Lasorda]], and [[Cassandra Peterson|Elvira]].<ref name="WrestleCrap Celeb"/>

===Storylines===
The card featured 12 matches, which resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by the WWF. Building to the event, [[narrative thread|storylines]] between characters played out on WWF's primary television programs, ''[[WWF Championship Wrestling|Championship Wrestling]]'', ''[[List of former WWE programming|All-Star Wrestling]]'', ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' and ''[[WWF Prime Time Wrestling|Prime Time Wrestling]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|url=https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|work=HowStuffWorks|date=January 13, 2006|publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]|access-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Live & Televised Entertainment|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=March 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218142749/https://corporate.wwe.com/company/events.jsp|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Hulk Hogan2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hulk Hogan]] faced [[King Kong Bundy]] in a [[Steel Cage match]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] at WrestleMania.]]
Three of the main-event feuds were set up on the March 1, 1986, ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event V]]''. The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] heading into WrestleMania 2 was between [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[King Kong Bundy]],<ref name="Main Event">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm2/mainevent/ |title=WrestleMania 2: Main Event |publisher=WWE |access-date=December 30, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604215447/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm2/mainevent/ |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}</ref> with the two battling over the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]. Although they had wrestled occasionally before, their first nationally televised encounter was on the November 2, 1985, ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event III]]'' where Hogan teamed up with [[André the Giant]] against André's rivals Bundy and [[Big John Studd]]. Hogan and André won the match by disqualification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/nov021985|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results – November 2, 1985|publisher=WWE|access-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324105654/http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/nov021985|archive-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> On March 1, Hogan defended his WWF title against [[Don Muraco|The Magnificent Muraco]]. Just as Hogan was about to pin Muraco, Bundy ran into the ring and—with Muraco's help—initiated a 2-on-1 assault on Hogan, repeatedly crushing him with his body weight (with a move called the "[[Professional wrestling attacks#Body avalanche|avalanche]]") to break his ribs.<ref name="Main Event"/><ref name="SNME – March 1, 1986">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/860301.html|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results – March 1, 1986|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604032858/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/snme/860301.html|archive-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> Hogan had a very serious ([[Kayfabe|scripted]]) injury, while Bundy (gloating over his actions) challenged Hogan for the title. With revenge on his mind, Hogan decided not to heed his doctor's advice and accepted the challenge; a match was then [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Book|booked]] between the two in a steel cage for the WWF title.<ref name="Main Event"/>

The second feud heading into the event was between Mr. T and [[Roddy Piper]]. Piper established himself as the top [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] in the WWF in 1984. A year later, he joined [[Paul Orndorff]] and [[Bob Orton, Jr.|Bob Orton]] to feud with Hulk Hogan and Mr. T<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Milner|date=March 22, 2005|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/piper.html|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=May 26, 2008|title=Piper's bio|url-status=usurped|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20050421132127/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/piper.html|archive-date=April 21, 2005}}</ref> who defeated them in the main event of the [[WrestleMania I|first-ever WrestleMania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm1/mainevent1/|title=Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper with Cowboy Bob Orton vs. Hulk Hogan and Mr. T with Jimmy Snuka|publisher=WWE|access-date=May 26, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331105048/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm1/mainevent1/|archive-date=March 31, 2008}}</ref> The Piper/Mr. T feud restarted in 1986 after their [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Legit|real-life]] hatred for each other became known, prompting the WWF to turn their animosity for one another into a feud. Piper, and others in the locker room, genuinely disliked Mr. T because he was an actor and had no prior wrestling training. In response, Mr. T became a special WWF [[Boxing|boxer]] and began competing in [[Professional wrestling match types#Boxing match|boxing matches]]. On the March 1 ''Saturday Night's Main Event V'', Mr. T defeated Orton in a boxing match.<ref name="SNME – March 1, 1986"/> After the match, Piper distracted Mr. T, allowing Orton to attack from behind and start a 2-on-1 assault. Mr. T then demanded revenge, leading to his boxing match against Piper.<ref name="WrestleCrap Celeb"/>

The third main feud heading into WrestleMania was between [[The Dream Team (professional wrestling)|The Dream Team]] ([[Greg Valentine]] and [[Brutus Beefcake]]) and [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Smith]] and [[Dynamite Kid]]) over the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]]. On August 24, 1985, Beefcake and Valentine won the tag titles from [[The U.S. Express]] ([[Barry Windham]] and [[Mike Rotunda|Mike Rotundo]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321232|title=Dream Team's first World Tag Team Championship reign|date=August 24, 1985 |publisher=WWE|access-date=May 26, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231160756/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/3044541321232|archive-date=December 31, 2005}}</ref> The British Bulldogs challenged Beefcake and Valentine for their titles immediately after their win. They retained their titles against the Bulldogs at a [[house show]] on September 11 by getting [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualified]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/85.htm |title=WWF Show Results 1985 |work=Angelfire |access-date=May 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504011937/http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/85.htm |archive-date=May 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They again defended the titles against the Bulldogs ''Saturday Night's Main Event V'', where they emerged victorious against them.<ref name="SNME – March 1, 1986"/> After the Bulldogs twice failed to win the titles, Dream Team agreed to defend their titles against them for a final time with a title match set at WrestleMania.<ref name="SNME – March 1, 1986"/>

The other major feud heading into WrestleMania 2 was between [[Randy Savage]] and [[George Steele]]. Its genesis came after Steele, who used a neanderthal, "missing link"-type [[gimmick]], became smitten with Savage's manager, the beautiful [[Miss Elizabeth]] (Savage's real-life wife, although unacknowledged on television). Their first meeting took place on ''Saturday Night's Main Event IV,'' before Savage won the Intercontinental Championship. Steele would frequently be distracted by Elizabeth, which Savage used to his advantage. Along with former champion [[Tito Santana]] (who was on the Los Angeles segment of the event), Steele became one of Savage's top challengers for the title.<ref name="blea_Reme">{{Cite web | title = Remembering 'Macho Man' Randy Savage vs. George 'The Animal' Steele | last = Dolemite | first = Tony | work = Bleacher Report | date = July 3, 2013 | access-date = May 4, 2018 | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1688868-wwe-old-school-remembers-macho-man-randy-savage-vs-george-the-animal-steele | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130706235848/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1688868-wwe-old-school-remembers-macho-man-randy-savage-vs-george-the-animal-steele | archive-date = July 6, 2013 }}</ref>

==Event==
WrestleMania 2 emanated from three arenas: [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Uniondale, New York]], the [[Rosemont Horizon]] in [[Rosemont, Illinois]] and the [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="wm2facts"/>

===New York===
[[File:WM2savage.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Randy Savage vs. George Steele for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]]]]
In the first match of the show in the New York arena, Paul Orndorff faced The Magnificent Muraco. In the early part of the match, Orndorff body slammed Muraco. As the crowd reacted and Orndorff celebrated, he turned towards Mr. Fuji and made a racist, slanty-eyed gesture followed by an [[Bras d'honneur|Italian salute]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tapemachinesarerolling.tumblr.com/post/61743794673/brent-watches-wrestlemania-2|title = Brent Watches Wrestlemania 2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/sports/the-best-and-worst-of-wrestlemania-2/2/|title = The Best and Worst of WrestleMania 2|date = 5 April 2013}}</ref> This controversial moment is edited out of most home video versions of the match and is edited out of the versions shown on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] and [[Netflix]]. Both men fought to a double count-out.

Next was a [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] match between Randy Savage and George Steele, where Savage was seconded by his [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Legit|real-life]] wife Miss Elizabeth. Late in the match, Steele became the first man to ever kick out of Savage's signature elbow drop from the top turnbuckle.<ref name="CompleteWWF">{{cite book|author1=James Dixon|author2=Arnold Furious|author3=Lee Maughan|title=The Complete WWF Video Guide Volume I|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-rzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82|year=2012|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-291-10089-1|pages=82–|access-date=April 13, 2018}}{{self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}} Savage [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinned]] Steele with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|roll-up]] and put both of his feet on the ropes for leverage. As a result, Savage retained the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.

The third match was between [[Jake Roberts]] and [[George Wells (wrestler)|George Wells]]. Roberts hit a [[DDT (professional wrestling)|DDT]] on Wells and pinned him to win the match. After the match, Roberts allowed his snake Damian to slither over Wells, who foamed from the mouth.<ref>{{Cite web | title = TJR Retro: WWE WrestleMania 2 Review | author = Canton, John | work = TJR Wrestling | date = February 27, 2015 | access-date = April 11, 2018 |url=http://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | quote = Post match, Jake goes for his bag with the snake in it. Jake wraps the snake around the body of Wells, as well as his throat. George starts frothing at the mouth | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003062855/http://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | archive-date = October 3, 2017 }}</ref>

The last match was a boxing match between Mr. T and Roddy Piper. T was seconded by boxer [[Joe Frazier]], while Piper was seconded by boxing trainer [[Lou Duva]]. Piper was disqualified for [[Professional wrestling throws#Body slam|bodyslam]]ming T at 1:15 in the fourth round.<ref name="wm2results">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm2/results/ |title=WrestleMania 2 official results |publisher=WWE |access-date=May 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210055536/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm2/results/ |archive-date=December 10, 2007 }}</ref>

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|+Other on-screen personnel
|-
!Role:
!Name:
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Sports commentator|Commentator]]
|[[Vince McMahon]] {{small|(New York)}}
|-
|[[Gorilla Monsoon]] {{small|(Chicago)}}
|-
|[[Gene Okerlund]] {{small|(Chicago)}}
|-
|[[Jesse Ventura]] {{small|(Los Angeles)}}
|-
|[[Lord Alfred Hayes]] {{small|(Los Angeles)}}
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Ring announcer]]
|[[Howard Finkel]] {{small|(New York)}}
|-
|[[Chet Coppock]] {{small|(Chicago)}}
|-
|[[Lee Marshall (ring announcer)|Lee Marshall]] {{small|(Los Angeles)}}
|-
|[[Joan Rivers]] {{small|(New York; Piper vs Mr. T)}}
|-
|[[Tommy Lasorda]] {{small|(Los Angeles; Main Event)}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referees]]
|Dick Kroll
|-
|[[Jack Lotz]]
|-
|[[Dave Hebner]]
|-
|rowspan=3|Special Guest [[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referees]]
|[[Dick Butkus]] {{small|(battle royal)}}
|-
|[[Ed "Too Tall" Jones]] {{small|(battle royal)}}
|-
|[[Robert Conrad]] {{small|(Los Angeles; main event)}}
|-
|rowspan=1|Special Guest [[Sports commentator|Commentator]]
|[[Susan Saint James]] {{small|(New York)}}
|-
|rowspan=3|Special Guest [[Announcer]]
|[[Cathy Lee Crosby]] {{small|(Chicago)}}
|-
|[[Ernie Ladd]] {{small|(Chicago)}}
|-
|[[Cassandra Peterson|Elvira]] {{small|(Los Angeles)}}
|-
|rowspan=3|Special Guest [[Timekeepers]]
|[[Where's Herb?|Herb]] {{small|(New York)}}
|-
|[[Clara Peller]] {{small|(Chicago)}}
|-
|[[Ricky Schroder]] {{small|(Los Angeles)}}
|-
||Special Guest [[Vocalist]]
|[[Ray Charles]] {{small|(New York)}}
|}

===Chicago===
The first match from the Chicago portion of WrestleMania 2 was a [[WWE Women's Championship (1956–2010)|WWF Women's Championship]] match between [[The Fabulous Moolah]] and [[Velvet McIntyre]]. McIntyre attempted a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|splash]] on Moolah from the second turnbuckle, but Moolah sidestepped and McIntyre missed the move. Moolah took advantage and [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinned]] McIntyre to retain her title.

The second match was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Flag match|flag match]] between [[Corporal Kirchner]] and [[Nikolai Volkoff]]. [[Freddie Blassie]] seconded Volkoff. Blassie threw his cane to Volkoff, but Kirchner caught it and hit Volkoff with it, pinning him for the victory.<ref name="DixonFurious2013">{{cite book|author1=James Dixon|author2=Arnold Furious|author3=Lee Maughan|title=Tagged Classics: Just The Reviews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdqNBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA63|year=2013|publisher=Lulu.com|access-date=April 13, 2018|isbn=978-1-291-42878-0|pages=63–|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411153724/https://books.google.com/books?id=cdqNBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA63|archive-date=April 11, 2018}}{{self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}}

The third match was a 20-man [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] involving [[WWE|WWF]] wrestlers and [[National Football League]] players including: [[Jim Covert|Jimbo Covert]], [[Bill Fralic]], [[Russ Francis]], [[Ernie Holmes]], [[Harvey Martin]] and [[William Perry (American football)|William "The Refrigerator" Perry]]. The WWF stars included: André the Giant, [[Ted Arcidi]], [[Tony Atlas]], [[The Hart Foundation]] ([[Bret Hart]] and [[Jim Neidhart]]), [[The Killer Bees (professional wrestling)|The Killer Bees]] ([[B. Brian Blair]] and [[Jim Brunzell]]), [[Hillbilly Jim]], [[The Iron Sheik]], [[Tonga Fifita|King Tonga]], [[Pedro Morales]], [[Bruno Sammartino]], [[Dan Spivey|Danny Spivey]] and [[Big John Studd]]. In the end of the match, André the Giant and both members of the Hart Foundation were the final three participants. André first eliminated Neidhart and then Hart to win the battle royal.<ref name="CompleteWWF"/>

The last match was a [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] match between The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) and The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake). [[Ozzy Osbourne]] and [[Lou Albano]] seconded the Bulldogs. After 13 minutes of back-and-forth action, Smith pushed Valentine into the corner where Valentine knocked heads with Dynamite Kid. Kid fell to the floor while Smith [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinned]] Valentine to win the tag titles and end Dream Team's seven-month reign.<ref name="DixonFurious2013"/>

===Los Angeles===
[[File:Picture of Main event from WrestleMania 2.jpg|200px|alt=Bundy and Hogan face each other in front of one side of a blue steel cage|left|thumb|Hulk Hogan faced King Kong Bundy for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.]]

In Los Angeles, there were four more matches. [[Ricky Steamboat]] faced [[Hercules (wrestler)|Hercules]] in the first match. Hercules tried to hit a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|flying bodypress]], but missed it. Steamboat followed by hitting a flying body press of his own for a pinfall victory.<ref name="CompleteWWF"/>

[[Adrian Adonis]], seconded by [[Jimmy Hart]], defeated [[Uncle Elmer]] after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving headbutt|diving headbutt]].<ref name="DixonFurious2013"/>

The Funk Brothers faced [[Junkyard Dog]] and Tito Santana in a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|tag team match]]. Jimmy Hart accompanied the Funk brothers. Hoss Funk distracted the [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]]. Hart took advantage and gave his megaphone to Terry Funk, who hit Junkyard Dog and then pinned him to get the win.<ref name="CompleteWWF"/>

Finally, the [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] of WrestleMania 2: a [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|steel cage match]] in which Hulk Hogan defended his title against [[King Kong Bundy]].<ref name="Main Event"/> Hogan's ribs were heavily taped due to an assault by Bundy on the March 1, 1986 edition of ''Saturday Night's Main Event V.'' [[Bobby Heenan]] seconded Bundy in the match.<ref name="DixonFurious2013"/> At the start, Bundy removed the tape from Hogan's ribs. However, Hogan fought back and rammed Bundy's head into the steel cage. He then tried to hit a [[Professional wrestling throws#Scoop slam|scoop slam]] on Bundy, but missed it. Bundy hit an avalanche and a [[Professional wrestling throws#Big splash|big splash]] on Hogan. However, Hogan [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Superhuman comeback|"Hulked up"]] and hit a power slam on Bundy, followed by a [[leg drop]]. He climbed the steel cage, but Bundy caught his legs. Hogan kicked Bundy and climbed over the top of the steel cage and down to the floor to win the match and retain the title.<ref name="Main Event"/><ref name="wm2results"/><ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|title=WrestleMania 2 results |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania2.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=May 26, 2008|url-status=live |archive-date=June 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604164914/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania2.html}}</ref> After the match, Hogan caught Bobby Heenan inside the cage; as Bundy was reeling from the match, Hogan rammed Heenan's head into the cage before [[Professional wrestling throws#Atomic drop|atomic dropp]]ing him outside.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Depths of Mania: WWE WrestleMania 2 Review |last=Rose |first=Bryan |work=Voices of Wrestling |date=October 27, 2014 |access-date=April 11, 2018 |url=http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/10/27/depths-of-mania-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915232230/http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/10/27/depths-of-mania-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ |archive-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref>

==Reception==
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Critical response to the show was poor, with the decision to host the show in three locations being highly criticized. John Canton, of TJRwrestling.net said: "I'm sure that the idea of doing this show from three different venues sounded like a good idea on paper to Vince McMahon, but it was not effective in terms of producing a quality program."<ref name="TJR Retro">{{Cite web | title = TJR Retro: WWE WrestleMania 2 Review | author = Canton, John | work = TJR Wrestling | date = February 27, 2015 | access-date = April 4, 2018 |url=http://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | quote = I'm sure that the idea of doing this show from three different venues sounded like a good idea on paper to Vince McMahon, but it was not effective in terms of producing a quality program. | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003062855/http://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | archive-date = October 3, 2017 }}</ref> ''Voices of Wrestling''{{'}}s Bryan Rose commented that he could "see why WWE went with just one arena from this point forward".<ref name="voic_Dept">{{Cite web | title = Depths of Mania: WWE WrestleMania 2 Review | author = Rose | last2 = Bryan | work = Voices of Wrestling | date = October 27, 2014 | access-date = April 11, 2018 |url=http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/10/27/depths-of-mania-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | quote = I can see why WWE went with just one arena from this point forward. | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915232230/http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2014/10/27/depths-of-mania-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | archive-date = September 15, 2017 }}</ref> Jason Powell of ''[[Prowrestling.net]]'' was also happy to learn that subsequent WrestleManias would not be held in three arenas, saying "Overall, WrestleMania 2 was excessive. The idea of running the show in three separate markets was an ill-conceived cash grab and I'm happy they never went down that road again."<ref name="prow_Powe">{{Cite web | title = Powell's WrestleMania 2 review: Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy in a cage match for the WWF Championship, Roddy Piper vs. Mr. T in a boxing match | work = prowrestling.net | date = April 1, 2014 | access-date = April 11, 2018 |url=https://prowrestling.net/article.php?Powell-s-WrestleMania-2-review-Hulk-Hogan-vs.-King-Kong-Bundy-in-a-cage-match-for-the-WWF-Championship-Roddy-Piper-vs.-Mr.-T-in-a-boxing-match-36365 | quote = Overall, WrestleMania 2 was excessive. The idea of running the show in three separate markets was an ill-conceived cash grab and I'm happy they never went down that road again. | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001343/http://www.prowrestling.net/article.php?Powell-s-WrestleMania-2-review-Hulk-Hogan-vs.-King-Kong-Bundy-in-a-cage-match-for-the-WWF-Championship-Roddy-Piper-vs.-Mr.-T-in-a-boxing-match-36365 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 }}</ref>

{{quote box|width=40%|align=right|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|quote=Hulk Hogan vs King Kong Bundy "felt more like a ''Saturday Night Main Event'' match than a WrestleMania main event.|source= —Rob McNew of ''411mania''<ref name="411maniareview"/>}}

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John Canton, of ''TJR Retro'' was also very critical of the show's promoted [[main event]]s. He commented that "every one of the big matches on the show was a disappointment from the Hogan/Bundy cage match, the battle royal and the Piper/Mr. T boxing match. If the big matches are that poor it hurts the whole show."<ref name="tjrw_TJRR">{{Cite web | title = TJR Retro: WWE WrestleMania 2 Review | author = Canton | last2 = John | work = TJR Wrestling | date = February 27, 2015 | access-date = April 11, 2018 |url=http://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | quote = Every one of the big matches on the show was a disappointment from the Hogan/Bundy cage match, the battle royal and the Piper/Mr. T boxing match. If the big matches are that poor it hurts the whole show. | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003062855/http://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwe-wrestlemania-2-review/ | archive-date = October 3, 2017 }}</ref>

''411Mania.com''{{'}}s Rob McNew also had a negative opinion of the three "main" matches. McNew gave the boxing match 1 star out of 5 stars, saying: "Big pull-apart brawl afterward. Absolute crap that took way too long and ended in a non-finish."  He gave the steel cage match between Hogan and Bundy 2 stars, saying it "felt more like a ''Saturday Night Main Event'' match than a WrestleMania main event". McNew awarded the entire event a score of 2 out of 10 and said: "It lacks the historical significance of WrestleMania I to even watch it for that purpose. This was three hours of pain I'd love to have back. Thankfully the WWF would redeem themselves in a huge way the next year, but for this show, huge disappointment."<ref name="411maniareview">{{Cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/wrestlemania-ii-review/|title=WrestleMania II Review {{!}} 411MANIA|author=McNew, Robert|website=411mania.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025954/http://411mania.com/wrestling/wrestlemania-ii-review/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

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However, of the WWF Tag Team Championship match, McNew said: "Tremendous match that breaks the streak of suck that had been this show thus far. One of the things that I really liked about this match was it seemed to break from the traditional tag team formula. There was no extended face in peril sequence nor was there a hot tag at any point. Easily the match of the night." He awarded it three and a half stars out of five.<ref name="411maniareview"/> Despite general poor reviews for WrestleMania 2,  Brandon Stroud from ''[[Uproxx]]'', called the event superior to [[WrestleMania I]], commenting: "WrestleMania 2 is (believe it or not) a gigantic improvement over WrestleMania I... It's not the best show ever—it's nowhere near as important as III, and we wouldn't get a great-in-total [[WrestleMania X|WrestleMania until X]]—but it's the kind of thing that kicks your ass when you're a kid, and that's important."<ref name="upro_TheB">{{Cite web | title = The Best And Worst Of WrestleMania 2 | author = Stroud, Brandon | work = UPROXX | date = May 4, 2013 | access-date = April 11, 2018 |url=https://uproxx.com/sports/the-best-and-worst-of-wrestlemania-2/7/ }}</ref>

WrestleMania 2 is frequently listed by publications as amongst the worst WrestleMania events of all time, with some ranking it as the worst. ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' summed up the event as "Probably wouldn't have been great even if it was all in one city, but splitting it definitely didn't help."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Cunningham |first=Nate |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Ranking Every WrestleMania From Worst To Best |url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/ranking-every-wrestlemania-from-worst-to-best |access-date=June 6, 2025 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
Randy Savage and George Steele continued their feud with each other throughout 1986. This led to two rematches for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event IX]]'' in early 1987, both times with the Intercontinental title on the line and the second time with the management services of Elizabeth on the line; Steele lost both times.<ref name=History1987>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/jan031987|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results – January 3, 1987|publisher=WWE|access-date=May 27, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618100927/http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/jan031987|archive-date=June 18, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 25, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510061259/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm |archive-date=May 10, 2011 }}</ref> Savage also feuded intensely with Hogan, but was unsuccessful in winning the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from him.<ref name=History1987/>

The new WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) prepared to face challenging [[tag team]]s. On October 4, 1986, ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event VII]]'', they defeated former champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) in a [[Professional wrestling#Series variations|two out of three falls match]] to retain the titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/nov291986|title=Saturday Night's Main Event results – November 29, 1986|publisher=WWE|access-date=May 27, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618100943/http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/1985to1992/nov291986|archive-date=June 18, 2008}}</ref>

Hulk Hogan continued his WWF World Heavyweight Championship reign. In addition to Savage, his top competition during 1986 included "Adorable Adrian" Adonis, Hercules Hernandez, [[Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala]] and, in his biggest feud of the year, Paul Orndorff. A storyline was developed focusing on the friendship between Hogan and Orndorff with Adrian Adonis eventually starting trouble between the two, causing Orndorff to turn against Hogan. Bundy, meanwhile, would team with [[Big John Studd]] on occasion (and begin his feud with The Machines). He would also challenge Hogan on-and-off for the World Heavyweight Championship during the next year and a half, until leaving the WWF in early 1988.<ref name=History1987/>

Following his battle royal win, André the Giant's career was at a crossroads. Not yet evident to fans, André was beginning to suffer the health effects of his terminal illness known as [[acromegaly]], a syndrome resulting from an excessive production of growth hormone that led to his gigantic size. Because of his health, as well as accepting a starring role in the movie ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', André took a brief hiatus from the ring. To explain his absence, a storyline was devised to have André no-show for a tag team match pitting him and a partner of his choosing against long-time rivals Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy. André would then be suspended at the insistence of manager Bobby Heenan. André would return but compete under a mask as part of a new team called [[The Machines (professional wrestling)|The Machines]]. Studd and Bundy insisted—but were never able to prove—that André and "The Giant Machine" were the same person.<ref name=History1987/>

WrestleMania 2 marked the last major pay-per-view appearance for Roddy Piper during his initial heel run. Shortly before the event, he taped four weeks worth of ''Piper's Pit'' segments that would air on the WWF's syndicated programs in April, and then took a four-month hiatus from the ring.<ref name="f4wo_RIPR">{{Cite web | title = RIP Roddy Piper: your favorite matches & moments - part 2 of 3 | work = WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results | date = August 7, 2015 | access-date = May 4, 2018 | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/rip-roddy-piper-your-favorite-matches-moments-part-2-3-155956 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180504082612/https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/rip-roddy-piper-your-favorite-matches-moments-part-2-3-155956 | archive-date = May 4, 2018 }}</ref>
When Piper returned to the WWF in August, he became a face and began a violent feud with Adrian Adonis, who had in the meantime started his own ''Piper's Pit''-type talk show called ''The Flower Shop''. [[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "the Body" Ventura]] also took a leave of absence after WrestleMania 2; like Piper, he filmed several weeks worth of his talk show segment, ''The Body Shop'', to air in the coming weeks.<ref name="f4wo_RIPR"/> Afterward, [[Don Muraco|The Magnificent Muraco]] would be the fill-in host of the segment until the final installment, aired August 30, 1986. In late August, Ventura returned for television tapings of the first ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling]]'', continuing his role as a heel-favoring color commentator.<ref name=History1987/>

WrestleMania 2 was seen as a financial success from a pay-per-view purchase standpoint, earning an estimated $5 million, leading Cable Television Business Magazine to compliment the event stating "If anything, we learned from (WrestleMania), it's that the right promotion makes an event successful". The magazine also described how [[Cablevision]] saw an increase in 5,300 subscribers the week of the pay-per-view alone compared to new subscriber numbers on average of 300 to 400 while stating it was the third-most purchased pay-per-view event ever to that point.<ref name="June 1986 Cable Television Business">{{cite magazine |date=1986-06-15 |title="Preventing Pay Per View Pandemonium" |url= https://archive.org/details/sim_cable-television-business_1986-06-15_23_12/page/n49/mode/2up?q=wrestlemania |language=English |magazine= Cable Television Business |pages=47–51 |publisher= Cardiff Publishing |access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref> WrestleMania 2 would air in reruns on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] in July 1986<ref name="July 1986 TV Guide">{{cite magazine |date=1986-07-05 |title="Saturday" |url= https://archive.org/details/tvguidejul05111988/TV_Guide_Jul-05-11-1988/page/n53/mode/2up?q=wrestlemania |language=English |magazine= TV Guide |page=4 |publisher= Triangle Publications Inc. |access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref> even after some of the storylines that were started at the event had concluded.

==Results==
{{Pro Wrestling results table
| caption = Nassau Coliseum
| times = <ref name="pwh"/>
| match1 = [[Paul Orndorff]] vs. [[The Magnificent Muraco]] (with [[Mr. Fuji]]) ended in a double [[Professional wrestling#Countout|countout]]
| stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
| time1 = 4:10
| match2 = [[Randy Savage]] (c) (with [[Miss Elizabeth]]) defeated [[George Steele]]
| stip2 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWF Intercontinental Championship]]
| time2 = 5:10
| match3 = [[Jake Roberts]] defeated [[George Wells (wrestler)|George Wells]]
| stip3 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
| time3 = 3:15
| match4 = [[Mr. T]] (with [[Joe Frazier]] and The [[Haiti Kid]]) defeated [[Roddy Piper]] (with [[Lou Duva]] and [[Bob Orton Jr.|Bob Orton]]) by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]]
| stip4 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Boxing match|Boxing match]] (scheduled for 10, 3 minute long rounds,  Referee: [[Jack Lotz]] Judges: [[Cab Calloway]], [[Darryl Dawkins]], and [[G. Gordon Liddy]])
| time4 = 13:14 (match ended in 4th round)
}}
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|caption = Rosemont Horizon
|times = <ref name="pwh"/>

|match1 = [[The Fabulous Moolah]] (c) defeated [[Velvet McIntyre]]
|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[WWF Women's Championship]]
|time1 = 1:25

|match2 = [[Corporal Kirchner]] defeated [[Nikolai Volkoff]] (with [[Freddie Blassie]])
|stip2 = [[Flag match]]
|time2 = 2:05

|match3 = [[André the Giant]] won by last eliminating [[Bret Hart]]
|stip3 = [[WWE|WWF]] vs. [[National Football League|NFL]] [[battle royal (professional wrestling)|Battle Royal]]<ref group=note>Order of elimination: [[Jim Covert|Jimbo Covert]] (NFL player - [[Chicago Bears]]), [[Haku (wrestler)|King Tonga]], [[Ernie Holmes]] (Former NFL player - [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]), [[Jim Brunzell]], [[Tony Atlas]], [[Pedro Morales]], [[Harvey Martin]] (Former NFL player - [[Dallas Cowboys]]), [[Ted Arcidi]], [[Dan Spivey|Danny Spivey]], [[Hillbilly Jim]], [[B. Brian Blair]], [[Bill Fralic]] (NFL player - [[Atlanta Falcons]]), [[The Iron Sheik]], [[Bruno Sammartino]], [[William Perry (American football)|William Perry]] (NFL player - Chicago Bears), [[Big John Studd]], [[Russ Francis]] (NFL player - [[San Francisco 49ers]]), [[Jim Neidhart]], and [[Bret Hart]].</ref>
|time3 = 9:13
|match4 = [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Smith]] and [[Dynamite Kid|The Dynamite Kid]]) (with [[Lou Albano]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]) defeated [[The Dream Team (professional wrestling)|The Dream Team]] ([[Greg Valentine]] and [[Brutus Beefcake]]) (c) (with [[Johnny Valiant]])
|stip4 = [[Tag team match]] for the [[WWF Tag Team Championship]]
|time4 = 13:03
}}
<references group=note/>
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|caption = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|times = <ref name="pwh"/>
|match1 = [[Ricky Steamboat]] defeated [[Hercules (wrestler)|Hercules Hernandez]]
|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time1 = 7:27
|match2 = [[Adrian Adonis]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]]) defeated [[Uncle Elmer]]
|stip2 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
|time2 = 3:01
|match3 = [[Terry Funk|Terry]] and [[Hoss Funk]] (with Jimmy Hart) defeated [[Tito Santana]] and [[Junkyard Dog|The Junkyard Dog]]
|stip3 = [[Tag team match]]
|time3 = 11:42
|match4 = [[Hulk Hogan]] (c) defeated [[King Kong Bundy]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]])<ref name="Main Event"/>
|stip4 = [[Steel Cage match]] for the [[WWF Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
|time4 = 11:00
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|WrestleMania#WrestleMania 2 (1986)|WrestleMania 2}}
*[https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/2/ The Official Website of WrestleMania 2]
*[https://www.dawrestlingsite.com/wrestling/flashback_reviews/wrestlemania2.php Recap and Analysis at DWS]

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