WrestleMania VII

Infobox Wrestling event
name=WrestleMania VII


tagline=Superstars and Stripes Forever
promotion=World Wrestling Federation
date=March 24 1991
venue=Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
city=Los Angeles, California
attendance=16,158
lastevent=Royal Rumble (1991)
nextevent=SummerSlam (1991)
event=WrestleMania
lastevent2=WrestleMania VI
nextevent2=WrestleMania VIII

WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 24 1991 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. WrestleMania VII was originally supposed to be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, however, it was decided to move the event to the adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The World Wrestling Federation's reason for the venue change was that a threat had been issued towards the company (primarily Sgt. Slaughter and his portrayal of an Iraqi sympathizer) on the day of WrestleMania VII.

The tagline for the event was "Superstars and Stripes Forever"," and is remembered for its theme of American patriotism. American flags were hung all over the arena and the ring apron and banners were colored red, white, and blue, which was the basis for the main event between Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF Championship. WrestleMania VII is mostly remembered for the emotional reunion between "Macho Man" Randy Savage and his manager, Miss Elizabeth, which occurred following Savage losing a "Retirement Match" to the Ultimate Warrior. The theme song to this event is called "Worldwide Spectacle" by WWF's own Jim Johnston.

Results

Other on-screen talent

Notes

*Willie Nelson sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.
*Other celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania VII included Regis Philbin, Alex Trebek and Marla Maples (as backstage announcers), George Steinbrenner, Paul Maguire, Macaulay Culkin, Donald Trump, Lou Ferrigno, Chuck Norris, and Henry Winkler.
*This was the first WrestleMania not to feature Jesse Ventura as a color commentator. Gorilla Monsoon hosted the event with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. When Heenan had to manage at ringside, Monsoon was joined on the commentary by Jim Duggan, and later "Lord" Alfred Hayes. In addition, Regis Philbin helped with commentary on the main event.
*The logo for this WrestleMania was slightly changed during the event. The alternate logocite web|url=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/3bulletproof16/ALTERNATEwmVIIlogo.jpg|title=WrestleMania VII alternate logo|] had a red, white, and blue color scheme and it was straight instead of curved.
*First and only WrestleMania to feature Tenryu and Kaito (from All Japan)
*Since this event, The Undertaker has not lost a match at WrestleMania

References

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm7/factsstats/ WrestleMania VII Facts/Stats]

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm7/ The Official Website of WrestleMania VII]