22 Days Of WrestleMania (#8 Best WrestleMania And Match)

8. WrestleMania III
WrestleMania III is often called the peak of Hogan's dominance in America. The WWF was able to pack in 93,173 people (75,500 paid) into the Pontiac Silverdome to witness one of the most anticipated matchups of all time, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant. This was also a time when tag team wrestling was actually something someone cared about. 4 of the 12 matches were tag team matches (not counting the midget match). While the quantity of matches usually effects the overall quality, nothing here was so bad that it left a sour taste in your mouth. Now, this pay-per-view was a little bit before my time (WrestleMania VII was my first) so it doesn't have as much sentimental value, but this is the first classic WrestleMania. One of it's finer moments is Brutus Beefcake turning into "The Barber" by shaving off Adrian Adonis's hair. Then of course I'd be silly not to mention Hulk Hogan bodyslamming Andre. However, WrestleMania's truly first special moment was when Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship (scroll down for more). The first two WrestleMania's were just okay, but this one really made the fans buy into the fact that WrestleMania is the Super Bowl of wrestling.

8. Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage (WrestleMania III)
In a time where the WWF was more about gimmicks and getting the crowd involved, these two superstars stepped into the ring to battle over the Intercontinental Championship. Savage was the young and cocky champion, accompanied to the ring by the lovely Elizabeth. Steamboat was the man on a mission, he wanted Savage destroyed. Steamboat brought down George "The Animal" Steele, a former nemesis of Savage, down to the ring to watch his back. Once that bell ring, you just knew you were in for a show. This match was non-stop action, giving the fans something that had been missing the first two WrestleMania's, a classic. Featuring numerous pinfalls and outside interference, they never lost the crowd. When Steamboat finally pinned Savage, the reaction from the fans still gives me goosebumps to this day. Everyone who saw this show mentions the Hogan/Andre match, but if they don't mention this as one of the finest WWF matches of the 80s, then they probably don't deserve to be a wrestling fan.