List of WrestleMania 1 Broadcast & Production Details

Commentary Team — Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura

The Voice of WrestleMania I

Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse 'The Body' Ventura served as the play-by-play and color commentary team for WrestleMania I — a pairing that would become iconic through the Hulkamania era and is widely considered the greatest commentary partnership in WWF history.

Ring Announcer — Howard Finkel

The Fink — Official Ring Voice

Howard Finkel served as the official ring announcer for WrestleMania I — a role he would continue at WrestleManias for over two decades. The Fink's deep, authoritative voice became synonymous with WrestleMania entrances.

Backstage Interviewer — Gene Okerlund

Mean Gene — Also Sang the National Anthem

Gene 'Mean Gene' Okerlund conducted backstage and pre-match interviews throughout WrestleMania I — the same night he also sang the national anthem at the event's opening. Alfred Hayes also conducted interviews near the entrance to the locker room.

Opening Theme Song — 'Easy Lover' by Phil Collins & Philip Bailey

Chart-Topping Hit Opens WrestleMania

The opening theme for WrestleMania I was the instrumental portion of 'Easy Lover' by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey — a massive chart hit in 1985. The use of a mainstream pop song underscored the event's crossover entertainment ambitions.

Closing Credits Theme — 'Axel F' by Harold Faltermeyer

Beverly Hills Cop Theme Closes WrestleMania I

The closing credits of WrestleMania I featured 'Axel F' by Harold Faltermeyer — the iconic theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop — a fitting pop culture reference that perfectly matched the event's celebrity-driven tone.

Broadcast Format — Closed-Circuit TV Primary

135+ Closed-Circuit Locations Nationwide

WrestleMania I was broadcast primarily via closed-circuit television to over 135 locations across the United States and Canada — bars, theatres, and arenas could purchase the broadcast rights and charge admission. Limited pay-per-view markets also carried the event.

Logo Font — Used Through WrestleMania XV

Iconic Font Established at WrestleMania I

The distinctive typeface used in the WrestleMania I logo was carried through every WrestleMania from WM1 through WM15 (1985–1999) — a 14-year run with the same font. The font was later revived for WrestleMania 22 (2006).

Tagline — 'The Greatest Wrestling Event of All Time!'

Bold Official Promotional Tagline

WrestleMania I carried the bold promotional tagline 'The Greatest Wrestling Event of All Time!' — a confident declaration for an event whose very existence was a financial gamble by Vince McMahon. History proved the tagline appropriate.

National Anthem — Sung by Gene Okerlund

WWF's Own Interviewer Sang the National Anthem

WWF backstage interviewer Gene Okerlund sang the United States national anthem at the opening of WrestleMania I — the only time in WrestleMania history that an internal WWF personality has performed the national anthem.

Promotion — World Wrestling Federation (WWF)

Pre-WWE Name Era

WrestleMania I was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) — the original name of the company before it was rebranded as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002 following a legal dispute with the World Wildlife Fund.