| 1 | Attendance — 19,121 Fans Live Gate at Madison Square Garden WrestleMania I drew an official attendance of 19,121 fans at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31, 1985 — a sellout crowd that was one of the largest ever assembled for a WWF event at MSG at the time. | March 31, 1985 | Live Attendance | Madison Square Garden | 19,121 |
| 2 | Closed-Circuit TV Viewers — 1,000,000+ Largest Closed-Circuit Event in US History Over one million fans watched WrestleMania I via closed-circuit television broadcasts across the United States, making it the largest closed-circuit event in American history at the time — surpassing every previous boxing and wrestling event. | — | Closed-Circuit Viewers | — | 1,000,000+ |
| 3 | Total Matches — 9 Bouts Nine Professional Wrestling Matches WrestleMania I featured exactly nine professional wrestling matches — a relatively compact card compared to modern WrestleManias which typically feature 10–14 matches across two nights. | — | Total Matches | — | 9 |
| 4 | Title Changes — 2 Championship Changes Tag Team & Women's Championships Changed Hands Two championship title changes occurred at WrestleMania I — The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff won the WWF Tag Team Championship, and Wendi Richter won the WWF Women's Championship. The WWF Intercontinental Championship was also contested but not changed due to a count-out finish. | — | Championship Changes | — | 2 |
| 5 | Event Gate Revenue — Approx. $1.6 Million Estimated Live Gate Revenue WrestleMania I generated an estimated live gate revenue of approximately $1.6 million from the 19,121 fans at Madison Square Garden — a significant sum for professional wrestling in 1985 that validated Vince McMahon's gamble on the event. | — | Estimated Live Gate | — | $1,600,000 |
| 6 | Shortest Match — King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones — 0:09 Fastest WrestleMania Match in History The King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones match was officially billed at 9 seconds, making it the shortest match in WrestleMania history. The actual elapsed time is recorded at approximately 25 seconds, but the billed time of 9 seconds remains the official record. | — | Shortest Match | — | — |
| 7 | Longest Match — Main Event — 13:32 Hogan & Mr. T vs. Piper & Orndorff The main event tag team match ran 13 minutes and 32 seconds — the longest match of WrestleMania I. A short run time by modern standards but appropriately paced for the celebrity-driven nature of the spectacle. | — | Longest Match | — | — |
| 8 | Total Event Runtime — Approximately 2 Hours Compact Card Duration WrestleMania I ran for approximately 2 hours total — remarkably compact compared to modern WrestleManias which run 5–7 hours across two nights. The nine matches averaged approximately 7 minutes each. | — | Total Runtime | — | ~2 hours |
| 9 | Broadcast Date — March 31, 1985 Sunday Evening — Live Broadcast WrestleMania I took place on Sunday, March 31, 1985 — Easter Sunday — broadcast live via closed-circuit television and limited pay-per-view markets. WWE lists The Wrestling Classic (November 7, 1985) as their first official pay-per-view, not WrestleMania I. | March 31, 1985 | Broadcast Date | — | — |
| 10 | Celebrity Participants — 5 Major Celebrities Muhammad Ali, Liberace, Billy Martin, Mr. T, Cyndi Lauper WrestleMania I featured five major celebrity participants: Muhammad Ali (outside enforcer), Liberace (timekeeper), Billy Martin (guest ring announcer), Mr. T (active wrestler in main event), and Cyndi Lauper (Wendi Richter's manager). This celebrity integration was unprecedented in professional wrestling history. | — | Celebrity Participants | — | 5 |