List of WrestleMania 2 Superstars Who Made Their WrestleMania Debut

Randy 'Macho Man' Savage

WrestleMania 2 Debut — Retained WWF Intercontinental Championship

Randy 'Macho Man' Savage made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 2, defending and retaining the WWF Intercontinental Championship against George Steele. It was the beginning of one of the most illustrious WrestleMania careers in history. Savage would go on to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania IV in 1988, lose it to Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania V in 1989, and compete in memorable WrestleMania bouts through the 1990s. He is widely considered one of the greatest performers in WrestleMania history.

Bret 'Hitman' Hart

WrestleMania 2 Debut — Battle Royal Participant

Bret 'Hitman' Hart — one of the greatest technical wrestlers in WWE history and a future multiple-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion — made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 2 as a participant in the 20-Man WWF vs. NFL Battle Royal in Chicago. Hart competed alongside tag partner Jim Neidhart as part of The Hart Foundation. Though Hart was eliminated by Andre the Giant in the final stages of the Battle Royal, his WrestleMania debut marked the beginning of a career that would include some of the most beloved matches in WrestleMania history.

Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

WrestleMania 2 Debut — Defeated George Wells

Jake 'The Snake' Roberts made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 2 in the New York segment, defeating George Wells with his devastating DDT finisher. The most memorable aspect of the match was Roberts' post-match behaviour — releasing his enormous python Damien to crawl over the unconscious Wells, a piece of psychological theatre that immediately established Roberts as one of the WWF's most effective and menacing villains. The debut began what would become a multi-year WrestleMania career for Roberts.

Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid (British Bulldogs)

WrestleMania 2 Debut — Won WWF Tag Team Championship

The British Bulldogs made their WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania 2 and could not have made a more impactful first impression — they won the WWF Tag Team Championship in the Chicago segment, defeating The Dream Team in one of the night's most celebrated moments. Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid went on to become one of the most beloved tag teams in WWF history, with their athletic and technically brilliant style influencing tag team wrestling for generations.

Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat

WrestleMania 2 Debut — Defeated Hercules Hernandez

Ricky Steamboat made his WrestleMania debut in Los Angeles, defeating Hercules Hernandez in a singles match. Steamboat's WrestleMania 2 appearance was a curtain-raiser for what would become one of the most iconic WrestleMania matches in history — his legendary five-star encounter with Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania III in 1987, widely considered the greatest match in the event's first decade.