List of WrestleMania 4 Broadcast and Production Details

Commentary Team — Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura

Golden Era Voice Duo — Fourth Consecutive WM

Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse 'The Body' Ventura called the action at WrestleMania 4 — their fourth consecutive WrestleMania together and the most celebrated commentary partnership in the history of the Golden Era.

Ring Announcer — Howard Finkel

The Fink — WM4 Official Voice

Howard Finkel served as official ring announcer for WrestleMania 4 — memorably announcing Ted DiBiase's bye into the semi-finals during the tournament and the main event WWF Championship result.

Opening Musical Performance — Gladys Knight

America the Beautiful — R&B Icon Opens WM4

Gladys Knight performed America the Beautiful to open WrestleMania 4 — the R&B and soul music legend continuing the tradition of celebrity musical performances that began with Ray Charles at WM2.

Jesse Ventura's Special Introduction — WM4 Banner Pose

Ventura Introduced by Howard Finkel — Posed on WM4 Banner

Howard Finkel introduced Jesse Ventura at WM4 who then stood on the WrestleMania IV banner and posed for the crowd — a memorable in-show moment that highlighted the commentator's larger-than-life personality.

Broadcast Format — Pay-Per-View

Third Consecutive PPV WrestleMania

WrestleMania 4 was broadcast on pay-per-view — the third consecutive WM on the PPV format after WM2 and WM3. The four-hour runtime was the longest in PPV wrestling history at the time.

Backstage Interviewer — Mean Gene Okerlund

Mean Gene — WM4 Backstage Segments

Gene 'Mean Gene' Okerlund conducted backstage interviews throughout WM4 — including Bobby Heenan's furious promo about Matilda attacking him backstage and other inter-match segments.

Event Tagline — 'The Tournament'

WM4 Branding Around the Championship Tournament

WrestleMania 4's promotional branding centered on 'The Tournament' — the first time a WrestleMania had been marketed primarily around a tournament concept rather than a single main event match.