List of WrestleMania 7 Broadcast and Production Details

Commentary — Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan

Primary Commentary Team — Plus Celebrity Guests

Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan served as the primary commentary team for WM7 — with guest commentary from Jim Duggan (patriotic voice for Gulf War context), Lord Alfred Hayes, and celebrity guest Regis Philbin sitting in for portions.

Opening Performance — Willie Nelson — America the Beautiful

Country Legend Opens WM7

Country music legend Willie Nelson performed America the Beautiful to open WrestleMania 7 — a particularly patriotic choice given the Gulf War context of the main event, generating an enormous USA chant from the crowd.

Celebrity Interviews — Gene Okerlund with Regis, Trebek & Maples

Pre-Show Celebrity Backstage Segment

Gene Okerlund conducted the famous pre-show backstage interview with Regis Philbin, Alex Trebek, and Marla Maples — including Trebek's memorable 'Jim' gaffe when referring to Okerlund.

Tagline — 'Superstars and Stripes Forever'

Patriotic Marketing Play on Sousa's Classic

WM7's promotional tagline 'Superstars and Stripes Forever' was a play on John Philip Sousa's 'Stars and Stripes Forever' — perfectly capturing the patriotic Gulf War theme of the event.

Ring Announcer — Howard Finkel

The Fink — WM7 Official Voice

Howard Finkel served as the official ring announcer for WM7 — his authoritative voice introducing The Undertaker's WM debut and the main event participants.

Broadcast Format — Pay-Per-View

Fifth Consecutive PPV WrestleMania

WM7 was broadcast on pay-per-view — the fifth consecutive PPV WrestleMania following WM2, WM3, WM4, and WM5.