List of WrestleMania VI Venue and Event Details

Event Name and Tagline

WrestleMania VI — 'The Ultimate Challenge'

WrestleMania VI was officially subtitled 'The Ultimate Challenge' — a tagline that perfectly encapsulated the main event's premise. The challenge was ultimate in every sense: two beloved champions, two prestigious titles, one definitive winner. The tagline was announced when Hulk Hogan issued the formal challenge on WWF programming on February 3, 1990, and became one of the most effective single promotional phrases in WrestleMania history.

Date and Day

Sunday, April 1, 1990

WrestleMania VI took place on Sunday, April 1, 1990 — April Fool's Day, a date noted by commentators and journalists at the time given the historic and unconventional nature of the main event. The April 1 date was coincidental — no April Fool's Day pranks were incorporated into the programming — but the irony of the WWF's most surprising WrestleMania outcome occurring on the holiday of misdirection was not lost on wrestling observers.

Venue: The SkyDome

Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Opened June 3, 1989

The SkyDome — now known as Rogers Centre — was one of the world's most technologically advanced stadiums at the time of WrestleMania VI. It had opened less than a year before the event on June 3, 1989, and featured the world's first fully retractable roof on a sports stadium, a 348-room hotel built directly into the stadium's structure with rooms overlooking the playing field, a Hard Rock Cafe, and a McDonald's. The stadium was home to the Toronto Blue Jays MLB franchise and the Toronto Argonauts CFL team. Its massive capacity and spectacular infrastructure made it an ideal WrestleMania venue — and its Canadian location gave WM6 its unique status as the first international WrestleMania.

Attendance

Announced: 67,678 — Actual Estimated: 64,287

The announced attendance for WrestleMania VI was 67,678 — a new record for the SkyDome. The actual figure has been estimated at approximately 64,287 based on venue capacity and ticket sale data. Both figures represent an extraordinary commercial achievement for the first WrestleMania held outside the United States and confirmed the international viability of WrestleMania as an entertainment property. The event was listed as a sellout.

Broadcast Details

Pay-Per-View — Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura Commentary

WrestleMania VI was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada. The commentary team of Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse 'The Body' Ventura called the entire event — the fifth and final WrestleMania with this legendary pairing. It was also Jesse Ventura's final PPV appearance as a WWF commentator — he continued on WWF Superstars through August 1990 before departing the company. The event opened with Canadian music personality Robert Goulet performing the Canadian National Anthem.

Ring Transportation

Motorised Carts — Each Wrestler Driven to the Ring

Due to the enormous size of the SkyDome floor and the considerable distance between the locker room and the ring, WrestleMania VI used motorised carts to transport each wrestler to and from the ring area. This practical logistical solution gave each entrance a unique visual spectacle — the sight of characters as diverse as The Ultimate Warrior and André the Giant riding to the ring on carts became one of the distinctive visual memories of the event.