April 5, 1986: WrestleMania 2: "What the World is Coming To": Long Island, New York
  • Don Muraco and Paul Orndorff fought to a Double Count out (4:10)
  • Intercontinental Heavyweight Title Match: Randy Savage pinned George Steele to retain the Intercontinental title (5:10)
  • Jake Roberts pinned George Wells (3:15)
  • Boxing Match: Mr. T (managed by Joe Frazier) defeated Roddy Piper (managed by Lou Duva) by Disqualification (1:15 - 4th Round) in a "boxing" match. Cab Calloway, Darryl Dawkins, and G. Gordon Liddy were the judges.
April 5, 1986: WrestleMania 2: "What the World is Coming To": Rosemont, Illinois
  • World Womens' Title Match: Fabulous Moolah pinned Desiree Peterson to retain the title (1:25)
  • Flag Match: Cpl. Kirschner pinned Nikolai Volkoff (2:05) in a "flag" match
  • World Tag Team Title Match: The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid, seconded by Ozzy Osbourne) defeated Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake (13:03) when Smith pinned Valentine to win the titles
  • Battle Royal: Andre the Giant won a "battle royal" which included both wrestlers and NFL players. The other wrestlers were: Ted Arcidi, Tony Atlas, Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Bret Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Sheik, King Tonga, Pedro Morales, Jim Niedhart, Bruno Sammartino, Danny Spivey, & John Studd. The NFL players were: Jimbo Covert, Bill Fralic, Russ Francis, Ernie Holmes, Harvey Martin, & William Perry. Dick Butkus and Ed "Too Tall" Jones were the special referees.
April 5, 1986: WrestleMania 2: "What the World is Coming To": Los Angeles, California
  • Ricky Steamboat pinned Hercules Hernandez
  • Adrian Adonis pinned Uncle Elmer
  • Terry and Dory Funk beat Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana (13:00) when Terry pinned Junkyard Dog
  • World Heavyweight Title Match (Steel Cage): Hulk Hogan beat King Kong Bundy (11:00) in a "steel cage" match to retain the title. Robert Conrad was the special referee.

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