10 memorable moments from WrestleMania 2

#1 Roddy Piper and Mr. T meet in a boxing match

While the first set of WrestleMania editions were undoubtedly a stage for Hulk Hogan, one of the biggest rivalries in the company back in the mid-1980s was the ongoing feud between Roddy Piper and Mr T.

Brought in as a way for Vince McMahon's WWF to truly bridge over into popular culture, Mr T is still to this day one of the most important celebrities to have ties to the Wrestling conglomerate. McMahon's plan was always to draw the attention that T would inevitably bring and make sure his athletes received a piece of that attention for themselves.

However, things were not seemingly harmonious backstage, with some wrestlers growing resentful that an untrained celebrity was not only stealing the spotlight from them but was actually doing it by competing in main events, inside the ropes.

The voice of this frustration was Piper, the man Mr T was primarily feuding with onscreen at the time. When it came to Wrestlemania 2, the pair had a chance to air their grievances for real, going toe to toe in a boxing match to close out the first hour of the show from New York.

Fearful that Piper would use this as an excuse to inflict real damage on his adversary, WWF management forced 'Hot Rod' to tape up his hands inside his boxing gloves, leaving his strikes all but ineffective. It was a clever move on Vince's part, as who knows how well his company would have survived a hefty lawsuit back then.