Top 5 Moments of Wrestlemania II

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#2 Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat's second WrestleMania match

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Ricky 'the Dragon' Steamboat was a part of the first WrestleMania, facing off against Matt Borne.

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Steamboat's match at WrestleMania II against the much bigger Hercules Hernandez. These matches would both come during Steamboat's first and arguably the best run with the company.

While Steamboat's match against Savage at Wrestlemania 3 would be widely considered as one of his best for the company, his match against Hercules certainly was better than many would have expected.

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Against Hercules, Steamboat was wrestling against a wrestler with a noticeable size difference and without the legendary technical ability of someone like Randy Savage.

Despite the challenges Steamboat faced in producing a quality match, he was able to draw the best out of the match, making it, from a technical standpoint the best match on the card and one that stands up to today's standards.

Steamboat would use his speed to his advantage against his bigger opponent, which played into the David versus Goliath narrative perfect

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