With just days to go until WrestleMania 35, the WWE Network will be uploading some brand new content to its Hidden Gems vault that showcases some classic press conferences from some of the first WrestleMania events.
New to the vault this week will be the full press conferences from WrestleMania 2, 3, and 4 (via WWE Network News), which include talks with some of the WWE’s most legendary superstars, including Hulk Hogan, Roddy Piper, and many others. Alongside those, the WrestleMania IX dark match that featured Tito Santana and Papa Shango will also be included, which has the distinction of being the first WWF match ever called by Jim Ross.
There’s a couple of other gems coming to Hidden Gems, so make sure to check out the official synopses for all six new additions:
03/04/1986 – WrestleMania 2 Press Conference [Duration: 00:45:36]
Hulk Hogan has words for King Kong Bundy, while ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper delivers an important message to Mr. T on the road to WrestleMania.
02/27/1987 – WrestleMania 3 Press Conference [Duration: 00:33:53]
The tension between Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan comes to a fever pitch just weeks before WrestleMania III.
02/03/1988 – WrestleMania 4 Press Conference [Duration: 00:33:22]
Hear from Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan, Ted Dibiase and more as they prepare for WrestleMania IV.
WrestleMania IX Dark Match 04/04/1993 – Under the Shadow of Darkness [Duration: 00:10:06]
Papa Shango faces ‘El Matador’ Tito Santana in this rarely seen bout from WrestleMania IX featuring the WWE debut of Jim Ross on commentary.
Superstars Taping 02/22/1994 – Luger’s Golden Opportunity [Duration: 00:04:23]
Lex Luger looks to put Jim Cornette in his place and imagines what life would be like holding WWE Championship gold before WrestleMania X.
Superstars Taping 02/20/1996 – From Miami to Hollywood [Duration: 00:10:03]
Razor Ramon demands that WWE President, Roddy Piper, let him end his heated rivalry against Goldust in a Miami Alley Fight at WrestleMania XII.
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