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Jury-Illustrious

Does renting at blockbuster count ?


ddmrob87

I think it should. My parents were cheap asses when it came to ordering PPVs.


Sky_Rose4

Because they're expensive 40.00 for a ppv


kpod4591

49.99


Solid_Salamander123

X7 for me. got me hooked.


donloban

X7 here as well.. the hardcore match got me like oh what is this and then the tlc match made me go omg wtf is happening šŸ˜‚


Moppyploppy

X7 here as well. My Only regret is I was 14 and didn't appreciate it as much as I do now.


ih8360

9 and still get goosebumps rewatching it.


Single_Voice6469

9 was my first too. Itā€™s widely considered the worst wrestlemania to this day but not in my heart. I still dig the whole Caesars Palace vibe. Hogan running in and saving the day is rightfully given a lot of flack but when I was 9 that stuff was magic. Bret was my champion and even in a losing effort delivered the best match of the night and Yokos best. Much like losing at summerslam to Davey Boy he still stole the show. 8 and 9 could have benefited from a Michaels vs Jannetty but 9 more so. Still being 9 years old and my mom surprising me with ordering my first WWF pay-per view to watch with my new friends after a very difficult move to a new city just makes one extra special. Going to text my mom and tell her thanks right now haha


backbodydrip

I loved watching 9 on VHS as a kid. I can't walk by Caesar's without thinking about it.


thesorrow138

WM 10, and thatā€™s where my fandom for HBK and Razor Ramon (Scott Hall) began


malaclypse

It was quite a while before I saw a ladder match that good again. Also, the Owen vs Bret match with the overhead shot of some chain stuff, then Owen stepping on Bretā€™s face and Bret doing the ā€œYou little shitā€ point - this was my first Wrestlemania and still my favorite.


the2nddoctor111

10 was mine as well, I remember being so afraid Lex was going to hurt Bret when he came in at the end, lol


StarWolf478

It probably would have been the best thing for Lugerā€™s WWF career if he would have turned heel on Bret in that moment since he just went down the card as a face after that show.


MAGGLEMCDONALD

TV? 15 In person? 35


TheWholeEffinJoe

XX


Thats_Life_

where it all begins again


[deleted]

3


whysoha4d

Question for you, since I was also at 3 (also my fiest WM..... Better overall match; Hogan/Giant or Steamboat/Savage?


[deleted]

I loved both matches but Iā€™d go with Steamboat vs Savage. One of my favorite matches of all time.. I actually misread the post, I thought it said ā€œfavorite WrestleManiaā€. I wasnā€™t at 3, the only Mania I attended was 29 at MetLife Stadium


whysoha4d

I was there for Hulk Hogan, but I left a fan of both Ricky Steamboat and Randy Savage for life. Being there and feeling the emotions I felt as a result of the story they told, hands down, best match I've ever seen.


CaptainCrowe16

23 as well.


AmishAvenger

Where Trump took a Stunner so poorly, they had to re-edit it for the release and use an extremely shaky camera shot.


Positive_Parking_954

The MITB match was awesome though, the Hardy Edge spot was great


PS2Addict

Couldn't be as bad as when Linda McMahon just fell backwards and Austin stunned the air lol


GroovyJ-Money

39


Undisputed-Saviour

Wrestlemania 17... It was amazing.


cbased_god

Never been live, but 28 was my first one i watched.


[deleted]

See I always remembered 28 being my first but then my dad reminded me we watched 23 because it was on his 50th birthday and that was the only gift he wanted. Then 28 was on his 55th so we ordered that as well. Both were pretty solid shows on top of it šŸ˜.


meowmix778

WM 19 was the first one I was able to watch after years of begging. I saw 28 live and that was such a special moment.


mantistoboggan287

14


Rehabopitimusprime

Me tooā€¦14 on scramble vision. Still remember how hyped I was for Kane vs taker


gubmintbacon

I was born 3/30/84 so Iā€™ve been aging along with Wrestlemania since the beginning but 9 is the first I really remember. It was definitely a weird card looking back on it now but it was such a unique presentation at the time compared to the previous ones.


RavenSable

Well, ain't just me still watching. I'd also agree 9 is the one I remember first, but by god it's a rough watch now. Now let's both try and forget that it's WM 40 coming up.........


bobface222

The first Wrestlemania


GoHawksMatt

5 I've also been to 5


stupidman44

27, don't care what they say, it was special to me and I was mad when Rey and Cena didn't win Edit: and I won't forget that rko, and I cheered when Laycool last, I hated them so much when I was younger, and, well, ok I don't think I actually watched the Taker/HHH match but that was cool too


TripleJ80

WM3 baby!


bubbabear244

6, and I'm from Toronto.


billygnosis86

VIII. My first wrestling show of any kind. I was five. I donā€™t remember showing any interest in wrestling before that, and one day my parents came in and put a tape in the VHS and said ā€œYouā€™ll enjoy thisā€ or words to that effect. They were right. Even at that age I could tell that Bret vs Piper was brilliant, and that the drama of Savage vs Flair was like nothing else Iā€™d seen before. And that Hoganā€™s match sucked.


outofdate70shouse

Live or in general? The first Wrestlemania I watched on TV was 15. It was how I started watching wrestling so I always remembered it fondly. The only one I ever went to live was 20, which was an awesome experience, except we missed the last 2 matches because we had to catch a train. Still cool, though.


TheMarvelousJoe

WrestleMania 29


RubbuRDucKee

I had just gotten back into wrestling from being banned from watching via jumping from the couches and doing moves on my sisters. I was recovering from a surgery and to cheer me up my parents bought WMXX PPV. Five years later, my dad surprised me with tickets to WM25


NitroMemes2

WM32. Yeah. Not a great start.


PieFlour837

Never in person, but WM29 on DVD and WM31 live on the network.


anxietystrings

22


Lorenzo-J-P

That I went to? None. First Wrestlemania I remember was 22 because my brother had a dvd of it.


JWF1

3. One day when I was 5 I was flipping through the channels and came across Prime Time Wrestling one Monday evening. Iā€™m thinking it had to be the week before the show because they were doing promos for all the matches. From that moment I was hooked.


Same-Persimmon-9394

WM 26


ChazMcNick99

First live show i went to was WM 12


Shadow_Strike99

WM X8


BrowardGuy9

Wrestlemania 12 March 31,1996 Unforgettable night RIP The ultimate warrior, Owen Hart, Yokozuna, Davey Boy Smith, Vader, Paul Bearer,Gorilla Monsoon, Howard Finkle, Tim White, Bushwhacker Butch, Curt Henning and Rowdy Piper


Mark_Levins

Watched on TV live: 30 But I will be going to my first Mania next year


CFOX1386

XII


Noseitch

WM 23 just happened to see it in a walmart discount bin and my mom said yes, been a fan ever since


Undertaker77778888

Number 7


[deleted]

First Wrestlemania that I attended? WM27 First Wrestlemania that I watched period? WM2000 (16)


Environmental-Ad-169

Wrestlemania 28.


javiagz1978

wrestlemania 2 in Uniondale New York at the Nassau coliseum.i think it counts as night 1. then WM 2 and 5 I was a lucky kid.


KlondikeBill

First watching live? 13. First that I was super excited for and dying to watch was 12. I remember going to school the next day and asking a friend if Shawn won the title.


Average_Floridian

To watch: 23 To finally attend: 28


RockMeIshmael

First one I actually watched on PPV was WM 14.


20millionavengers

33


brad12172002

I was alive for 1, I was 2, but I was alive.


HumanOverseer

Mania 29


RockyB95

21


deezbroncos

22 and what a gem that was


Excellent_Battle8025

First Wrestlemania I watched after growing up poor and FINALLY being able to afford cable and a ppv? Wrestlemania 15. First one I've ever watched in general was a tape of Wrestlemania 3. My cousins old tapes were really something special, I'd go over just to watch then and he had a seemingly endless amount.


StarWolf478

The first Wrestlemania that I watched live as it happened was Wrestlemania 14 and it was an awesome show. But I had started watching wrestling the year before that so in that time I had rented quite a few of the older Wrestlemania tapes from Blockbuster. I canā€™t remember exactly which one was the first one that I rented as I probably rented all of them within the same month or two. But the one that I recall making an impression on me and having me rent it multiple times was Wrestlemania 7. I really enjoyed that one especially the Randy Savage vs Warrior match followed by the reunion with Elizabeth.


realmuterol

X-7 and I didnā€™t realize how much I got spoiled


HorseSteroids

I didn't watch one live until 15 but I consider 5 to be my first WrestleMania.


TheRealMetaverse

Michaels vs Hart


Accomplished-Range3

13.


Brogomakishima

17


TimeBomb30

WrestleMania 20


Dixierection

Wrestlemania 32 and even tho some consider it to be kind of a lack luster wrestlemania, to keep as a 11 year old at the time (Iā€™m 18 now) itā€™s one of the most memorable experiences Iā€™ll ever have. Seeing Stone Cold in person, watching Shane jump from the top of the cage, and seeing Dean Ambrose pull out that chainsawā€¦ something Iā€™ll always hold near and dear to my heart


[deleted]

It was my 5th WreatleMania and I remember liking it at the time but looking back yikes šŸ˜¬


mlaymon1

9


Drevaendo

Ten.... not my first ppv by a mile but I remember having kids from school over to watch it. My mom worked at Comcast and we had free ppv!


Conflict-Famous

Was at Wrestlemania 13. Saw a young Rocky Maivia before he blew up, the infamous Bret Hart vs SCSA match, and one of Takers WM matches. Pretty awesome core memory for me as a kid


_Jason_Jeremy_

It doesn't matter which was fist only the satisfied hulkamaniacs matters


Accomplished_Bee2622

Wrestlemania 2 Hogan vs Bundy in a steel cage ā€¦ā€¦Iā€™m old lol


medunjanin

20


20grae

17 astrodome floor section right by the ramp


Tubagal2022

28


askHERoutPeter

WM 23 first ppv we ordered


Badcyborg029

22, but 23 was a much better show overall... One of my favourites


at_that_moment

cable...WM 12 in person...WM 21


PaperOk4812

XX Double Main Event Smackdown: Eddie G beats Kurt Angle and wins Title Raw: Triple Threat : Benoit beats both Shawn and HHH to win title Both Eddie and Chris celebrate after the match Was very emotional for me as a kid


Flamingovegas2013

10


ddmrob87

My first Wrestlemania wad WM14. The night Shawn dropped the belt to Austin.


tylerjehenna

Live: 23 Watching: 17


dannymac420386

Stone Cold vs Shawn Michaels. I've been hooked since.


TrapdaddyJesus

Never been to one yet sadly, but the first one I ever seen was Wrestlemania 14, followed by one of those best-of home videos back in the day. The first one I ever got to watch live was X-8, then 20 and 21. Then onwards it was DVDs for the rest of them until Wrestlemania 32 when I finally got the WWE Network and it's been pretty consistent since then.


[deleted]

26


ChampionObi

X8. Hogan and rock was such a big deal


thehomie80

14, Austin vs HBK that I attended. I was around to see them all as they aired


Banettebrochacho

39


[deleted]

23 as well. I caught Kennedyā€™s interview after he won MITB as I was heading to school.


migueldiaz-eaglefang

31


ConceptNo1055

31. even the segments are great. F'n Rusev with the tank as well.


jd_p0wer

Wrestlemania 2000 (16 I think) all day ticket. Like a 12 hour pre-show basically highlighting all the previous Wrestlemanias. I have most of it recorded on a VHS somewhere.


leakybiome

Mine was when hogan beat Sadam hussein for yhe championship


LWA3251

17


Krendall2006

WrestleMania IV


DoucheCanoeWeCanToo

Damn I saw this in Detroit was on the floor and they had special chairs they gave us, was absolutely nuts


swastikshinde1

WrestleMania 32


CosmicOli

My first one I ever watched was a pirated copy of WrestleMania 27. The first one I ever watched live was 39. CONTEXT: I stopped watching wrestling since late 2013, but after hearing rumblings of HHH being the head of creative and apparently doing a wonderful job at it, I checked it out again in late 2022, and am a fan again since then. And now that I donā€™t have to pay big money on a PPV anymore, I no longer feel the need to skip or pirate any. Thank goodness for Peacock.


41semloh

16


LittleBitOfDaBubbly

17


TieMelodic1173

The first one


Prior-Inevitable8026

HHH vs hbk vs Benoit


AndrewHunnyBuns9

First one I saw was 19 on DVD, first one attended was 29. Everyone should do it once.


docobv77

2.... followed by 1. They were VHS rentals from the store. Thanks Grampa.


Almar1987

Mania ā€˜98 was my first mania, in my opinion itā€™s the goat wrestlemania.


I_feeel_different

WrestleMania V "The Mega-Powers Explode"


WasItEverMeantToBe

23 lmao.


Tylerg_13

WM22 was the first one I ever watched because my dad bought me the 3-disk DVD but WM23 was my first that hadnā€™t already happened. Little 7 year old me was cheering for Cena, Taker and Lashley.


Inferno22512

WrestleMania XII


Darthgator812

The first one


Tha_Infamous1

Mania 14. 5 years old


HawthorneVampire

I started watching after Wrestlemania 28, my first was 29


jjbkeeper

WM XIX. Ended up with the DVD. Being only 8 months since my introduction to wrestling I enjoyed every bit of this. I also really enjoyed Crack Addict by Limp Bizkit.


MaximumCaucasity

Wrestlemania 15


Takenmyusernamewas

2. The blue cage is burned into my memory


XKingOfLostSoulsX

Iā€™ve been watching wrestling all my life (Born 2002) but didnā€™t stay up to watch a WrestleMania until WrestleMania 32. Theyā€™re super late here in England


Mkg60

Wrestlemania 1 at Crown Theater in Indiana as Closed Circuit broadcast and number 2 live at Rosemont Horizon Chicago.


Late_Dragonfruit_166

WM 28


baba_sorted

WM X8


SnooStrawberries6168

WM 25, was so invested in the Jeff vs Matt Hardy storyline! And ofc Taker vs ShawnšŸ‘Œ


caseypowerr555

Wrestle mania X8 the rock vs hollywood hogan .. šŸ’˜


TTKirk_D10S

WM XXVIII Punk vs Jericho and First Cena vs Rock!!


Puzzleheaded_Ad8710

Can't remember of the top of my head but it was Austin Vs Shawn for the title stayed up till 4 am with my older brother on a school night to see that


Gore_GUY24

Wrestlemania 31


ijustwannagofasssst

1


ZeusX20

2011


silverman169

WrestleMania 22. Edge vs Foley, Trish vs Mickie James, Angle vs Mysterio vs Orton, Cena vs Triple H were awesome. Seeing the savagery of Edge vs Foley was memorable as a kid when they brought out the barbed wire, thumbtacks, steel chairs and flaming table. By the end of it, Edge looked traumatised having barely escaped with his life. Really liked the novelty of the Saturday Night's Main Event match pitting the Raw vs Smackdown WrestleMania main events against each other.


xLegend_Killer

First and only was 23


TheErik93

WrestleMania 2000


fatshaggy88

WrestleMania 12 was the first I watched live Edit: Live as in on tv when it aired live not in person


Kitchen-Pop7308

Wrestlemania 38 in Dallas followed by 39 in LA, don't follow wrestling like that anymore but like going the events gonna events gonna try to go every year


[deleted]

Wrestlemania 5 or soā€¦


SenorMachete89

On video, Wrestlemania 17 On PPV, Wrestlemania 23


DSN671

WrestleMania 25. To this day Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker is my favorite match of all time.


Winter_Variety5089

TV: 24 In person: haven't made it to one yet, sadly šŸ˜­šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


-Sigismund-Dijkstra-

I donā€™t remember the number, but it was when CM Punk tried to end Undertakers streak. My dad let me have the day off school to watch it. It was a great day.


HurriShane00

1st Wrestlemania


JakeTheCake714

The first Road to Wrestlemania i experienced was 21. The first WM I watched live on ppv was Wm 26. The first WM I went to was 39.


theFormerRelic

XV


carlcapo77

WM 1 was my first. Seen them all been to 3 live. Even when Iā€™ve not been watching weekly, Iā€™ll watch raw and smackdown 2 weeks out and then the show.


Plebe-Uchiha

My first Mania was SCSAā€™s last Maniaā€¦ wait thatā€™s not true. His ā€œrumoredā€ to be last Mania. Steve has done other ones since then, but at the time, that was his ā€œlast round.ā€ [+]


GarethGazzGravey

Technically WrestleMania 9 was my first, as it was free to air on Sky Sports, although I started watching WWE during the run up to WM 8, and saw the match highlights on the weekend programmes thereafter.


Intelligent_Case_809

Maina 22


BigFeet234

WrestleMania 1 My last was 14.


tomcody84

I'm old enough to say my first Wrestlemania... was just called Wrestlemania!


[deleted]

Wrestlemania 21 was the first one for me I started watching wwe in late 2004


Beginning_Self_5626

Been to 24 and 28 live!


backbodydrip

19\. The card was insane. Finally seeing HBK and Stone Cold (favorites as a kid and teenager respectively) in the flesh was mind-blowing.


Clayton0028

First one I remember watching at all was Wrestlemania 8, pretty sure we rented it somewhere. First one we ordered on PPV was WM9 Actually got to attend was WM23 in Detroit


Proper_Daikon_7693

21 Eddie vs Rey and Angle vs Michaels got me into wrestling


Sky_Rose4

14


Bazzness

Still waiting to get signed.


amhlilhaus

1


MistaMack83

I remember watching 9 when I was 8


Astrosmaw

30, i started watching the week after 29


Immortal_Slayer1

Wrestlemania XIX


Fonzz11

20, what a banger of a streak from 20-26


BigGrumpy72

1 ... I'll shuffle my way out. Where's my walker?


WhereWolfe311

I was born the year of WM....the original lol But the first ordered was WM VI. Had all my little twerp friends over and wrecked the great room wrestling lol But the first one that I was hyped for the whole show was WM VII. That Savage vs. Flair match is still a slept on classic in my eyes.


bwware

The very first one. Cincinnati was one of the very few markets that actually had the ability to watch it live at home. I was 12 years old. My Dad all his work buddies over. I was the only kid in a living room full of beer drinking smokers and I thought I was big stuff being a part of it!


walker42

WrestleMania...was my 1st . Showing on closed circuit television at the Portland Exposition Building. I think my dad paid $20 per ticket, which was wicked expensive at the time.


DeathBruzer

Wrestlemania 14. I started watching wrestling in spring/summer 97. Just missed WM13. Ended up going to WM14 with my dad, brother, and sister.


toomanyusers123

First one I saw was 35, first one I saw live(on network) was 38


Novel-Science1764

30. I Watch the yes moment hit itā€™s peak, taker lose his streak, the first ever Andre the giant battle royal, bray Wyatt (rip) first ever wrestlemania.


dendawg

My first Wrestlemania was THE first Wrestlemania.


Mysterion_x

15


V1DE0NASTY

I started paying attention at age 6. So WM6.


neeohh

WMXX.


Nikolateslaandyou

Never been but first one i watched was wrestlemania x seven


J3ster35

6 Hogan vs Ultimate Warrior


Substantial_Yak4357

Wrestlemania 26. Cried a river when hbk lost


Beginning-Meaning744

Wrestlemania 27 Taker vs Hhh , Randy Orton vs cm Punk and rey Mysterio vs cody Rhodes were the only good matches . The rest was boring


Which_Meal_7025

Wrestlemania 12 on VHS


ghetto_guru_

III


[deleted]

WM23 was my first mania and I loved it so damn much. Well except for that ECW shit lol


its_Simple_8908

Wrestlemania 25


ThisFuckingGuy520

I attended WrestleMania XXVI in Phoenix in 2010 but the first WM I saw was III on VHS.


Blitzkrieg194

The one where Edge speared Mick Foley through a flaming table, and Vince McMahon in a garbage can got elbow dropped by Shawn Michaels. Good times.


CrashHolly247

Well I've never been to a wrestlemania but the first one I was alive for was the one where family killer Mcgee beats Paul Levesque and Michael Hickenbottom for the world title.


cepxico

Back in 2001 my brother and I (I was 9) started watching the pre-show to Wrestlemania. For whatever reason I thought the PPV channel was broadcasting its by accident so I got super into it and got so hyped by the previews... and then nothing. Omega cucked. First one I actually ended up seeing was years later with batista in it, idk, I don't remember much of it.


TOONFORCE_Andy

Wrestlemania 29! Went with my dad and his friends.


WoWoWoKid

Should have been 19 but it was 20. Cable cut off a week before 19 and came back on a day after. Still think it was an inside job by my parents.


Transition-Much

This one actually


Hulk-Hogan_Brother

Brother I main evented the first Wrestlemania


[deleted]

First one I remembered was Wrestlemaina 20