10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 4 Facts
8. The Omni In Atlanta Broadcast WrestleMania 4 On Closed Circuit
McMahon's steely-focused attempts to harm his most formidable opponent, Jim Crockett, Jr. and the NWA, had seen attempts at pay-per-view sabotage, such as WWE opposing Starrcade with the brand-new Survivor Series. Then he trumped Crockett's second pay-per-view, Bunkhouse Stampede, by opposing it with the infinitely-cooler Royal Rumble, on cable TV, no less.
Fighting fire with fire, Crockett debuted his Clash of the Champions specials on TBS by booking World Champion Ric Flair vs. the up-and-coming Sting, directly against WrestleMania 4 on March 27, 1988. Looking to further horn in on the Atlanta market he coveted for true national expansion, WWE booked a closed-circuit airing of WrestleMania 4 at Atlanta's Omni Coliseum, the NWA's home venue.
The equivalent would be if Crockett booked a closed-circuit showing of Starrcade at Madison Square Garden.