10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 12 Facts

7. The First Part Of The Hollywood Backlot Brawl Was Filmed Three Weeks Before WrestleMania

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Technically, it's the earliest a WrestleMania match has ever taken place in a calendar year. Just days after Kevin Nash tendered his own WWE resignation, McMahon was on set at Disney Studios in Burbank, overseeing something completely different from the kid-friendly norm. Rowdy Roddy Piper worked in Ramon's steed against Goldust in what was now a Hollywood Backlot Brawl, a specialized street fight.

Piper and Goldust pieced together a wild skirmish that would be edited into desired form, and aired as part of the WrestleMania broadcast. When the two pulled up at the arena later in the show following a "chase" throughout Los Angeles, they were wearing the same bloodied attire they'd worn weeks earlier when they filmed the fight sequences. Impeccable continuity, for sure.

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.