10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 2 Facts
9. Jake Roberts Didn't Debut On TV Until Three Weeks Before The Show
As with the Ricky Steamboat example in my WrestleMania 1 list, WWE had no qualms about immediately presenting "The Snake" as an immediate star. While Roberts would go on to make quick work of George Wells at WrestleMania 2, he hadn't wrestled his first WWE match prior to March 2, 1986. In fact, Roberts didn't tape his first television appearances until the following day in Brantford, Ontario.
Regarding those appearances, Roberts' on-camera debut didn't air until March 15 (an interview on Jesse Ventura's "Body Shop"), and his first match wasn't broadcast until Saturday, March 22, a squash victory over Nelson Veileux. That's just a scant 16 days before his WrestleMania match, admittedly a minuscule amount of time to acquaint Roberts with the WWE audience.