100 Greatest WWE WrestleMania Moments
82. Hulkamania Survives The Steel Cage (WrestleMania II)
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Many older fans will detest seeing some of 'Mania's early run this low down on a 'Top 100' list, but such matters are typically viewed through a nostalgic lens. Revisit the single digit shows today and you'll see just how far WWE has come in terms of blending presentation, match quality and more. That's not to say everything on the first few supercards was horrible, obviously - there's still a lot of adulation heading their way here.
At 'Mania II, poster boy hero Hulk Hogan stepped into the old blue barred steel cage for a match against his latest monster adversary waiting to be put down: King Kong Bundy. Aura was all Bundy really had. As a worker bell to bell, he was limited, but he was a realistic threat to Hulkamania, which is probably why there was such a spark of interest in seeing if Hogan could overcome him whilst locked in a cage.
Most know the drill by now. 'Hogan must pose', so everyone's favourite red and yellow promo machine of the 1980s stepped up to get the job done and retain his WWF Title. It's obvious just from rewatching this match that the blue bars of the cage legit hurt to bump against. Add a concrete federation ring on top of that and joints would've been screaming the morning after.
It'd be foolish to put this moment any higher, but it does claim a place on any list looking at the best 100 memories fans have of WrestleMania as a whole.