15 Things You Didn't Know About WrestleMania (1995 - 2004)

13. WrestleMania XII - Piper Kept Ford Bronco From Hollywood Backlot Brawl

Speaking of the Hollywood Backlot Brawl, the filming of this match actually took place the week before WrestleMania XII and not live as the company presented it. Obviously, the in-ring conclusion of the match took place live, but all of the scenes filmed outside the arena were pre-recorded so they could be properly edited. In another interesting bit of trivia, Piper actually kept the infamous white Ford Bronco that was used during the match. Made famous by OJ Simpson following the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, the Ford Bronco Los Angeles chase scene was mimicked by the World Wrestling Federation, two years after the real-life event went down, because they really had their finger on the pulse back then. Following the event, Roddy Piper asked Jim Ross what the company planned to do with the Bronco. When Ross checked with Vince McMahon and got a non-answer, good ol' JR shared Piper's desire to take the SUV off their hands, to which McMahon agreed. Having no impact on his payoff for this event, the white Bronco was given to Piper and the Hot Rod drove it back to Portland following WrestleMania XII.