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30. WrestleMania IV

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WrestleMania IV's roster had much in common with the arrangement of the show itself. Neither talent nor creative heads seemed all too worried about delivering an entertaining show.

The event was unashamedly bulky, much like the physiques on display. Having delivered the biggest wrestling television rating ever just weeks earlier, the industry was unarguably as b*stard massive as the arms on display in Trump Plaza, but the business-oriented setting and scene did little to add atmosphere to an already lethargic line-up.

The event didn't get a pay-per-view buyrate to match the astronomical NBC number. Having sh*t on NWA's pay-per-view plans with his Survivor Series and Royal Rumble innovations in the months prior, Vince McMahon finally suffered retribution in the form of the first ever Clash Of The Champions airing on free television in opposition. A commercial and critical hit, WWE - for a change - couldn't compete.

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