WWE WrestleMania 1 Stars - Where Are They Now?

20. The U.S. Express (Mike Rodunda & Barry Windham)

At WrestleMania I, the U.S. Express lost the WWE Tag Team Championships to the team of Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik, (mainly thanks to shenanigans from their opponent€™s manager 'Classy€™ Freddie Blassie). But despite the loss, both of them would end up having success in wrestling after changing gimmicks. Rotunda eventually adopted the Irwin R. Schyster (IRS) gimmick, which made him famous in the early 1990s €˜careers-as-wrestlers€™ era. He has also used it while making sporadic appearances for WWE, mainly in random backstage appearances or €˜old school€™ segments. He also enjoys a continuing family legacy in wrestling, as both of his sons Windham (Bray Wyatt) and Taylor (Bo Dallas) appear regularly in WWE. Windham, meanwhile, became famous as a member of the Four Horsemen, and was a high-profile tag team wrestler in both WWE and WCW. He appears to still enjoy wrestling a lot, given how he still wrestles occasionally. These days, Windham resides in Lincolnshire, UK after being €˜near death€™ from a major health issue. He also works on social projects with juveniles to give back to the community.
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