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WHAT TOOK PLACE AT WRESTLEMANIA III

A disputed record setting 93,173 fans in attendance for WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome

PONTIAC SILVERDOME
 
A disputed record setting 93,173 fans in attendance for WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome

  • The show also featured Aretha Franklin's performance of "America the Beautiful," and appearances by Bob Uecker and Mary Hart.
  • During the WrestleMania 2000 pre-show entitled WrestleMania All Day Long, which went through the history of all of the previous WrestleManias, Vince McMahon claimed that as he was about announce "Welcome to WrestleMania III!" he felt the spirit of his father Vincent J. McMahon who had died three years earlier.
  • Although the match was billed as their first meeting, Andre The Giant and Hulk Hogan had faced off at Showdown at Shea, and had numerous matches in Japan.

Hulk Hogan defeated André the Giant (w/Bobby Heenan) to retain the WWF Championship(12:01)

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