<P> WrestleMania ( sequentially known as WrestleMania I ) was the inaugural WrestleMania professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event ( only in selected areas ) , produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on March 31 , 1985 , at Madison Square Garden in New York City . The attendance for the event was 19,121 . The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed - circuit television , making it the largest showing of a wrestling event on closed - circuit television in the United States at the time . </P>
<P> WrestleMania ( sequentially known as WrestleMania I ) was the inaugural WrestleMania professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event ( only in selected areas ) , produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on March 31 , 1985 , at Madison Square Garden in New York City . The attendance for the event was 19,121 . The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed - circuit television , making it the largest showing of a wrestling event on closed - circuit television in the United States at the time . </P>
what was the date of the first wrestlemania
what was the date of the first wrestlemania
March 31 , 1985
March 31 , 1985