Which venue hosted the first WrestleMania in 1985?

Madison Square Garden hosted the first WrestleMania on March 31, 1985.

The event took place at the famous New York City arena and was simultaneously shown at venues in several other cities through closed-circuit television. Its location connected WrestleMania with the World Wrestling Federation’s New York roots and helped establish the event as a major sports-entertainment spectacle.

WrestleMania I featured Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in its headline match. Celebrities including Cyndi Lauper, Liberace, and Muhammad Ali also appeared, reflecting the event’s crossover ambitions.

Madison Square Garden is sometimes confused with the other venues that carried the closed-circuit broadcast. Those locations were alternate viewing sites, not the arena where the live event was staged. The building has hosted many later wrestling events, but WrestleMania I remains its most historically significant WWE occasion.