WRESTLINGFEUDS

The War to Settle the Score

WrestlingFeuds documents two storylines that ran through The War to Settle the Score, held on February 18, 1985.

Storylines that built through here

Golden Era·WWF·1984–1985

Hulk Hogan vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper (Jun 1984 – Mar 1985)

Roddy Piper's contempt for the WWF's new MTV-driven Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection escalated from talk-show insults into an assault on Cyndi Lauper, pulling in champion Hulk Hogan and building to the first WrestleMania, a closed-circuit gamble Vince McMahon nearly went bankrupt staging.

Hulk Hogan · Roddy Piper

Also referenced in

Golden Era·WWF·1984–1985

Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Superfly Jimmy Snuka (Mar 1984 – Mar 1985)

Roddy Piper smashed a coconut over Jimmy Snuka's head on Piper's Pit in 1984, launching the WWF's hottest grudge of the year, making Piper the promotion's top heel, and setting the table for the main event of the first WrestleMania.

Roddy Piper · Jimmy Snuka

Wrestlers involved

Key events