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Okay, I was incorrect about WrestleMania 1 having all of it's in-ring competitors now dead. Mr. T is still alive. Also, it's because of Hogan's death that at least one person from WM 1-11 are dead. WM 7 was not the case until Hogan died.
WrestleMania 1-Hogan, Piper, Orndorff all dead, Mr. T is...
People ate that stuff up in the 80's and early 90's. The Cold War was ending then came the Gulf War and whether you agree with the wars or not, Americans were more patriotic than ever during that time and they were looking for someone who represented Americana and he was it.
With his death now all of the in-ring competitors in the main events of WrestleManias 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 have died and even without his death, WrestleMania 12 is the oldest WrestleMania main event to have all of it's competitors still alive.