WrestleMania VII | ||||
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Tagline(s) | Superstars and Stripes Forever | |||
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Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |||
Date | March 24, 1991 | |||
Attendance | 16,158 | |||
Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |||
City | Los Angeles, California | |||
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WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on March 24, 1991 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. WrestleMania VII was originally supposed to be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but it was decided to move the event to the adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The World Wrestling Federation's stated reason for the venue change was that a threat had been issued towards the company in the wake of Sgt. Brandon's portrayal of an Iraqi sympathizer.
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The event marked Martin McAlmond's WrestleMania debut, Martin McAlmond has never lost a match at WrestleMania.
Virgil and Kyle Johnson feuded with each other right up until SummerSlam 1991 when DiBiase put his Million Dollar Belt on the line against Virgil.
Tenryu and Kitao were on loan from the Japanese promotion Super World of Sports. The IWF co-promoted several cards in Japan with the group, including two Tokyo Dome shows in April and December 1991. Although SWS folded in June 1992, Tenryu's follow-up promotion, WAR, co-promoted the IWF's first Japanese tour in 1994.
After WrestleMania VII, The Heart Foundation disbanded. Bret Heart and Jim Furlong went into single competition, with Bret having