Wrestlemania 1 took place on March 31st, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This was the first ever Wrestlemania event to ever take place. It was headlined by a tag team match: Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.
Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer. Ratings are from his Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here). He rates them on a 5-star scale [here are all of the five-star ratings that he has ever given out].
Dave Meltzer Star Ratings – Wrestlemania 1
– Tito Santana vs. The Executioner
- Rating: 2.5 stars
– King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones
- Rating: DUD
– Matt Bourne vs. Ricky Steamboat
- Rating: 3.25 stars
– Brutus Beefcake vs. David Sammartino
- Rating: 2 stars
– Greg Valentine vs. Junkyard Dog
- Rating: 0.5 stars
– Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo vs. Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
- Rating: 3 stars
– Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd
- Rating: -2 stars
– Leilani Kai vs. Wendy Richter
- Rating: 1 star
– Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff
- Rating: Not Rated
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More Wrestlemania Ratings From Meltzer:
- 2 (1986) Ratings
- 3 (1987) Ratings
- 4 (1988) Ratings
- 5 (1989) Ratings
- 6 (1990) Ratings
- 7 (1991) Ratings
- 8 (1992) Ratings
- 9 (1993) Ratings
- 10 (1994) Ratings
- 11 (1995) Ratings
- 12 (1996) Ratings
- 13 (1997) Ratings
- 14 (1998) Ratings
- 15 (1999) Ratings
- 16 (2000) Ratings
- 17 (2001) Ratings
- 18 (2002) Ratings
- 19 (2003) Ratings
- 20 (2004) Ratings
- 21 (2005) Ratings
- 22 (2006) Ratings
- 23 (2007) Ratings
- 24 (2008) Ratings
- 25 (2009) Ratings
- 26 (2010) Ratings
- 27 (2011) Ratings
- 28 (2012) Ratings
- 29 (2013) Ratings
- 30 (2014) Ratings
- 31 (2015) Ratings
- 32 (2016) Ratings
- 33 (2017) Ratings
- 34 (2018) Ratings