WrestleMania VII WrestleMania VII sequentially was the seventh WrestleMania professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on March 24 , 1991 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles , California . The main event saw Hulk Hogan defeat Sgt . Slaughter for the WWF Championship as part of a controversial storyline in which Sgt . Slaughter portrayed an Iraqi sympathizer during the United States ' involvement in the Gulf War . Significant events in the undercard included The Undertaker ' s WrestleMania debut and the beginning of his renowned winning streak , as well as the final match of the original Hart Foundation , after which Bret Hart became primarily a singles wrestler . Production . WrestleMania VII was originally scheduled to be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena , but the WWF decided to move the event to the adjacent Sports Arena . The WWF ' s stated reason for the venue change was that it had security concerns in the wake of Sgt . Slaughter ' s portrayal of an Iraqi sympathizer during the Gulf War . In actuality , poor advanced ticket sales indicated the company would have major difficulty filling the estimated 100 , 000 seats available . The tagline for the event was " " Superstars and Stripes Forever " , " and is remembered for its theme of American patriotism in the wake of the Gulf War . American flags were hung all over the arena and the ring apron and banners were colored red , white , and blue , which was the basis for the main event between Hulk Hogan and Sgt . Slaughter for the WWF Championship . This was the first WrestleMania not to feature Jesse Ventura as a color commentator . Gorilla Monsoon hosted the event with Bobby " The Brain " Heenan . When Heenan had to manage at ringside , Monsoon was joined on the commentary by Jim Duggan , and later " Lord " Alfred Hayes . In addition , Regis Philbin helped with commentary on the main event while Alex Trebek served as the ring announcer . Willie Nelson sang a rendition of " America the Beautiful " before the show . Other celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania VII included Philbin , Trebek , and Marla Maples ( as backstage announcers ) , George Steinbrenner , Paul Maguire , Macaulay Culkin , Donald Trump , Lou Ferrigno , Chuck Norris , and Henry Winkler . The artist for the promotional poster is renowned illustrative painter Joe Jusko . The theme song to this event , " Worldwide Spectacle " , was written by WWF ' s internal composer , Jim Johnston . Background . The two main feuds entering WrestleMania in 1991 were between Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Sgt . Slaughter and The Ultimate Warrior and " Macho King " Randy Savage , and in a way both were intertwined . The Ultimate Warrior had defeated Hogan for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania a year earlier and entered 1991 as the champion . In the meantime , Sgt . Slaughter had returned to the WWF near the end of 1990 after spending five years wrestling in the American Wrestling Association . When he returned his character was changed to become aligned with Iraq , which coincided with the United States entering the conflict in the Middle East that led to Operation Desert Storm , and he became a contender for Warrior ' s title . At the same time , Savage was also vying for the title that he had lost to Hogan at WrestleMania V , and began prodding the Warrior to give him a title shot . Warrior refused and instead Slaughter received the shot . At the Royal Rumble in January 1991 , interference from Savage and his valet Sensational Queen Sherri cost Warrior the title as Slaughter defeated the champion by pin after Savage hit him with a scepter . Warrior left the ring to chase after Savage following his loss and over the next few weeks their feud began to build , which hit a climax when Warrior challenged the Macho King to a retirement match at WrestleMania which Savage accepted . Meanwhile , Hogan entered the Royal Rumble match and won it for the second consecutive year . After the match , while giving an interview to Gene Okerlund , Hogan was informed that Slaughter and his manager , General Adnan , were defacing the American flag . Hogan then promised to stand up for his country and take the title from Slaughter as soon as possible , and was later named the # 1 contender for the WWF title which he had not contended for since losing the title to the Warrior at WrestleMania VI . Event . During the match between Savage and the Warrior , Miss Elizabeth was spotted in the crowd . During the course of the match cameras kept cutting to her as she grew concerned for Savage ' s well being . Despite taking five of Savage ' s flying elbow drops , Warrior won the match after hitting the Macho King with three jumping shoulder blocks and forced Savage to retire . After the match , Sherri came into the ring and attacked Savage , which prompted Elizabeth to charge into the ring and fight off the former Queen and save Savage . Shocked to see what Elizabeth had done for him , Savage had an emotional reunion with his former manager and held the ring ropes open for her so she could exit , which made the Macho Man a hero in the eyes of the fans again . Aftermath . The event marked The Undertaker ' s WrestleMania debut . Backstage as Hogan was being interviewed on his victory over Sgt . Slaughter , Slaughter attacked Hogan by throwing a fireball in his face . Hogan quickly recovered from the attack and defended the belt primarily against Slaughter , largely in " Desert Storm " ( i . e . , no - disqualification ) matches ; he also had to deal with the returning Iron Shiek , who was now competing as Colonel Mustafa . Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior eventually teamed up at SummerSlam 1991 , defeating Slaughter , Mustafa and their manager , General Adnan , in a two - vs . - three handicap match . Savage returned to television in a non - wrestling role as a color commentator for the WWF ' s flagship syndicated program , " Superstars " ; although a fan favorite to the crowd , much of his commentary was heel - leaning . Meanwhile , the storyline with Miss Elizabeth continued , culminating with Savage proposing to her in the ring leading to an on - air wedding at SummerSlam 1991 dubbed " The Match Made in Heaven " . ( The wedding was kayfabe , as Savage and Elizabeth were married in real life . ) Virgil and Ted DiBiase feuded with each other until November 1991 , including facing off at SummerSlam 1991 when DiBiase lost his Million Dollar Belt to Virgil . After DiBiase won his belt back in November with the help of The Repo Man ( formerly Smash of Demolition ) , their feud ended at the This Tuesday in Texas PPV when DiBiase and Repo Man defeated Virgil and Tito Santana in a tag team match . Genichiro Tenryu and Kōji Kitao were on loan from the Japanese promotion Super World of Sports . The WWF co - promoted several cards in Japan with the group , including two Tokyo Dome shows on March 30 and December 12 , 1991 . Although SWS folded in June 1992 , Tenryu ' s follow - up promotion , WAR , co - promoted the WWF ' s first Japanese tour in 1994 . After WrestleMania VII , The Hart Foundation disbanded . Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart went into single competition . Bret Hart went onto singles success , defeating Mr Perfect for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 1991 , and later in 1992 would win the World Championship when he defeated Ric Flair in his father ' s home town of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan , Canada . Neidhart would later in 1991 form a tag team called " The New Foundation " with Hart ' s younger brother Owen .