| 1 | Hogan vs. Piper — Continued to WrestleMania 2 (Boxing Match) WM1 Tag Loss Led to Mr. T vs. Piper Feud The WM1 main event feud between Hogan and Piper's camps directly continued — Piper trained Bob Orton as a boxer, leading to Mr. T defeating Orton on Saturday Night's Main Event, then Piper and Mr. T having a boxing match at WrestleMania 2 (where Piper was disqualified in the third round). | Hogan/Mr. T vs. Piper/Orndorff | Piper disqualified in boxing match at WM2 | Led to Mr. T vs. Piper boxing match at WM2 |
| 2 | Andre vs. Studd — Formed Studd-Bundy Tag Team WM1 Loss Led to Andre-Studd-Bundy Triangle After losing the Bodyslam Challenge at WM1, Big John Studd formed a tag team with King Kong Bundy, leading to multiple encounters against Andre the Giant — both in regular tag matches and 2-on-1 Handicap matches throughout 1985–1986. | Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd (and later Bundy) | — | Studd-Bundy tag team vs. Andre/Hogan throughout 1985–1986 |
| 3 | Hogan vs. Andre — Greatest WM Rivalry (WM3) WM1 Friendship Became WM3's Greatest Match The WM1 friendship between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant eventually transformed into the most anticipated match in WrestleMania history — Andre's heel turn under Bobby Heenan led to their WrestleMania III confrontation in front of 93,173 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1987. | Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (WM3) | — | — |
| 4 | Santana vs. Valentine — IC Title Cage Match Rematch WM1 IC Thread Resolved in Steel Cage The ongoing Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine IC Championship rivalry that was a backdrop to WM1 was resolved in a Steel Cage Match on July 6, 1985 — Santana regaining the title he had lost to Valentine nearly a year earlier. | Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine — IC Championship | — | Steel Cage rematch — July 6, 1985 |
| 5 | Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection — Richter vs. Moolah (Screwjob) WM1 Women's Title Change Led to Historic Screwjob Wendi Richter's WM1 Women's Championship win was the peak of the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection storyline — but its conclusion was the November 1985 Spider Lady screwjob in which Moolah regained the title from an unsuspecting Richter, ending Richter's WWF career. | Wendi Richter vs. The Fabulous Moolah / Leilani Kai | — | Richter lost title in Spider Lady screwjob — November 1985 |
| 6 | Orndorff Turns Face — Briefly Partners with Hogan WM1 Accidental Finish Seeds Orndorff's Turn Bob Orton accidentally striking Paul Orndorff with his cast at WM1 planted the seed for Orndorff's face turn in 1985 — he briefly became a fan favourite and ally of Hulk Hogan before turning heel again in a major summer 1986 storyline. | Paul Orndorff — face turn story seeded at WM1 | — | — |
| 7 | Iron Sheik vs. Don Muraco — King of the Ring WM1 Champion Competed in First KOTR The Iron Sheik (WWF Tag Team Champion after WM1) competed in and lost to Don Muraco in the inaugural King of the Ring tournament finals on July 8, 1985 — the post-WM1 competitive trajectory for the Sheik-Volkoff team. | Iron Sheik vs. Don Muraco — King of the Ring final | — | — |
| 8 | King Kong Bundy — WrestleMania 2 WWF Title Shot WM1 Squash Win Earned Bundy a WM Main Event King Kong Bundy's dominant 9-second squash at WM1 accelerated his push to the top — by WrestleMania 2 in April 1986, he was competing against Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship in a Steel Cage match, WM2's most high-profile match. | — | — | King Kong Bundy — WM2 WWF Championship Steel Cage match |
| 9 | Steamboat vs. Savage — WrestleMania III Classic Born Here WM1 Competitor Delivers Greatest WM Match 2 Years Later Ricky Steamboat's appearance at WM1 was a preview of his greater WrestleMania moment — at WM III in 1987, Steamboat defeated Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship in what is still considered one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history. | — | — | Steamboat's greatest WM moment came at WM3 — 2 years afte... |
| 10 | Piper's Pit — Talk Show Segment Outlived WM1 Feud WM1's Greatest Storyline Vehicle Continued for Years Piper's Pit, the talk show segment that was the primary vehicle for building WM1's feuds, continued well beyond WM1 — producing memorable moments including the Bob Orton boxing training segments, the Adrian Adonis tension, and dozens of other key Attitude Era predecessors. | — | — | Piper's Pit continued as a recurring WWF segment well bey... |