| 1 | U.S. Express Win Back Tag Titles — Summer 1985 Volkoff & Sheik's Reign Ends Approximately three months after WrestleMania I, Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik lost the WWF Tag Team Championship back to The U.S. Express in a rematch — the new champions later lost the titles to the Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) in August 1985. | Volkoff & Sheik → U.S. Express → Dream Team (Beefcake & V... | Summer 1985 | Tag Team Championship changed hands twice post-WM1 |
| 2 | Valentine Loses IC Title to Santana — Cage Match July 6, 1985 WM1 IC Feud Resolved in Steel Cage Greg Valentine lost the WWF Intercontinental Championship back to Tito Santana in a cage match on July 6, 1985 — almost one year after Valentine had won the title from Santana in September 1984, completing a year-long storyline. | — | — | IC Championship returned to Santana |
| 3 | Wendi Richter Loses Title in Screwjob — The Spider Lady Incident November 1985 — First WWE Screwjob In late 1985, Wendi Richter lost the WWF Women's Championship to a masked wrestler known as The Spider Lady in a real-life screwjob — the Spider Lady was revealed to be The Fabulous Moolah, who had convinced the referee to call the match in her favor without Richter's knowledge. Richter left the WWF immediately. | — | — | Wendi Richter's WM1 title win ended in real-life screwjob |
| 4 | Studd & Bundy Form Tag Team — Feud with Andre & Hogan Post-WM1 Giant Tag Team Feud After Big John Studd was defeated by Andre the Giant at WrestleMania I, Studd formed a tag team with King Kong Bundy. The duo faced Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan on several occasions and competed against Andre in multiple 2-on-1 Handicap matches. | — | — | Studd-Bundy tag team formed after WM1 loss |
| 5 | Piper Trains Orton as Boxer — Leads to WrestleMania 2 WM1 Feud Directly Spawned WM2 Storyline After WrestleMania I, Roddy Piper began training Bob Orton as a boxer. When Hulk Hogan accepted a challenge on behalf of Mr. T to face Orton, Mr. T won. Piper and Orton attacked Mr. T after the match, leading directly to a boxing match between Piper and Mr. T at WrestleMania 2. | WM1 tag loss → Piper trains Orton as boxer → Mr. T vs. Or... | — | WM1 main event feud directly continued into WM2 storyline |
| 6 | First King of the Ring Tournament — July 8, 1985 Don Muraco Wins Inaugural King of the Ring On July 8, 1985, Don Muraco won the inaugural King of the Ring tournament by defeating The Iron Sheik in the finals — a direct post-WM1 development for the Iron Sheik, who had been a WrestleMania I champion. | — | — | Iron Sheik's post-WM1 trajectory included King of the Rin... |
| 7 | WrestleMania II Announced — February 1986 WM1's Success Guaranteed the Franchise The commercial success of WrestleMania I directly led to the announcement and production of WrestleMania II — if WM1 had failed financially, there would have been no franchise. WrestleMania II was held on April 7, 1986 across three simultaneous venues. | — | — | WM1 success guaranteed WrestleMania as an annual franchise |
| 8 | Paul Orndorff Face Turn — Hogan Partnership Accidental Cast Strike Planted Seeds for Turn Bob Orton accidentally striking Paul Orndorff with his cast in the WM1 main event planted the seeds for Orndorff's eventual face turn and subsequent partnership with Hulk Hogan — a major WWF storyline throughout 1985–1986. | — | 1985–1986 | Orndorff face turn storyline seeded by WM1 finish |
| 9 | WWF National Expansion Fully Validated WM1's Success Ended the Territory System WrestleMania I's commercial and cultural success conclusively validated Vince McMahon's gamble to take the WWF national — effectively ending the traditional territory system that had governed professional wrestling in America for 30 years. Every regional promotion was weakened in WM1's wake. | — | Territory system largely dismantled by 1987–1988 | End of the territory era — WWF's national dominance confi... |
| 10 | Tito Santana vs. Valentine Cage Match Rematch — July 1985 IC Title Feud Resolved Post-WM1 Approximately three months after WrestleMania I, Tito Santana won the WWF Intercontinental Championship back from Greg Valentine in a Steel Cage Match on July 6, 1985 — directly resolving the WM1 storyline where Santana was absent from the IC title match and JYD competed instead. | — | — | Santana regained IC title from Valentine post-WM1 |