| 1 | Hulk Hogan — 6 WWF Title Reigns, WrestleMania Icon Post-WM1: Continued Hulkamania Dominance After WrestleMania I, Hulk Hogan continued his dominant WWF Championship reign (1984–1988), went on to WrestleMania II, III (body-slamming Andre), V, VI, VII, and VIII, won six total WWF Championships, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005, and headlined the 2005 ceremony. | 2005 (inducted by Sylvester Stallone) | 6 | WM1, WM2, WM3, WM5, WM6, WM7, WM8, WM9, WM18 |
| 2 | Roddy Piper — IC Title, Hall of Famer, Acting Career Post-WM1: Attitude Era Return & Cultural Icon After WM1, Roddy Piper won the Intercontinental Championship, appeared in the film They Live (1988), became a pop culture icon, returned to WWE in the Attitude Era, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He passed away on July 31, 2015. | WWE Hall of Famer 2005 | — | — |
| 3 | Andre the Giant — WrestleMania III, Bobby Heenan Era Post-WM1: Greatest WrestleMania Rivalry Andre the Giant's greatest post-WM1 chapter was his heel turn under Bobby Heenan and the legendary WrestleMania III confrontation with Hulk Hogan in front of 93,173 fans. Andre passed away on January 27, 1993 and was the inaugural Hall of Fame inductee. | WWE Hall of Famer 1993 (inaugural inductee) | — | — |
| 4 | Ricky Steamboat — WrestleMania III Five-Star Classic Post-WM1: Greatest WM Match Two Years Later Ricky Steamboat's greatest achievement came at WrestleMania III in 1987 when he defeated Randy Savage for the Intercontinental Championship in what is widely considered one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania and WWE history — a 5-star classic that changed how WWF viewed in-ring wrestling. | WWE Hall of Famer 2009 | — | — |
| 5 | Tito Santana — IC Title Regained, Matador Gimmick Post-WM1: IC Title Win & Career Evolution Tito Santana regained the IC Championship from Greg Valentine in a cage match on July 6, 1985, before eventually transitioning into the 'El Matador' Tito Santana gimmick in the early 1990s. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. | WWE Hall of Famer 2004 | — | — |
| 6 | Junkyard Dog — Continued Fan Favourite Run Post-WM1: WM3, WM4 Appearances Junkyard Dog continued as one of the WWF's most beloved fan favourites after WM1, appearing at WrestleMania III and WM4 before departing the company. He passed away on June 2, 1998 in an automobile accident. | — | — | — |
| 7 | King Kong Bundy — WrestleMania 2 WWF Title Shot Post-WM1: WM2 Main Event Challenge King Kong Bundy's dominant performance at WM1 earned him a WWF Championship match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 2 in a Steel Cage match — a major singles push that made his WM1 squash win look like a launching pad. | — | — | — |
| 8 | Iron Sheik — Tag Team Reign Ends, Singles Career Continues Post-WM1: Legends Status The Iron Sheik lost the WWF Tag Team Championship to The U.S. Express in summer 1985 after winning it at WM1. He continued as an active competitor through the 1980s and 1990s and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 alongside his WM1 partner Nikolai Volkoff. | WWE Hall of Famer 2005 | — | — |
| 9 | Brutus Beefcake — The Barber Gimmick, DiBiase Feud Post-WM1: The Barber & Friendship with Hogan Brutus Beefcake (Ed Leslie) adopted the wildly popular 'The Barber' gimmick after WM1 and became one of Hulk Hogan's closest allies — winning the Tag Team Championship with Greg Valentine as The Dream Team and later holding it as The Mega Maniacs with Hogan. | — | — | — |
| 10 | Greg Valentine — Long IC Title Reign Ends, Dream Team Post-WM1: Dream Team Tag Champion Greg Valentine lost the IC Championship to Tito Santana in July 1985 after WM1, then formed the Dream Team tag team with Brutus Beefcake to win the WWF Tag Team Championship — extending his major title run well past WrestleMania I. | WWE Hall of Famer 2004 | — | — |