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The promotion of the event began on the October 5, 1985 episode of [[WWF Championship Wrestling]], with [[Lord Alfred Hayes]] announcing that there would be a 16-wrestler tournament and that a fan would win a [[Rolls-Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]]. On the same episode, Hayes announced a group of 16 wrestlers. Of the wrestlers announced, 15 of the original appeared in the tournament as initially announced with only [[Moondog Spot]] replacing [[The Missing Link (wrestler)]]. Neither [[Hulk Hogan]] nor [[André the Giant]] appeared in the tournament as McMahon had announced to the press in September in his interview with Electronic Media.
The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] heading into Wrestling Classic was between Hulk Hogan and [[Roddy Piper|Rowdy Roddy Piper]], with the two battling over the [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]]. In 1985, Piper became the top [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] of the [[List of professional wrestling promotions|promotion]] after he spoke out against the burgeoning [[1980s professional wrestling boom#Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection|Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection]], which led to a confrontation with Hogan.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Milner|date=2005-03-22|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/piper.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713182435/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/piper.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2012|title=Rowdy Roddy Piper|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=2008-05-25}}</ref> In February, they faced each other at [[MTV]] special ''[[The War to Settle the Score]]'' for Hogan's WWF World Heavyweight title, in which Hogan retained his title by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/misctv.html#war|title=The War to Settle the Score results|publisher=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|access-date=2008-05-23}}</ref> Their feud led to the [[WrestleMania#History|development of WrestleMania]]. In the main event of the [[WrestleMania I|first-ever WrestleMania]], Hogan and celebrity [[Mr. T]] defeated Piper and [[Paul Orndorff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm1/results/|title=WrestleMania I official results|publisher=WWE|access-date=2008-05-25}}</ref> Hogan feuded with Piper and [[Bob Orton Jr.|Cowboy Bob Orton]] for the rest of the year and often got disqualification victories over them,<ref name=WWF6389Book>{{cite book | first=Graham | last=Cawthon | title=the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 1: WWF 1963 - 1989 | publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | year= 2013 | isbn=978-1492825975}}</ref> leading to a WWF World Heavyweight title match between Hogan and Piper at the Wrestling Classic. Despite being for the Championship, this bout was not announced on WWF television until the October 26, 1985 edition of Championship Wrestling, less than two weeks prior to the event and the tournament took precedent in the promotion of the card.
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