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WWE WrestleMania XII

WWE WrestleMania XII

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WWE WrestleMania XII

1996

2h 48m

7.0(38 votes)

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Overview

Shawn Michaels and Bret "Hit Man" Hart battle it out in an epic, hour long Iron Man Match with the WWE Championship on the line. The Undertaker faces Diesel. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Goldust collide in a wild Hollywood Backlot Brawl. The Ultimate Warrior goes one-on-one with Hunter Hearst-Helmsley. Stone Cold Steve Austin and much more!

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bret Hart

Bret Hart

Bret "Hitman" Hart

Michael Hickenbottom

Michael Hickenbottom

Shawn Michaels

Roddy Piper

Roddy Piper

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Dustin Runnels

Dustin Runnels

Goldust

Mark Calaway

Mark Calaway

The Undertaker

Kevin Nash

Kevin Nash

Diesel

Jim Hellwig

Jim Hellwig

The Ultimate Warrior

Paul Levesque

Paul Levesque

Hunter Hearst-Helmsley

Juan Rivera

Juan Rivera

Savio Vega

Steve Austin

Steve Austin

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Creative team

Directed by: Vince McMahon
Written by: Vince McMahon
Bruce Prichard

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