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Howard Finkel ( born June 7 , 1950 ) is an American semi - retired professional wrestling ring announcer , being employed by ___MASK18___ since 1977 . He began working for Vince McMahon , Sr .' s World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) in 1975 , making him the company ' s longest tenured employee , and has been a ring announcer since 1977 . Pay - per - view ( PPV ) is a type of pay television service by which a subscriber of a television service provider can purchase events to view via private telecast . The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it ( as opposed to video - on - demand systems , which allow viewers to see recorded broadcasts at any time ). Events can be purchased using an on - ___MASK40___ guide , an automated telephone system , or through a live customer service representative . Events often include feature films , sporting events , and other entertainment programs . With the rise of the Internet , the term Internet pay - per - view ( iPPV ) has been used to describe pay - per - view services accessed online . PPV is most commonly used to distribute combat sports events , such as boxing , mixed martial arts , and professional wrestling . World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc . ( d / b / a ___MASK18___ ) is an American publicly traded , privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling , with major revenue sources also coming from film , music , video games , product licensing , and direct product sales . WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on March 27 , 1988 , at the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City , New Jersey . The announced attendance of WrestleMania IV was 19 , 199 . The main event was the finals of a fourteen - man single elimination tournament for the Undisputed WWF Championship , in which Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title . The main matches on the undercard were a twenty - man battle royal won by Bad News Brown , Demolition ( Ax and Smash ) versus Strike Force ( Tito Santana and Rick Martel ) for the WWF Tag Team Championship , and Brutus Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Championship . WrestleMania ( also known informally as Mania ) is a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) and ___MASK18___ Network event , produced annually between mid - March to early April by ___MASK18___ , an American professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut . ___MASK18___ first produced the event in 1985 and has since produced 32 editions , with the thirty - third to be held in Orlando , Florida on April 2 , 2017 . WrestleMania , ___MASK18___ ' s flagship event , is the most successful and longest - running professional wrestling event in history . It contributes to the worldwide commercial success of ___MASK18___ through media , merchandise , and shows . WrestleMania was conceptualized by ___MASK18___ owner Vince McMahon and long time ___MASK18___ ring announcer and Hall of Famer Howard Finkel is credited with devising the name " WrestleMania " in 1984 . A feature film is a film ( also called a movie , motion picture or just film ) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole film to fill a program . The notion of how long this should be has varied according to time and place . According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the ___MASK80___ , and the British Film Institute , a feature film runs for 40 minutes or longer , while the ___MASK40___ Actors Guild states that it is 80 minutes or longer . Pay television , subscription television , premium television , or premium channels are subscription - based television services , usually provided by both analog and digital cable and satellite television , but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and internet television . Subscription television began in the multi - channel transition and transitioned into the post - network era . Some parts of the world , notably in ___MASK96___ and the United States , have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals available for subscription . Vincent Kennedy " Vince " McMahon ( born August 24 , 1945 ) is an American professional wrestling promoter , former commentator , announcer , film producer , actor , and retired professional wrestler . Since taking over the company from his father in the 1980s , McMahon has always worked in the corporate area of the ___MASK18___ as well as behind the scenes . He currently serves as the majority owner , chairman , and CEO of the professional wrestling promotion .