Date: April 2, 1989.
Place: Trump Plaza And Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Attendance: 20,369.
WWE Company Line: "By popular demand, the WWF returned to Atlantic City on April 2, 1989 with the presentation of WrestleMania 5, again hosted by the sports-entertainment mecca of the East, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. Like its predecessors, WrestleMania V was seen coast to coast on pay-per-view cable television and around the world via closed-circuit, while setting records for pay-per-view clearance and subscriber purchases."
Celebrity Appearances: Run DMC (vocalists), Morton Downey Jr. (Piper's Pit guest).
SLAM! Wrestling Review: By JOHN POWELL
A lot can change in a year. The heroic WWF Champion - Randy Savage - becomes jealous of Hulk Hogan and the attention he pays to Elizabeth. The unstoppable Mega Powers tag team goes off the rails little by little throughout the course of the year. Things reach a boiling point at a Saturday Night's Main Event show. Elizabeth is injured at ringside as the Mega Powers fight The Twin Towers. Hogan abandons Savage and carries Liz to the back to receive medical attention. This leaves Macho Man at the mercy of The
Big Boss Man and Akeem (formerly the One Man Gang). Enraged, Savage punks Hogan in a make-shift first aid room as Liz pleads with him to stop. Elizabeth sides with Hogan in the feud. An okay card with few highlights. One of them being, Rick Rude and Bobby Heenan outsmarting the Ultimate Warrior and stealing the Intercontinental Title away. The debut of Owen Hart (The Blue Blazer) at a WrestleMania event.
Favourite Moments: The main event is a knock-down, drag out fight. Hogan blades. Rude wins a WWF title. The Twin Towers decimating The Rockers. The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) and Strike Force in a noteworthy tag team contest. Strike Force crumbles.
Least Favourite Moments: Hogan survives Savage's Flying Elbow Smash. The whole Red Rooster versus Bobby Heenan feud. Greg Valentine dresses up like Elvis. Shudder.
Rating: Average.
WRESTLEMANIA V STORIES
Macho Man's 'Mania memories
Rick Martel's Wrestlemania memories
Andre the Giant loomed large over Wrestlemanias
WrestleMania 5 Results
Match | Winner(s) |
| 1. King Haku vs Hercules |
Hercules. |
| 2. The Twin Towers vs The Rockers |
The Twin Towers. |
| 3. Ted Dibiase vs Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake |
Double DQ. |
| 4. The "Fabulous" Rougeaus vs The Bushwackers |
The Bushwackers. |
| 5. Mr. Perfect vs The Blue Blazer |
Mr. Perfect. |
| 6. The Powers Of Pain / Mr. Fuji vs Demolition (Tag Titles) |
Demolition. |
| 7. Dino Bravo vs "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin |
Dino Bravo. |
| 8. The Brainbusters vs Strike Force |
The Brainbusters. |
| 9. Andre The Giant vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts |
Jake "The Snake" Roberts. |
| 10. The Hart Foundation vs Rhythm And Blues |
The Hart Foundation. |
| 11. "Ravishing" Rick Rude vs The Ultimate Warrior (Intercontinental Title) |
"Ravishing" Rick Rude. |
| 12. Bad News Brown vs "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
Both men DQ'd. |
| 13. The Red Rooster vs Bobby "The Brain" Heenan |
The Red Rooster. |
| 14. Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs Hulk Hogan (World Title) |
Hulk Hogan. |
