WWE WrestleMania 5 Results – April 2, 1989 – Savage vs. Hogan

By Ry

April 2, 1989, once again from Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The Card:
– The Twin Towers defeated the Rockers
– Ted DiBiase and Brutus Beefcake wrestled to a double-countout
– Hercules defeated King Haku
– The Bushwackers defeated the Rougeau Brothers
– Mr. Perfect defeated the Blue Blazer
– Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Powers of Pain and Mr. Fuji
– Dino Bravo defeated Ron Garvin
– Jake Roberts defeated Andre the Giant via DQ
– The Brain Busters defeated Strike Force ll
– The Hart Foundation defeated Greg Valentine and Honky Tonk Man
– Rick Rude defeated Ultimate Warrior for the Intercontinental Championship
– Bad News Brown and Jim Duggan wrestled to a double-DQ
– Red Rooster defeated Bobby Heenan
– Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage for the World Wrestling Federation Championship.

Title Changes:
“Ravashing” Rick Rude defeated hte Ultimate Warrior for the Intercontiental Title
Hulk Hogan defeated the “Macho Man” Randy Savage for the WWF title

WM FACTS:
– Wrestlemania V eminated from the Trump Plaza for the second year in a row, the only venue to hold two consecutive Wrestlemanias in a row.
– Hulk Hogan won his second WWF title at Wrestlemania V, the first of three WWF titles he would win at Wrestlemania.
– The Ultimate Warrior’s first pinfall loss in the WWF occured at Wrestlemania V, as he was pinned by Ravashing Rick Rude.
– Wrestlemania V was the Wrestlemania debuts of future WWF champions, The Ultimate Warrior and Shawn Michaels, the late, great Owen Hart, Curt “Mr. Pefect” Hennig, and the Big Bossman.
– Wrestlemania V also saw the break up of Strike Force, as Rick Martel turned on Tito Santana in their match with the Brain Busters, Martel would then go on to become “The Model, Rick Martel.”
– Wresltlemania V featured 13 matches, including The Red Rooster squashing Bobby Hennan in about 10 seconds.