Fast Facts

Background

WrestleMania V was the second consecutive WrestleMania to take place at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City.² Following WrestleMania IV, Hulk Hogan and then-WWE Champion Randy Savage became friends and formed a tag team, The Mega Powers. Their manager was Savage's longtime valet, Miss Elizabeth.

As the year progressed, Savage became increasingly jealous of Hogan's popularity and supposed affinity for Elizabeth, resulting in a bitter feud that culminated in the main event of WrestleMania V.³

The pay-per-view was also notable for a "Piper's Pit" interview segment between Roddy Piper and Morton Downey Jr.. During the interview, Downey Jr. kept smoking cigarettes despite Piper's requests to put them out. Frustrated, Piper uncovered a fire extinguisher and sprayed Downey with it, embarrassing and infuriating the talk show host.⁴

Main Event for the WWE Championship

Undercard

WrestleMania V

The Mahalo Top 7

WWE.com: WrestleMania V
Wikipedia: WrestleMania V
IMDb: WrestleMania V
SLAM! Sports: WrestleMania V
Amazon.com: WWE Wrestlemania - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1 - 1985-1989 (I-V)
eBay: WrestleMania V search
YouTube Video: WWF WrestleMania V Countdown (Part 1) (Time: 10:25)

WrestleMania V Videos

YouTube & Google Video Search: WrestleMania V
YouTube Video: Randy Savage(c) vs. Hulk Part 1 (Time: 8:08) | Part 2 (Time: 9:59) | Part 3 (Time: 8:17)
YouTube Video: WWF WrestleMania V - Demolition vs. The Powers Of Pain (Time: 9:43)

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