WrestleMania IV
WrestlingFeuds documents five storylines that ran through WrestleMania IV, held on March 27, 1988.
Storylines that built through here
Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant (Jan 1987 – Aug 1988)
André the Giant turned on his friend Hulk Hogan and challenged him for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania III, in front of a WWF-announced 93,173 at the Pontiac Silverdome.
Hulk Hogan · André the Giant · Bobby Heenan
Hulk Hogan vs. Macho Man Randy Savage (Oct 1987 – Apr 1989)
The partnership between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage collapsed at WrestleMania V in one of the WWF's most carefully built storylines, driven by jealousy over Miss Elizabeth and the WWF Championship.
Hulk Hogan · Randy Savage · Miss Elizabeth
Jake The Snake Roberts vs. Ravishing Rick Rude (Mar 1988 – Nov 1988)
Rick Rude picked a woman from the crowd for his post-match kiss who turned out to be Jake Roberts' real wife, then had her face airbrushed onto his tights. Roberts says he warned Rude not to wear them, and when Rude did anyway, tore them off for real. The two worked the angle across the summer of 1988 on TV and house shows before Roberts ended it with a DDT at Survivor Series.
Jake Roberts · Rick Rude · Cheryl Roberts · Bobby Heenan
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Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Ricky The Dragon Steamboat (Nov 1986 – Oct 1987)
Randy Savage drove a ring bell into Ricky Steamboat's throat. The revenge match, planned step by step on a yellow legal pad, became the match people remember from WrestleMania III. Steamboat held the title for 65 days.
Randy Savage · Ricky Steamboat · Miss Elizabeth · George Steele
Rick The Model Martel vs. Tito Santana (Apr 1989 – Nov 1990)
Rick Martel walked out on tag partner Tito Santana mid-match at WrestleMania V after an accidental forearm, ending Strike Force, and the two spent the next year and a half fighting on house shows, on Saturday Night's Main Event, in a King of the Ring final and at two Survivor Series while Martel became The Model, before Martel closed the rivalry with a clean Boston crab submission on The Main Event IV.
Rick Martel · Tito Santana