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WrestleMania V

WrestlingFeuds documents four storylines that ran through WrestleMania V, held on April 2, 1989. One of them reached its blow-off here.

Storylines that paid off here

Golden Era·WWF·1987–1989

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

Storylines that built through here

Golden Era·WWF·1989–1990

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Ravishing Rick Rude (Jan 1989 – Aug 1990)

It started with a posedown and a steel bar, ran through two Intercontinental title changes and a WWF Championship cage match, and by the end, according to the referee who was there, Rick Rude was chasing the Ultimate Warrior into his limo for real.

Ultimate Warrior · Rick Rude · Bobby Heenan

Golden Era·WWF·1989–1990

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

Also referenced in

Golden Era·WWF·1989–1990

Jake The Snake Roberts vs. The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase (Mar 1989 – Apr 1990)

Ted DiBiase, unable to buy or win the WWF Championship, unveiled his own self-made Million Dollar Championship and spent a year feuding with Jake Roberts, a program built around a kayfabe neck injury that kept Roberts off television during a real criminal case, a belt zipped into a bag with a live python, and Big Boss Man's face turn on refusing to be bought, before DiBiase won the belt back on a count-out at WrestleMania VI.

Jake Roberts · Ted DiBiase

Wrestlers involved

Key events