WrestleMania V WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on April 2 , 1989 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City , New Jersey . The event was commentated by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura . The main event was Hulk Hogan versus Randy Savage for the WWF Championship billed " The Mega Powers Explode " which Hogan won after a leg drop . Featured matches on the undercard were Rick Rude versus The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Intercontinental Championship , The Hart Foundation ( Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart ) versus Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man and Demolition ( Ax and Smash ) versus Powers of Pain and Mr . Fuji in a handicap match for the WWF Tag Team Championship . Event . WWF Women ' s Champion Rockin ' Robin opened the show by performing " " America the Beautiful " " . The first match at WrestleMania V was between Hercules and King Haku . Haku attacked from behind to start , but Hercules used some power moves to get the advantage before he clotheslined Haku , sending him to the floor . He suplex ed Haku in the ring and hit him a series of elbow drops . After dominating Haku , Hercules focused his attention on Haku ' s manager Bobby Heenan . Haku nailed Hercules from behind and hit him with two backbreaker s for a near - fall . Hercules avoided a diving splash by Haku and hit him with a knee lift . He hit a series of clotheslines and powerslam med Haku for a near - fall . He attempted a top rope maneuver but when he came down , Haku caught him with a savate kick . Hercules fell in the corner and Haku tried to open the middle rope as Hercules rolled away . Hercules ducked a chair shot and hit Haku with a bridging back suplex to win the match . The second match was a tag team match between The Twin Towers ( Akeem and The Big Boss Man ) and The Rockers ( Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty ) . Bossman slapped on Michaels in the corner and turned around to look on Jannetty but when he turned back , Michaels hit him a missile dropkick . He hit Akeem and Bossman with flying forearm smashes before Bossman tagged in Akeem . The Rockers worked on Akeem ' s arm before he powered out and tagged Bossman . Jannetty tagged in and was hit with a leapfrog . Twin Towers took turns and beat Jannetty . He avoided a big splash by Akeem and tagged Michaels . Rockers hit Akeem with Double Flying Fists and Michaels tried a near - fall on Akeem . Akeem hit Michaels a lariat . Bossman tagged in and tried to hit a corner body splash on Michaels but he sidestepped , getting a near - fall . They hit Akeem with a double dropkick and they hit Bossman with a double missile dropkick . Akeem tagged in and dumped Jannetty . Michaels came off the top on Akeem but Bossman powerbomb ed him . Akeem took advantage and hit Michaels with an Air Africa and pinned him to win the match . The third match was a non - title match between Brutus Beefcake and Million Dollar Champion Ted DiBiase . It was for the first time DiBiase ' s Million Dollar Championship belt had appeared on PPV . Beefcake knocked DiBiase out on the floor before getting back into the ring . He pounded on DiBiase but Virgil caught Beefcake ' s foot . DiBiase hit him a clothesline and applied a chokehold on Beefcake , and followed it up with a Million Dollar Drop for a near - fall . He hit a middle rope diving back elbow drop on Beefcake for another near - fall . DiBiase hit him an Irish whip and had an inside cradle pinfall attempt on Beefcake . He tried to hit a vertical suplex on Beefcake but Beefcake countered it into a hanging suplex . DiBiase applied a Million Dollar Dream on Beefcake , who grabbed the ropes . He slammed DiBiase ' s face in the corner and applied a Barber ' s Chair on DiBiase . Virgil hoped up on the apron , distracting Beefcake . Beefcake released DiBiase from the hold and went after Virgil . DiBiase nailed Beefcake from behind to the floor . The referee was busy with DiBiase while Virgil pounded on Beefcake but Beefcake no - sold and chased Virgil . DiBiase came from behind and nailed Beefcake . The two brawled outside the ring and were counted - out , resulting in a no contest . They continued to beat each other . The fourth match was a tag team match between The Bushwhackers ( Luke Williams and Butch Miller ) and The Fabulous Rougeaus ( Jacques and Raymond ) . Bushwhackers grabbed Rougeaus ' manager Jimmy Hart ' s jacket but Rougeaus pounded on them . Luke and Raymond began the match . Luke missed a fist drop on Raymond but Luke and Butch hit him a battering ram . Luke made the cover but Jacques came in and accidentally hit a knee drop on Raymond as he was going to hit Luke but Luke sidestepped . Rougeaus double - teamed Luke for a while as the referee was busy with Butch . They kicked Luke in the gut and then celebrated . They celebrated too much that Bushwhackers hit Raymond a battering ram and a rib breaker . Luke then pinned Raymond to win the match . The fifth match was between Mr . Perfect and The Blue Blazer . Perfect beat on Blazer until Blazer flipped out of a hip toss . Blazer hit some moves on Perfect and went for a split - legged moonsault on Perfect , who hit Blazer with his knees . He applied a chinlock on Blazer but Blazer escaped and hit Perfect with a boot to the head . He followed it up with a powerslam and a belly to belly suplex for near - falls . He busted out of a crucifix and got another near - fall and then he began arguing with the referee . This helped Perfect to connect with a forearm club and a Perfectplex pinfall for the victory . The sixth match was a WWF Tag Team Championship handicap match between Demolition and Powers of Pain ( The Warlord and The Barbarian ) and Mr . Fuji . In the beginning , Ax and Smash pounded on Warlord until Warlord backed Smash in their corner and tagged Barbarian . Smash fought back and tagged in Ax , who locked in a hammerlock on Barbarian . Fuji tagged in and hit a chop on Ax followed by a diving headbutt in groin . He tagged in Warlord , who increased Ax ' s damage . Fuji tagged in and missed a Fuji Drop . Warlord cut Ax ' s tag with Smash , but was hit with a forearm club by Ax . Ax tagged in Smash . Ax dumped Barbarian while Smash beat up on Warlord . Mr . Fuji tried to throw salt in Smash ' s eyes but accidentally threw salt in Warlord ' s eyes . Demolition grabbed Fuji and hit him with the Demolition Decapitation and Ax pinned Fuji to win the match and retain the titles . The seventh match was between Dino Bravo and Ron Garvin . Bravo hit a series of forearm smashes in Garvin ' s back and applied a bearhug . Bravo threw him in the corner and hit him with a series of shoulder blocks . Garvin smashed Bravo ' s head in the turnbuckles a few times for a near - fall . He followed it up with a sleeper hold on Bravo but Bravo grabbed the ropes . Garvin tried to hit a piledriver . Bravo went for a back body drop but Garvin held on for a sunset flip pin for a near - fall . Garvin took him to the corner and went for ten - count - corner punches . Bravo countered with an inverted atomic drop and a sidewalk slam , followed by a pinfall victory . After the match , Bravo ' s manager Frenchy Martin attacked Garvin but received a Garvin Stomp for his troubles . The eighth match was a tag team match between Brain Busters ( Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard ) and Strike Force ( Tito Santana and Rick Martel ) . Martel and Blanchard fought out before Anderson hit Martel with his knee in the back . Brain Busters tried to double - team him but he fought out of their corner . Strike Force hit Brain Busters with dropkick s , sending them to the floor . Back in the ring , Anderson was hit with an Irish whip and then he received a rolling spinebuster for a near - fall . Anderson went for a body scissors on Martel but Martel turned it into a Boston crab . Blanchard interfered and hit Martel with an eye rake . Blanchard tagged in while Santana grabbed Martel receiving a blind tag . He hit Blanchard with a bulldog and then slapped in a figure four leglock . Martel also applied the figure four leglock on Anderson . Santana got a near - fall with a back slide on Blanchard . He went to the top rope and hit a flying forearm smash on Blanchard . Blanchard ducked and Santana accidentally hit Martel . Brain Busters took advantage and double - teamed Santana . He fought out and crawled to tag Martel but he refused and walked away , turning heel . Anderson and Blanchard hit Santana with a spike piledriver . Anderson got a pin on Santana , getting the victory , and breaking up Strike Force . Next was a Piper ' s Pit segment with Morton Downey , Jr . as the guest . Before Roddy Piper could interview Morton , Brother Love came out dressed as Piper and impersonated him . The real Piper came out and got rid of Brother Love by ripping Brother Love ' s kilt off . After Morton blew constant smoke from his cigarette into Piper ' s face during the interview , Piper put out the cigarette and Morton with a fire extinguisher . The ninth match was between Jake Roberts and André the Giant , with Big John Studd as the Special Guest Referee . André pounded on Roberts until Roberts beat him up . André got tied up in the ropes . Roberts took full advantage and got his snake Damien but Studd stopped Roberts . André took advantage and broke free out of the ropes and applied a chokehold on Roberts . He went for a shoulder block on Roberts in the corner but accidentally hit a headbutt on himself . Roberts hit André with a knee lift and drove him into the exposed turnbuckle . André chopped Roberts on the floor and knocked him on the apron before having a confrontation with Studd . Ted DiBiase and Virgil came out and attempted to steal Damien but Roberts got Damien back . In the ring , André headbutted Studd , thus getting disqualified . Despite having won the match , Roberts tossed Damien in the ring to save Studd from André . The tenth match was a tag team match between The Hart Foundation ( Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart ) and Rhythm and Blues ( Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man ) . Neidhart hit Valentine with a slingshot shoulder block for a near - fall . Honky tagged in but got nailed by Neidhart . Hart tagged in and connected with a backbreaker on Honky but missed a double axe handle middle rope elbow drop . Honky had the match won as he hit Hart with a Shake , Rattle N ' Roll but he tagged in Valentine instead of pinning Hart . Valentine slapped in the figure four leglock on Hart . Hart crawled out of it but then he received a Gutbuster by Honky . Hart managed to hit a flying crossbody on Honky . Valentine tagged in and blocked a roll - up by Hart . Hart rolled out and tagged Neidhart . Neidhart dropkick ed both Valentine and Honky and then hit Valentine with a shoulder block and made a cover . Honky made the save . A lariat on Valentine got another near - fall for Neidhart . Hart and Honky tagged in . Valentine ran in and nailed Neidhart on the apron . The referee was busy with taking out Valentine . Neidhart took advantage and handed Bret Hart , Jimmy Hart ' s megaphone . Hart knocked Honky with it and pinned him to win the matchup . The eleventh match was a WWF Intercontinental Championship match between defending champion The Ultimate Warrior and Rick Rude . Warrior shoved Rude into the corner many times before slapping on a bearhug . Rude hit a missile dropkick on Warrior and went for a cover , but Warrior no - sold and grabbed a second bearhug on Rude . Rude bit but Warrior hit him with a back body drop . He went for a Warrior Splash but Rude hit his knees on Warrior . Rude followed with a back to belly piledriver and got a near - fall on the champion . Rude hit a jawbreaker on Warrior and clotheslined him for a near - fall . He hit Warrior with a Russian legsweep and got another near - fall . Rude hooked on a surfboard but Warrior grabbed the ropes . He powered out hitting Rude with a running shoulder block . He delivered Rude a backbreaker and tried to lift him up , but dropped him clumsily in the ropes . Warrior hit Rude a series of Irish whips in every corner . He missed a Warrior Splash . Rude went for a Rude Awakening but Warrior powered out and clotheslined Rude to the apron . He tried to suplex him back into the ring , but Rude ' s manager Bobby Heenan grabbed Warrior ' s legs for Rude to fall on Warrior . Heenan grabbed Warrior ' s leg during the pinfall attempt by Rude , which was successful . Rude won the match and became new WWF Intercontinental Champion . This was Warrior ' s first pinfall loss in WWF . Following the match , Warrior hit Heenan with a gorilla press drop . The twelfth match was between Jim Duggan and Bad News Brown . The powerhouse Brown dominated Duggan in the early goings but missed a charge in the corner . Duggan hit him a series of punches . Brown hit Duggan an Irish whip and smashed his head into the turnbuckles but Duggan no - sold . Duggan hit Brown a series of shoulder blocks before getting slugged . They went to the floor where Duggan was whipped shoulder - first into the ringpost . Brown hit Duggan a Ghetto Blaster but Duggan avoided it and instead hit his three - point stance clothesline . Brown fell to the floor and tossed a chair into the ring . Meanwhile , Duggan got his 2x4 . They both hit each other with foreign objects . The referee disqualified both men , as the match resulted in a double disqualification . The thirteenth match and the final match on the undercard was between Red Rooster and Bobby Heenan . As the match began , Heenan immediately covered on Rooster but failed . Rooster tried to hit Heenan with an Irish whip but Heenan reversed it into his own . He missed a charge on Rooster and ran shoulder - first into the ringpost . Rooster pinned him and won the match in just thirty - two seconds . After the match , Rooster was attacked by Brooklyn Brawler . The main event was for the WWF Championship between defending champion Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan . Hogan hit Savage with a shoulder block to send him out to the floor . Savage returned to the ring and applied a headlock on Hogan before pounding him in face . Hogan shoved Savage again , but Savage grabbed and went to the floor . Hogan chased Savage around the ringside . He hid behind Miss Elizabeth , who was in a neutral corner . Savage went back in the ring and began taunting Hogan . Hogan applied a headlock and hit Savage with a drop toe hold . He slapped a front facelock on Savage , which Savage countered into a back suplex . The champion hit a double axe handle from the top rope on Hogan for a near - fall . Savage applied an armbar on Hogan until Hogan yanked Savage out to the floor . Hogan threw Savage back in the ring and smashed him in the turnbuckle and followed with a running clothesline , a series of elbow drops and a big boot . He received an Irish whip and a clothesline by Savage . Savage got a near - fall . Savage hooked on a chinlock on Hogan until Hogan hit his elbow and hit Savage with an atomic drop but missed an elbow drop . Savage took advantage and hit Hogan a knee in the corner . Savage hit him Irish whips in every corner before he began posing . Hogan hit Savage a series of punches and a corner clothesline , sending him out . Elizabeth checked on Savage , but he pushed her away . Hogan lifted Savage in the shoulder and tried to ram him in the ringpost but Elizabeth prevented Hogan from doing this . Savage took advantage and slipped off and rammed Hogan into the ringpost . The referee Dave Hebner sent Elizabeth to the backstage . As Hogan was getting up , Savage hit him a diving double axe handle . Savage hit Hogan a hotshot . He drove his elbow into Hogan ' s throat on the apron , damaging Hogan ' s throat . Savage hit a knee drop on Hogan , getting a near - fall . He went to the top rope and hit a Savage Elbow . He did a pinfall attempt on Hogan , but Hogan hulked up and hit Savage with punches , big boot and a leg drop for the victory and his second WWF Championship .