Wrestlemania V

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Wrestlemania 5 was the fifth Wrestlemania event produced by World Wrestling Federation which took place on 30th April 1989

## Background

The main match heading into the show is WWF Champion Sting vs Royal Rumble Winner Ultimate Warrior. Ultimate Warrior and Sting were partners and former tag team champions on JCP when they were both signed in late 86 with WWF's takeover of JCP Rising Stars, Warrior debuted in early 87 and Sting debuted at SNME May 1987 helping Warrior from an attack by Paul Orndorff and Kamala, the 2 became partners in WWF as well beating everyone who went against them, Sting became the fastest rising star in the company's history as he won the WWF Championship only 2 months later at Superstars 100. At Wrestlemania IV they faced off in the first round of a tournament to determine the WWF Champion and Warrior beat Sting, Warrior would go on to win the WWF Championship as Sting celebrated with him, Warrior would lose the title at Survivor Series 1988 against Big Boss Man with Sting as special guest referee and Sting didn't want to be biased, Sting challenged Boss Man and became a 2 time WWF Champion 1 day later in a House Show. Warrior ended up winning the rumble but due to the respect he had for his partner, he chose to face the Intercontinental Champion instead, in the following weeks multiple people would taunt Warrior for this choice saying that Sting made Warrior lose on purpose at Survivor Series 1988 just to get a reaction by Warrior, it worked as at Superstars 171, Warrior attacked Sting after a lost tag match. Ultimate Warrior says that Sting has never beaten him and had to wait for Warrior to lose the WWF Championship to get the title back and he feels forced to put Sting out of his misery tonight.

Mr.Perfect ended Bret Hart's 728 day IC championship reign at Summerslam 1988 in Canada with the help of the debuting Brainbusters, Bret got his rematch at G1 Finals 1988 but lost by DQ after Perfect purposefully hit him with brass knuckles, at Survivor Series 1988 Bret got yet another chance in a winner takes all with The Rockers vs Brainbusters for both Tags and Intercontinental Championship, Brainbusters did all the work and Perfect retained the championship once again, Bret wanted 1 more fair match out of Perfect and Perfect accepted this wanting to end Bret's hunt for once and for all but at Royal Rumble 1989 it ended in a double countout, Bret Hart was included in a battle royal to determine Perfect's challenger at Wrestlemania and managed to get yet another match, Bret's hunt ends here as can't have any more shots but it will be in a 2 out of 3 falls and if Perfect loses by DQ or countout in any fall, he loses the championship.

Since Wrestlemania IV, Harley Race has tormented Hulk Hogan along with One Man Gang and Big Boss Man costing him the G1 and the Royal Rumble, after a brief status in the main event scene, One Man Gang and Big Boss Man have started attacking Hogan again challenging him to a 3 on 3 match where if Hogan's team loses, Harley Race wins the MITB briefcase. Twin Towers have made sure that Hogan has no friends to partner up with by threatening all of them, Hogan will have to find 2 partners or do this match handicap and most likely lose his briefcase.

Bad News Brown has wanted to beat every single WWF Champion still employed on WWF to run them out of the company, this path brought him to the G1 and at SNME September 1988, he put a chair on Roddy Piper's leg and hit it as he injured the former WWF Champion and forced him to abdicate of his G1 spot, Bad News Brown has been managing to beat Piper and his tag team partner Jake Roberts every single time they face off, Gorilla Moonson made a match between the 2 for Wrestlemania to end this

The Rockers got a World Tag Team Championship shot at Survivor Series 1988 but weren't able to defeat Brainbusters who have been undefeated in tag action ever since they debuted at Summerslam 1988, during the 8 week break The Rockers won a tournament and became NO1 contenders for the titles again, as clear underdogs they're looking to capture the titles from the team who can't be beaten.

Demolition and Strike Force faced off at last year's Wrestlemania for the World Tag Team Championships, since then it seems like both teams have lost huge momentum with Strike Force not doing much during the year and Demolition losing the tag titles and then getting injured, with Demolition returning they're looking to gain momentum back by beating the team they beat last year, Rick Martel has seemed to have lost his motivation as he's doing the bare minimum in matches now.

Ted Dibiase unvieled the Million Dollar Championship at Royal Rumble 1989 and declared himself the champion, at Superstars 169 The Mountie challenged Dibiase to put that title on the line in a 6-Men Ladder match which Dibiase accepted, Dibiase's lackey Virgil, Barry Horowitz, Rick Rude, The Mountie and The Blue Blazer qualified for this match, Dibiase also holds the 24/7 Championship so there could be some changes but that will only count by pinfall or submission.

## Details

* Ted Dibiase demanded for Virgil to give the Million Dollar Championship back to him, Virgil gave it but rolled up Dibiase to win the 24/7 Championship leaving with both titles and turning face on Dibiase
* Hogan's mystery tag team partners was Andre The Giant turning face and Koko B.Ware miraculously returning from a car crash injury
* After the tag match, Rick Martel turned heel attacking Tito Santana and breaking up Strike Force
* Hogan did a promo backstage when Haku and Andre The Giant attacked Hogan forming a new alliance, Andre turns back heel
* After the tag titles match, Brainbusters did a promo saying they're the greatest tag team ever, Haku and Andre interrupted but didn't get to say a word as Brainbusters criticized them saying that they're a new team so they have 0 teamwork and can't lace up their boots, they all brawl