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"THE MEGA-POWERS EXPLODE!"
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.
46 Cast Members
Randy Poffo
"Macho Man" Randy Savage
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
André Roussimoff
André the Giant
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Jim Hellwig
The Ultimate Warrior
Rick Rood
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Martin Lunde
Arn Anderson
Tully Blanchard
Tully Blanchard
Rick Vigneault
Rick Martel
Merced Solis
Tito Santana
Bret Hart
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Jim Neidhart
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Wayne Farris
The Honky Tonk Man
John Wisniski Jr.
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Bill Eadie
Demolition Ax
Barry Darsow
Demolition Smash
Terry Szopinski
The Warlord
Sione Vailahi
The Barbarian
Harry Fujiwara
Mr. Fuji
Jim Duggan
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
