10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 5 Facts
1. Savage Lost The Belt, Despite Selling Out Arenas As Heel Champion
In hindsight, it's hard to envision WrestleMania 5 without the designed hero standing tall. It's the WWE way most of the time, to give its audience a happy ending that fits the story they want to tell. Hogan felling Savage to recapture the gold was as inevitable as sunrise.
There are those who argue that Savage should've retained the belt, perhaps with a DQ finish, as it made good business sense. After "Macho Man" turned on Hogan, the shows headlined by Savage in the ensuing weeks sold out, whether he was working heel-vs-heel matches with Bad News Brown, or champion-vs-champion bouts with Warrior. Boston, St. Louis, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York are just some of the cities where detestable Savage proved to be a true headliner.