10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 5 Facts

2. WWF Snuck A 900-Number Commercial Onto Clash Of The Champions' Broadcast

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More than likely, you've seen TNA commercials during episodes of Raw before. All is fair in love and war, after all. Nobody seemed to love harassing the competition more than Vince McMahon and WWE, as the 1980s territorial conquest proved. When WCW ran a free Ric Flair-Ricky Steamboat two-out-of-three falls match for the championship of the world on cable, opposite WrestleMania 5, McMahon struck back.

Shortly after the thrilling conclusion in which Steamboat retained the gold, the block of ensuing commercials on TBS included one paid for by WWE, promoting a 900 number that one could call to obtain WrestleMania results. You know those numbers, where you pay by the minute. It wasn't like there was widespread internet for getting results back then, so if you wanted to know who won Hogan vs. Savage, you may as well fork over some cash to Uncle Vinnie. Quite a hearty middle finger at Turner, isn't it?

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.