10 Greatest WWE Championship Matches In WrestleMania History

7. Macho Man Randy Savage Vs. Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 5)

In death, Savage was lauded by just about all of his peers as a virtuoso at getting the most out of each of his opponents. Hogan echoed that sentiment during his surprisingly ego-free induction of Savage into WWE's 2015 Hall of Fame class, and the WrestleMania 5 closer is Exhibit A for that kind of lavish praise. Much more intense than most of Hogan's battles with beasts and leviathans, there was very little margin for cartoonish beatdowns and over-the-top theatrics. Instead, it was the good kind of ugly, as Savage and Hogan ripped into each other believably following the severing of their friendship. This was Hogan outside the confines of his formulaic style, and it was also Hogan at his best.
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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.