33 Awesome GIFs Telling The Stories Of 33 WWE WrestleMania Pay-Per-Views

29. WrestleMania V

Hogan Savage GIF
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The status quo restored, Hogan pinned Randy Savage to reclaim the WWF Heavyweight Title to bookend the book on long-form wrestling storytelling. The simmering tension between and subsequent explosion of the Mega Powers tandem was a superb angle, both as a work of fiction and a platform on which to make money throughout every chapter.

Quietly, Hogan and Savage established a new status quo, one that would mature in ensuing years: this was the first genuine in-ring classic of a 'Mania main event, the attraction with which subsequent 'Manias would be sold as the ultimate destination for wrestlers and fans alike.

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