30 Week Journey: Wrestlemana V (1989)
The Lapsed Fan has reached week five of its 30-week Wrestlemania trek, and thus your hosts come to the conclusion of one the most perfectly-told stories in WWF history, as Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage collided \u2013 nay, exploded \u2013 after an unforgettable, drawn-out tension.
Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro take a deep \u2013 too deep? \u2013 dive into the gritty environs of Atlantic City for the second consecutive year, assessing what made Hogan v. Savage the apex of pro wrestling storytelling, and why the feud was so powerful it would engulf both legends\u2019 careers forever.
Revisit the 1989 extravaganza from all angles, including:
- \u201cJealous eyes\u201d
- Randy Savage\u2019s obsession with Hulk gets so bad he actually puts out a diss track
- The extra dimension the feud gave to the, up to that point, flat Hogan hero character
- Rockin Robin doesn\u2019t quite rock it
- Rick Rude takes Ultimate Warrior to the next level
- The Wrestlemania debut of Mr. Wrestlemania; let the missile dropkicks commence
- The best clothesline in Wrestlemania history
- Bushwackers chow down, lick the nervous sweat off Sean Mooney\u2019s head
- Curt Hennig v. Owen Hart
- Why the Run DMC and Morton Downey Jr. appearances didn\u2019t work
- The relative merits of No Holds Barred
- Just why Donald Trump saw fit to bring in a team of seismologists for this night
That and so, so, so, so, so, so much more, including reflections from wrestling guru Dave Meltzer, on the fifth installment of The Lapsed Fan\u2019s Wrestelmania journey. Do you dare download?