Product Details

• Actors: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Rick Rude
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: WWF Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 2, 1999
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305276900
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,223 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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From the back cover

For the second straight year, Donald Trump's Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino hit the jackpot with WrestleMania® V, featuring nearly 40 World Wrestling Federation® Superstars in action! On that historic night, Demolition retained their World Wrestling Federation® Tag Team Championship with a handicap win over Warlord, Barbarian and Mr. Fuji! The Ultimate Warrior crapped out against "Ravishing" Rick Rude, and Andre the Giant rolled snake eyes against Jake Roberts. In the main event, mega-powers collided as the Hulkster beat Randy Savage for the Federation Championship!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back to Trump Plaza again for the biggest show of the year, April 12, 2005

By 

Chris Honaker "reviewman" (Elizabethtown, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania V [VHS] (VHS Tape)

WM 5 on paper may not have looked like a great card but it certainly delivered. Some may not value this as a good show, but I think it outshined many of the other ones. Although the main focus was on the Mega Power encounter, there some other matches that shined as well. Well, without further due, here's the card and my rating of the matches.

***** = Classic; **** = Excellent; ***=Good; ** = Fair; * = Poor; DUD = Don't waste your time

1. the late Hercules vs Haku (w/Bobby Hennan)
- After being a faithful client of Heenan for a few years, Heenan tries to sell Hercules to Dibiase as a slave but Herc refused and becomes a face against Haku who was getting a decent push at this time. This match is surprisingly a decent match. Hercules showed some good wrestling skills until he stopped and went after Heenan which allowed Haku to slow down the pace of the match. Hercules came back to win the match with a backsuplex into a bridge for the win. Not bad at all.

Rating: ** 1/2

2. Rockers vs Twin Towers(w/ Slick)
- The battle of David vs Golitah. Rockers gave away alot of height and weight against the Towers. Rockers did however use some speed and good double team work against the Towers but the Towers strength was too much as Akeem splashed a young Shawn Michaels for the win. Rockers helped carry the Towers to a good match with their skills and bouncing around like a pinballs.

Rating: *** 1/2

3. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake vs Million Dollar Man
- Okay match that ends in a double DQ. Dibiase tries but just can't carry the barber to a decent match. The match moves too slow and they repeat moves over and over again.

Rating *

4. Rougeas Bros. vs Bushwackers
- Rougeaus Brothers careers were starting to go downhill and it shows here with a loss. No wrestling and a lot of stalling makes this match skipable.

Rating: 1/4

5. Blue Blazer (late Owen Hart) vs Mr. Perfect (late Curt Henning)
- It's sad that both of these guys are deceased but this match helps bring back their younger days and shows how good they were as wrestlers. Match was too short but they still packed in some good action. Perfect caught Blazer off guard long enough to hit the perfect plex to remain undefeated at that time.

Rating: **

6. Demolition vs Powers of Pain and Mr. Fuji
- Fuji betrayed the team he helped win the tag titles a year ago to join up with the Powers Of Pain. Match was pretty boring except for the parts where Fuji tries to wrestle. Pretty much a bodyslam and clothsline contest. Demolition eventually caught him and won with the decapitator to remain champs.

Rating: 3/4

7. Dino Bravo vs Ronnie Garvin
- Match was nothing more than a Bravo squash but Garvin's offense is what keeps this match somewhat watchable. Garvin would get mad and attack Bravo's manager Frenchy Martin after the match.

Rating: 1/2

8. Strike Force Vs Brain Busters(w/ Heenan)
- Strike Force hadn't teamed up in almost a year but they didn't look like they've missed a beat. Strike Force was dominating the match until Santana accidentally hit Martel with the flying forearm. Busters would take over and Martel would walk out on his partner to face the busters on his own. Santana put on a good effort but the Busters were too much and they would finish him off with a deadly spike piledriver. This was truly a great techinical wrestling match. Plenty of pinning combinations, submission moves, and arial moves makes this a must see.

Rating: **** 1/4

9. Jake "Snake" Roberts vs the late Andre The Giant (w/ the late Big John Studd as ref)
- Do yourself a favor and just fast forward thru this. You will be bored to tears. Andre dominates about 90-95% of the match until he and Studd got into a confortation which led Studd to DQ him. Nothing exciting happens in the match. It's like watching a movie in slow motion.

Rating: DUD

10. Hart Foundation vs Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine
- Mildly entertaining match-up. Even though it was obvious who would win the match, Honky and Valentine gave the Harts a run for their money. Neidhart steals Jimmy Hart megaphone and hands it to Bret who knocks out Honky for the win.

Rating: **

11. Ulimate Warrior vs the late Rick Rude for the IC title
- I could see why many didn't like this match because it did lack some wrestling skills but it was a fun match to watch in my book. Warrior tossed Rude around the ring like a pinball but Rude does manage to get some good wrestling moves in. The ending did suck where Warrior tries to suplex Rude back in the ring but Heenan trips him and holds on to the warrior's leg for the upset win.

Rating: *** 1/4

12. Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Bad News Brown
- A worthless brawl that last 3 minutes and ends with a ridiciouls double dq. A few funny parts both not worth seeing.

Rating: 1/4

13. Red Rooster vs Bobby Heenan
- The match of the student vs the teacher. Heenan dumps Rooster b/c he didn't live up to his expectations. Rooster squashed him in 30 seconds. Again, fast forward thru this.

Rating: DUD

14. Heavyweight title match Randy Savage vs Hulk Hogan
These two had good chemistry toward wm and even much so in this match. They worked well as a unit and work just as good as enemies. Even though the action wasn't great, it had the wrestlemania feel to it. Alot of emotion and excitement. Savage relied on many of his dirty tactics like going after the throat of Hogan like he did with Steamboat and busted open his right eye. As you would expect, Hogan regains his title and ends Savage's year run as the champ. I think the Strike Force vs Brainbuster match was slightly better.

Rating: ***

Bottom Line: This show had some flaws in it just like every other WM, but the good overlooks the bad. Great main event, good tag team matches (especially Strike Force vs Brain BUsters), and a few decent midcards matches gives this one a big thumps up.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WWF WrestleMania 5: Mega-Powers Explode! Review, February 19, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania V [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The only super thing about this card was the Intercontinental Title match and the main event. The IC match pitted The Ultimate Warrior against "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Rude beat Warrior unfairly when Bobby Heenan grabbed his legs out from under him and held onto them while Rude got the pinfall. The main event was a solid match with "Macho Man" Randy Savage going against "Hulk" Hogan for the WWF Title. Savage hit Hogan with the Macho Elbow but he kicked out. Then Hulk big booted Savage and hit him with the Immortal Leg Drop. It gets a three because of the mediocre undercard.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Mega-Powers Explode!, September 18, 1999

By 

Jeff Perkins ([e-mail]) (Orangeville, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania V [VHS] (VHS Tape)

WWF Wrestlemania 5 was the second event to take place in the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. The only Wrestlemania that would take place in the exact location as the year before. For the WWF Title, Champion-"Macho Man" Randy Savage goes against Challenger-Hulk Hogan. Jake "The Snake" Roberts takes on Andre the Giant with Big John Studd as the special guest referee. WWF Intercontinental Champion-the Ultimate Warrior defends his belt against Ravishing Rick Rude. Keep your eyes on Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. The WWF Tag Team Titles are on the line between Champions-Demolition and Challengers-the Powers of Pain with Mr. Fuji. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake takes on "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase. Hacksaw Jim Duggan goes one on one with Bad News Brown. The Red Rooster takes on his former manager in Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. The Rockers vs. the Twin Towers. Hercules vs. King Haku. In tag team action, the Bushwackers take on the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers. The Blue Blazer, aka the late great Owen Hart, takes on Mr. Perfect. The Hart Foundation vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and the Honky Tonk Man. Rugged Ronnie Garvin vs. Dino Bravo. Strike Force wrestle their last match as a team against the Brain Busters. Plus a special Piper's Pit! Rowdy Roddy Piper interviews and humiliates both Morton Downey, Jr. and Brother Love. Also included is Run D.M.C. performing the Wrestlemania Rap.