5 things to binge on the WWE Network this week - part two: classic WrestleManias

#4 WrestleMania V

Randy Savage vs Hulk Hogan

Before I get into this one, a special honorable mention goes to WrestleMania IV. Which is not a good show. Again, not WrestleMania IX bad. But, still, not good. But, it saw the crowning of "Macho Man" Randy Savage as the WWF Champion and helped begin the build-up to one of the greatest stories ever told in the company's history.

Hulk Hogan's first Championship run in the WWF gets criticized a lot of being formulaic and, to an extent, that's true. But, the lead up to his most famous WrestleMania matches - Hulk vs Andre at WrestleMania III, this match at WrestleMania V, his Title vs Title bout at WrestleMania VI with The Ultimate Warrior - were all exceptionally well done.

If the entire Hogan vs Savage feud wasn't planned out all in advance, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was. The team of the two - dubbed the "Mega Powers" - started out as a solid unit, with Savage's manager (and real-life wife at the time) Miss Elizabeth now managing both wrestlers. But, it was Elizabeth that would be the reason these Mega Powers would eventually explode.

Savage, consumed with jealousy, was certain that Hogan was "lusting after" his manager. During a tag match against the Twin Towers (Big Boss Man and Akeem) on NBC's The Main Event, Elizabeth ended up injured at ringside. Hogan carried her backstage, leaving Savage to fend off the Towers on his own. Following the match, the team would break up, leading to the WrestleMania 5 main event.

The match was as epic as expected, with the "who's corner will Elizabeth be in?" angle running through until the halfway point of the match, when she was ejected from ringside.

Hogan won, by the way. Spoilers. I know.

There were other good matches on the card, as well. "Ravishing" Rick Rude challenged The Ultimate Warrior for his Intercontinental Championship and actually won, thanks to some interference from Rude's manager, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. There was also a great interview segment - a Piper's Pit, no less - featuring Roddy Piper, Brother Love, and controversial 1980s talk show host Morton Downey, Jr.

The rest of the card is perfectly serviceable, although nothing classic. Still, it's an entertaining watch all around.