Top 5 Moments of Wrestlemania V

WrestleMania 5 was all about the implosion of the Mega Powers
WrestleMania 5 was all about the implosion of the Mega Powers

#2 Rick Rude becomes the Intercontinental Champion

Rude squares off with the Ultimate Warrior for the Intercontinental title
Rude squares off with the Ultimate Warrior for the Intercontinental title

Of the many wrestlers to hold the WWF Championship belt, Rick Rude belongs up there with names like Mr. Perfect and Ted DiBiase. While Rude would go on to win a major title with WCW, the only title he ever won while at the WWF was the Intercontinental title. Rick Rude would win the title after taking it off the Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 5.

Rude and Warrior had faced each other in the lead up to the event solely in tag team matches, with Ultimate Warrior teaming with Jake Roberts while Rude teamed with Andre the Giant. However, the two had a memorable posedown contest in the lead up to the event, which would end with Heenan spraying Warrior in the face with the baby oil and Rude would then attack the champion with a metal pose bar.

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In the match itself, Rude would wear custom tights with the Intercontinental title airbrushed on the front with Warriors face on his rear. Rude would win the match via pinfall while Heenan held down the Ultimate Warrior's legs. It would be Rude's first and only title win in the WWF.

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Edited by Israel Lutete
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