List of WrestleMania 5 Broadcast and Production Details

Commentary Team — Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura

Fifth Consecutive WM Together

Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse 'The Body' Ventura called the action at WM5 — their fifth consecutive WrestleMania together, a partnership that defined the commentary sound of the Golden Era.

Ring Announcer — Howard Finkel

The Fink — WM5 Official Voice

Howard Finkel served as the official ring announcer for WM5 — memorably introducing King Haku as 'King Tonga' in the live broadcast (Haku's former ring name), requiring a re-dub for the home video release.

Opening Musical Performance — Robin Smith

America the Beautiful — WM5 Opening

Robin Smith performed America the Beautiful to open WrestleMania 5 — continuing the WM tradition of celebrity musical performances at the event's opening.

Special Performance — Run-DMC WrestleMania Rap

Hip-Hop Legends Perform Custom WM Rap

Run-DMC performed a specially written WrestleMania Rap during WM5 — one of the most celebrated celebrity musical moments in WM history, perfectly capturing the late-1980s fusion of hip-hop and wrestling culture.

Celebrity Appearance — Morton Downey Jr.

Controversial Talk Show Host at Ringside

Morton Downey Jr., the controversial American talk show host, appeared at WM5 and had a memorable ringside confrontation with Jesse Ventura — representing the WWF's continued celebrity crossover strategy.

Broadcast Format — Pay-Per-View

Fourth Consecutive PPV WrestleMania

WM5 was broadcast on pay-per-view — the fourth consecutive WM on PPV format, with the Mega Powers Explode main event making it one of the highest-bought WrestleManias to that point.

Tagline — 'The Mega Powers Explode'

One of WM's Greatest Taglines

WM5's promotional tagline 'The Mega Powers Explode' is widely considered one of the greatest and most effective WrestleMania marketing taglines ever — perfectly capturing the emotional stakes of the main event storyline.

Donald Trump — Second Consecutive WM Host

Trump Plaza — Second Year

Donald Trump hosted WM5 for the second consecutive year — the only person to host back-to-back WM events as Trump Plaza branding covered both WM4 and WM5.