| 1 | First Clean WWF Championship Change at WrestleMania Hogan Wins in Singles Match — WM5 Historic WM5 produced the first WWF Championship change at WrestleMania in a standard singles match — WM4's Savage title win was via a tournament final, making WM5's Hogan win the first conventional championship change in WM history. | First clean WWF Championship change in WM history (standa... | WM4's title change was tournament final — WM5's Hogan win... |
| 2 | Only WM Where Same Venue Hosted Back-to-Back Events WM4 and WM5 Both at Atlantic City — Until WM41/42 WM5 at Atlantic City Convention Hall made WM4 and WM5 the only consecutive WrestleManias at the same venue — a record that stood until WM41 and WM42 were both held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. | Only back-to-back WMs at same venue until WM41/42 | — |
| 3 | Shawn Michaels' WM Debut — Future Mr. WrestleMania WM5 Was Start of Greatest WM Career in History WM5 marked the WrestleMania debut of Shawn Michaels — who would go on to make 13 total WM appearances and become 'Mr. WrestleMania', the nickname earned through the greatest WM career in history. | Shawn Michaels' WM debut — start of greatest WM career in... | — |
| 4 | The Ultimate Warrior's First Pinfall Loss — In WM Debut Both Records Set at WM5 The Ultimate Warrior's first WM appearance and first-ever pinfall loss in the WWF both occurred at WM5 — Rick Rude's IC title win was simultaneously Warrior's WM debut loss. | Warrior's first WM appearance AND first pinfall loss occu... | — |
| 5 | Bobby Heenan Managed Most Clients on One WM Card Four Separate Clients — Busiest Manager in WM History Bobby Heenan managed four separate clients at WM5 (King Haku, Rick Rude, Brain Busters, Andre the Giant) while also competing himself — the most clients ever managed by one person on a single WM card. | Most clients managed by one person on single WM card — 4 | — |
| 6 | Strike Force Official Breakup at WM5 Rick Martel's Heel Turn on Santana — Live at WM Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) officially broke up at WM5 when Martel turned heel on Santana during their Brain Busters match — one of the most significant in-ring faction breakups in WM history. | Strike Force officially dissolved at WM5 in one of WM his... | — |
| 7 | Mega Powers Explode — Most Anticipated WM Match Since WM3 Greatest Golden Era WM Main Event Build The Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage main event at WM5 was the most anticipated WM match since Hogan vs. Andre at WM3 — the year-long Mega Powers Explode build produced the greatest pre-WM story in Golden Era WWF history. | Most anticipated WM main event since WM3 (Hogan vs. Andre) | — |
| 8 | PWI Match of the Year — WM5 Main Event Hogan vs. Savage Won Match of the Year 1989 The WM5 main event (Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage) won Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year award for 1989 — recognizing both the match's quality and its cultural significance as the payoff to the Mega Powers Explode saga. | PWI Match of the Year 1989 | — |
| 9 | Owen Hart's Only WrestleMania Appearance Blue Blazer at WM5 — Tragic Single WM Appearance WM5 was Owen Hart's only WrestleMania appearance in his entire career — the tragic loss of Owen at Over the Edge 1999 made WM5 his sole WM appearance, a fact that adds poignancy to his Blue Blazer match against Mr. Perfect. | Owen Hart's only WrestleMania appearance in his career | — |
| 10 | Hogan Won His First WM Title in a Singles Match Third WM Appearance — First WM Title Win WM5 was Hulk Hogan's third WrestleMania main event appearance but his first WM victory that came with a championship — WM1 and WM2 main events were not title defenses for Hogan, making WM5 his first actual WM championship win. | Hogan's first WrestleMania championship win in a singles ... | WM1 — tag match (non-title); WM2 — Steel Cage title defen... |