| 1 | Ultimate Warrior's Rise to WWF Championship — WM6 WM5 IC Loss → WM6 World Title Win The Ultimate Warrior's WM5 IC title loss to Rick Rude actually accelerated his push to the WWF Championship — Warrior won the IC title back from Rude, then challenged Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship at WM6 in Toronto in the most fan-pleasing title match of the Golden Era. | WM5 IC loss → Won IC title back from Rude → WM6 WWF Champ... | Warrior's WM5 loss led to WM6 WWF Championship win |
| 2 | Rick Rude's IC Championship Reign — 237 Days WM5 Win Launched Rude's Best Career Period Rick Rude's WM5 IC title win launched his best career period — a 237-day reign that was the centerpiece of the WWF's storylines through late 1989, ended by The Ultimate Warrior recapturing the title. | — | Rude's 237-day IC title reign — peak of his WWF career |
| 3 | Rick Martel Becomes 'The Model' — Strike Force Dissolved WM5 Heel Turn Created New Character Rick Martel's WM5 heel turn on Tito Santana launched his 'The Model' Rick Martel character — a vain, cologne-spraying heel who became one of the WWF's most entertaining mid-card characters through 1991. | — | Rick Martel became 'The Model' after WM5 Strike Force bre... |
| 4 | Randy Savage's Continued Heel Run — Queen Sherri Alliance Macho King Era Born Post-WM5 After WM5, Savage lost Miss Elizabeth's company entirely — aligning with Sensational Queen Sherri as his new manager, becoming 'The Macho King' Randy Savage and continuing as the WWF's top heel through 1990. | — | Savage aligned with Queen Sherri post-WM5 — became Macho ... |
| 5 | Hulk Hogan's Third WWF Title Reign — Through 1990 WM5 Victory Launched Hogan's Third Title Run Hulk Hogan's WM5 title win launched his third WWF Championship reign — which he held until WM6 when he honorably lost the title to The Ultimate Warrior in the Toronto SkyDome in front of 67,678 fans. | — | Hogan's third WWF Championship reign — WM5 to WM6 |
| 6 | WM6 at Toronto SkyDome — Record Attendance WM5's Sequel Drew 67,678 — Biggest Since WM3 WM6 at Toronto's SkyDome drew 67,678 fans — the biggest WM attendance since WM3's 93,173 at the Silverdome. WM5's moderate Atlantic City attendance was followed by WM6's return to a stadium setting. | — | WM5 led to WM6 at massive SkyDome (67,678 fans) |
| 7 | Brain Busters — Won Tag Titles Then Left WWF WM5 Win Was Prelude to Brief Tag Reign The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) won the WWF Tag Team Championship after WM5 — then left WWF later in 1989 to return to NWA/WCW, ending one of the shortest and most surprising tag reigns of the era. | — | Brain Busters won WWF Tag titles after WM5 — then left WW... |
| 8 | Jake Roberts-Andre Feud Continued — 1989 Damien vs. Andre Fear — Continued Post-WM5 The Jake Roberts vs. Andre the Giant feud continued after WM5's inconclusive DQ finish — Roberts continued psychologically tormenting Andre with Damien throughout 1989. | — | Roberts-Andre feud continued post-WM5 |
| 9 | Demolition's Reign Continues to 478 Days WM5 Defense Extended Their Record Reign Demolition's WM5 3-on-2 Handicap defense was part of their eventual 478-day Tag Team Championship reign — one of the most dominant tag reigns in WWF history that ran from WM4 through 1990. | — | WM5 defense part of Demolition's 478-day record tag reign |
| 10 | Shawn Michaels — From WM5 Loss to WM6 Loss to Greatness WM5 Start of Greatest WM Career Journey Shawn Michaels' WM5 debut loss with The Rockers to The Twin Towers was the beginning of a 13-WM journey that would eventually see him rated as the greatest WM performer in history through epic matches with The Undertaker, John Cena, and Ric Flair. | — | WM5 was beginning of HBK's 13-appearance WM career |