| 1 | Hulk Hogan — Atomic Leg Drop The Match-Winning Move at WM5 Hulk Hogan's Atomic Leg Drop — the running leg drop to a prone opponent's throat — was the finishing move that won the WWF Championship at WM5. The most iconic finishing sequence in Golden Era wrestling. | Big Boot (running forearm) to the face | Atomic Leg Drop | Hulk Hogan | Won WWF Championship in main event — final blow on Savage |
| 2 | Randy Savage — Flying Elbow Drop The Macho Man's Devastating Top Rope Elbow Randy Savage's Flying Elbow Drop from the top rope was one of the most spectacular finishing moves of the Golden Era — used multiple times throughout WM5's main event but ultimately not enough to stop Hogan. | — | Flying Elbow Drop | Randy Savage | Used in main event — Hogan kicked out |
| 3 | Rick Rude — Rude Awakening (Swinging Neckbreaker) The IC Title-Winning Move Rick Rude's Rude Awakening — a swinging neckbreaker — was the finishing move he used to defeat The Ultimate Warrior and win the Intercontinental Championship at WM5. | — | Rude Awakening (swinging neckbreaker) | Rick Rude | Won IC Championship over Ultimate Warrior |
| 4 | Jake Roberts — DDT The Most Feared Move in Wrestling — 1989 Jake Roberts' DDT (front facelock drop) was widely considered the most dangerous finishing move in wrestling in 1989 — used in his WM5 DQ win over Andre the Giant. | — | DDT (front facelock drop) | Jake Roberts | — |
| 5 | Mr. Perfect — Perfectplex (Standing Full Nelson Fisherman Suplex) The Flawless Finisher Mr. Perfect's Perfectplex — a standing full nelson into a fisherman's suplex — was one of the most technically beautiful finishing moves of the era, used to defeat The Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) in his WM5 debut. | — | Perfectplex (fisherman suplex) | Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) | Defeated Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) in WM debut |
| 6 | Brutus Beefcake — Sleeper Hold The Barber's Submission Finish Brutus Beefcake's sleeper hold was his primary finishing submission — used on Ted DiBiase on the floor at WM5, causing both men to be counted out in the double count-out finish. | — | Sleeper Hold | Brutus Beefcake | Applied on floor vs. DiBiase — caused double count-out |
| 7 | The Ultimate Warrior — Gorilla Press + Running Splash The Power and Speed Finish The Ultimate Warrior's two-part finish — a gorilla press slam followed by a running splash — was his devastating finishing sequence, not fully delivered in WM5's IC title loss to Rude. | — | Gorilla Press Slam + Running Splash | The Ultimate Warrior | — |
| 8 | Ted DiBiase — Million Dollar Dream (Rear Choke) The Wealthy Man's Submission Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Dream (a rear naked choke sleeper variant) was his primary finisher — DiBiase attempted it at WM5 before the double count-out against Beefcake. | — | Million Dollar Dream (rear naked choke) | Ted DiBiase | Attempted vs. Beefcake — double count-out prevented clean... |