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#15 Hulkamania runs wild again (WrestleMania 5)
The Mega Powers explode angle was one of WWE's better uses of long-term storytelling, and while this ending wasn't as satisfying as seeing Macho Man Randy Savage finally get his crowning moment a year earlier, it was the proper conclusion for the story that was told, and the crowd ate it up. They just loved seeing their hero Hulk Hogan back on top with the title in his hand.
This ending probably wouldn't fly today, with the sudden Hulk up, but it was a good instance of 80's wrestling at its best. Fans were less cynical than they are today, and this was the feel-good ending common to the era.
This match is overshadowed by Hogan's more thrilling match with Ultimate Warrior a year later, but it's still something that any longtime wrestling fan appreciates and goes back to watch again from time to time.
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