| 1 | WM5 IC Loss → Warrior Wins WWF Title at WM6 WM5 Loss Directly Created WM6 Main Event The Ultimate Warrior's WM5 IC title loss to Rick Rude paradoxically accelerated his push to the WWF Championship — at WM6 in Toronto, Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF title in the most celebrated Golden Era WM title change. | Warrior loses IC title to Rude | Warrior defeats Hogan for WWF Championship (April 1, 1990... | WM5 IC loss → won IC back → WM6 WWF title shot |
| 2 | WM5 Hogan Win → WM6 Title Loss to Warrior WM5 Title Win Led to WM6 Honorable Loss Hogan's WM5 title win launched his third reign — which ended at WM6 with the most celebrated title loss in Golden Era history when Hogan honorably lost to The Ultimate Warrior at the Toronto SkyDome. | Hogan wins WWF Championship | Hogan loses WWF Championship to Warrior (April 1, 1990) | WM5 win began reign that ended at WM6 in Golden Era's mos... |
| 3 | WM5 Strike Force Breakup → Martel as Solo Heel WM5 Turn Created Multi-Year Character Rick Martel's WM5 heel turn on Tito Santana created The Model Rick Martel character — a mid-card heel who competed at WM6, WM7, and WM8 across multiple years as a direct consequence of WM5's breakup. | Rick Martel heel turn on Santana — Strike Force dissolved | — | WM5 turn created The Model — multi-year character |
| 4 | WM5 Shawn Michaels Debut → 13 More WM Appearances WM5 Was Start of Greatest WM Career in History Shawn Michaels' WM5 debut loss launched a career that would produce 13 total WM appearances including WM12 (Iron Man Championship win), WM22/23 (Batista, Cena), and WM25/26 (The Undertaker classics). | Shawn Michaels WM debut (Rockers loss to Twin Towers) | — | — |
| 5 | WM5 Savage Heel Turn → SummerSlam 1991 Elizabeth Reunion WM5 Heel Turn Led to Most Emotional WM-Adjacent Moment Savage's WM5 heel turn (completed at The Main Event II) eventually led to his most celebrated non-WM moment — the SummerSlam 1991 Miss Elizabeth reunion that drew an emotional reaction rivaling any WM moment. | Savage completes heel turn — Mega Powers explode | — | WM5 separation eventually led to one of wrestling's most ... |
| 6 | WM5 Rude IC Win → WM5 Fallout Accelerated Both Men's Careers Rude and Warrior Both Elevated By WM5 Match Rick Rude's WM5 IC win and Warrior's IC loss both accelerated their individual career peaks — Rude had his best 12-month period as IC champion, while Warrior's loss created the narrative fuel for his WWF Championship win at WM6. | Rude wins IC — Warrior's first pin loss | — | — |
| 7 | WM5 Hart Foundation → WM6 vs. Demolition Tag Title Shot WM5 Tag Win Built Hart Foundation Toward WM6 The Hart Foundation's WM5 win over Rhythm & Blues built their momentum toward a WM6 WWF Tag Team Championship match against Demolition in Toronto. | Hart Foundation defeated Rhythm & Blues | Hart Foundation vs. Demolition — WWF Tag Team Championshi... | WM5 momentum → WM6 Tag title opportunity |