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Sean Mooney on The Mega Powers Explode at WWE WrestleMania 5

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Sports News, Sports, News, Wrestling

4.7796 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Sean Mooney discusses the infamous Mega Powers Explode match between Macho Man and Hulk Hogan at WWE WrestleMania 5, a pivotal moment in wrestling history. He questions the strategic choice of Macho Man entering first, analyzing it as either a heel tactic or a way to ensure Hulk Hogan received his signature pop. This discussion offers a fascinating look into the psychology behind WWF event planning and the art of the promo.

Transcript

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0:00.0

But we're moving on finally to the main event of the evening.

0:03.3

It's Omega Powers exploding.

0:05.2

It's Macho Man versus Hulk Cogan.

0:07.2

You brought it up earlier.

0:08.5

Why does Macho Man come out first?

0:10.9

Is it a heel tactic where he wants to show the world that he is number one?

0:15.8

So he wants to come out first, get all the glory as a heel.

0:18.5

Or is it Hulk Cogan wants to come out to get that pop

0:21.3

not being stolen by Savage.

0:28.6

Really? We need to have this discussion.

0:31.8

To me, the better way to play is that, yeah, he is the champion now.

0:35.0

So he, you know, here, this, this, you get the, you get the entrance.

0:40.3

You get the, but can do it, just couldn't do it.

0:44.7

And so it, and I think, I think it diminished it in, in many ways because of that.

0:51.8

I think that that is, you know, kind of help or did, I didn't say

0:59.8

health, but, you know, it started this, the resentment of Hulk Hogan, that you have to have

1:05.6

everything. Can't you just, you know, play it real? Like, it seemed like this, and then you've got to earn this thing

1:12.4

back. To me, that would have been bigger, but it's like you already came in. So I was thinking,

1:17.7

you know, they're already kind of laying the groundwork here that yes is going to win the match.

1:22.9

Kind of like, yeah, he's going to be back on top again. And it kind of ruined it for me to think that way, even though I know.

1:30.1

But, you know what I'm saying, that I want you to create a reality.

1:37.0

It may be a different, you know, the dimension, but create this so that I can go for that ride.

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