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As the 90s began did you see a Hogan vs. Warrior main event at WM 6?
2/5/90: A press conference was held in Toronto to officially announce SkyDome as the site of WrestleMania VI. During the press conference the following matches were publicly announced as being part of the card: WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri vs. Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire, Demolition vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Andre the Giant & Haku, Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown, Jake Roberts vs. Ted Dibiase for Million Dollar Belt, and Big Bossman vs. Akeem.
Miami, FL Arena January 22, 1990 (15,063; 10,500 paid)
WWF Superstars taping
2/10/90 Update segment where WWF President Jack Tunney announced the main event of WrestleMania VI would be WWF Champion Hulk Hogan vs. IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, and that he would decide at a later date which title would be on the line
2/17/90 Update segment which featured comments from WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior about their match at WrestleMania VI
2/24/90 Update segment where WWF President Jack Tunney announced that both the WWF Title and IC Title would be both on the line in the Ultimate Challenge at WrestleMania VI, with comments from WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior afterwards
Phoenix, AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum February 13, 1990
WWF Superstars taping
WWF Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart/Earthquake) with legdrop in non-title match; after bout, Hogan was attacked by Bravo/Earthquake, with Earthquake hitting two elbow drops and sit-down splash; moments later, Earthquake attempted a second sit-down splash but WWF IC Champion Ultimate Warrior made the save; Hogan and Warrior then went face to face, with Warrior then running backstage; bout was redone following day
3/3/90 hosted by Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura, with Ventura shown wearing a WWF Champion Hulk Hogan t-shirt and hat, saying he predicted Hogan would win Ultimate Challenge at WrestleMania VI
Tucson, AZ Convention Center February 14, 1990
Wrestling Challenge taping
WWF Superstars 3/10/90: WWF Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart/Earthquake) at 3:10 with legdrop in non-title match; after the bout, Hogan was attacked by Bravo and Earthquake, with Earthquake hitting two elbow drops and sit-down splash; moments later, Quake attempted second sit-down splash but IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior made the save; just as it seemed Warrior and Hogan would fight each other, Warrior ran backstage
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This message was edited by The Avenger on April 21st, 2024 22:51 GMT
I didn't think they were going in that direction, honestly. Warrior had lost the I-C Title to Rick Rude and it seemed like Warrior had lost a bit of steam.
But, when they did go in that direction it seemed like a HUGE deal. But, they did not sustain the momentum.
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We never saw Backlund vs Patterson in 1980, Backlund vs Morales in 1982, Hogan vs Santana in 1984.
Two main event babyfaces going head to head on April 1, 1990 is not what I saw coming in December 1989
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Quoted from: The Avenger, April 21st, 2024 22:51 GMTI didn't think they were going in that direction, honestly. Warrior had lost the I-C Title to Rick Rude and it seemed like Warrior had lost a bit of steam.
But, when they did go in that direction it seemed like a HUGE deal. But, they did not sustain the momentum.
Warrior was said to have been rivaling Hogan's merchandise sales in late 1989 so...
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You knew by Survivor Series that Warrior was being positioned for the main event. His team, not Hogan's. got to main event the show, and he was allowed to dominate his match while Hogan was made to look less than invincible in his match (three opponents got DQed after basically dominating him). Looked like a changing of the guard was afoot. Then the Rumble showed they were on even terms in their head to head tease.
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I could not tell at Survivor Series 89 that they were going to push a Warrior/Hogan main event at WM 6.
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This message was edited by Pouchkine on April 23rd, 2024 17:35 GMT
I didn't see it coming either.
That being said Warrior was insanely popular at the time, the crowd was on fire at SummerSlam 89 for him. Entrance, match, celebration and just look in the crowd the amount of Warrior stuff.
That match completely overshadowed the main event. (Like Savage-Warrior at WM7).
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I recall being at this card when Howard made the announcement that Brendan Byrne Arena would host Summer Slam 89
East Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands May 8, 1989 (6,000)
Televised on the MSG Network
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featured Tony Schiavone & Alfred Hayes on commentary; included Zeus as a guest of the Brother Love Show in which he said he was the true star of
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No Holds Barred because he was bigger and badder than WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Hogan was not a man but a woman, and that Zeus would destroy Hogan if he ever came face to face with him; featured Howard Finkel announcing that Summer Slam would take place at the Meadowlands on 8/28
Warrior got a huge pop when he regained the IC title that night.
Was there any indication on commentary that Warrior performed better than Hulkster at Survivor Series?
Survivor Series 89 Chicago, IL Rosemont Horizon November 23, 1989 (15,294)
WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, & WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil), Zeus, & Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) in elimination match at 27:32; following Hogan
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entrance, Roberts cleared Dibiases team from the ring with Damien; Zeus was disqualified at 3:22 for repeatedly choking Hogan and twice shoving ref Earl Hebner when Hebner tried to break the hold; moments later, Hogan
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team tried to make the save but were held back by ref, with Dibiase then calming Zeus down enough to leave the ring; Warlord pinned Ax at 9:51 with elbow drop after Fuji tripped Ax from floor; Barbarian pinned Smash at 13:44 with clothesline off top after Smash dropped Dibiase with a Hot Shot, not realizing Dibiase made a blind tag; Barbarian & Warlord were disqualified at 19:43 for dropping Hogan with spike piledriver as Roberts fought Dibiase on floor; Dibiase pinned Roberts at 23:52 with fist drop and putting his feet on ropes for leverage after Roberts hit the DDT on interfering Virgil; Hogan pinned Dibiase with boot to face and legdrop
IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, & Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Andre the Giant, Haku, Arn Anderson, & Bobby Heenan (sub. for Tully Blanchard) in elimination match at 20:28; following Neidhart, Michaels & Jannettys entrance, three were attacked by Andre until Warrior ran out to make save; Andre was counted-out at 0:26 after being knocked to floor by Warrior; Haku pinned Neidhart at 3:30 with kick to the back of head after Neidhart knocked Anderson to the floor; Heenan pinned Jannetty at 8:49 following several stomps and a kneedrop after Anderson & Haku double teamed Jannetty; Michaels pinned Haku at 12:51 with a crossbody off the top, with Warrior helping push him, after Haku missed a crossbody off the middle turnbuckle; Anderson pinned Michaels with spinebuster at 15:38; Warrior pinned Anderson at 18:18 with press slam and splash after Anderson collided with Heenan; Warrior pinned Heenan with shoulder block and splash; after bout, Warrior chased Heenan down aisle and knocked him down on his way backstage
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