What if, the WWF went with the original plans for WM4?

[David Mantell]

On 5/31/2017 at 3:19 PM, JRH said:

Savage as IC champ likely means that we dont get Warrior's title win at Summerslam 88 as well, which means that Warrior's push is either stalled or never happens.

Warrior had been earmarked as Hogan's eventual long term replacement in 1987 and was apparently still Hogan's heir apparent until 1991-1992 when a combination of the SS91 contract argument and the steroid scandal while resulted in a loss of size for Warrior and a drop in fashionablity for big physiques) saw him gradually replaced by Bret.

On 5/31/2017 at 3:45 PM, Matt D said:

After Savage's turn in 89, they did a lot of Title vs Title matches with Ultimate Warrior that ended in countout wins for Savage (I think with Rude distracting Warrior). At least one of these isn on youtube because it was at MSG.

These were done because a lot of fans sided with Savage coming out of the Main Event '89 so audiences needed to see Savage behaving a lot more like a heel., both by being cowardly against Warrior and by making pals with Rude at the end.

On 5/31/2017 at 3:57 PM, PeteF3 said:

Bottom line: Honky Tonk Man did the WWF and all of us, the viewers, a gigantic favor in the end.

Bottom line is down to Linda Hogan getting pregnant twice and Hulk being required to take Paternity Leave and go on Diaper Duty twice.

The first time round, paternity cover wad Savage/  Both Times, WM Even Number ended with a face other than Hogan taking the blet home with Hogan's blessing.  Jan or Feb of the next year the belt ended up in the hands of a heel (Savage turned, Warrior jobbed to Slaughter) setting up Heel Champion vs Hogan at WM Odd Number.

On 6/1/2017 at 9:57 PM, Migs said:

They clearly want to push Warrior. Maybe he even squashes Honky at some point.

 Warrior had gone into Vince's office and demanded when this title push he was sold on was coming.  Normally (Bam Bam, The Powers, Sid, Lex, Crush) Vince would just BS charm them out of his office, but  in Warrior's case he really DID wast him as champ some day. so they fobbed him off with two IC reigns and a year as paternity cover World Champion (cut down to 9 months once Vince saw the WM6 PPV figures and started carrying on alarming about how face vs face with Pedro vs Bruno was a flop for his dad in '72 and swearing that for the hand-back to Hogan there would be an interim champion which was Sheik Tugboat Sgt Slaughter.)

On 6/2/2017 at 4:43 AM, JRH said:

I wonder what the Rude/Savage feud would be like. Probably decent matches, but would they go with the obvious angle of Rude hitting on Elizabeth, especially if the Roberts feud still happens?

Heel Savage would usually deal with fellow heels who asked Liz for a kiss by kissing them himself!

It's an old trick., if you are flirting with a girl but her boyfriend/husband is someone you like/respect or who (against expectation/prejudice) turns out to be a decent guy, seduce him also and have yourselves a threesome!