7 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE WrestleMania IV
2. Cheap Thrills
Brutus Beefcake thrice lost what was supposedly a nailed on Intercontinental Title run on WWE pay-per-views, but this first teaser was genuinely supposed to tee up his coronation at SummerSlam later that year.
The Honky Tonk Man was an unexpected revelation as the sh*thouse heel Intercontinental Champion - headlining B-shows with Hulk Hogan in other towns, the Elvis Presley impersonator was loathed by crowds to such an extent that they'd buy tickets just to see him lose. You know, the way wrestling used to work.
WrestleMania IV appeared to be his final destination before yet another disqualification loss afforded him one more escape. Beefcake's time wouldn't ever come, even if keeping the secondary strap on Honky proved inspired all the same.