10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 11 Facts
2. Taylor Could Barely Stand Or Speak After The Match
Make no mistake, professional wrestling is a tough business. It takes a certain type of conditioning to even make it through a respectable match, and the greatest linebacker of the 1980s found that out first-hand. After polishing Bigelow off with the diving forearm smash, Taylor needed to be physically propped up by his entourage of NFLers (including future Horseman Steve "Mongo" McMichael), and carried to Salt-n-Pepa's staging area for the concluding celebration.
Both Roddy Piper and Jim Cornette remember Taylor being completely blown up by the experience, propped up against a wall (Cornette recalls him needing to be placed into a chair as soon as he came through the curtain), and barely able to utter a word from sheer exhaustion.
Thankfully, Taylor was spared the embarrassment of keeling over during the match, which was almost universally hailed as a success with Bigelow leading the way.