10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 4 Facts
9. The Tournament Once Had Very Different Brackets
On episodes of WWE television shortly after the tournament was announced, the company revealed the brackets for the 14-man showcase. Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant were still given the dual-bye into the quarter final match with each other, and every other first round match was the same as it played out. Except the placements were different.
In the original version, the Jake Roberts/Rick Rude winner would've faced the Don Muraco/Dino Bravo winner. The winner of Ricky Steamboat/Greg Valentine got the winner of Randy Savage/Butch Reed (which was kept the same, actually). The victor of Bam Bam Bigelow/One Man Gang would battle the winner of Ted Dibiase/Jim Duggan.
So why the switcharounds? Because WWE had to craft a new ending to the tournament. For further explanation, just keep clicking through this list, and you'll understand.