10 Precise Turning Points Where WWE Did The Impossible
4. Randy Savages Fails Upwards
At WrestleMania IV, Randy Savage experienced the highlight of professional career on WWE's grandest stage.
Victorious in a one-night single elimination tournament for the vacant WWE Championship, Savage was a made man by virtue of the spot, and used the evening to kick off a programme that'd nail down a lifelong industry legacy as a result. One sharp glance at Hulk Hogan during the celebrations alongside Elizabeth kicked off a year of them, culminating in an epic title match featuring the same three in the same building one year later. The programme was box office WWE didn't know could be possible after theoretically peaking with Hogan/Andre The Giant two years prior...but it almost didn't happen.
On the very same night 'The Hulkster' was screwed out of the WWE Championship by Ted Dibiase, Andre and the "evil twin" referee, Savage was supposed to dethrone Intercontinental titleholder The Honky Tonk Man. Honky Tonk just wasn't feeling it, leaving Savage out of luck and out of contention.
To make good and continue making Savage the babyface star, Vince McMahon decided to rocket-strap him with the richest prize instead. Planned winner Ted Dibiase was shunted into the losing finalist's spot, and the Mega Powers Explosion was placed into motion from what was thought to be the Macho Man's greatest triumph.