10 Things We Learned From Something Else To Wrestle With: The Mega Powers

5. Savage Almost Worked Himself Into A Shoot The Day They Split

Tensions had been rising between Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan ever since Hulk placed a hand on Miss. Elizabeth's bottom when celebrating at SummerSlam 1988. Again, that was deliberate, and it was part of the story Prichard wanted to tell.

Other subtle nuances, like Hogan carrying Liz backstage or inviting her to accompany him to ringside, were designed to stoke the fires of jealousy in Savage. The problem was, they were done to irk him as a character, not as a real man.

Unfortunately, as NBC's Dick Ebersol, Hogan and Bruce himself would attest, Savage was in a foul mood come the day The Mega Powers were set to split.

All day, Randy had been jawing off about playing third wheel to both Hulk and Elizabeth in the team as if it were real-life. Further, he was starting to work himself into a shoot by questioning what might happen to him once he dropped the WWF Title to Hogan at WrestleMania V.