10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 1993

6. SummerSlam Made WWF History

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August's SummerSlam '93 marked the first time a WWF pay-per-view aired without either Randy Savage or Hulk Hogan on the lineup. Both Mega-Powers had dominated company PPVs ever since the mid-1980s for a reason, but McMahon and lieutenants were keen to finally move on as time crept closer to the mid-90s.

SummerSlam also made history for other reasons. Namely, it was the first one in the series to happen without even one title change on the card. More specifically, it ended a run of Intercontinental Title switches; that belt had changed hands on every SummerSlam between 1988-1992. The WWF ended that run in '93.

So, there you go. Lex Luger's big night was more memorable in the long run for the lack of 'Macho Madness' or 'Hulkamania'. This trend would continue until Hulk wrestled on the 2005 show against Shawn Michaels. In short, neither Mega-Power appeared between 1992-2005 - a 13 year span of SummerSlams.

Oh, brother.

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