10 Worst SummerSlam Main Events Ever - According To Dave Meltzer
3. SummerSlam 1991 - Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior Vs The Triangle Of Terror (*1/4)
Replacing socio-economic politics with a wrestling variant, 1991's controversial Hulk Hogan/Sgt Slaughter programme had lost the uncomfortable gravitas of the Gulf War by the time their August final battle rolled around, but instead carried the weight of the Ultimate Warrior's growing disdain for Vince McMahon and WWE in general.
Livid about the payoff he'd received for WrestleMania 7 as well as other remunerations both as WWE Champion and in keeping with 'Hogan-level' compensation he believed himself to warrant, Warrior issued McMahon an ultimatum to pay what he felt he was owed or face losing one half of his babyface superteam right before the SummerSlam main event.
As dwelled upon in the 'Self Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior' DVD/hatchet job, McMahon infamously paid up then 'couldn't wait to fire him', but the match itself was irrevocably harmed by the situation.
Though ostensibly a key figure in the contest, Warrior was booked strictly as Hogan's back-up, placed even further into a marginal role by domineering guest referee Sid Justice, himself blatantly being groomed for Hulk's next friend-turned-enemy feud. Chasing General Adnan and Colonel Mustafa to the back with a chair, Warrior didn't even return for the celebrations after Hogan sealed a cheap deciding victory over Slaughter with the help of powder in the eyes and Sid's rule-keeping inefficiency.