Brutus Beefcake had had his long locks inadvertently chopped by an aggravated Adrian Adonis weeks earlier (more on that later), but his wings were clipped entirely in an angle that would change his life and career forever.
Dino Bravo had wormed his way in alongside Greg Valentine and Johnny Valiant to such a degree that the 'Canadian Strongman' was presented as a vital cog in the Dream Team machine without even tagging into the match.
Their makeshift victory over The Rougeau Brothers was tainted by the group's relegation of the future 'Barber' to bit-part player, but Beefcake's babyface turn was yet to be cemented by the abandonment. It took a staggeringly enjoyable post-match angle after the next bout to usher that in...
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