The Hogan Era is over
1990 | Ultimate Warrior | WWF Champion / WWF Intercontinental Champion
WrestleMania VI.
The Ultimate Challenge. Hogan couldn’t come through which meant that Warrior became the WWF Champion despite already being the Intercontinental Champion. Both titles were on the line and despite Hogan being the unstoppable force of the Golden generation of wrestling, he could not take that step to be the second double champion in WWF history.
The Power of the Warrior was too strong for Hulkamania.
The Ultimate Warrior will always be etched into the annals of wrestling history for the momentous victory over the Hulk Hogan. It was a great match that was won with the famous big splash.
Ultimate Warrior represented everything it meant to be a Superstar. He had the look, the skills in the promo department and he was a guy with muscles in places I don’t even have places.
He was the total package and though it was bittersweet because people were not used to seeing Hogan lose, it was hard not to cheer and get behind Warrior. This was a key WrestleMania moment. He validated his character and career with the double title win.
Again, due to the rule that a wrestler could not hold two championships simultaneously, Warrior vacated the Intercontinental Championship and Mr. Perfect won a tournament final to claim the title that Warrior used to reach the top!
