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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4493238, member: 1969"]
Sorry for being the disagreeing sort today.   But I just don't see this as obvious.   Not saying no either.   Looking back at it as a fan today, and even going back to watch it may have been better - that I agree with.   But man wrestling in the 80's was a simpler time - so much **** on TV -- they gave away very little for free.

The model at the time was to build a "Dream Match" for WM several months in advance and build backwards.  There was not monthly PPV's - the 3 other PPV's didn't even have title matches at this time.   Where would Hogan have chased?   I suppose they could have made a big deal of it for SummerSlam 1989, but they were eager to get Hogan back on the road as champion for financial reasons.    Back then house shows meant so much more financially than PPV's.

Hogan drew so much more than Savage.  
I went to a house show that Hogan vs One Man Gang in December 1987 in Montreal, with a crappy undercard and the old Montreal Forum was sold out with 18000 fans.

I went to a house show in May 1988 with Savage vs Dibiase (for the WWE title), Demolition vs Hart Foundation (Tag Title), Beefcake vs Honky (IC Title) and the place had around10,000 fans.  Clearly a much better card -- of course I naively believed this "Night of Champions" billed card would have a title change.

That being said the Hogan run in 89 was also when he started to rapidly lose his appeal.  Fans began to get tired of it, and Warrior was handed of a situation that was already declining.
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