SummerSlam 91 Randomness

By Scott Keith on 14 December 2018

1) Was there talks of a backup plan for someone else to get the IC Belt into Bret if Perfect's back was so f**ked he couldn't go? Or would they have just done a shorter easier match?

2) Coming off the awesome Jake the Snake heel turn, why wasn't the new hot evil Snake/Taker team not booked on the show? Was the blow off of Slaughter's team THAT necessary? Why not run Hogan/Warrior vs Slaughter/Jake/Taker? Slaughter could still do the job with the same finish, and the match might've been watchable…

3) I read Savage legit was trying to step away from the business to try to have a family with Liz, and we have the big wedding with the reception snake angle & Savage is back wrestling a month or so after that? When between Mania 7 Retirement Match & his return was he planned to be back?

1. The Perfect match was planned for months and they gave him time off before the show specifically to make sure his back was ready enough to do the match. There was no backup I've heard about.

2. There's a lot of ways that main event could have been better. The lack of Jake and Undertaker on the show was indeed a little mystifying.

3. Savage was indeed trying to have kids with Liz, but Vince basically begged him to return when Warrior left and Sid got injured, which immediately torpedoed all their fall plans. Hence, the hasty reception angle to make Undertaker a new top babyface and bring Savage back into the fold.