WWE History Vol. 15: The greatest heel turns

Hulk Hogan's heel turn at Bash at the Beach reverberates through wrestling history. Where does it rank on our list?
Hulk Hogan's heel turn at Bash at the Beach reverberates through wrestling history. Where does it rank on our list?

#4 The Mega Powers Explode: Macho Man, Saturday Night's Main Event

Fast Friends turned Bitter Enemies: Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage backstage after Saturday Night's Main Event 1989.
Fast Friends turned Bitter Enemies: Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage backstage after Saturday Night's Main Event 1989.

If you've ever yearned for a movie where Godzilla and King Kong team up to take down the bad guys, then you might understand the wish fulfillment dream of many 1980s kids when Macho Man and Hulk Hogan joined forces as the Mega Powers.

Their friendship built up gradually, with Hogan first saving Macho Man from a beat down by Jimmy Hart's first family. Then Hogan helped Savage win the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania IV, cementing their alliance.

The two formed the Mega Powers, teaming up at the first ever SummerSlam to take on the Mega Bucks team of Ted Dibiase and Andre the Giant. Their tandem continued into a feud with the Twin Towers, Akeem and Big Boss Man.

During a tag team match on Saturday Night's Main Event in 1989, Savage was thrown into Miss Elizabeth, knocking her down. Hogan carried her off to receive medical attention, but this left Savage to fend for himself against the twin behemoths. When Hogan eventually returned, Savage refused to tag him in and instead abandoned Hogan to his fate.

After the match, the two had a heated confrontation backstage which led to Savage attacking Hogan with the belt. It's the death of a dream, and a great heel turn.

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