What If The WrestleMania 10 Ladder Match Had Flopped?

#3 Shawn Michaels vs Sid at SummerSlam 1995

Sid was originally scheduled to work Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam 1995.

SummerSlam 1995 is a bit infamous nowadays. It wasn’t a very good show and drew particularly strong criticism for the underwhelming main event match of Diesel vs Mabel. On paper, this showdown between the seven-footer booked at the top of the company and a 500-pound monster heel more or less fit the times. Unfortunately, Diesel wasn’t yet in his prime as a worker, and Mabel was in no way equipped to work at the top of the card.

The rumor goes that Vince McMahon saw the writing on the wall that this would likely be a stinker. So, while a blow-off to the Shawn Michaels vs. Sid rivalry was originally announced for the event, WWE shuffled the deck to instead have a WrestleMania 10 rematch between Michaels and Ramon in a Ladder Match. WWE saw the latter as a sure thing great match that could help save the show—a testament to just how highly the company regarded the original match.