WWE History Volume 6: Hulkamania Running Wild

#9 The Mega Powers Explode

All good things must come to an end, including the Mega Powers alliance

There were many factors which led up to the dissolution of the Mega Powers tag team between Macho Man Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan.

One was the fact that Hogan's Hollywood career wasn't off to a very good start. While he would continue to make movies, they were always low budget affairs which barely made a profit.

The other factor was that Randy Savage wasn't as popular a face as Hogan had been during his years long title run. A plan was put into motion to make the team split up and then face each other for the world title, in order to put it back around Hogan's waist.

The Mega Powers split after Hogan abandoned Savage during a tag team match in order to care for an unconscious Miss Elizabeth.

Though Hogan returned, Savage spurned his aid and in turn abandoned him. They wound up in a brawl post match in the locker room, with Savage knocking Hogan silly with the world title belt.

To their credit, the promos between Savage and Hogan during their feud are among the best of either man's career. Hogan and Savage settled the score at Wrestlemania V, where Hogan would cleanly beat the Macho Man.