Supercard Summerslam 88 with The Honky Tonk Man

After a remarkable run of 454 days as a heel champion The Honky Tonk Man would help usher in a new era of champion in WWE history by losing to The Ultimate Warrior The match was 27seconds But Lord the road to that decision was nowhere near as short Political wranglings with McMahon and Savage would cause this swift end to a historic reign THE OPPONENT It may have been The Ultimate Warrior in the ring that night at the inaugural Summerslam but Honkys real opponents were in actuality all outside of the ring THE ANGLE Was it Savage Jake Roberts Beefcake Warrior Just what was the driving angle that led up to Summerslam We will iron it all out here THE SHOT Head back to NYC for the first Summerslam and the fascinating and heartbreaking journey that got HTM there