Hogan had to win after the Slaughter win, like just on a send the crowd home happy level.
Yup, sometimes the foregone conclusions need to happen to draw money. Swerves just confuse the casuals.
If you do something screwy with Hogan earlier, then you almost have to have Bossman in the Rumble and have it come down to Bossman vs Heenan Family and have him win via some miracle. Maybe even with an Andre limp-in to turn the tables at ringside.
Duggan was going to headline the Main Event vs Slaughter soon after this, and he could have done the AMERICA finish with Hogan coming down with the Flag to steal the heat.
Macho King wins to double down on his rightful Number one contender gripe. But his retirement is in the works so its a waste.
Taker wins to establish he's a beast.
Bulldog wins to kick start his return as a singles star.
Quake wins to get his heat back from months of losing to Hogan.
Tugboat wins to set up a turn on Hogan as Sheik Tugboat in the Triangle of Terror. TOOOOOOT!
