Two icons met at #SummerSlam when "Macho Man" Randy Savage took on the Ultimate Warrior! | WWE

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On April 28, 1990 WWF Saturday Night's Main Event XXVI aired on NBC from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Take a look back as Mean Gene Okerlund interviews the WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Ultimate Warrior before his first televised title defense against Haku. The Warrior would go on to successfully defend his title. | Davenport Sports Network

On April 1, 1990 WrestleMania VI took place in front of 67,678 fans at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario. Aside from its record-breaking attendance, the event is arguably best remembered for "The Ultimate Challenge"; the main event match which saw Hulk Hogan (WWF World Heavyweight Champion) vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WWF Intercontinental Champion), in which both championship titles were on the line. On February 3, 1990, a week after Hogan and Ultimate Warrior crossed paths in the 1990 Royal Rumble

SNEAK PEEK: Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart & more discuss Ultimate Warrior's rise to stardom & epic match against Honky Tonk Man. Biography: Ultimate Warrior starts TOMORROW at 8/7c. #WWEonAE | A&E