Match - Hogan vs. Warrior: Champion vs. Champion
As a result of his victory over Hogan at WrestleMania VI; then-WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion The Ultimate Warrior was the first wrestler in World Wrestling Federation history to win a World Title while holding another singles championship. Other wrestlers in Federation history that have replicated this feat are Shawn Michaels (Held both the WWF World and European titles.) and Triple H (Unified the World Heavyweight Title with the Intercontinental Title). However, the Intercontinental title would be vacated soon after WrestleMania VI and its fate would be decided in a single elimination tournament. "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and Tito Santana (a two-time former Intercontinental Champion) would meet each other in the finals with Hennig scoring the victory and the title. Many cite Hennig as being the greatest Intercontinental Champion of the 1990s. The Hogan-Warrior showdown was at this point in time the longest match in WrestleMania history, lasting 22 minutes and 51 seconds, and would be the only time they would face each other until October 1998 at WCW
Holloween Havoc, where Hogan got the win.
This was Hulk Hogan's first actual WrestleMania loss. However, Hogan's WrestleMania record was already blemished with a double-disqualification draw in a
WWF Championship tournament match against
André the Giant at
WrestleMania IV. Hogan's next pinfall loss at a WrestleMania would again be at the Skydome twelve years later against The Rock at
WrestleMania X8.
From wwe.com:
Champion vs. champion. The two biggest names in the business. Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior. It was “The Ultimate Challenge.” It was the main event for WrestleMania VI in which both Hogan's WWE and the Warrior's Intercontinental Championship were on the line.
In what went down as one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history, both Hogan and Warrior gave it their all for nearly 20 minutes. After Hogan escaped from a Warrior splash, the adrenaline began to run through his body and Warrior saw that all-too-familiar look in his opponent's eyes – Hogan was about to finish the Warrior off.
Hogan nailed the Warrior with a boot to the face and went for the patented leg drop to end the match. But at the last second, Warrior moved and nailed a stunned Hogan with a second splash to win both championships and the “Ultimate Challenge!”
In a true show of sportsmanship, Hogan handed Warrior the WWE Championship after the match. The two then shared an emotional embrace in the center of the ring.