List of WrestleMania VI Aftermaths and Post-Event Storylines

Warrior's IC Vacancy — Mr. Perfect Wins Tournament

Eight-Man Tournament on WWF Television — Perfect Defeats Santana in Final

The immediate consequence of Warrior winning both titles was the mandatory vacating of the Intercontinental Championship — WWF rules prohibited a wrestler from holding two singles titles simultaneously. An eight-man tournament was conducted on WWF's syndicated programming, WWF Superstars of Wrestling and WWF Wrestling Challenge. Mr. Perfect advanced through the bracket and defeated Tito Santana in the tournament final to become the new Intercontinental Champion. Perfect's subsequent championship reign — which included memorable defences on Prime Time Wrestling and at major events — is considered one of the IC title's finest periods.

Hogan vs. Earthquake — The Retirement Fake-Out

Brother Love Show Attack — Hogan Retirement — SummerSlam Revenge

Hulk Hogan's post-WM6 trajectory was carefully managed to write him off television for a film shoot while maintaining fan investment. Earthquake's attack on Hogan during The Brother Love Show in May 1990 — two devastating Earthquake Splashes that kayfabe re-injured Hogan's ribs and spirit — was the scripted reason for the champion's absence. WWF television presented Hogan's 'retirement' due to the emotional and physical toll of both the WM6 loss and the Earthquake attack, encouraging fans to write letters to Hogan. In reality, Hogan was filming the movie Suburban Commando and spending time with his newborn son Nicholas. He returned at SummerSlam 1990 and won a decisive victory over Earthquake.

Beefcake's Parasailing Accident — Three-Year Absence

July 1990 Accident Cancelled SummerSlam Title Match

Brutus Beefcake's WrestleMania VI victory over Mr. Perfect had set up a scheduled Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam 1990 — a rematch for the now-vacant title that Perfect had won in the post-WM6 tournament. That programme was permanently curtailed in July 1990 when Beefcake suffered catastrophic facial injuries in a parasailing accident, requiring multiple reconstructive surgeries. The accident kept Beefcake completely out of wrestling for nearly three years, removing one of the WWF's most popular mid-card babyfaces from programming entirely.

Hart Foundation Win Tag Titles at SummerSlam 1990

Most Loved Tag Match of 1990 — Demolished Demolition

The Hart Foundation's WrestleMania VI dominance of the Bolsheviks in 19 seconds paid off in full at SummerSlam 1990. In one of the most beloved tag team matches of the entire year, Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart defeated Demolition — who had added a third member, Crush, in a controversial move — to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The victory is widely considered one of the best SummerSlam matches in the event's history and served as the most significant catalyst for Bret Hart's eventual WWF Championship aspirations.

André the Giant's Career Ends — Non-Wrestling Appearances Only

Final Competitive Match — Occasional Appearances Through 1991

Following WrestleMania VI, André the Giant made several non-wrestling appearances in WWF — including a surprise appearance at WrestleMania VII — but never competed in a televised WWF match again. His health continued to deteriorate dramatically through 1991 and into 1992. André the Giant passed away on January 27, 1993, in Paris, France, at the age of 46, due to congestive heart failure — a condition linked to the progressive effects of acromegaly. He was posthumously inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 1993.

Savage and Elizabeth — The Long Road to WrestleMania VII

12 Months from WM6's Elizabeth Appearance to WM7's Reunion

The narrative thread planted at WrestleMania VI — Elizabeth's reappearance supporting Dusty Rhodes — took twelve months to reach its emotional conclusion at WrestleMania VII. Randy Savage was suspended from the WWF after WM7's retirement stipulation match against the Ultimate Warrior and subsequently became a commentator. When Sherri turned on Savage post-match at WM7 and Elizabeth rushed from the crowd to comfort him, the reunion created one of the most emotionally overwhelming crowd reactions in WrestleMania history. The tears, the embrace, the crowd's roar — all of it traced back to the WM6 moment where Elizabeth made her quiet, meaningful return.