The initial plan was for Roberts to win the Intercontinental Championship shortly after The Honky Tonk Man's win over Steamboat and begin an angle with , but because of the injuries from the guitar shot, the decision was made to keep the belt with The Honky Tonk Man.
Below is a small sample of the looks to come.
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Roberts stated in a shoot interview with Jim Ross that the feud with Savage had to end early because Elizabeth's parents were upset with Savage for not protecting Elizabeth when Roberts kayfabe slapped her.
During the post-SummerSlam wedding reception of Savage and in reality they had been married since 1984 , Elizabeth opened a gift package containing a live cobra.
Roberts has been praised for his ring psychology.