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SummerSlam
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PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateAugust 27, 1990
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
VenueSpectrum
Attendance19,304[1]
Tagline(s)The Heat Returns
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The 1990SummerSlamwas the third annualSummerSlamprofessional wrestlingpay-per-vieweventproduced by theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF, now WWE). It took place on August 27, 1990, atThe SpectruminPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.Thecardconsisted of 10 televised matches, including two main events.The Ultimate Warriorsuccessfully defended theWWF ChampionshipagainstRick Rudein aSteel Cage match,andHulk HogandefeatedEarthquakebycountout.

The pay-per-view also included two other title matches.Mr. Perfectlost hisWWF Intercontinental Championshipto theTexas Tornado,who was a substitute forBrutus Beefcake,who had been injured in a real-lifeparasailingaccident. In the other title match,The Hart Foundation(Bret HartandJim Neidhart) won theWWF Tag Team ChampionshipfromDemolition(SmashandCrush) in atwo out of three falls match.

Production[edit]

Background[edit]

The event was held at theSpectruminPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.

SummerSlamis an annualpay-per-view(PPV) produced every August by theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF, now WWE) since 1988. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer",[2]it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along withWrestleMania,Royal Rumble,andSurvivor Series,which were dubbed the "Big Four".[3]It has since become considered WWF's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania.[4][5]The 1990 event was the third SummerSlam and was scheduled to be held on August 27, 1990, atThe SpectruminPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.[6]

Storylines[edit]

Paul RomabeganfeudingwithThe Rockers(Shawn MichaelsandMarty Jannetty) during the July 21, 1990, episode ofWWF Superstars.Roma was attacked after a match byDino Bravo;when The Rockers came to the ring for the following match, Roma accused them of attacking him. The argument turned physical, and Roma was backed up byHercules.[7]One week later, Roma and Hercules appeared on theBrother LoveShow, an interview segment, and formed atag teamknown as Power and Glory.[8]A match between the two teams was later scheduled for SummerSlam.

The feud betweenMr. PerfectandBrutus Beefcakebegan at the1990 Royal Rumble.Beefcake, whose gimmick included cutting his opponents' hair, was wrestlingThe Genius,Perfect'smanager.When he began giving The Genius a haircut when Perfect interfered and caused a doubledisqualification.[9][10]Perfect and Beefcake wrestled each other atWrestleMania VI,and Beefcake won the match.[11][12]Perfect won theIntercontinental Championshipon April 23, 1990, in a tournament final.[13]He had caused Beefcake to be eliminated from the tournament by interfering in his match.[14]Beefcake and Perfect had a series of matches athouse showsleading up to their planned SummerSlam match.[6]One month before SummerSlam, on July 4, Beefcake was injured while he was standing on a beach and a female friend's knees hit him in the face while she wasparasailing.Several bones in his face werelegitbroken, including his jaw and nose.[15]As a result, theTexas Tornadoreplaced Beefcake in the SummerSlam match.

At the 1990 Royal Rumble,Sensational Sherri,Randy Savage'svalet,appeared on the Brother Love show. Brother Love discussed the definition of a "lady", using Sherri as an example. He then discussed "peasants", bringing outSapphire,Dusty Rhodes's valet, as an example. Sherri and Sapphire fought, which led to Savage and Rhodes fighting to defend their valets.[9]Rhodes and Sapphire faced Savage and Sherri in amixed tag team matchat WrestleMania VI. Rhodes and Sapphire won the match with assistance fromMiss Elizabeth,Savage's former valet.[16]For SummerSlam, individual matches were scheduled, with Sapphire facing Sherri and Savage wrestling Rhodes.[17]Meanwhile, Sapphire had been receiving gifts from an anonymous benefactor.[18]

Randy Savagefeuded withDusty Rhodesleading up to SummerSlam.

Tito SantanaandRick Martelformed atag teamnamedStrike Forcein 1987. They won theWWF Tag Team Championshiptogether before Martel abandoned Santana during a match against theBrain BustersatWrestleMania V.This led to a lengthy feud between the two,[19]The team split up as a result and the former partners had a lengthy feud.[20]and ablow offmatch was scheduled for SummerSlam.[21]Martel was injured prior to the SummerSlam match,[6]so the WWF created a storyline that he was unable to compete because he was participating in a modeling competition inParis.[22]He was replaced in the match withThe Warlord,who had been competing against Santana on house shows since April.[6]

DemolitionandThe Hart Foundationhad faced each other two years earlier atSummerSlam 1988;Demolition had successfully defended theWWF Tag Team Championship.[23]The Hart Foundation duo ofJim NeidhartandBret Hartlater focused on singles wrestling but soon reunited as a team.[24]On the March 31 episode ofWWF Superstarsthey challenged the WWF Tag Team Championship after the WrestleMania.[25]The Hart Foundation faced The Rockers on the April 28 episode ofSaturday Night's Main Event XXVI.Demolition interfered, causing a doubledisqualification.[26]On the July 14 episode ofWWF Superstars,Demolition and The Hart Foundation brawled after The Hart Foundation claimed that Demolition having three members was evidence of cowardice.[27]The following week, a match between the teams was scheduled for SummerSlam. The stipulations stated that it would be atwo out of three falls matchand that only two members of Demolition would be allowed at ringside.[7]

The feud betweenBad News BrownandJake Robertsbegan when Roberts sent Brown a birthday present on the April 22 episode ofWrestling Challenge.[28]Upon opening the package, Brown found a rubber snake, to which hereacted with horror.On the May 5 episode ofWWF Superstars,the two men agreed to a match;[29]Brown later stated that his fear of snakes was cured but was quickly proven wrong.[30]On the July 28 episode ofWWF Superstars,a match between Brown and Roberts was scheduled for SummerSlam with theBig Boss Manas aguest referee.Brown commented that he would bring 200 pounds of Harlem sewer rats to counteract Roberts'sboa constrictor,Damian.[8]

Nikolai Volkoffbegan the year partnered withBoris Zhukovin a pro-Soviet tag team known asThe Bolsheviks.AfterLithuania,Volkoff's homeland, declared its independence from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1990, The Bolsheviks split up. Volkoff became pro-Western and was presented with an American flag byJim Duggan.[30][31][32]They were thenbookedto face a Japanese team known asThe Orient Expressat SummerSlam.[21]

SummerSlam Fever results[6][33]
No. Results
1 SmashdefeatedJim Neidhart
2 The Texas TornadodefeatedBlack Bart
3 The WarlorddefeatedPez Whatley
4 Nikolai VolkoffdefeatedBoris Zhukov
5 Power and Glorydefeated Mark Thomas and Mike Williams
6 Jake RobertsdefeatedMike Sharpe
7 Mr. PerfectdefeatedRonnie Garvin
8 The Orient Expressdefeated Sonny Blaze andShane Douglas
9 Jim DuggandefeatedEarthquakebydisqualification

AsHulk Hoganwas being interviewed on The Brother Love Show during the May 26 episode ofWWF Superstars,he was attacked byEarthquake.Earthquake hit Hogan with a chair and jumped on his stomach with anEarthquake splash.Hogan was taken from the stage on a stretcher.[34]Hogan did not appear on WWF programming for almost two months, as the company teased his possible retirement. On the July 14 episode ofWWF Superstars,Hogan revealed that he would return to the ring against Earthquake at SummerSlam. Hogan's friendTugboatwas supposed to be in his corner during the match,[7]but he was attacked by Earthquake and Dino Bravo on the August 18 episode ofWWF Superstarsand received two Earthquake splashes before being rescued by the Big Bossman. Tugboat was carried offstage on a stretcher; his (kayfabe) injuries prevented him from appearing at SummerSlam.[35]Big Bossman replaced Tugboat in that role.[22]

The Ultimate WarriorandRick Rudehad been feuding since the1989 Royal Rumble.The competed against each other in a "posedown"to show off their muscles, after which Rude attacked the Warrior. They faced each other at WrestleMania V in a match for the Warrior's Intercontinental Championship. Rude won the title,[36]but the Warrior regained the title belt atSummerSlam 1989.[37][38]The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan for theWWF World Heavyweight Championshipat WrestleMania VI;[39]he was forced to give up the Intercontinental Championship, and Rick Rude was named the top challenger for SummerSlam. The match was later scheduled as asteel cage match.[7]

To build anticipation for the pay-per-view event, the WWF broadcastSummerSlam Feveron theUSA Network.The show aired on August 19 and included several interviews as well as an appearance by Hulk Hogan and managerJimmy Harton the Brother Love show. It also included nine matches that included wrestlers who would be competing at SummerSlam.[6][33]

Event[edit]

Other on-screen employees[40]
Role: Name:
Commentator Vince McMahon
Roddy Piper
Interviewer Lord Alfred Hayes
Sean Mooney
Gene Okerlund
Ring announcer Howard Finkel
Referee John Binella
Mike Chioda
Rene Goulet
Earl Hebner

Before the pay-per-view began,Shane DouglasdefeatedBuddy Rosein adark match.[6]Hercules attacked Shawn Michaels prior to the first televised bout, hitting him in the knee with a chain. Although his partner was unable to compete, Jannetty controlled the beginning of the match, usinghip tossesto throw Roma and Hercules. Power and Glory then attacked Jannetty while their manager,Slick,distracted thereferee.Although Jannetty was able to mount a brief comeback, Roma and Hercules wore him down and got the victory after performing a PowerPlex—asuperplexfrom Hercules followed by adiving splashfrom Roma.[41]

The Texas Tornado got an early advantage in his match with Mr. Perfect, controlling the bout with several power moves. Mr. Perfect recovered and used aneckbreakerandsleeper holdto wear down the Tornado. As Perfect was showing off for the crowd, the Tornado attacked him from behind. He wore Perfect down with aclawholdbefore hitting him with adiscus punchto win the match and the Intercontinental Championship.[41][42]

Sensational Sherri came to the ring for her match against Sapphire, but Sapphire did not come to the ring. As a result, Sherri was awarded the victory by forfeit.[41][43]

Tito Santana began his match with The Warlord by locking his opponent in aheadlockanddropkickinghim out of the ring. The Warlord took control of the match when he returned to the ring, using his strength to control the match. Slick, The Warlord's manager, interfered, but Santana regained a brief advantage. The Warlord gained the victory bypinningSantana after performing arunning powerslam.[41]

In the two out of three falls tag team match,CrushandSmashrepresented Demolition against the team of Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart. Both teams relied on brawling tactics during the first fall, which was awarded to Demolition when they pinned Hart after performing theDemolition Decapitation.They continued to wear down Hart until Neidhart tagged back into the match. He and Hart took turns attacking Smash before performing theHart Attack.Before they could pin him, however, Crush prevented the referee from making a pinfall count, which resulted in a disqualification. During the third fall, Demolition distracted the referee, enablingAx,their third member, to come to hide at ringside. When Smash was knocked out of the ring, Ax took his place while Smash hid. Well rested, Ax used his power to control the match against Hart. Ax and Smash traded places again, but theLegion of Doomappeared and pulled Ax out from under the ring. With Smash distracted, Hart and Neidhart were able to tackle Crush and pin him to win the match and the WWF Tag Team Championship.[41][44]

During the following match, a covered cage sat at ringside, supposedly containing 200 pounds of Harlem sewer rats, although the contents of the cage were not revealed. Bad News Brown controlled most of the early stages of his match against Jake Roberts. Roberts attempted to perform theDDTtwice, including once when Brown was arguing with special referee Big Bossman, but Brown blocked the move both times. Outside the ring, Brown hit Roberts with a chair while the Big Bossman was not looking. Roberts gained the advantage by punching Brown repeatedly but was kicked to the outside after Brown reversed a DDT attempt into aback bodydrop.Brown hit Roberts with a chair again but was disqualified when the Bossman saw him. Brown tried to gain revenge after the match by attacking Roberts's boa constrictor, Damien, but the Bossman attacked Brown to save the snake.[41]

TheBig Boss Mandid not wrestle at SummerSlam but appeared in two matches.

Sgt. Slaughterwas a guest on The Brother Love Show. He presented Brother Love the "Greatest American Award" and claimed that the United States had become soft and weak. He also declared war on Nikolai Volkoff.[41][43]

Prior to the next match, Duggan and Volkoff sang "God Bless America".They were attacked by The Orient Express (Akio SatoandPat Tanaka), and all four men fought in the ring. Sato and Tanaka attacked Volkoff while preventing him from tagging Duggan into the match;Mr. Fuji,the manager of The Orient Express, also hit Volkoff with his cane. When Tanaka missed abig splash,Volkoff tagged in Duggan, who performed several clotheslines on Tanaka and Sato. Volkoff and Duggan thenIrish whippedtheir opponents into each other; Duggan clotheslined Tanaka from athree-point stanceand pinned him to win the match.[41][43]

As the match between Dusty Rhodes and Randy Savage was about to begin,Ted DiBiaserevealed that he had purchased Sapphire. Rhodes walked down the aisle toward DiBiase and Sapphire but was attacked from behind by Savage. Savage controlled most of the match, and Sherri interfered to help him while therefereewas distracted. Rhodes made a brief comeback, but Savage was able to pin him after hitting him with Sherri's purse, which was said to be loaded with a heavy object. After the match, Rhodes chased after DiBiase and Sapphire but was unable to catch up to their departing limousine.[41]

Control went back and forth at the beginning of the match between Hulk Hogan and Earthquake. When Earthquake rolled out of the ring, both wrestlers' corner-men got involved, as Hogan and the Big Boss Man fought against Earthquake and Dino Bravo. Bravo and EarthquakepowerslammedHogan while the referee was distracted, which allowed Earthquake to lock Hogan in aBoston crabhold. After being powerslammed outside of the ring by Earthquake, Hogan tried to lift his opponent but was unsuccessful. Earthquake powerslammed Hogan and performed two Earthquake splashes but was unable to get the pinfall. Hogan recovered andbodyslammedEarthquake. He performed alegdropon Earthquake before Earthquake's manager,Jimmy Hartinterfered. Hogan threw him out of the ring and then bodyslammed Earthquake onto a table at ringside. Hogan got back into the ring and won the match viacountout.Earthquake attacked Hogan after the match, but the Big Boss Man saved Hogan by hitting Earthquake with a chair.[41][43]

The Ultimate Warrior gained the early advantage in his steel cage match with Rick Rude. After the Warrior missed asplashattempt, Rude attempted to win the match by escaping the cage. The Warrior stopped him, and both wrestlers unsuccessfully attempted to perform theirfinishing moves.Rude was then able to perform aRude Awakeningneckbreaker but chose to continue attacking the Warrior rather than escape the cage. Rude performed ashoulderblockand tried to leave through the cage door. The Warrior held him back whileBobby Heenan,Rude's manager, tried to pull Rude out. The Warrior pulled both Rude and Heenan into the cage. He punched Heenan and then threw him out of the cage with anatomic drop.Warrior then knocked Rude down three times withclotheslinesand threw him onto the ring floor with agorilla press drop.Warrior climbed over the cage and dropped to the arena floor to win the match and retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.[41][43]

Reception[edit]

The attendance for the event was 19,304, which was the lowest attendance of the first seven SummerSlams. The WWF collected $338,452 from ticket revenue.[45]The pay-per-view buyrate was 3.8, which was down from the previous year's 4.8 but higher than the following year's 2.7 buyrate.[45]

SummerSlam 1990 was released onVHSbyColiseum Videoon September 27, 1990, in the United States.[46]The VHS edition was released in the United Kingdom on April 6, 1992.[47]It was first released onDVDas part ofSilver Vision'sWWE Tagged Classicsseries on August 1, 2005.[48]The event is also included as part of WWE's SummerSlam Anthology boxed DVD set. The anthology was released on August 5, 2008, in North America and was released on October 6, 2008, in the United Kingdom.[49][50]

Aftermath[edit]

After Michaels took time off to have knee surgery for a legit injury suffered prior to SummerSlam (he noticeably limped to the ring and the pre-match attack where Hercules hit him in the knee with his chain was so that Michaels would not actually have to wrestle), his return saw The Rockers continue to feud with Power and Glory, and the teams faced each other during an elimination match at the1990 Survivor Series.Power and Glory's team won the match, during which Roma eliminated Michaels after performing a PowerPlex with Hercules.[51][52]

The Texas Tornado held the Intercontinental Championship for almost three months beforedroppingit back to Perfect on November 19. The match was aired on the December 15 edition ofWWF Superstars.[53]The two men were also on opposite sides for an elimination match at Survivor Series. Perfect eliminated the Tornado with aPerfectPlex,but the Tornado's team won the match.[51][52]Brutus Beefcake did not wrestle again until 1993.[54]

Dusty Rhodes continued to feud with Randy Savage after SummerSlam. During their match on the October 22 episode ofPrime Time Wrestling,Ted DiBiase interfered and attacked Rhodes's son,Dustin.[55]DiBiase and Dusty Rhodes faced each other as part of an elimination match at Survivor Series 1990; DiBiase won the match for his team.[51]The continued rivalry led to a tag team match at the1991 Royal Rumblethat pitted Dusty and Dustin Rhodes against DiBiase and his bodyguard,Virgil.DiBiase and Virgil won the match and then began feuding with each other.[56]Sapphire left the WWF soon after SummerSlam,[6]and Savage stopped feuding with Rhodes in favor of challenging the Ultimate Warrior for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.[57]

Jake Robertsfeuded withRick Martelafter SummerSlam.

After Martel returned from his injury, he was placed in a storyline in which he blindedJake Robertsby spraying him in the face withcologneon the Brother Love Show.[58]Martel and Santana faced each other on the November 11 episode ofWrestling Challenge,and Roberts interfered. Unable to see clearly, he accidentally attacked Santana but vowed revenge against Martel.[59]Bad News Brown left the WWF after SummerSlam, citing broken promises as his reason.[60]

The Hart Foundation held the WWF Tag Team Championship for almost seven months before dropping the title belts toThe Nasty Boyson March 24, 1991, atWrestlemania VII.[61]Demolition feuded with the Legion of Doom, including severalsix-man matchesin which the Ultimate Warrior sided with the Legion of Doom.[62]They also faced each other at Survivor Series 1990 as part of an elimination match. During the match, Smash, Crush, and both members of the Legion of Doom were disqualified for fighting outside the ring.[51][52]Demolition was disbanded altogether shortly thereafter, although Smash and Crush continued to wrestle under differentgimmicks.[63]

Nikolai Volkoff competed at Survivor Series 1990 in a match that pitted him and his partners against Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zhukov, and The Orient Express. He was eliminated by Slaughter, who was later disqualified when his manager,General Adnanhit Tito Santana with an Iraqi flag.[51]Slaughter and Volkoff also faced each other on many house shows throughout the second half of 1990. Slaughter won the majority of these contests before setting his sights on the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.[6][64]

At the 1990 Survivor Series, Hogan and Tugboat were members of the Hulkamaniacs team in a match against the Natural Disasters team, which included Earthquake and Bravo. Hogan eliminated Bravo, and Tugboat and Earthquake were both counted out while fighting each other. The Hulkamaniacs won the match, with Hogan as the only wrestler remaining at the end.[51][52]During the1991 Royal Rumble match,Hogan eliminated his friend Tugboat. Hogan and Earthquake were the final two wrestlers at the end; Hogan eliminated Earthquake to win the match.[65]Tugboat later turnedheeland changed his name to Typhoon; he and Earthquake formed a tag team known asThe Natural Disasters.[66]

Rude left the WWF in late 1990 due to a dispute with the company about money.[67]As a result, Bobby Heenan took his place in matches that had already been booked against the Big Boss Man.[68]The Ultimate Warrior held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship until dropping it to Sgt. Slaughter at the1991 Royal Rumble.[69]

Results[edit]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[70]
1DShane DouglasdefeatedBuddy RoseSingles match[6]—
2Power and Glory(Paul RomaandHercules) (withSlick) defeatedThe Rockers(Shawn MichaelsandMarty Jannetty)Tag team match6:00
3The Texas TornadodefeatedMr. Perfect(c) (withBobby Heenan)Singles match for theWWF Intercontinental Championship5:15
4Queen SherridefeatedSapphireby forfeitSingles match—
5The Warlord(with Slick) defeatedTito SantanaSingles match5:28
6The Hart Foundation(Bret HartandJim Neidhart) defeatedDemolition(SmashandCrush) (c) 2-1Two-out-of-three falls matchfor theWWF Tag Team Championship14:24
7Jake RobertsdefeatedBad News BrownbydisqualificationSingles match withBig Boss Manasspecial guest referee4:44
8Jim DugganandNikolai VolkoffdefeatedThe Orient Express(SatoandTanaka) (withMr. Fuji)Tag team match3:22
9Randy Savage(with Queen Sherri) defeatedDusty RhodesSingles match2:15
10Hulk Hogan(with Big Boss Man) defeatedEarthquake(withJimmy HartandDino Bravo) bycountoutSingles match13:16
11The Ultimate Warrior(c) defeatedRick Rude(with Bobby Heenan) by escaping the cageSteel Cage matchfor theWWF Championship10:05
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was adark match

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