SummerSlam 1989
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	August 28, 1989
Venue	Meadowlands Arena
City	East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance	20,000
Pay-per-view chronology
WrestleMania V	SummerSlam 1989	Survivor Series 1989

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Results

• Dark match: Dino Bravo defeated Koko B. Ware
• WWF Tag Team Champions The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) (w/Bobby Heenan) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) in a non-title match. (see trivia below) (16:23)
  • Anderson pinned Bret after a middle-rope elbow drop.
• Dusty Rhodes defeated The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) (9:36)
  • Rhodes pinned Honky Tonk after Jimmy Hart accidentally slammed Honky Tonk's own guitar over his head and Rhodes dropped a Bionic Elbow.
• Mr. Perfect defeated The Red Rooster (3:21)
  • Perfect pinned Red Rooster after the Perfect Plex.
• Rick Martel and The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) (w/Jimmy Hart and Slick) defeated Tito Santana and The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) (14:58)
  • Martel pinned Jannetty for the win, Michaels was actually the legal man.
• The Ultimate Warrior defeated Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (16:02)
  • Warrior pinned Rude after a Press Slam and Big Splash after interference from "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. (16:01)

Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake and Elizabeth celebrating in the ring after their match.

• Jim Duggan and Demolition (Smash and Ax) defeated André the Giant and The Twin Towers (The Big Boss Man and Akeem) (w/Bobby Heenan and Slick) (7:23)
  • Smash pinned Akeem after Duggan hit Akeem in the head with his 2×4.
• Hercules defeated Greg Valentine (w/Jimmy Hart) (3:08)
  • Valentine initially pinned Hercules with his feet on the ropes.
  • However, guest ring announcer Ronnie Garvin (who was feuding with Greg Valentine at the time) announced Hercules as the winner of the bout by disqualification.
• Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil) defeated Jimmy Snuka (6:27)
  • DiBiase won when Snuka was counted-out.
• WWF Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated Randy Savage and Zeus (w/Sensational Sherri) (15:04)
  • Hogan pinned Zeus after a Leg drop.

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References

• Brian Shields (4th Edition 2006). "Supercard / PPV History", Main event – WWE in the raging 80s. Pocket Books, 189-192. ISBN 978-1-4165-3257-6. 
• PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 87. (English) 
• twnpnews.com - SummerSlam
• wrestlinginformer.net - SummerSlam '89 review
• hoffco-inc.com - SummerSlam '89 review

External links

• Official 1989 SummerSlam site