SummerSlam (1989)

SummerSlam 1989 was the second annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on August 28, 1989 in the Meadowlands Arena located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

[edit] 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.

Promotional poster of SummerSlam 1989

Prior to the Brain Busters/Hart Foundation match at SummerSlam, The Brain Busters won the Tag Team Championship a week before from Demolition. The match was already signed between them and the Hart Foundation before they won the belts, so it was explained in kayfabe that they were not forced to defend the belts because there was no championship to defend when the match was signed so their match was a non-title match.
One of the most infamous bloopers in professional wrestling history took place at SummerSlam 1989. Backstage announcer Gene Okerlund was set to interview then-WWF Intercontinental Champion Rick Rude and Rude's manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan prior to Rude's title defense against The Ultimate Warrior when the Summerslam backdrop fell backwards. An off-camera Vince McMahon could be heard saying "Nice move", followed by Okerlund yelling "Fuck it!". The cameras immediately cut away to a live shot of the crowd, with Tony Schiavone immediately attempting to restore order, while Jesse "The Body" Ventura laughed. After a short while, Okerlund's interview with Rude and Heenan proceeded without incident.