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PRO WRASSLIN' REFLECTION PODCAST EPISODE 3: WWF SUMMERSLAM 88!
On this week’s episode of The Pro Wrasslin’ Reflection Podcast… WWF SummerSlam 88: The Mega Powers vs. The Mega Bucks!
Big Ray, "The Professor" Anthony Quintana aka "Ricky Freestyle" & "Good Ol” Travis Voeltz review the first ever SummerSlam!
SummerSlam 1988 was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event. It was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and took place on August 29, 1988, in Madison Square Garden, located in New York City, New York. The pay-per-view was created to help the company compete against rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (formerly Jim Crockett Promotions). It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF, along with WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series.
The event consisted of ten professional wrestling matches. The preliminary matches included a title defense by Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man against a surprise challenger, who turned out to be The Ultimate Warrior. The Ultimate Warrior won the match in just 31 seconds to end Honky Tonk's 14 month title reign, the longest Intercontinental Championship reign in history. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant). Hogan and Savage won the match after Miss Elizabeth, Savage's manager, distracted André and DiBiase, by removing her skirt to reveal a bikini bottom!
Additional P.P.V. information:
Name of the event: WWF SummerSlam 1988 - "Where the Mega Powers Meet the Mega Bucks"
Date: August 8th 1988
Promotion: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Type: Pay Per View
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 20.000
Broadcast type: Live
Broadcast date: 8/29/88
Commentary by: Gorilla Monsoon & Superstar Billy Graham
PPV buyrate (relative): 4.5
This events match card goes as follows:
Tag Team Match - The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau)
Singles Match - Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera
Singles Match - Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. The Junkyard Dog
Tag Team Match - The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff) (w/Slick) vs. The Powers Of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/The Baron)
WWF Intercontinental Title Match - The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) (c) vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Singles Match - Dino Bravo (w/Frenchy Martin) vs. Don Muraco
WWF World Tag Team Title Match - Demolition (Ax & Smash) (w/Jimmy Hart & Mr. Fuji) (c) vs. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)
Singles Match - Koko B. Ware vs. The Big Boss Man (w/Slick)
Singles Match - Hercules vs. Jake Roberts
Tag Team Match (Special Referee: Jesse Ventura) - The Mega Bucks (Andre The Giant & Ted DiBiase) (w/Bobby Heenan & Virgil) vs. The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) (w/Miss Elizabeth)
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Big Ray, "The Professor" Anthony Quintana aka "Ricky Freestyle" & "Good Ol” Travis Voeltz review the first ever SummerSlam!
SummerSlam 1988 was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event. It was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and took place on August 29, 1988, in Madison Square Garden, located in New York City, New York. The pay-per-view was created to help the company compete against rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (formerly Jim Crockett Promotions). It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF, along with WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series.
The event consisted of ten professional wrestling matches. The preliminary matches included a title defense by Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man against a surprise challenger, who turned out to be The Ultimate Warrior. The Ultimate Warrior won the match in just 31 seconds to end Honky Tonk's 14 month title reign, the longest Intercontinental Championship reign in history. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant). Hogan and Savage won the match after Miss Elizabeth, Savage's manager, distracted André and DiBiase, by removing her skirt to reveal a bikini bottom!
Additional P.P.V. information:
Name of the event: WWF SummerSlam 1988 - "Where the Mega Powers Meet the Mega Bucks"
Date: August 8th 1988
Promotion: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
Type: Pay Per View
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 20.000
Broadcast type: Live
Broadcast date: 8/29/88
Commentary by: Gorilla Monsoon & Superstar Billy Graham
PPV buyrate (relative): 4.5
This events match card goes as follows:
Tag Team Match - The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau)
Singles Match - Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera
Singles Match - Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. The Junkyard Dog
Tag Team Match - The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff) (w/Slick) vs. The Powers Of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/The Baron)
WWF Intercontinental Title Match - The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) (c) vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Singles Match - Dino Bravo (w/Frenchy Martin) vs. Don Muraco
WWF World Tag Team Title Match - Demolition (Ax & Smash) (w/Jimmy Hart & Mr. Fuji) (c) vs. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)
Singles Match - Koko B. Ware vs. The Big Boss Man (w/Slick)
Singles Match - Hercules vs. Jake Roberts
Tag Team Match (Special Referee: Jesse Ventura) - The Mega Bucks (Andre The Giant & Ted DiBiase) (w/Bobby Heenan & Virgil) vs. The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) (w/Miss Elizabeth)