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WWF Summerslam 1990 (Wrestling Review)

WWF

Summerslam

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Aug. 27th, 1990

 

Tag Team Match
The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) vs. Power And Glory (Hercules & Paul Roma) (w/Slick)

A handicap match due to Michaels having a legit knee injury. Nothing special and Power and Glory going over was a bigger deal because The Rockers were an established team. P&G though were big guys that just were sub par at best in ring. 

2 / 5

WWF Intercontinental Title Match
Mr. Perfect (w/Bobby Heenan) (c) vs. The Texas Tornado

A quick match that was good but just so quick. Put Texas Tornado over a ton and the crowd as into it. 

1.5 / 5

Singles Match
Tito Santana vs. The Warlord (w/Slick)

A boring squash mostly to put Warlord over who was below par in ring. Tito wasn’t being used much for anything around this time. 

1 / 5

WWF World Tag Team Title Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Demolition (Crush & Smash) (c) vs. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)

A really fun tag team match with a good ending. It didn’t go too long or drag at all either which is important in a match like this. Bret shined here even though I always loved The Anvil. Demolition were good heels and played it well. 

3.5 / 5

Singles Match (Special Referee: The Big Bossman)
Jake Roberts vs. Bad News Brown

A lame match that thankfully was quick. Brown left after this due to not being pushed but there was no reason to as he was awful. 

.5 / 5

Tag Team Match
Jim Duggan & Nikolai Volkoff vs. The Orient Express (Sato & Tanaka) (w/Mr. Fuji)

Crowd was behind Hacksaw and Volkoff as a team but this match was horrible. 

.5 / 5

Singles Match
Dusty Rhodes vs. Randy Savage (w/Queen Sherri)

Two legends in a match that lasted just over 2 minutes. A shame because even if Dusty was slightly passed his prime they could have still had a solid match with time. 

1 / 5

Singles Match
Earthquake (w/Dino Bravo & Jimmy Hart) vs. Hulk Hogan (w/The Big Bossman)

A slow Hogan match against a big guy which was the usual. Big spots that popped the crowd and a formula that always worked. The count out was an odd way to win but the match itself was fun for the big moments. 

2.5 / 5

WWF World Heavyweight Title Steel Cage Match
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan)

Rude is under rated as a solid worker still. Warrior showed here just how bad he was in ring. A decent match at best thanks to Rude. Most of the offense was simple things or whips into the cage with Rude taking a few big jumps off the cage. Warrior just won the belt so no shocker to him winning because Rude wasn’t a title kind of guy in the main event picture. This was nothing special and at 10 minutes felt both too short and too long. 

2.5 / 5

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