Summer Slam (1989)
SummerSlam (1989) was the second annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on August 28, 1989 in the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The main event was a tag team match between The Mega-Maniacs (WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake) and the team of "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Zeus. The main matches on the undercard were "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase versus "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, The Ultimate Warrior versus "Ravishing" Rick Rude for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and "King" Duggan and Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus André the Giant and The Twin Towers (Akeem and the Big Boss Man).
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