SummerSlam 1989

1. The Brain Busters defeated the Hart Foundation by pinfall

***Match Of The Night***

This was a great opener for the show. I'm kind of surprised the Busters got the win in a non-title match, which makes you wonder why they didn't just put the titles on the line. Oh well. It was good stuff.

Rating: 3.75

2. Dusty Rhodes defeated Honky Tonk Man by pinfall

They seemed to try and make this a classic except it was very basic and dull, leaving the crowd bored in the end.

Rating: .5

3. Mr. Perfect defeated Red Rooster by pinfall

This probably would have been a good match, except Rooster got hurt and they had to end it abruptly. Too bad, it could have been pretty good.

Rating: .25

4. Rick Martel and The Rougeaus defeated Tito Santana and The Rockers

This was a fun match and actually better than I remembered. Looking at who was involved, they would have really had to have been off to make this match bad.

Rating: 3.5

5. Ultimate Warrior defeated Rick Rude to win the Intercontinental Championship

This was a big step up from their WrestleMania match. Both guys were feeling it and it made for a good match.

Rating: 2.75

6. Jim Duggan and Demolition defeated Andre The Giant and The Twin Towers by pinfall

Considering who was involved, this was a fun match. It's kind of odd that they put on two 6 man tag matches.

Rating: 1

7. Hercules defeated Greg Valentine by disqualification

This was pretty much just to set up the Ronnie Garvin/Valentine feud. Hercules is one of those guys that no one mentions anymore. Not hard to see why.

Rating: .5

8. Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Snuka by countout

This was a disappointing match. I really thought this could have been good, yet there was nothing to it.

Rating: .75

9. Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake defeated Randy Savage and Zeus

Three of these guys are guys who are awful wrestlers. Yet, every once in awhile, if everything is in place, even the worst performers can pull off good matches. This was pretty good.

Rating: 2

I would say that this was a step up from the previous SummerSlam and overall a good show. It lost some steam at the end, which is never a good thing, but the main event provided some entertaining moments.

Overall Rating: 71%