- SummerSlam (1990)
Infobox Wrestling event
name=SummerSlam (1990)
tagline=The Heat Returns
promotion=World Wrestling Federation
date=August 27 1990
venue=The Spectrum
city=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
attendance=19,304
lastevent=WrestleMania VI
nextevent=Survivor Series (1990)
event=SummerSlam
lastevent2=SummerSlam (1989)
nextevent2=SummerSlam (1991) SummerSlam (1990) was the third annual
SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place onAugust 27 1990 in The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Results
Other on-screen talent
Trivia
*This was the third straight SummerSlam in which the Hart Foundation wrestled against the then reigning WWF Tag Team Champions.
*Brutus Beefcake was originally supposed to be the challenger for the Intercontinental Championship but had to be pulled out of the match after suffering a
parasailing accident.*This was the first PPV since SummerSlam '88 that Jesse "The Body" Ventura was not the color commentator. Ventura had left the WWF shortly before this event after a pay dispute with
Vince McMahon . This was also a rare PPV from this era called by McMahon, who usually chose to produce the shows from backstage.*Tugboat was originally scheduled to be in Hulk Hogan's corner during his match with Earthquake. However, Tugboat was taken off the road that month, and was replaced by Big Bossman.
References
*cite news|title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling’s Historical Cards| publisher=Kappa Publishing|date=2007|pages=88
* [http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/sum90.html hoffco-inc.com - SummerSlam '90 review]
* [http://www.twnpnews.com/information/summerslam.shtml twnpnews.com - SummerSlam]External links
* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1990/ Official 1990 SummerSlam site]
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