Description: BGS graded full ticket to Summer Slam 1989. There are only four unused tickets to this event that I’ve ever seen and I have them all. Inquire if you would like to buy all four. Summer Slam 89 – East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – August 28, 1989 (20,000; sell out) Dino Bravo defeated Koko B. Ware Pay-per-view bouts- featured Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Dusty Rhodes regarding his upcoming match with the Honkytonk Man; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Jim Duggan & Demolition regarding their upcoming match against Andre the Giant, the Big Bossman, & Akeem, during which Duggan was shown wearing one of Demolition’s face masks; included a backstage attempt at an interview from Gene Okerlund with WWF IC Champion Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan in which the Summer Slam sign behind the three fell down, resulting in Okerlund saying “F*ck it!” on live TV; after abruptly going back to the commentary team, the interview finally went down as scheduled, with Rude & Heenan commenting on his upcoming title defense against the Ultimate Warrior; featured a video package recapping the history between Warrior and Rude, as well as the attack Warrior sustained recently on WWF Superstars at the hands of Andre; moments later, Okerlund conducted a backstage interview with Warrior regarding his upcoming match with Rude; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Mr. Perfect regarding his win earlier in the night over the Red Rooster; moments later, Okerlund spoke with Roddy Piper regarding his appearance ringside during the WWF IC Title match, leading to the Warrior winning the title from Rude; Okerlund then spoke with Ron Garvin, who appeared in a tuxedo and said he had a special assignment later in the show; Bobby Heenan then interrupted and protested Piper being ringside for Rude’s match; moments later, Rude appeared with he and Heenan reviewing footage from the match and demanding the match be restarted due to interference from Piper; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ted Dibiase, alongside Virgil, regarding his upcoming match with Jimmy Snuka, during which Dibiase said Snuka would end up just like Jake Roberts; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Randy Savage, Zeus, & Sensational Sherri – surrounding a caldron – regarding their upcoming match against WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake and the possible involvement of Miss Elizabeth; featured Sean Mooney in the crowd speaking about the action thus far in the show; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan & Beefcake regarding their upcoming match against Savage & Zeus, during which Hogan alluded to having Miss Elizabeth as his secret weapon; featured a video package recapping the history between Hogan & Beefcake and Savage & Zeus: WWF Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in a non-title match at 16:23 when Anderson, the illegal man, pinned Hart after Anderson hit a double axe handle off the top on Hart behind the referee’s back as Hart had Blanchard covered Dusty Rhodes pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 9:36 with the Bionic Elbow after Hart accidentally hit Honky over the head with the guitar (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story) Mr. Perfect pinned the Red Rooster with the Perfect Plex at 3:21 as Rooster attempted to climb back inside the ring; late in the bout, it appeared as if Rooster suffered a knee injury (The Best of the WWF: Summer Slam) Rick Martel (w/ Slick), Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Tito Santana, Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty at 14:58 when Martel pinned Jannetty with a clothesline as Jannetty had one of the Rougeaus covered with a roll over; twice during the live telecast, the Rougeaus’ music was accidentally played during the match, thus giving away the finish The Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) to win the title at 16:02 with a back suplex and splash after Roddy Piper mooned the champion from ringside (History of the Intercontinental Championship, Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection) King Jim Duggan & Demolition defeated Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan), the Big Bossman, & Akeem (w/ Slick) at 7:26 when Smash pinned Akeem after Duggan hit Akeem over the back with his 2×4 as Akeem had Smash covered following a splash from the middle turnbuckle; Bobby Heenan was introduced as being in Andre’s corner but did not appear ringside until after the match began; Duggan wore one of Demolition’s face masks for their ring entrance, had his face painted like the American flag, and had his 2×4 wrapped in the flag Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Hercules with both feet on the ropes for leverage at 3:06; prior to the bout, Ron Garvin was introduced as the guest ring announcer for the match, with Garvin insulting both Valentine and Hart during their entrance; following the bout, Garvin announced Hercules as the winner until he was corrected by the referee, with Garvin then saying Hercules was the winner by disqualification; moments later, Valentine knocked Garvin to the floor and brawled with Hercules until Garvin climbed back in the ring and knocked Valentine to the floor with a punch Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 6:26 when Dibiase threw Snuka into the ringpost after Snuka became distracted by Virgil on the floor; following his introduction, Dibiase took the mic and bragged about ending Jake Roberts’ career; after the contest, Snuka knocked Dibiase to the floor, assaulted Virgil, and hit the splash off the top WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Randy Savage (w/ Sensational Sherri) & Zeus at 15:04 when Hogan pinned Zeus with a body slam and legdrop after hitting him with Sherri’s loaded purse; prior to the ring introductions, the Genius read a poem in the ring in which he predicted Savage & Zeus to win; after Hogan & Beefcake’s entrances, Hogan whispered something in Howard Finkel’s ear, with Finkel then introducing Miss Elizabeth to be in Hogan & Beefcake’s corner; after the match, Beefcake cut some of Sherri’s hair (Hulk Still Rules)
Price: 500 USD
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Sport: Wrestling
Player: Hulk Hogan
Year: 1989
Original/Reproduction: Original
Grade: Near Mint
Vintage: Yes