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Bigpapa42 · 05-04-2009, 10:03 PM

SummerSlam 1990
Disc 3

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Major Matches

Texas Tornado d. Curt Hennig - Intercontinental championship match
Randy Savage d. Dusty Rhodes
Hulk Hogan d. Earthquake
Ultimate Warrior d. Rick Rude - WWF World Championship match

Random Thoughts

-the commentators... Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper. Don't mind Piper at all, and at least Vinny Mac hasn't got into his over-selling of pin attempts as he will slightly later in his commentating career. That is endlessly annoying.

-the show starts with another tag match.... I see a trend here! This is Power & Glory beating the Rockers. It doesn't live up to the openers from the last two.

-Texas Tornado and Curt Hennig battle for the Intercontinental championship. I think I enjoy this one more than I should - two good workers in a fairly short match. But you throw in Bobby Heenan and the IC belt, and its good times. Heenan's lead-in promo was great. No one did the subtle digs like The Brain.

-the first four matches contain less than 20 minutes of wrestling, and one of them has zero - Sapphire not showing up to face Sherri. So much for the idea of short matches being a more contemporary (mid 90s on) WWE thing... No idea where I got that idea from anyway...

-the Hart Foundation take the belts from Demolition in a Best-Two-out-of-Three Falls match. Really enjoy this one. From the third member of Demoltion bit to the Road Warriors showing up, its just fun. Again, the tag team division delivers. I think someone needs to sit Vinnie Mac down and show him some of these old DVDs...

-three more matches with about 10 minutes of total time in the ring. One of those is Savage beating Dusty Rhodes. The entire match is basically for storyline of Sapphire leaving Dusty, apparently. Its kind of disappointing when you think about it, as its the kind of match that is something of a dream match up. The resulting 3-minute Savage win is not a thing of greatness.

-promo with Rick Rude... Where the hell did his mullet go? I like him less without the mullet. Thank goodness he's still rocking the porn 'stache.

-I remember the Hogan feud with Earthquake pretty well. At least, I thought I did. For some reason, I thought it happened when Hogan still had the belt for some reason, so apparently I don't remember it all that well at all. The match is pretty good, in part due to a hot crowd. They do love them some Hulk. I get the feeling that its Hogan dragging Tenta to a pretty decent match, as I don't recall him doing a great deal otherwise. I also remember his Earthquake finisher being more fearsome when I was young, but it doesn't seem nearly so impressive now. Just the way he lets off before he sits.

-a series of promos between that match and the main event. Time to get the cage together. They showcase the good - Hogan and Rhodes, separately - and the incomprehensible - Warrior. I guess you have to give Ultimate some credit, as he's clearly passionate in his promos. Just completely nonsensical.

-main event time. Rude and Warrior for the title in a cage. Sounds like fun. Rude is rocking a hella nice robe on his way to the ring. Still doesn't make up for the lack of mullet. Nice tights, too. The Ultimate Warrior counters with some great tassels on his boots. The match is meh... Doesn't seem to live up to the IC match on SS '89. The crowd really gets into it about halfway through. Bobby Heenan getting involved and selling like hell helps.

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Bigpapa42 Newish Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,534 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 123 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: Random Thoughts on the History of SummerSlam SummerSlam 1990 Disc 3 To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Major Matches Texas Tornado d. Curt Hennig - Intercontinental championship match Randy Savage d. Dusty Rhodes Hulk Hogan d. Earthquake Ultimate Warrior d. Rick Rude - WWF World Championship match Random Thoughts -the commentators... Vince McMahon and Roddy Piper. Don't mind Piper at all, and at least Vinny Mac hasn't got into his over-selling of pin attempts as he will slightly later in his commentating career. That is endlessly annoying. -the show starts with another tag match.... I see a trend here! This is Power & Glory beating the Rockers. It doesn't live up to the openers from the last two. -Texas Tornado and Curt Hennig battle for the Intercontinental championship. I think I enjoy this one more than I should - two good workers in a fairly short match. But you throw in Bobby Heenan and the IC belt, and its good times. Heenan's lead-in promo was great. No one did the subtle digs like The Brain. -the first four matches contain less than 20 minutes of wrestling, and one of them has zero - Sapphire not showing up to face Sherri. So much for the idea of short matches being a more contemporary (mid 90s on) WWE thing... No idea where I got that idea from anyway... -the Hart Foundation take the belts from Demolition in a Best-Two-out-of-Three Falls match. Really enjoy this one. From the third member of Demoltion bit to the Road Warriors showing up, its just fun. Again, the tag team division delivers. I think someone needs to sit Vinnie Mac down and show him some of these old DVDs... -three more matches with about 10 minutes of total time in the ring. One of those is Savage beating Dusty Rhodes. The entire match is basically for storyline of Sapphire leaving Dusty, apparently. Its kind of disappointing when you think about it, as its the kind of match that is something of a dream match up. The resulting 3-minute Savage win is not a thing of greatness. -promo with Rick Rude... Where the hell did his mullet go? I like him less without the mullet. Thank goodness he's still rocking the porn 'stache. -I remember the Hogan feud with Earthquake pretty well. At least, I thought I did. For some reason, I thought it happened when Hogan still had the belt for some reason, so apparently I don't remember it all that well at all. The match is pretty good, in part due to a hot crowd. They do love them some Hulk. I get the feeling that its Hogan dragging Tenta to a pretty decent match, as I don't recall him doing a great deal otherwise. I also remember his Earthquake finisher being more fearsome when I was young, but it doesn't seem nearly so impressive now. Just the way he lets off before he sits. -a series of promos between that match and the main event. Time to get the cage together. They showcase the good - Hogan and Rhodes, separately - and the incomprehensible - Warrior. I guess you have to give Ultimate some credit, as he's clearly passionate in his promos. Just completely nonsensical. -main event time. Rude and Warrior for the title in a cage. Sounds like fun. Rude is rocking a hella nice robe on his way to the ring. Still doesn't make up for the lack of mullet. Nice tights, too. The Ultimate Warrior counters with some great tassels on his boots. The match is meh... Doesn't seem to live up to the IC match on SS '89. The crowd really gets into it about halfway through. Bobby Heenan getting involved and selling like hell helps. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.