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WWE (WWF) Summerslam 1988 Review || Mega Powers vs Mega Bucks || Where It All Began

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Channel: Just Alyx · 2018 · Entertainment

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For 30 years, Summerslam dominated the summer of professional wrestling and built a legacy as the second most important pay-per-view in the WWE’s calendar year behind Wrestlemania.  Over the years, the show has been used as a way to help young talent make a name for themselves and to allow legends from the past to make a comeback. While not holding the prestige of a Wrestlemania, being featured in a big match on the Summerslam card can still do wonders for your career. Along the way, we have also been treated to some memorable shows that make the biggest party of the summer an essential part of our professional wrestling experience. In this series, I will be reviewing every single Summerslam leading up to the big event on August 19th, 2018. I hope you join me on this journey and leave your thoughts in comments. The show’s ratings and the overall grade are below. Enjoy. 

Overall show grade: Okay Show. (C-)  Nothing noteworthy or worth watching more than once, but you managed to sit through the entire show entertained for the most part. Average matches, some good, some not so good. Storylines make little to no progression and booking at points are questionable. If you watch it, you’ll be entertained by it. However, you most likely won’t remember it as time goes by. A simple blueprint, by the books, show.

Run-Time:  2 hours and 30 minutes
Date: August 29th, 1988 
Arena: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
Attendance: 20,000
Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Superstar Billy Graham  
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkel

Special Guest Referee: Jesse The Body Ventura
The Mega Powers vs. The Mega Bucks 
Hulk Hogan & Macho Man Randy Savage w/ Miss Elizabeth vs. Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase w/ Bobby Heenan & Virgil
Winner(s): The Mega Powers. 
Rating: Good! (B) 

Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Hercules
Winner: Jake Roberts
Rating: Underwhelming! (D+)

Big Boss Man (w/Slick) vs. Koko B. Ware
Winner: Big Boss Man
Rating: Okay (C-) 

WWE Tag Team Championships: 
Demolition vs. The Hart Foundation
Ax & Smash w/ Mr. Fuji & Jimmy Hart vs. Bret Hart and Jim The Anvil NeidHart 
Winner: Demolition 
Rating: Average. (C)

Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchie Martin) vs. “The Magnificent” Don Muraco
Winner:  Dino Bravo.
Rating:  Underwhelming. (D+) 

WWE Intercontinental Championship: 
Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Winner: Your NEW Intercontinental Champion!!! Ultimate Warrior!
Rating: DUD. 

Powers of Pain w/ The Baron vs. The Bolsheviks
Warlord & Barbarian vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Winner: The Powers of Pain. 
Rating: Underwhelming! (D+)

“Ravishing” Rick Rude w/ Bobby The Brain Heenan vs. Junkyard Dog
Winner: Rick Rude by DQ due to interference from Jake Roberts. 
Rating: Okay. (C-) 

The Mega Powers duo of Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan was interviewed by “Mean” Gene Okerlund. They had Elizabeth with them. Savage said Elizabeth is the secret weapon. Hogan said the last thing the Megabucks will see is the “kiss of death. So much charisma in one segment. 

Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera 
Winner: Bad News Brown
Rating: Underwhelming. (D+)

There was a video of “Outlaw” Ron Bass attacking Brutus Beefcake on TV to explain why Beefcake won’t have a match. Bass had a metal spur that he used to cut open Beefcake’s head. Beefcake was saved by other face mid-card wrestlers. Monsoon said Beefcake won’t challenge for the Intercontinental Title due to injury, but somebody else will. That set up a big moment later.

The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs. The British Bulldogs 
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau vs. Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid
Winner: No contest. Time Limit Draw. 
Rating: Decent. (C+)

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