WRESTLINGFEUDS

SummerSlam 1989

WrestlingFeuds documents two storylines that ran through SummerSlam 1989, held on August 28, 1989.

Storylines that built through here

Golden Era·WWF·1987–1990

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Ravishing Rick Rude (Dec 1987 – Aug 1990)

Rick Rude was the first man to pin the Ultimate Warrior in the WWF, the only man to beat him clean for the Intercontinental Championship, and, according to referees and other wrestlers who were there, the man who actually knocked Warrior out cold backstage after growing tired of getting hit for real in the ring.

Ultimate Warrior · Rick Rude · Bobby Heenan

Also referenced in

Golden Era·WWF·1989–1990

Jake The Snake Roberts vs. The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase (Mar 1989 – Apr 1990)

Ted DiBiase, unable to buy or win the WWF Championship, unveiled his own self-sanctioned Million Dollar Championship and spent a year defending it against Jake Roberts, a program built around a kayfabe neck injury, a stolen belt zipped into a bag with a live python, and Big Boss Man's famous face-turning refusal to be bought, before DiBiase kept the belt on a count-out at WrestleMania VI.

Jake Roberts · Ted DiBiase

Wrestlers involved

Key events