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·1989–1990

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Ravishing Rick Rude (Jan 1989 – Aug 1990)

It started with a posedown and a steel bar, ran through two Intercontinental title changes and a WWF Championship cage match, and by the end, according to the referee who was there, Rick Rude was chasing the Ultimate Warrior into his limo for real.

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-made Million Dollar Championship and spent a year feuding with Jake Roberts, a program built around a kayfabe neck injury that kept Roberts off television during a real criminal case, a belt zipped into a bag with a live python, and Big Boss Man's face turn on refusing to be bought, before DiBiase won the belt back on a count-out at WrestleMania VI.

Jake Roberts · Ted DiBiase

Wrestlers involved

Key events