SummerSlam 1990
WrestlingFeuds documents three storylines that ran through SummerSlam 1990, held on August 27, 1990. Two of them reached their blow-off here.
Storylines that paid off 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
Golden Era·WWF·1990–1991
Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig vs. The Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich (Aug 1990 – Feb 1991)
A parasailing accident cost Brutus Beefcake his SummerSlam 1990 title shot, and the spot went instead to Kerry Von Erich, wrestling on a secret prosthetic foot and privately telling friends he wanted to die, who beat Mr. Perfect for the WWF Intercontinental Championship anyway.
Kerry Von Erich · Curt Hennig