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10 Things You Didn't Know About SummerSlam: photos6 ^" H8 W0 x# a) ]% A
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. I5 W$ N! V) WWWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is undefeated at SummerSlam
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2 @. j, D) ^9 u+ \6 L" p+ F% zHe and "Macho Man" Randy Savage teamed up to defeat The Million Dollar Man and Andre the Giant at the inaugural SummerSlam.
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One year later, Hogan and Savage were on opposing teams. The Hulkster and Brutus Beefcake defeated Savage and the monstrous Zeus.
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In 1990, The Hulkster defeated the humongous Earthquake.( {7 }. L8 @! |& M6 j6 j3 \* b* x
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+ V4 S4 d9 e2 NAt SummerSlam 1991, Hogan and Ultimate Warrior were victorious over Sgt. Slaughter, Gen. Adnan and Col. Mustafa in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match.
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Sid served as special guest referee.
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Hogan returned to SummerSlam in 2005, defeating Shawn Michaels.% f; n# m' U7 v
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An injury to Beefcake in 1988 opened the door for Ultimate Warrior to challenge Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental Title.
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0 j: c$ Q' @8 N; Z- ]; O+ UThe face-painted Superstar ended the Elvis wannabe's record-setting reign in seconds.; U5 D6 g* v4 U9 L3 C6 Z
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Two years later, Beefcake was forced to give up another Intercontinental Title Match at SummerSlam due to injury. The Texas Tornado stepped in and won the championship.! h1 `9 X6 T0 ]7 R
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80,355 members of the WWE Universe packed into Wembley Stadium for SummerSlam 1992.! [' x: s: G9 c/ c+ d: k. S/ _
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Los Angeles' STAPLES Center has been the host of five SummerSlams.
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: b, z+ b+ l8 ]" pWWE Hall of Famer Jesse "The Body" Ventura has officiated the main event of two SummerSlams, the first being in 1988.
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While serving as governor of Minnesota, Ventura also donned the stripes for a WWE Title Match at SummerSlam 1999.
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The first match in SummerSlam history ended in a time-limit draw.
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& G W* B7 ?7 @" @8 P; h+ ZShawn Michaels and Rick Martel were forbidden from hitting each other in the face during their SummerSlam 1992 showdown.
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9 S: q8 l% f6 X9 ^# H# d; IThat stipulation didn't last very long.2 w+ }9 d# a; a. v3 z4 g! e
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& X8 Q$ `( B) O9 mRey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero clashed at SummerSlam 2005 in a Ladder Match for the custody of Mysterio's son, Dominick.- v2 w) R6 ~2 L1 T: Q
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7 d$ y" ~- }2 C4 H' @) U6 hThere were three matches that didn't make the American pay-per-view broadcast of SummerSlam 1992.
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In six-man tag team action, The Bushwhackers and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeated The Mountie and The Nasty Boys.2 F e% E: c0 |, `6 S" Z
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. U: H+ x2 { @! [- w% l$ tPapa Shango pinned "El Matador" Tito Santana with his devastating Shoulderbreaker.
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7 A' W- @5 Y6 J1 g+ _2 m% b% IThe Berzerker took on Tatanka before the main event of the evening.
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The Native American warrior defeated his Viking foe.
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6 q" Y+ m5 `) t4 bEdge & Christian, The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz collided in the battle for the World Tag Team Titles.
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Though Bubba Ray and D-Von dominated, Edge & Christian were able to slip up the ladder and claim the titles for themselves.
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' I/ l) k4 ~/ o! o# h( SHulk Hogan has the longest stint between SummerSlam matches.* e* [( s$ p5 {( `& i* A7 N
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2 n* D" ]9 N. C j1 {7 BHis SummerSlam 1991 match was his last for nearly 15 years.; j: Z t5 z0 W! W- t' w* v2 h4 o$ x
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