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10 Things You Didn't Know About SummerSlam: photos
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3 W v {, G9 E# F6 o, d* oWWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is undefeated at SummerSlam
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5 [ z4 A% U: m) FOne year later, Hogan and Savage were on opposing teams. The Hulkster and Brutus Beefcake defeated Savage and the monstrous Zeus.
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. B7 F8 @/ C2 X( l0 h) K2 J; [5 }$ PIn 1990, The Hulkster defeated the humongous Earthquake.
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At SummerSlam 1991, Hogan and Ultimate Warrior were victorious over Sgt. Slaughter, Gen. Adnan and Col. Mustafa in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match.& t9 W- ^: L& t$ T# u
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/ C6 M0 n7 S: A/ Z, zHogan returned to SummerSlam in 2005, defeating Shawn Michaels.
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9 G0 @8 }( E) e, |. Y J8 KAn injury to Beefcake in 1988 opened the door for Ultimate Warrior to challenge Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental Title.
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+ ^6 t% t$ t- y5 y4 l1 zThe face-painted Superstar ended the Elvis wannabe's record-setting reign in seconds.
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3 ^, m% H7 P* W( J) oTwo 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.
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80,355 members of the WWE Universe packed into Wembley Stadium for SummerSlam 1992.
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# W" C! d7 I5 f# ^; ULos Angeles' STAPLES Center has been the host of five SummerSlams.+ {$ ]# U( _0 \+ F! N" E% o0 ?
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WWE Hall of Famer Jesse "The Body" Ventura has officiated the main event of two SummerSlams, the first being in 1988.
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The first match in SummerSlam history ended in a time-limit draw.
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Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel were forbidden from hitting each other in the face during their SummerSlam 1992 showdown.
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Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero clashed at SummerSlam 2005 in a Ladder Match for the custody of Mysterio's son, Dominick.
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There were three matches that didn't make the American pay-per-view broadcast of SummerSlam 1992.5 R& x6 \2 q8 V
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: n% x1 Q/ e4 }# X4 A) B6 w' oIn six-man tag team action, The Bushwhackers and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeated The Mountie and The Nasty Boys.: t4 a0 `! h( q' f* y7 R
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7 b2 \8 Y. E6 p$ V* q( Z0 ^" r& CPapa Shango pinned "El Matador" Tito Santana with his devastating Shoulderbreaker.
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The Berzerker took on Tatanka before the main event of the evening.
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The first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match took place at SummerSlam 2000.
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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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" O0 ]0 ^0 Z$ L; K+ pHulk Hogan has the longest stint between SummerSlam matches.
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His SummerSlam 1991 match was his last for nearly 15 years.
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Despite HBK's best efforts, Hogan continued his undefeated streak at SummerSlam with his trademark Leg Drop.3 Q6 o/ q- R+ @2 z/ z4 e6 l$ [
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