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5 V9 J0 |$ n1 aWWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is undefeated at SummerSlam
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He 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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' ]5 _ T1 l& X% I1 {9 f- i. KIn 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.0 m4 p1 g0 d7 S) c
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5 D, ?8 V8 U8 y! B$ x% a7 gSid served as special guest referee.6 w. \6 H- E x; L% }* v* N, C
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1 k) |0 W1 S/ j `Hogan returned to SummerSlam in 2005, defeating Shawn Michaels.
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" ^1 Z3 T3 J( t9 ^& mAn injury to Beefcake in 1988 opened the door for Ultimate Warrior to challenge Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental Title.
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1 d8 Y9 w1 s4 B. i5 B' x! Z# h2 F9 CThe face-painted Superstar ended the Elvis wannabe's record-setting reign in seconds.
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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.
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8 Q9 B% q9 ~. v8 {. |) R" G80,355 members of the WWE Universe packed into Wembley Stadium for SummerSlam 1992.$ U9 a% a/ b3 ?% ]8 s
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Los Angeles' STAPLES Center has been the host of five SummerSlams.
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( v. w, N6 O) s' jWWE Hall of Famer Jesse "The Body" Ventura has officiated the main event of two SummerSlams, the first being in 1988.0 j. @; n. {% t% y+ Q- I4 Z4 Q
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While serving as governor of Minnesota, Ventura also donned the stripes for a WWE Title Match at SummerSlam 1999.1 k& P' b2 s/ y4 U0 C# Y
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The first match in SummerSlam history ended in a time-limit draw.! w' E+ S: @& m$ [/ V! m+ l/ C
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0 b: |) O4 Q/ I5 C1 w; SShawn Michaels and Rick Martel were forbidden from hitting each other in the face during their SummerSlam 1992 showdown.
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, H( m/ k& {5 @6 i" g: H. KRey 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.
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" ~" {2 [2 t& s2 ]4 H h% AIn six-man tag team action, The Bushwhackers and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeated The Mountie and The Nasty Boys.
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+ Y0 m$ \, T! \2 [Papa Shango pinned "El Matador" Tito Santana with his devastating Shoulderbreaker.
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% A9 |; s3 K. `3 a* B# p. UThe Native American warrior defeated his Viking foe.
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The first-ever Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match took place at SummerSlam 2000., T4 u% G7 l" S1 n; W4 s
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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.5 I- D$ T# r6 W) J+ l5 i( a
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. m* g4 m9 d! W) o: d$ A* n: jHulk Hogan has the longest stint between SummerSlam matches.) Q7 ~- k$ Y- d8 V! @4 K
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He returned to WWE's summertime spectacular in 2005 to take on Shawn Michaels.
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Despite HBK's best efforts, Hogan continued his undefeated streak at SummerSlam with his trademark Leg Drop.- P- ]. y# a1 u0 }' w
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