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10 Things You Didn't Know About SummerSlam: photos$ Q5 R! t9 \. K* \; q7 n5 n( Q0 o' A
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WWE 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.( Z+ V/ F, t: r/ J2 V, e) b7 H A
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) `7 s; Q: H" R$ COne year later, Hogan and Savage were on opposing teams. The Hulkster and Brutus Beefcake defeated Savage and the monstrous Zeus.
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( u; b y7 v3 D' CIn 1990, The Hulkster defeated the humongous Earthquake.
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, R5 E p, t, `# t8 F2 [9 ]At SummerSlam 1991, Hogan and Ultimate Warrior were victorious over Sgt. Slaughter, Gen. Adnan and Col. Mustafa in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match.& k( T3 @) j4 L6 n% b# |( [
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8 X# w( I4 d; g- J$ P) e' bHogan returned to SummerSlam in 2005, defeating Shawn Michaels.
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6 o+ S8 l1 O# OAn injury to Beefcake in 1988 opened the door for Ultimate Warrior to challenge Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental Title.1 `( Y. ~+ B. B+ D0 I0 w0 z$ l
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The 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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" [; t5 |: @! W7 A80,355 members of the WWE Universe packed into Wembley Stadium for SummerSlam 1992.( g& c- c+ q; j8 n% w' V4 I
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1 R& _5 Z3 R7 e' }- DLos Angeles' STAPLES Center has been the host of five SummerSlams.. E( V% m( e; V. X# R) n
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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., x$ ?9 R* c8 r1 v; r
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While serving as governor of Minnesota, Ventura also donned the stripes for a WWE Title Match at SummerSlam 1999.0 q8 _4 l/ E6 X7 S0 ~( [
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The first match in SummerSlam history ended in a time-limit draw.! l7 @. y4 h0 Y9 A( b
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Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel were forbidden from hitting each other in the face during their SummerSlam 1992 showdown.: p! f5 {! z$ z c9 Z
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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.+ h: b* g6 j& k
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There were three matches that didn't make the American pay-per-view broadcast of SummerSlam 1992.. e) t+ S2 `& _; `! v3 A, B
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In six-man tag team action, The Bushwhackers and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeated The Mountie and The Nasty Boys.: i j4 u8 A9 v& ]9 u5 e. ]$ z6 n
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The Berzerker took on Tatanka before the main event of the evening.1 j+ r0 `0 ^0 T5 X5 `8 _) c9 U
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The Native American warrior defeated his Viking foe.
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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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" @- h( I( o/ ?% eHulk Hogan has the longest stint between SummerSlam matches.
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He returned to WWE's summertime spectacular in 2005 to take on Shawn Michaels.. W# J; i. B2 H1 a! r4 i
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Despite HBK's best efforts, Hogan continued his undefeated streak at SummerSlam with his trademark Leg Drop.
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