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Feel The Heat...., 15 Sep 2004
Summerslam is another WWE PPV that's been given the "Tagged Classics" treatment. Summerslam 88' and 89' are both included in this special 2 disc set. Summerslam 88' was the first of its kind and was headlined by a tag-team match between The Mega-Powers (Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) and The Mega Bucks (Ted Dibiase & Andre The Giant). Back in the day, this was considered a huge box-office attraction, because the TV shows were many made up of short squash matches and interviews. Summerslam 88' opens up with an enjoyable tag-team match between The British Bulldogs and The Rogeaus'. Unfortunately, it takes a while for the card to get back on track after this (most of the following matches are either awful or just average). The WWF Tag-Team Title Match between The Hart Foundation and Demolition is easily the best match of the entire card, and Boss Man VS Koko and Jake Roberts VS Hercules are pretty decent. The main event (Hogan & Savage VS Dibiase & Andre) is fairly entertaining, but stands out due to the involvement of the Mega-Powers' "mascot", Elizabeth. In what was considered a little racy at the time (and perhaps that's why this got a "15" rating back in the day), Liz removes her skirt and exposes her underwear during the closing moments of the match (obviously tame by today's standards, but pretty ground-breaking back in the more "family friendly" days). Summerslam 90' is a slight improvement on the first one. There are some terrible matches to endure (particularly Dusty Rhodes VS Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine VS Hercules), but there are some great ones to look forward to as well. Probably the best match of all is the exciting and well-paced 6-Man Tag between Tito Santana, The Rockers, Rick Martel and The Rogeau's. In second place is The Hart Foundation VS The Brain Busters, which sadly, is a non-title affair. Also worthy of mention is the decent IC Title bout between Ultimate Warrior and Rick Rude, and a fairly good 6-Man bout pitting Demolition and Jim Duggan against The Twin Towers and Andre. The main attraction is Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake VS Macho King and Zeus. Despite the involvement of a useless non-worker (Zeus, star of the film No Holds Barred), this is enjoyable fare, with some great interference from both Elizabeth and Queen Sherri. Looking back on both events, it's clear that WWE and wrestling in general has advanced tremendously since the 80's and early 90's. However, this is still great nostalgia for long-time fans like myself who like to look back on the wrestlers and the matches that they watched growing up. There's enough here to make this another fairly interesting "Tagged Classics" release.
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