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Tonight's episode of WWF Prime Time is dedicated to recapping the events of SummerSlam. Major stories shown tonight include. Rick Rude and Bobby Heenan are announced to have departed the WWF in protest to the outcome of the SummerSlam main event. Monsoon questions the status of the rest of the Heenan Family but Ventura says Heenan told him a plan was in place and it will become apparent in the coming weeks. Terry Funk, covered in bandages from his Texas Death Match, says he put that mangy, yellow dog Rhodes down for good and now he can focus on "rescuing the WWF Championship from that face painted freaks how and get it around the waist of a real wrestler!" Hacksaw dedicated his IC title win to all red blooded Americans. HOOOOOOOOOO! The Ronin give a promo that is accompanied by subtitles. They say that the WWF is where the best in the world come to prove themselves and they aim to prove that no their country produces warriors like Japan. One Man Gang and Slick say they sent Bad news Brown back to the gutter where Slick found him.

The native talent really shone here. I'm sure the Japanese fans at hone would love to see Silva up close. Credit to Ruas for trying to calm the crowd down after that close loss.

Doom looks great this week taking out both Davey Boy & Jannetty. Luger is trusting Kama to take out Steamboat but it seems he needs to keep an eye on Sid! Sting & Nikita one more time with the Russian Chain and the winner is undisputed #1 contender. Perfect.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter – WWF News and Rumors In the wake of the recent SummerSlam event, the World Wrestling Federation is cementing itself as a true leader among the stacked American pro wrestling scene. SummerSlam already secured the second largest gate for the company this year -coming in only behind Wrestlemania- and is the most viewed PPV in the lattar half of 1990 so far. Here's what we know so far on how the Fed intends for the rest of the year. One major shakeup is the announcement that Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan have departed the company with the steel cage main event at SummerSlam being the last appearance for both men. Reports indicate the parting to be an amicable one with Rude and Heenan both feeling they have accomplished all they can in Stanford and are in search of newer pastures. The Ultimate Warrior remains at the top of the WWF mountain following his defeat of Rude. WWF management is said to be pleased with Warrior's run as champion so far with him proving to be a consistent draw in the WWF's touring era. Both Vader and Terry Funk reportedly being lined up as future challengers. Funk, who defeated Dusty Rhodes in a hellish Texas Death Match at SummerSlam, is "essentially locked in" to challenge Warrior at the next SNME. Speaking of Rhodes, his neck injury reported on the recent episode of Prime Time is confirmed to be kayfabe with Rhodes sent for a tour of Japan that is believed to be part of the WWF's attempt to build inroads in the region. Related to the above, the WWF is reportedly looking to expand its global outreach in the latter half of this year if not the first half of 91. Vince McMahon has reportedly been keeping a keen eye on the AWA's trips aboard for TV specials/super shows and is keen on living up to the World part of World Wrestling Federation.

Free for All match. owner & Glory (Paul Roma & Hercules Hernandez) w/"Sensational" Sherri Martel defeat The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) after a distraction from Sherri turned a "Rocket Launcher" attempt into a "Power-plex". Live on Fenway Park from Boston Massachusetts... The World Wrestling Federation proudly presents.... Vince McMahon: Ladie and gentlemen, here to sing "America the Beautiful" the lovely and talented Paula Abdul! "The Mastodon" Vader w/"The "The Mastodon" Vader w/"The Devious" Mr Fuji defeats Hillbilly Jim. Jim scored his big boot on Vader but he rebounded off the ropes and floored Jim with a lariat. A massive powerbomb followed by the "Vader-sault" sealed the deal. Title unification match. Winners become the inaugural WWF Intercontinetal Tag Team Champions. "WWF Canadian ag Team Champions" The Fabulous Rougeaou Brothers (Jaqcues & Raymond) w/"Le Commandant" Frenchy Martin defeat WWF United States Tag Team Champions The Commonwealth (Dynamite Kid & Chris Benoit). Martin passed Jaqcues a title belt but DK swiped it from him. However when DK tried to whack Jaqcues with it he duced and Benoit took the shot instead! DK helped his protegee up but Benoit was noticeably cold to his mentor as they left. Falls Count Anywhere match. Tito Santana defeats The Barzerker with a crossbody off the top of the stands pinning the Norsemen among the crowd. Capt Lou is firing the Killer Bees up in the ring when Howard Finkel introduces their challengers as "The Ronin". Fans are confused as eastern style music starts playing but this pick up when Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Hase step through the curtain. WWF Tag Team Championship. The Ronin (Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Hase) defeat The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)(c) w/"The Guiding Light" Capt Lou Albano with a Dragon suplex/lariat combo on Brunzell. Good sportsmanship from both teams after the bell. Grudge Match. One Man Gang w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick defeats Bad News Brown. Brown couldn't resist going after Slick and that's what cost him as he was chasing Slick around ringside when the chase went into the ring, Brown ran into a Powerslam by OMG followed by the "747" for the win. *Intermission* King's Court Match "The Golden Warrior" Kevin Von Erich(k) defeats Jake "The Snake" Roberts when Roberts passed out to the Iron Claw. Texas Death match. Terry Funk defeats "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes after a Piledriver on the floor left Rhodes unable to answer the 10 count. WWF Intercontinental Championship. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeats "World's Strongest Man" Dino Bravo(c) w/Frenchy Martin after sliding out of a running Powerslam and hitting a football tackle. WWf Championship Steel Cage match. https://dai.ly/x3lwh7z

Major hype for Rio.

Young is in a bad way since the Outlaws went under. Vin Man doing what he does best, running his mouth. After that display from Red, can't say I blame Neil & Hangman from no-showing. The Horsemen take out the Soul Patrol but the Swords of Light step up to challenge them in Mexico. Sammartino gets shows Idol just how much charisma matters in the ring.

Classic promo by the Hot Rod ahead of his clash with Lee. Some great tag action on night 2. Dibiase resorts to some desperate action to withstand the Beast. Condrey gets a conclusive win over Hashimoto.

Things continue chugging along in Memphis, Lawler might want to reconsider talking to the Boss Man that way. Steiners vs Road Warriors? Dare we dream?

This week's episode of Prime Time is dedicated to recapping the road to SummerSlam and highlighting the major feuds of the event. Mean Gene closes the show with a full rundown of the card at Fenway Park. WWF Championship Steel Cage match, The Ultimate Warrior(c) vs "Ravishing" Rick Rude w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan WWF Intercontinental CHampionship "World's Strongest Man" Dino Bravo(c) w/"Le Commandant" Frenchy Martin vs "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan Texas Death Match "The American Dram" Dusty Rhodes vs Terry Funk King's Court Match "The Golden Warrior" Kevin Von Erich(k) vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts *intermission* Grudge Match Bad News Brown vs One Man Gang w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick WWF Tag Team Championship Open Challenge The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)(c) w/"The Guiding Light" Capt Lou Albano vs ? & ? Falls Count Anywhere match. Tito Santana vs The Berzerker w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Title unification match. Winners become the inaugural WWF Intercontinetal Tag Team Champions. WWF United States Tag Team Champions Thhe Commonwealth (Dynamite Kid & Chris Benoit) vs "WWF Canadian Tag Team Champions" The Fabulous Rougeaou Brothers (Jaqcues & Raymond) w/Frenchy Martin "The Mastodon" Vader w/"The Devious" Mr Fuji vs Hillbilly Jim Plus Paula Abdul sing "America the Beautiful"! Free for All match The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) vs Power & Glory (Paul Roma & Hercules Hernandez) w/"Sensational" Sherri Martel.

The Bodies egos are out of this world. Canek is going for the gold in Mexico. Saito wins the scientific showdown. Debeers declares he's moving on. Idol tres to put some style on Sammartino. The Swords look solid. The Soul Patrol are in pursuit of the Enforcers. Iceman cools Blaze down a bit. On to Winnipeg. Smith shows off. Bundy bludgeons Disalvo. Nothing is settled between the Crew & the Warriors. St Clair dethrones Kahlua. I knew Golden was gonna regret his decision. Brandi sends the Olympians packing. Storm's mouth wrote a check his ass couldn't cash. Latin Desire put an exclamation point on their win over the Jive Tones. Tully gives Flair a leg p over Burke.

Pillman is the first to step up to Hennig. Sid drops the Bomb on Adam. Some tension in the Koloff family? Crush got crushed by the Samoans. Steamboat gives Hall his first beg L but isn't able to enjoy that fact long.

Originally airing on August 6, 1990. *Unless stated otherwise matches were taped at the Rochester War memorial at Rochester, New York* Power & Glory (Paul Roma & Hercules Hernandez) w/"Sensational" Sherri Martel defeat Vic Steamboat & Battle Kat with the "Power-plex" on Kat. One Man Gang /"The Doctor of Style" Slick defeats Red Tyler with the "747". It's announced during the match that Bad News Brown has signed a waiver to fight OMG at SummerSlam! Promo time with Mooney. Jake Roberts vows that Kevin Von Erich will be the shortest reigning King in WWF history! The Killer Bees say they are the fighting-est champions in the WWF and issue an open challenge for Summerslam! Mean Gene announces the Paula Abdul will sing "America the Beautiful" at Fenway Park. The Powers of Pain (Barbarian & Warlord) defeat Mark Starr & Ricky Rice with the "Pain Train" on Rice. Heenan is notable in his absence and commentary theorize he's hyper-focused on preping Rude for the cage. Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka & "The 8th Wonder of the World" Andre the Giant defeats Peter Whatley & Randy Jackson when Snuka hit the "Superfly splash" on Jackson off Andre's shoulders. More promos with Mooney. Dino Bravo says he looks forward to breaking Duggan's "all-American spirit" with his Candaian might. Fuji says he's found Vader's victim for SummerSlam and the world will find out next week! Silver King defeats "Hollywood" Bob Holly with a "La Magistral" cradle. The show ends with a special announcement for WWF President Jack Tunney. Due to the chaotic finish to the WWF United States Tag Team Title match at the last SNME, the championship committee has decreed a rematch between The Commonwealth & The Fabulous Rougeaou Brothers at SummerSlam in a special title unification match. The Commonwealth's US Tag titles will be put up against the Rougeaou's unofficial "Canadian Tag team title" with the winners being crowned the first ever WWF Intercontinental Tag Team Champions.

Latin Desire seem to be digging their new roles as fan favorites. Disalvo looks ready but Bundy is in a foul mood. Gurerro's cheating? I'm shocked....shocked I say! Pantera plans to finish things with Brandi. Jammer is going solo. Red with an ominous message to Neil and the Hangman. Golden is gonna regret that. Burke is focused on the chance of a lifetime. Storm is looking past Kerry, big mistake. Idol is coming for the TV title darlin'. The horsemen put the whole AWA on notice.

Little late but I made it. Sid vs Adam will be explosive!. Kama shows his stuff as Luger's muscle. Looks like Sting might not be down with Nikita yet. Hennig just got here and the whole locker room is already after him.

Hey sorry for the late review, i'm not getting any emails from the site the last week or so. You can always count on PCW for tree solid nights of good, clean wrestling. Phoenix Firestorm is loaded on both nights culminating on Martel getting his shot at the Man of Means.

Victoria. Hamrick gets some shine. Kawada and Douglas both with solid wins. The Golden State tag titles aren't going anywhere. Windham deals the League a big loss. Vancouver. The Sons break some hearts. The Thrilllseekers can't keep their momentum. PCO pulls through. Who could have predicted that tag match wouldn't have a neat finish? Busick grounds Zakowski. Dibiase must've been clutching the Pacific title awfully tight after that pin by the Hitman. Kelowna. Big win for the Force, Kawada is on a tear. Severn shows his skill. Sabu downs Jett. Linger catches Lightning win a bottle. Condrey escapes with the gold.

Akbar opts to rebuild Devastation Inc from the ground up. The Steiners are riding high but between the Southern Boys, Southern Justice and the returning Dirty White Boys they've got plenty of contenders. Rock n Roll is coming back to Memphis! Christopher is nowhere to be soon and Lawler is furious about it. Rich's smart mouth gets him in trouble with the First Family but while the king still isn't sold on him he's got a very loyal Dog looking after him. Jarrett turns down the money but it seems the York Foundation doesn't take no for an answer.

The Kosloski's earn their spot in UWF history as its first tag team champion. Fujiwara with an impressive display. Karelin with a huge win over Mr Backlund. Maeda remains a top contender. Sayama slays the Dragon to defend his treasure.

Originally airing on 7/30/1990. The Body is back in the studio. He tells the fans that Heenan is putting his full focus on getting Rick Rude ready to enter the steel cage at SummerSlam and get back HIS WWF Championship. Hiro Hase defeats Tom Stone with the "Northern Lights" suplex. As hes getting his hand raised, Kensuke Sasaki enters the ring. The two men bow to each other and start a conversation in which you can gather Sasaki has something to discuss with Hase and they leave together. Hmm. An update from a recent episode of RAW show Sherri Martel debut her first clients in the WWF. Paul Roma & Hercules Hernandez, Power & Glory! The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeats The Comet Kid & Kent Carlson with the "Rocket Launcher". The Samoan Hedhunters (Alofa & Kokina) w/"The Devious" Mr Fuji defeat Jim Evans & Randy Fox with a double headbutt. We see a recent interview between Mean Gene and Dusty Rhodes. A clearly emotional Rhodes recounts how he set off to find "fame and fortune", how he traveled the world and became World Heavyweight Champion all the while he neglected his oldest son. The WWF was supposed to be different but in the War Zone, when his son was being torn apart by a pack of rabid jackels he couldn't do a damn thing, He may as well have not even been there! He says Terry Funk is, has always been and will always be "nothin but a lowlife, watermelon thief egg sucking dawg" and his so called Outalws "ain't nothin but chicken feeds". He says he came out here tonight to make a promise in front God and the whole world, Terry Funk will pay for his sins and he's gonna do it in Fenway Park, in Boston at SummerSlam...in a Texas Death match!!!! Nailz w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick defeats American Eagle Justice with "The Good, the bad & the ugly". Jake "The Snake" Roberts defeats Toby Burton with the DDT. Feature Match. Battle Royal. Winner challenges for the WWF Intercontinental championship at SummerSlam. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan wins by last eliminating Earthquake.

Good breakdown letting everyone know how things are settling down after the big show.

Originally airing on July 23, 1990. *Unless stated otherwise matches were taped at the Davis Gym in Lewisburg Pennsylvania* We get a major surprise at the start of the show as Bobby Heenan is absent with his place being filled by a returning Jesse "The Body" Ventura! The Body says he went down south to clear his head but now he's back and better then ever. Says Heenan is cooking up a major deal which will be announced later so he asked Ventura to step in. The debuting Scott "Flash" Norton defeats "Bad Man" Brady Boone with the "Flashback" (Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack dropped into an inverted shoulder breaker) It's announced that next week will feature a battle royal where the winners will challenge for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam. The Iron Sheik defeats Scott Colton with the Camel Clutch. Koko B Ware defeats Tony Burton with the "Ghostbuster" Promo time with Mooney! Slick says One Man Gang is the baddest man in the WWF and if Brown ever shows his face again, there won't be enough of him to scrape off the mat like there was at SNME. Hillbilly Jim is happy the fans like him. The debuting Kensuke Sasaki defeats El Gato with the "Tornado bomb" Mean Gene reveals that Rick Rude is cashing in his rematch and will challenge The Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Championship at SummerSlam inside a STEEL CAGE! Badd Company w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick defeat Preston Jacons & George Anderson with "Badd Business" on Anderson. Earthquake w/"Le Commandant" Frenchy Martin pins Alan Reynolds after the Earthquake Splash Feature match. King Kevin Von Erich defeats "Big Cat" Curtis Hughes w/Slick with the "Iron Claw". Split screen sees Kevin say that if Roberts wants to come for the crown he can do it at SummerSlam.

Rich with a solid opening win. Steve looks Stunning in his first match in Memphis. Orndorff's ego costs him. The Steiners out-grapple the Grapplers. The Junkyard Dog in in Memphis and sinks his teeth right into Dutch. Savage looks downright bipolar in his treatment of Elizabeth. The king appeared to be taking something rather seriously tonight.

Teddy Long has brought Doom to WCW. Hart adds another Samoan to the ranks. Sid is on a rampage. What an ending with the arrival of Curt Hennig.

July 19, 1990 Albert L. Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont. Live on NBC We get our now customary series of promos. The Genius recites a poem about removing masks and revealing truths. Tito Santana promises to put up a fight worthy of the Gods. The Rougeaou's vow to make Canada proud. Bad News says Nailz is gonna curse the day he was let out of lockup. Dusty Rhodes says his Dream Team will make sure no Texas Outlaw leaves the War Zone! Hair vs Mask match. Silver King defeats The Genius after dodging the "Honor Roll" and trapping Poffo in a "La Miagistral". Poffo was struggling and squirming something fierce as they put him in the chair and took the clippers to him. The Berzerker w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan defeats Tito Santana via countout. As the two were brawling on the floor, Santana looked to go for a bulldog but Berzerker shoved him off and he ran into the ring post. A big boot puts Santana down and Berzerker is able to beat the count. Before the next match, the camera turns to an empty seat with a reserved sign on it. We've seen it a couple of times tonight and now we finally see the sign being moved and the seat is taken by.....SHERRI MARTEL!! The Rougeaou's come down waving the Quebec flag as per usual. The parade around the ring until The Commonwealth comes down to the ring. The Rougeaou's and Martin clear the ring. Dynamite Kid takes the mic and says they've already taken one set of tag titles from the brothers might as well go 2 for 2. "WWF Canadian Tag Team Championships" The Fabulous Rougeaou Brothers (Jacques & Raymond)(c?) w/"Le Commandant" Frenchy Martin defeated WWF United States Tag Team Champions The Commonwealth (Dynamite Kid & Chris Benoit) when Jacques pinned DK with his feet on the ropes. Bad News Brown defeats Nailz w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick after escaping "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" and hitting the "Ghetto Blaster". The fans are going crazy as Brown gets his hands on Slick who looks like a rabbit who just spotted a grizzly bear. Brown's about to tear him up when..... THE ONE MAN GANG IS BACK! He looks bigger and badder than ever and he's pounding away on Brown. He whips Brown into the corner and absolutely crushes him. Brown falls in a heap but OMG isn't done. He drags Brown's carcass to the center of the ring and hits the big "747"...and a second....and a third. He looks to be going for a fourth but security finally work up the nerve to get in the ring Before the main event, we see a promo package for SummerSlam which will air live on pay Per View August 17th from historic Fenway Park in Boston! Howard Finkel breaks down the rules for the main event. Each team will send its members in one at a team. The first stage will last 5 minutes with all subsequent stages lasting 2. Once all 8 men are in the War Zone the match can only be won by pinfall, submission or surrender. War Zone Match! Order of entry Manny Fernandez & Dustin Rhodes enter first. Dick Murdoch Jim Duggan Black Bart Billy Jack Haynes Terry Funk Dusty Rhodes Cut to the end....it's total chaos. Pretty much everyone is bleeding. The Texas Outlaws have Dusty handcuffed to the ropes. Murdoch Bart & Fernandez are holding off Haynes & Duggan. Funk has a bullrope around Dustin's neck and has him in a Camel Clutch position. The kid won't quit. Funk is frustrated and grabs the branding iron. He's posed to drive it into Dustin's chest when Dusty starts freaking out shouting....HE SURRENDERS! Earl Hebner rings the bell and quickly places himself on top of the semi-conscious Dustin just in case Funk gets any ideas. Show ends with the Outlaws celebrating while a distraught Dusty check on his son.