Ah, summer. You're the favorite season of school kids (and it's not hard to see why) and you give us day after day of warm weather (which I'm not a fan of as I am a winter person) and what better way to end summer (or at least getting ready to wrap summer up) than giving us SummerSlam? SummerSlam 88 was the first SummerSlam given to us by the WWE (formerly the WWF) on August 29th, 1988. The event took place at good old Madison Square Garden. What's interesting to know that this event took place on a Monday (really odd for a Pay Per View to take place). Anyways, here is my overall impression on the event. Here are the highlights: two of the four tag team matches were really fun to watch (that being the British Bulldogs vs the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers. and Demolition vs The Hart Foundation). Which was the better of the two matches? I don't know; it's kind of hard to say. When it comes down to the finishing moments, I would have to give that award to the Hart Foundation vs Demolition, despite the predictability. Another highlight was Honky Tonk Man vs Ultimate Warrior. The only criticism I have is that the match was over too quick. Making this a squash match was a horrible idea, but making the Ultimate Warrior the winner was a smart move. The third and final highlight was (okay, call me a perv for this) was the ending for the Mega Powers vs Mega Bucks (if you didn't see this coming, then what would you have expected?) match. Elizabeth (oh Elizabeth Hulette, we still miss you) taking off her skirt something nobody expected, even me. Bravo, Miss Elizabeth, bravo into making Mega Bucks and Jesse Ventura speechless. The rest of the event was either uninteresting, boring, or had no purpose. If you were there and you saw those matches, I hope you went to the concession stand. Overall on a scale of 1 to 5, this event gets a solid 2 out of 5. Be sure to stay tuned when I take a look at Survivor Series 1988.
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