Saturday, December 07, 2013

Wrestling: Pay-Per-View Players #20 - August 1989

#1 Randy Savage [--] (11-5-0) (WWF)
The collapse of The Mega Powers continues to work in the favour of Hulk Hogan -- the WWF Heavyweight Champion victorious in a Summerslam tag team main event against Randy Savage and the No Holds Barred film-inspired nemesis: Zeus! Hogan teamed with Brutus Beefcake, who once again reached the Top 10!

Promotion lines continue to be crossed as Dusty Rhodes makes his first pay-per-view appearance for WWF! The former NWA World Heavyweight Champion defeated The Honky Tonk Man to secure a Top 10 spot for the Federation. In another mid-card bout, Demolition picked up a win in a six-man match, spurring them into the Top 3 tags. Individually, Smash is a step closer to the authentic ticket - Road Warrior Hawk. While the Road Warriors remain unchallenged as the #1 tag team - Animal teeters on the edge of the Top 10.

A big name lurking just outside the top ranks is The Ultimate Warrior! He regained his Intercontinental Championship from the man who defeated him - himself a recent Top 10 name: Rick Rude. The Warrior makes for the perfect WWF rival to rising NWA star Sting! The painted star will have a shot to surpass his rivals when NWA/WCW return in October with Halloween Havoc!
 
Top Ten Singles PPV Players
#1 [--] Randy Savage (11-5-0) (WWF)
#2 [--] Hulk Hogan (8-2-1) (WWF) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#3 [--] Ric Flair (7-3-1) (NWA) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#4 [--] Ricky Steamboat (7-5-0) (NWA)
#5 [--] Road Warrior Hawk (6-2-0) (NWA)
#6 [+1] Smash (6-3-0) (WWF)
#7 [RE] Brutus Beefcake (5-2-2) (WWF)
#8 [-2] Dynamite Kid (5-3-1) (WWF)
#9 [RE] Dusty Rhodes (5-3-0) (WWF)
#10 [-2] Road Warrior Animal (5-3-0) (NWA)
 
Top Ten Tag Team PPV Players
#1 [--] Road Warrior Hawk & Animal (5-2-0) (NWA)
#2 [--] Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (4-0-0) (NWA)
#3 [+3] Ax & Smash (4-2-0) (WWF)
#4 [-1] Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (4-3-0) (WWF)
#5 [-1] Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (3-0-0) (NWA)
#6 [RE] Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (3-1-1) (WWF)
#7 [-2] Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (3-2-1) (WWF)
#8 [-1] Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (2-0-0) (WWF)
#9 [-1] Paul Roma & Jim Powers (2-0-0) (WWF)
#10 [-1] Andre the Giant & Rick Rude (2-0-0) (WWF)

Top Womens PPV Players
#1 [--] The Fabulous Moolah (2-0-0) (WWF)
#2 [--] Rockin' Robin (2-0-0) (WWF) [Women's Champion]
#3 [--] Wendi Richter (1-0-0) (WWF)
#4 [--] Itsuki Yamazaki (1-0-0) (WWF)
#5 [--] Noriyo Tateno (1-0-0) (WWF)
 
Recent Pay-Per-View Event Results
- WWF Summerslam (August 28, 1989)
- NWA The Great American Bash '89 (July 23, 1989)
- NWA WrestleWar (May 7, 1989)
- WWF Wrestlemania V (April 2, 1989)
- NWA Chi-Town Rumble (February 20, 1989)
- WWF Royal Rumble (January 15, 1989)
 
The Pay-Per-View Players rankings intend to take into account pay-per-view events promoted by NWA, WWF, WCW, ECW, WWE & TNA wrestling organizations. Only broadcast results contribute to the cumulative tally of win/loss record of wrestlers. Pre-show matches will not be included.

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