30 years ago today on August 27, 1990 the 3rd annual WWF SummerSlam took place in front of 19,304 fans at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ultimate Warrior successfully defended his WWF World Heavyweight Championship against Ravishing Rick Rude in a steel cage match, and Hulk Hogan defeated Earthquake by countout. Mr. Perfect lost his WWF Intercontinental Championship to the Texas Tornado, who was a substitute for Brutus Beefcake, who had been injured in a real-life parasailing ac

On August 27, 1990 the WWF’s third annual SummerSlam was held in front of 19,304 fans at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the final match on the card, WWF World Heavyweight Champion The Ultimate Warrior put his title on the line against “Ravishing” Rick Rude (with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan) in a steel cage match. Warrior and Rude had been feuding since the 1989 Royal Rumble. Rude left the WWF in late 1990 due to a dispute with the company about money. The Warrior held the WWF World