On August 29, 1988 WWF’s inaugural SummerSlam took place in front of 20,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & “Macho Man” Randy Savage with manager Miss Elizabeth) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (“The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase with manager Virgil & André the Giant with manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan). The special guest referee for the match was Jesse “The Body” Ventura. Another notable match was WWF Intercontin