10 Worst WWE Matches Of The 1980s
WWE aired some stinkers in the 1980s
9. Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera - SummerSlam 1988
Another of WWE’s original ‘big four’ pay-per-views, SummerSlam has also not been immune to hosting the occasional stinker.
In fact, quite a few took place on the very first one. A red-hot, sold-out Madison Square Garden was ‘treated’ to such barnburners as Dino Bravo vs. Don Muraco, Junkyard Dog taking on Rick Rude and a tag team showdown between the Bolsheviks and the Powers of Pain.
Worst of all, however, was Bad News Brown’s clanger with Ken Patera.
Both men were legit badasses and could put on a good match on their day, but SummerSlam 1988 was decidedly not their day. It feels like a random, thrown-together affair and it quickly goes downhill. Patera, in particular, badly mucks up some stuff while moving at a glacial pace.
Hindering things further, the MSG faithful didn’t buy into the Olympic Strongman at all and it didn’t take long for the ‘boring’ chants to start up.
Thankfully, it’s all wrapped up in under seven minutes, with Brown picking up the win with the Ghetto Blaster.
Based on his performance here, it’s no shock that Patera was gone just a few months later.
