The Event Center: WWF SummerSlam 1991 Review

The Event Center: WWF SummerSlam 1991

Introduction:
Welcome back to CrazyMax’s Event Center. We are right in the middle of our summer review series. I hope you have enjoyed the BBQ’s and the fireworks so far but we have a lot more coming your way. This time we are heading back to the Summer of 1991 and we are hitting up SummerSlam. The card itself is nothing to write home about but we do have an instant classic between Bret Hart and Mr. Perfect. Theres a lot going on with the main event and we have a classic scene or two when it comes to Randy and Elizabeth’s wedding. It’s time to get this one started so lets get to it.

Event Information:
Date: August 26th, 1992
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York City
Attendance: 20,000
Main Event: Hulk Hogan/Ultimate Warrior vs. Triangle of Terror

Show Opening:

Vince welcomes us to SummerSlam by saying living is anything but easy because it’s time for SummerSlam. He then lets us know that a Match Made in Heaven is going to happen because Elizabeth and the Macho Man has invited us all to the wedding between the two. Vince says nuptials turn to napalm when we go to the Match Made in Hell! We have the Triangle of Terror vs. the team that is on fire of Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior.

We head inside of Madison Square Garden where Gorilla welcomes us to New York City and to SummerSlam. We head ringside where Gorilla, Heenan, and Piper are standing. Gorilla says everyone is waiting for the two big features of the Match Made in Heaven and the Match Made in Hell. Heenan says Savage is going to tie knot but it will be a noose around his neck because he is getting married tonight. Piper talks about the Match Made in Hell. He says there is more turmoil in this match than in Russia. Piper says Hogan hates Warrior and Warrior hates everyone so let’s get ready. Gorilla then sends us up to the Fink and to our first match on SummerSlam.

Match 1: British Bulldog/Texas Tornado/The Dragon vs. Power N Glory/Warlord

This one starts off with Paul Roma and Ricky Steamboat in the ring. Roma gets control early and ends up dropping Steamboat with a drop kick. He pushes his luck a little to much and when he comes off the middle rope, the Dragon catches him with an arm drag as he starts working the arm of Roma. We get some back and forth action until the Dragon hits Roma with another arm drag and a drop kick that sends Roma over to his corner and tagging in Hercules. Dragon retaliates by tagging in the Texas Tornado and he comes in and starts working the arm of Hercules.

Tornado lays in quite a few right hands but Hercules stops the momentum with an eye rake as he tags in the Warlord as the Tornado tags in Bulldog. Bulldog finally gets the Warlord down with 2 big clotheslines and then he picks up the Warlord and drops him with a vertical suplex for a 2 count. Dragon gets tagged in and he comes in with the chops and karate moves to the Warlord. Dragon gets stupid and tries a monkey flip on the Warlord but he holds on and the Dragon gets laid out as the heel team gets the control.

The heel team continues to work over the back of the Dragon as Roma hits a nice looking snap suplex then a back breaker where he keeps holding him and drops him 3-4 times on his knee. Hercules comes in and he continues to work the lower back of the Dragon. The tags are becoming more frequent for the Warlord and Power N Glory as each guy takes a turn working over the back of the the Dragon with some nice double team moves out of tags. The Dragon nearly gets control of the match but Hercules ends up stopping that with a nice clothesline across the top rope.

Warlord ends up going to the middle rope and goes for an elbow but the Dragon gets the feet up and ends up getting the tag to the Tornado. He comes in lays in the right hands to everyone. The Warlord actually hits a sunset flip but the Tornado ends up tagging the Bulldog in and he comes off the middle rope but Warlord catches but Tornado drops him with the big ass right hand. Roma ends up getting the tag in and Bulldog nails him with the running power slam for a 2 count. All hell is breaking loose and guys are missing spots but the Dragon comes off the top rope with the high cross body for the 1-2-3. Your winners by pinfall….The Dragon/Texas Tornado/British Bulldog!

Recap:
This was a pretty good opener here. The heels didn’t have control for long so there really was no time for rest holds and dragging this out. The Dragon sold well and they quickly got to the hot tag finish which is what you want for an opener. They got a little mixed up on the finish as the Bulldog hit the power slam and was looking for the tag but then he went for a pin and Roma ends up kicking out of his finisher, which made no sense. Outside of that, this was a pretty decent opener and worth checking out just because of the star power on the good guys side of the action. Crazy all three of them on the same team.

Backstage Interview: Mr. Perfect & The Coach

Mooney is standing by with Perfect and Coach in the locker room. Mooney says he is standing by with the Intercontinental champion but Perfect cuts him off and tells him to get it right. Perfect says he is the greatest Intercontinental champion of all time and tonight history is going to be made. It is the excellence of execution vs. perfection. It is Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect. Perfect says the intercontinental belt says wrestling champion on it and to be a champion you have to be perfect and Bret isn’t perfect. Perfect says there is only one guy in the WWF that is perfect and we are looking at him.

Match 2: WWF Intercontinental Title Match: Mr. Perfect (c) vs. Bret Hart

With Bret in the ring Piper drops this doozy on commentary “everybody here is thinking pink.” I think most people are thinking wrestling but hard telling what the hell Piper is thinking about. Bret starts off fast with a shoulder block and a hip toss. The hip toss spins Perfect around and to the outside as he leaves the ring furious. The way Perfect sells the hip toss is just amazing. He was so good at selling and it appears the guy has springs in his boots because he just flies around everywhere. Bret ends up hitting Perfect with a crucifix and damn near gets the win early on here but Perfect gets out of it.

The psychology already kicking in as Perfect pulls the hair but Bret ends up pulling the hair right back as Bret holds on to the head lock. They have a pretty good exchange with some near falls before Bret gets it back in the head lock. Bret gets hit with a body slam by Perfect but Bret ends up kicking Perfect off him and hitting with a body slam of his own only for Perfect to kick Bret off him. Bret ends up tripping Perfect and sending him to the mat face first and he follows that up with a clothesline to the outside of the ring. The action is fast furious early on here and both guys just look awesome.

Perfect acts like he is just going to leave but Bret ends up going out after him and ripping the tights of Perfect. The commentators finally acknowledged the injured back of Perfect and acts like he just got the injury. Perfect finally gets control with a forearm smash to the face of Bret. Perfect starts working over the back and the midsection of Bret. Bret keeps trying to get in to the ring but Perfect ends up stopping and on the last try Perfect nails Bret and sends him flying into the guard rail but Bret ends up landing on a photographer so he doesn’t really hit the guard rail. Pretty sweet spot there.

Perfect ends up whipping Bret into the corner with authority and he damn near gets the 3 count but Bret kicks out. Perfect ends up hitting his flip over neck snap for another 2 count. Perfect sends Bret to the outside with a drop kick. Perfect then goes out after him and they exchange some lefts and rights. Perfect then goes in and climbs to the top rope. Bret ends up joining him on the top rope and Perfect ends up nailing Bret with a right hand that sends him crashing to the mat. Perfect ends up falling off the top rope as well but he lands on Bret for a 2 count. That was awesome.

Perfect just tosses Bret across the ring by the hair. I have a feeling we are going to see that spot again in just a little bit. Perfect gets a sleeper hold on Bret as we get our first rest hold of the match. Bret gets out of the hold and goes for the crucifix again but Perfect ends up dropping him with a samoan drop for a 2 count. Perfect sends Bret into the corner chest first. Again I hate that spot and thank goodness only he and Owen are crazy enough to do it. Perfect then goes for the Perfect Plex but Bret ends up kicking out at 2 1/2. Piper starts marking out on commentary because he kicked out of the Perfect Plex.

Bret starts his come back and ends up dropping Perfect with two straight atomic drops. Bret then returns the favor and grabs Perfect by the hair and throws him across the ring but Perfect takes it one step further and racks himself on the steel post on the inside. We get a nice suplex from Bret for a 2 count. Bret gets his normal offense in such as the back breaker and the elbow off the middle rope. Bret is arguing with the ref so Perfect rolls up him up for a 2 count but and Perfect ends up on the outside. Bret whips Perfect into the steel post and Perfect ends up flipping after he hits it. Its amazing what Perfect is doing with a bad back.

Bret starts working the leg of Perfect as he is starting to work towards the Sharpshooter. Bret ends up going for the Sharpshooter but the Coach gets on the apron and he gets floored by the Hitman. Perfect ends up kicking the middle rope into the nuts of Bret and racks him while the ref wasn’t watching. This match is so damn good as are both Bret and Perfect. Perfect goes for a leg drop on the stomach of Bret but Bret ends up catching him and getting Perfect in the Sharpshooter. The ref calls for the bell immediately and Bret legs go right away so he doesn’t further injure the back of Perfect. Your winner by way of submission and new WWF Intercontinental Champion….Bret Hart!

After the match Bret grabs the tights of Perfect and ends up ripping them off as Perfect is trying to get out of the ring.

Post Match Interview: Stu Hart

Lord Alfred is standing by with Stu Hart. Hayes says this is a highly emotional scene. Hayes asks Stu to tell us what he thinks of his son and Stu starts talking and says that it is wonderful Alfred and then Hayes pulls the mic away from him and says that Stu is speechless right now as Stu is trying to talk to him. Bret’s brother Bruce shows up as the Hart family is celebrating the title victory.

Recap:
This match is so damn good from beginning to end. Both guys did the little things that really only the great ones do. Little things that make a good match become great. The hair pulling early on, the trading of hair tosses, and other things that really stick out. This is an instant classic and one match I’m sure most have already seen but it is something that is worth checking out every once in a while so you can two all time greats at their best. Just an awesome awesome match.

Backstage Interview: Bushwhackers & Andre The Giant

They show what Earthquake did to Andre the Giant from WWF Superstars. Butch asks Luke if he is ready and Luke says he is. Butch says they are going to wipe out the Earthquake and Typhoon from the ring. Luke says they are going to lick the Natural Disasters all over the place, again what the hell are these guys on during this show? Butch says when they are done licking and eating them then they are going to feed them to Andre. Andre says that will be his chance to get even.

Match 3: Natural Disasters vs. Bushwhackers

Butch and Typhoon start this one and of course Typhoon gets the advantage early but Butch ends up biting the ass of Typhoon. All four guys get in the ring as the Bushwhackers whip Typhoon right into the Earthquake. They then use Earthquake to do the battery ram on Typhoon as the Bushwhackers send both guys out of the ring early on here. Bushwhackers spend to much time celebrating as Earthquake comes in and starts pummeling Butch and working on his lower back.

Earthquake misses a big elbow as Butch tries to get a pin but Earthquake holds on to him and ends up hitting the elbow anyways. Typhoon gets in and he continues to work over Butch and his lower back. During the match here Heenan says that he has found out that Hogan is in the building so he is leaving the broadcast booth to confront him with the real world champion. Meanwhile, Earthquake continues to work the lower back of Butch with bear hugs and back breakers.

Typhoon ends up getting hit by Earthquake and this gives Butch enough time to tag in Luke. Luke comes in and does his best but it ends up causing all four guys to get back into the ring. The Bushwhackers hit both guys with a battery ram but it does no damage. Earthquake goes outside and damn near gets hit by Andre. Earthquake ends up back in the ring and he squashes Luke between himself and Typhoon. Earthquake gets the tag and he ends up hitting the Earthquake for the 1-2-3. Your winners by pinfall….The Natural Disasters!

After the match the Natural Disasters end up going to the outside to confront Andre the Giant. Before they could do anything the Legion of Doom show up out of no where and back up the Natural Disasters. LOD end up chasing the Natural Disasters through the ring and out of the building before they could do anything. Andre ends up nailing them with his crutch as they leave the ring.

Recap:
On paper you would think this match sucks and you are probably right. However, it didn’t go long enough to drag on and they did enough to make you think the Bushwhackers had a chance. The Disasters sold pretty well for the Whackers and the dynamic of having Andre wasn’t all that bad either. The ending was good with LOD coming out so they could start that feud with the Natural Disasters. This wasn’t a classic by any means but it did what it was supposed to do and thats really all you can ask for with the Bushwhackers involved.

Bobby Heenan Confronts Hulk Hogan

They show Heenan outside of the door of Hulk Hogan and he is knocking on Hogan’s door. Heenan says on behalf of the Real World Champion Ric Flair, he wants to challenge Hogan at any time or any place. Hogan then slams the door on Heenan’s face. Heenan is irate and says that he won’t embarrass him like that and then Heenan looks up and tells them to turn the damn camera off as he walks back towards ringside.

They show the Macho Man in his locker room talking to fans about his wedding.

Backstage Interview: Ted Dibiase & Sensational Sherri

They show some of the disgusting things that Ted Dibiase made Virgil do as his body guard. Dibiase tells us to take a look at the look of humiliation of Virgil. DiBiase says that humiliation is going to be minute compared to the humiliation he is going to suffer through tonight at the hands of the Million Dollar Man. DiBIase says that Virgil has come to challenge the master in his city, New York City, for his Million Dollar Belt. DiBiase says that Virgil better go and cancel all of those plans of celebration that he has. DiBiase says that he will leave Virgil face down in a gutter and that Virgil can pick anyone he wants in this town. DiBiase says he is not an insensitive man because he has left one thing for Virgil and it is his crying towel. DiBiase does his laugh as he walks off. Such a great promo here.

Match 4: Million Dollar Title Match; Ted Dibiase (c) vs. Virgil

First things first, Sherri is looking hot as hell tonight. Anyways, this one starts off fast when Virgil gets in the ring and pulls DiBiase off the middle rope and starts laying in the right hands. We get a big back body drop and 2-3 clotheslines by Virgil and on that last clothesline he sends DiBiase flying over the top rope. Virgil is on fire early here. Virgil heads out after DiBiase and he rams him head first into the steel steps before he throws him back into the ring. Virgil ends up hitting DiBiase with an atomic drop that sends DiBiase up and over to the outside.

Meanwhile, Heenan shows back up to the commentary table. Virgil goes for a cross body to the outside but DiBiase moves out of the way and Virgil goes crashing to the floor. DiBiase goes to the outside and throws Virgil knee first into the steps. DiBiase gets Virgil back into the ring and he ends up dropping him with a nice clothesline and then DiBiase does his classic fist drops to keep control of the match. DiBiase continues to work over the neck and head area to soften him up for the Million Dollar Dream. DiBiase ends up hitting an ax handle off the middle rope for a 2 1/2 count. DiBiase ends up going for a clothesline but Virgil ducks and gets DiBiase in the Million Dollar Dream himself. Sherri ends up getting frustrated so she gets in the ring and nails Virgil in the back of the head to end the match.

The ref then talks to Howard Finkel and says that the ref has every right to disqualify DiBiase for outside interference. Fink says that the ref has rendered a decision and the first thing is that Sherri has to return to the dressing or she will face permanent suspension. Fink then says that the match between Virgil and the Million Dollar will continue. WWF officials come out to make Sherri leave as the ref starts the 10 count on both guys.

Virgil ends up getting the better end of the exchange by ramming DiBiase head first into the turnbuckle. Virgil continues the momentum with right hands and not much else. We get a double reversal on an irish whip and Virgil ends up running into the referee and knocks him out. DiBiase then goes over to the corner and starts talking shit to Piper. DiBiase ends up hitting Virgil with a few suplexes and then a pile driver. DiBiase then goes over to the corner and removes the padding to expose the post. DiBiase picks up Virgil and goes to ram him head first into the exposed turnbuckle but Virgil ends up blocking it and ramming DiBiase into the exposed turnbuckle 2 times. Virgil crawls over to DiBiase and pins him for the 1-2-3. Your winner and new Million Dollar Champion….Virgil!

Recap:
This match was all right but nothing special. DiBiase was awesome but Virgil’s offense was nothing but right hands, clothesline, and an atomic drop. He did nothing else throughout the match and that just goes to show how limited he was. DiBiase made this match what it was and thats watchable but not much else. The storyline leading up to this match and Piper on commentary make it stand out but other than that, really not much to see here.

Backstage Interview: The Mountie

Gene is standing by with the Mountie in the garage with some of New York’s finest. They show the Mountie attacking the Boss Man and shocking him with his shock stick with the help of the Nasty Boys. Gene says after the match one or the other is going to be going to the pokie. Mountie says this is the way it is going to happen Gene. Mountie says after he beats the Boss Man, the local hick cops are going to come out and drag the Boss Man to the paddy wagon. Mountie says he wants them to treat Boss Man the Mountie way. Mountie then says when they get to the back they want them to shackle the Boss Man and put him in the paddy wagon and send them to the local caboose house. Mountie then says he will see the Boss Man there. What an awesome promo.

Backstage Interview: Big Boss Man

Boss Man says the Mountie has the wrong idea. Boss Man says Mountie shouldn’t be talking to New York’s finest but he should be on his hands and knees praying to God that he makes it through the following day. Boss Man says that the Mountie will be the one who spends a hard long night in jail.

Match 5: Jailhouse Match: Big Boss Man vs. Mountie

Mountie comes out talking shit to Boss Man and he just gets floored with a big time right hand by Boss Man. They continue to exchange right hands until Boss Man drops the Mountie with a back elbow and follows that up with a big splash. Boss Man drapes Mountie over the middle rope and then runs and jumps on him. He goes for it again but this time he slides through and ends up hitting the right hand even though Jimmy Hart distracted him. Mountie ends up on the middle rope and goes for a move but Boss Man catches him and ends up dropping him with a spine buster to regain control.

Boss Man starts to work the neck and shoulder area of the Mountie. Boss Man gets distracted by Jimmy until the Mountie comes out and pushes him head first into the steel steps. Mountie ends up hitting a nice spinning back elbow on the Boss Man. Mountie continues to work over the lower back of the Boss Man. Boss Man tries to get control but he ends up going for a move in the corner but Mountie moves out of the way and keeps control of the match. Mountie drops a couple of elbows and goes for the pin for a 2 count.

Mountie ends up hitting the Boss Man with a drop kick and when he goes for the cover the Boss Man kicks out at 2 and ends up throwing the Mountie to the outside. Both guys get in the ring as the Mountie picks up the Boss Man and he dumps him with a pile driver. Mountie tries to shock the Boss Man but he moves out of the way and nails the Mountie with a right hand. Boss Man then nails the Mountie with another big time right hand uppercut. Boss Man then nails the Mountie with the Boss Man slam but the Mountie got his shoulder up at 2 1/2. Mountie goes for another pile driver but the Boss Man ends up picking the Mountie up on his back and he drops him with the Alabama slam for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….The Big Boss Man!

After the match the Boss Man drags the Mountie to the edge of the apron as the New York police officers come out and cuff him. They then drag the Mountie out of the building and to the paddy wagon. The cameras follow him all the way out to the paddy wagon which is pretty damn cool. The Mountie just keeps yelling that they can’t do this to him. The Mountie also yells that they are hurting him. There isn’t a better person to do this job than Jacques Rougeau. They show the Mountie in the back of the paddy wagon as he is kicking and screaming all the way to the caboose house.

Recap:
This match kind of sucked. The Mountie was moving so slow so it made the match drag on and on. For example, this match went a little under 10 minutes but it felt like 15 or so minutes. The Virgil/DiBiase match went about 13 minutes but it felt like it was over with in 9-10 minutes. It all depends on the pace the guys are working and the Mountie was just moving at a snails pace and it made the match kind of shit. The Alabama slam that the Boss Man hits on the Mountie is just brutal looking and the thud it made just sounded like it hurt like a son of a bitch. Other than that, there really isn’t much here to enjoy so it’s not really worth the time.

Backstage Interview: Ted Dibiase & Sensational Sherri

DiBiase comes in heated and he is telling Gene that he has something to say. DiBiase says never in the history of the World Wrestling Federation has there ever been a bigger rip off than there has been tonight. DiBIase says Virgil ripped him off because Virgil jumped him from behind and the match should have never started. DiBiase says Virgil jumped him because he knows Virgil can’t beat him. DiBiase then says the ref stops the match, kicks Sherri out, then rings the bell to restart the match. DiBiase says that Virgil stole it and that is the only way he can get the belt and he will pay.

Backstage Interview: Bret Hart

Bret says it doesn’t get any better than this in being the new Intercontinental champion. Bret says this is the greatest day for the Hitman. Bret also says that he has been wanting to prove for a long time to Mr. Perfect that nobody is Perfect. Bret says Perfect found out the hard way what the Excellence of Execution is all about. Bret says Perfect just wasn’t good enough tonight and that we are looking at the Intercontinental champion.

Backstage Interview: Natural Disasters & Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart is going insane because he can’t be with the Mountie. Jimmy says he wants his lawyers on the phone right now because nobody is going to get away with this. Jimmy says they were ripped off. Gene says the Natural Disasters stuck their noses where it didn’t belong. Typhoon says they are going to eat up, chew up, and spit out the Legion of Doom. Earthquake says the LOD are the ones who stuck their nose in their match because they are the ones who had the problem with Andre the Giant. Earthquake says that LOD prevented them from getting their hands on Andre so LOD will be history.

Backstage Interview: Big Boss Man

Boss Man starts out with a joke and asks Mooney whats a bird that can’t fly. Mooney isn’t sure so Boss Man tells him its a jail bird. Boss Man says that is exactly what the Canadian Mountie is. Boss Man says this is just a small sample of what the Mountie is going to have to go through. Boss Man says he promised to every man, woman, and child that he is the law and order of the WWF. Boss Man says the Mountie is a criminal and a bad cop and that he is the law and order plain and simple.

Backstage Interview: Macho Man Randy Savage

Macho Man is on the phone again talking to a fan on the 900 number. Macho tells Gene that he is busy. Gene then says that he is sure Elizabeth will be ready and able to talk a lot so he is going to head over there. Savage quickly hangs up the phone and stops Gene from leaving. Savage then starts rambling about nothing of importance and then Gene sends us to a 5 minute recess.

They take us ringside and to the commentary table where Gorilla, Bobby, and Piper discuss both the Match Made in Heaven and the Match Made in Hell.

They show the Mountie arriving at the police station. Mountie asks if they know who he is and he says he is the Mountie. Mountie then starts reading the rights to the police officers. He just keeps yelling “I AM THE MOUNTIE!!!!”.

Backstage Interview: Nasty Boys & Jimmy Hart

Jimmy says that they better not hurt one hair on the Mountie’s body because his lawyers are heading to the police station right now to take care of it. Mooney tells Jimmy he will have to stop worrying about the Mountie for a moment because the Nasty Boys are going to be squaring off against the LOD. Saggs says that LOD and Jack Tunney got together to make the rules for this match. He then says that Tunney won’t be there to help the LOD because this is one trip to Nastyville that the LOD won’t be coming back from. Knobbs then starts yelling and telling us that there is no more crying or whining because it is the Nastys vs. the LOD for the titles. Knobbs says the heat is on and it is melting their face and that this is their last trip to Nastyville.

Mooney tells Jimmy to stick around because they have more things going on down at the police station with the Mountie. They are trying to take the picture of the Mountie. The photographer says that the Boss Man kicked the Mounties butt and he ends up looking up as they snap the picture. Jimmy Hart says that they can’t take a picture of the Mountie because it is an invasion of privacy. Hart says that somebody is going to pay for this.

Backstage Interview: Legion of Doom

Gene tells us the Tag Team Titles are on the line in a no disqualification match. Animal says no count out, no disqualification and that is right up the alley of the LOD. Animal says that they are getting ready for their match so they can take the titles away from the Nasty Boys and then they hear all this commotion and they look through the curtain. They then see the Natural Disasters trying to take out Andre 2 on 1. Animal said that LOD decided to even up the odds and how did the Disasters like that. Animal says they will take them on any time any where.

Hawk says that it seems to be that the Natural Disasters have bit off more than they can chew. Hawk says when they get in the ring with the Natural Disasters they will chew them up and spit them out like the tartar that used to be stuck to their teeth. Hawk says first and foremost on their rotten minds are the Nasty Boys and the WWF Tag Team titles. Hawk says that there are boys and there are men and then there are monsters. WHAT A RUSH!!!!

They head back to the police station where they are trying to finger print the Mountie. They ask him for his finger so the Mountie says you want the finger here is the finger and he flips them off.

Backstage Interview: Triangle of Terror

Mooney says that Slaughter can relate to being out numbered. Slaughter and asks him about being out numbered. Slaughter says Hogan and Warrior are going to be the ones that are out numbered. Slaughter then says that they are going to be out numbered at the start of the match because the Warrior still looks snake bitten and that Hogan lost 6 gallons of blood from the gash in his head. Slaughter says it looks like it is going to be a little easier than they thought. Slaughter then says that they might have one more surprise tonight for the Match Made in Hell.

Backstage Interview: Sid Justice

Gene wants to know how Sid is going to call this match. Sid says if he has been asked that question once he’s been asked it 100 times. Sid says the question is where does Sid stand. Sid says he has answered that question a 1000x and that he is a man that stands alone. Gene then shows footage of Slaughter and the Triangle of Terror trying to recruit Sid to join the core. Sid says that those guys stopped him in the hall and that he didn’t promise them anything. Sid says that he didn’t promise Hogan or Warrior anything either. Sid says the only thing he can promise is that justice will be served.

Match 6: WWF Tag Team Title Match: Nasty Boys (c) vs. Legion of Doom

This match starts off fast and furious with LOD attacking the Nasty Boys and throwing them to the outside. Hawk is working over Saggs while Animal works over Knobbs. Inside the ring Animal drops Knobbs with a big time power bomb while Hawk just lays in chops and rights to Saggs. Hawk then hits Saggs with a big ass shoulder block off the ropes. Saggs gets a spray can tossed to him and he sprays it in the face to get control of the match for the Nasty Boys. Hawk ends up on the outside and Saggs picks up a cooler of soda and blasts Hawk in the back with it.

The Nasty Boys exchange tags and double team as they work over Hawk in their corner. This is a no disqualification match and the ref keeps on trying to prevent stuff as if it isn’t one. Kind of pointless to add this stipulation if you aren’t going to let these guys do anything they want. Saggs whips Knobbs into the corner and he hits a big splash on Hawk. Saggs then goes up to the top rope and he drops his big elbow but Animal comes in and breaks up the pin.

Knobbs goes for a move off the middle rope but Hawk gets the boot up and this gives him enough time to tag in Animal. Animal comes in and is laying in the right hands and the clotheslines on both members of the Nasty Boys. Animal hits a big time power slam on Knobbs as Saggs breaks up the pin. All four men are in the ring as Saggs throws Hawk out of the ring. Nasty Boys are both working over Animal as Jimmy Hart throws in the helmet to Saggs. Saggs ends up nearly nailing Knobbs with the helmet but he stops himself so he nails Animal in the back.

Hawk goes over to Jimmy Hart and steals the helmet from him and he ends up nailing Knobbs with it on the outside. Hawk then nails Saggs with the helmet in the back. Animal then picks up Saggs and puts him on his shoulders as Hawk comes off with the clothesline to hit the Doomsday Device on Saggs. Animal gets the pin and the 1-2-3. Your winners and new WWF Tag Team Champions….Legion of Doom!

Recap:
This match could have been pretty good if the ref got the hell out of the way and let these guys go at it in a no disqualification match. He was stopping everything and they worked this match as if all the rules applied. Other than that this was a pretty decent match and the crowd was pretty damn hot for the LOD. Other than that aspect there really wasn’t much to this match.

They show the Mountie getting taken to his jail cell. Mountie says that he will walk and they don’t need to hold him but he tries to run off so they drag him to his cell. Mountie then yells for Jimmy as they come back to MSG.

Match 7: I.R.S. vs. Greg Valentine

IRS hops on the mic at the start and he says when it comes to paying taxes the fans have become nothing but a bunch of finger pointers and cry babies. IRS says it is time to cut the crying and start paying. They go back and forth with some arm wringers to start the match. Valentine ends up dropping IRS with a big time shoulder block off the ropes. Instead of a shoulder block we get a hip toss and then a clothesline that sends IRS to the outside. Gorilla says the rumor going around ringside is that Jake Roberts and the Undertaker have been spotted in the building but they don’t know where.

IRS gets back in the ring and he gets the upper hand with a knee and some right hands. Valentine hits IRS with a sunset flip and then a body slam that sends IRS to the outside again. The crowd is completely dead for this match. IRS catches Valentine getting back in the ring as he gets his abominable stretch that he does every damn match. Crowd is starting to get restless and some fans are starting boring chants. I don’t blame them there. IRS gets caught using the rope but when he breaks free of the hold he ends up dropping Valentine with a big time clothesline. That looked awesome.

We get a head lock and then a back breaker by IRS. IRS goes up the top rope but he takes to long as Valentine gets up and body slams him off the ropes. Valentine lays in the rights and chops. Irwin misses a high knee in the corner so Valentine goes right to the leg and starts working it over and getting it ready for the figure four leg lock. Valentine ends up getting IRS in the figure four in the middle of the ring but IRS crawls and ends up getting a hold of the bottom rope.

Valentine pulls IRS to the middle of the ring. Valentine calls for the figure four again but he doesn’t go for it. Valentine picks up IRS and drops the knee on to his knee and he calls for the move again. Valentine finally goes for the figure four and IRS ends up grabbing him and getting in the small package for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….I.R.S!

Recap:
This was just a downer match so the crowd can get a break before the main event. The crowd was bored and so was I because this match sucked. They did nothing to keep you interested and that makes this one a dud.

Backstage Interview; Hulk Hogan & Ultimate Warrior

Hogan says the battleground of Madison Square Garden is the only place for Match Made in Hell. Hogan says he has been waiting for a feeling and a rush since he’s won the title back in 84. Hogan says he has that seem feeling and that same rush. Hogan says if they don’t wipe out Sgt. Slaughter and his core then they could change the course of history again. Warrior then asks Hogan if they are loaded down. Warrior says he is ready to go down in the pit. Warrior says that one snake bite is not enough to stop Hulkamania or Warrior Wildness.

Warrior says they won’t arrive by tank, by air, but we will walk side by side and leave four steps behind. Warrior says that he and Hogan walk into this battle to leave as they walk in the same. Hogan says the bite from the cobra can’t stop the Warrior. He says the toxins have added more fuel to the fire. Hogan says that tonight is just as important as hanging on to the WWF Title. Hogan and Warrior then talk in tandem and as the Core what they are going to do when they destroy them!

Match Made in Hell: Hulk Hogan/Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter/Gen. Adnan/Col. Mustafa

Slaughter tries to use his whip at the start of the match but Sid grabs it and throws it out of the ring before he could use it. This one starts off with Hogan and Slaughter start this one as the main event is on. Slaughter gets the advantage early with right hands but Hogan ends up reversing an irish whip and damn near sends Slaughter flying over the top rope. Hogan and Warrior then trade rights on Slaughter. Hogan gets the tag to Warrior and he comes in and they hit a double clothesline on Slaughter.

Warrior picks up Slaughter and drops him with an atomic drop and then quickly tags Hogan back in as they hit Slaughter with a double big boot. Hogan does some garbage offense before he tags in the Warrior and he comes in hits Slaughter with a punch to the midsection as he quickly tags in Hogan, who comes off the middle rope with an ax handle. Hogan starts choking Slaughter and Sid admonishes him and tells him he will throw him out if he doesn’t break when he tells him to. Slaughter ends up poking Hogan in the eye as he finally gets control of the match for the heel team.

Adan comes in and they are working over the face of Hogan, who was busted open at the SummerSlam Spectacular. Sid gets distracted by Slaughter and Warrior while Adnan and Mustafa double team on Hogan. Mustafa gets in the ring and gets Hogan in the camel clutch until Warrior comes in and breaks it up. Slaughter tags in and he drops Hogan with a back breaker. Slaughter goes for an irish whip on Hogan but he ends up running right into Sid as they have a stare off. That was a pretty sweet spot. I love how Sid just no sold the bump unlike other refs who would play dead after getting hit.

Slaughter and the Core get frequent tags as they all work over the lower back of Hogan. Slaughter goes up to the top rope and is about to drop a knee to the lower back of Hogan but Warrior ends up pushing him off the top rope and sends him flying. Hogan crawls over and he gets the tag to Warrior and he comes in with numerous clotheslines to Slaughter. Again we get the spot where Warrior runs into Sid but he no sells it and they have a stare off as well. The core triple team Warrior in the corner. Warrior ends up blocking a suplex and hits Mustafa with another one so he can try and get the tag to Hogan but Slaughter comes in first and prevents Warrior from tagging.

Slaughter drops the Warrior with a terrible short arm clothesline. That looked like total shit. Slaughter was garbage. Warrior ends up hitting a flying suplex that knocks down both guys. Warrior ends up getting the tag to Hogan as he comes in and cleans house on Slaughter. All 5 guys are in the ring as Warrior comes in and cleans house of Mustafa and Adnan. Warrior grabs a chair and chases both guys out town. Hogan then takes some powder and throws it in the face of Slaughter. Hogan then drops the big leg and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior!

After the match Hogan poses in the ring for a little bit by himself. Hogan then calls back to Sid and he comes in and poses with Hogan. It’s unfortunate Sid got injured because I would have liked to see what they were going to do with him.

Recap:
This match was kind of shit. Slaughter, Adnan, and Mustafa were garbage by this point and had no business being in the main event here. Hogan and Warrior didn’t really mesh well as a tag team and I think a lot of that had to do with the backstage shit that went on before this show went on the air. There was some animosity there and it affected how they performed here because it felt forced and they didn’t really feel into it. The dynamic with Sid as the ref was pretty good and I liked some of the spots that they did to utilize him. Other than that, this match was the shits and not really worth checking out.

They go back to the Mountie in the slammer and he is yelling that he wants out of the cell and that he deserves to be in his own cell. A guy then gets in the face of the Mountie and he tells him to get out of his face. The guy then asks if he wants to fight his buddy and then his buddy shows up. It’s some dude in a leather jacket who is talking like a gay guy and says “Hi, don’t you just love the way leather feels against your body.” Mountie goes irate and starts yelling get me out of here.

Match Made in Heaven: Randy Savage & Elizabeth Wedding:

Before the wedding they show the proposal of Macho Man to Elizabeth. They then show a highlight video of Macho Man and Elizabeth. It’s unfortunate that they have some shitty ass replacement song on this video instead of the original that was used on the PPV.

They go through the whole wedding bit and Savage says he does by saying oh yeah!!! Elizabeth goes through the same thing and answers that she will. They place the rings on the fingers and repeat after the pastor. Savage sounds hilarious saying this stuff. They are pronounced as husband and wife so Savage ends up taking off the lid and he kisses the bride. Balloons and confetti fill Madison Square Garden as both Macho and Elizabeth walk around to show the fans as this show goes off the air.

The Wedding Reception:

This part isn’t on the WWE Network version but it was on the coliseum video version. There was a pretty big angle that occurred here so we would be remised if we didn’t go over it here. Lord Alfred is doing the voice over and going over what is going on. We got a terrible band playing some garbage music as guests go up and talk to Savage and Elizabeth. Savage shakes the hand of Heenan and tells somebody to show him the exit. They go through the toast that was delivered by Gene Okerlund.

They drink by locking arms and Savage says it tastes better that way and that he likes it. Savage was nuts and just awesome. They then do the ceremonial first dance of the evening. Next up we get the cutting of the cake. They do the bouquet toss.

Next up we get to the gift opening. Savage says he’s not waiting for nothing. He opens up the first gift and says he got a blender yeah. Savage says they are going to make out like bandits right now. Savage then gets some candle sticks. Savage says next time send money. Elizabeth then opens up a gift and a snake is inside of it. Undertaker comes out of no where and nails Savage with the urn. Jake, who has a completely different snake then what was shown, gets in the face of Elizabeth and taunts her with the snake. Finally, Sid Justice shows up out of no where with a chair and sends Jake and Undertaker fleeing as they fade to black.

Show Recap:
Top to bottom this show isn’t the greatest card by any means but there are a lot of things that are fun and entertaining about this card. They had a really good opener with a ton of star power that got the crowd hot and ready to go. They follow that up with one of the all time great matches in SummerSlam history between Perfect and Bret Hart. They psychology and everything they did in the ring was just top notch and makes the price of the pay per view worth it in my opinion. The amazing part about that match is the fact that Perfect’s back was shot and didn’t wrestle until November of the following year after this match and he put on a match like that? Impressive as hell.

The Disasters vs. Bushwhackers wasn’t as bad as it looks on paper because the Disasters did a great job of selling for the Bushwhackers and making it look like the Whackers actually had a chance. We follow that up with a pretty hot match between Virgil and DiBiase that the crowd really enjoyed. The match itself wasn’t that great but the story being told and the angle leading up to the match really makes the match good.

The jail house match was eh because the Mountie worked like a snail and really slowed the match down. However, all the vignettes of the Mountie in jail were worth it and there is no better person for that role than the Mountie. I really liked the middle section of the show where they go through all the interviews and stuff. It gives you a break from the action and it allows you to hear from a lot of the guys on the card. I also like how they interview guys after they already won so you can get their thoughts on winning the match and whatnot. Just a really good way to space a show and they did this throughout 91 and 92 and I really liked it.

After the mini break we come back to the LOD vs. Nasty Boys tag team title match. This match was ruined by the ref trying to prevent all the double teaming and cheating but since it was a no disqualification match then it shouldn’t have mattered. That took away from the match for me but the crowd popped loud for LOD so the title change was pretty sweet. After that we got two shit matches to end the show in IRS vs. Valentine. The match was slow and plodding and just there to kill he crowd so they can get hyped for the main event. The main event itself wasn’t very good because the team of Hogan and Warrior felt forced and they really had no desire to work together. It comes across the screen and it takes away from the match. Add that to the fact that the Core was total garbage and you get a dud of a main event.

The wedding and reception was a waste of time but I get why they were doing. People love love stories so the WWF capitalized on one of their own with Savage and Elizabeth. The reception itself was pretty sweet because they got the snake in the box angle and it started the feud between Jake and Savage as well as Sid before he got injured. Its a nice way to send the crowd home happy I guess but this just isn’t my thing.

On the whole there are things that you can enjoy on this card and there are things you will want to skip. Overall I would give it a solid 6.5/10 just because of the Bret vs. Perfect match. Well that does it for this episode of the Event Center. We switched things up a little bit as far as how the review is going to go and I felt like it was a lot better than what I have been doing. I hope this is a little bit easier of a read for you but this will be the normal going forward. Stay tuned for the next edition as we continue with a Summer Review Series. Next time we are heading back to WCW in 1993 and we are doing the follow up to Beach Blast 1993. We are doing the Clash of the Champions from August of 1993 with a main event of Vader vs. the British Bulldog. Stay tuned for that but in the meantime I hope you enjoy this one and continue to support us here at CrazyMax. Thanks for reading!