WWE SummerSlam 1993

1993 "Somebody has to Stop Him!"
6.1| 2h47m| PG| en
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WWE SummerSlam '93 was the sixth annual SummerSlam. It took place on August 30, 1993 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. All three championships were defended at SummerSlam. The Steiner Brothers defended the WWF Tag Team Championship against The Heavenly Bodies, and Shawn Michaels defended the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Mr. Perfect. The main event saw Lex Luger challenge Yokozuna for the WWF Championship. In addition to the title matches, Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler were scheduled to wrestle to settle their feud and determine who would be named "Undisputed King of the World Wrestling Federation."

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callanvass Live from Auburn Hills, MIAttendance 23,954Your commentators are Vince McMahon & Bobby HeenanRazor Ramon Vs Ted DibiaseThe crowd is red hot for Razor. This is also notable for being Dibiase's last match ever due to back issues. Razor wins with the Razor's Edge. Not bad overall and an OK way to get the crowd going. Dibiase was a solid choice to jumpstart Razor's face push.** out of 5We get a cringe worthy segment of Scott Steiner's Mother and Sister trying to act like Rick and Scott are really brothers. The Mother looks so embarrassed. Tag Team TitlesThe Steiner Brothers (C) Vs The Heavenly BodiesThe Steiner Brothers win. Pretty fun match here. Really fast-paced with a lot of exciting action. And there were a couple of moments where you might think The Heavenly Bodies had it.***1/4 out of 5Intercontinental TitleShawn Michaels (C) Vs Mr. PerfectMichaels wins by count-out after Diesel interferes. Definitely a solid match. That's a given with these two...but they were both really off as well. The timing wasn't right and there were some botched spots. It also felt rushed. Criticism aside, it's still worth a look for sure. **3/4 out of 5The 1-2-3 Kid Vs I.R.SIRS wins with the flying clothesline. Watchable, simply due to the 1-2-3 Kid. Rotunda is mediocre and always has been. Much better than I could do...but I've never been a fan of his and the IRS gimmick was the worst. What purpose did an IRS win serve here? This show is horribly booked.**1/2 out of 5Bret Hart Vs DoinkJerry Lawler feigns a knee injury and names Doink as a replacement. He babbled incessantly and I barely paid attention. Never been a fan of Lawler's. Not because he's a great heel...because he's super annoying and overrated. Bret has the match won...but Lawler uses his crutch to cause the DQ. Pretty boring stuff. *1/2 out of 5Bret Hart Vs Jerry "The King" LawlerJack Tunney demands Lawler face Bret. If Lawler doesn't come back, he'll be banned from the WWF for life. Normally, I wouldn't complain about two Bret matches...but Lawler and Doink are not ideal opponents. Bret wins the match with The Sharpshooter, but Bret refuses to let go of the hold. The decision is reversed and Jerry Lawler is the "undisputed" King of the Ring. Pretty poor booking here.** out of 5Ludvig Borga Vs Marty JannettyBorga wins with the Torture Rack. If this didn't telegraph his feud with Luger, I'm not sure what else would. Borga wouldn't amount to much anyway.*1/2 out of 5Rest in Peace Match (No DQ, No Countout)The Undertaker Vs Giant GonzalezThe Undertaker wins with a flying clothesline from the top. TERRIBLE! Even worse than their Wrestlemania 9 match, which is truly saying something. Vince McMahon is a masochist and a sick puppy. Harvey Wippleman berates Gonzalez after the match and turns Gonzalez face. Gonzalez was supposed to feud with Adam Bomb, but he left the WWF. DUDTatanka & The Smoking Gunns Vs Bam Bam Bigelow & The HeadshrinkersTatanka and the Smoking Gunns win. One of the best matches on the show so far. Rather fun. Not great...but fun.**1/2 out of 5Randy Savage comes out with Aaron Neville to get the crowd to pop. He's the guest ring announcer. WWF ChampionshipYokozuna (C) Vs Lex LugerLuger wins by count-out after knocking Yokozuna to the floor with that loaded forearm. The wrestlers come into celebrate to sell it as a "Moral" victory. I've actually come to appreciate Luger, but he was so out-of-place as the next coming of Hogan. They had a chance early on to make Luger a legitimately popular top babyface, but they blew that here. All that ridiculous hype down the drain. What was Vince thinking? He put all his cards here and he decided this? I guess Vince thought Luger's star power could last long enough to give Luger the all important WWF Title win at Wrestlemania 10. But fans were already growing weary of Luger's forced push. They should have given Luger the title here for a few month trial at least. Average match overall.** out of 5One of my least favorite Summerslams. Even Michaels and Perfect is underwhelming for their standards. I'd give it a pass, if I were you.4/10
amanwhorocks We start with "Hero" compilation of Lex Luger. That's so embarrassing beginning.1. Ted DiBiase Vs. Razor Ramon - Razor:fan favorite from heel, nice. 6/10 2. Tag Team Championship: Heavenly Boddies Vs. Champs-Steiner Brothers - Outstanding match. These suplexes from Scotty are legendary 8/10 3. Intercontinental Championship: Champ-Shawn Michaels Vs. Mr. Perfect - I like, how asshole Nash stands in the shadow of Shawn. At all good match, but another screwing with Mr. Perfect makes me sick. 7/10 4. 1-2-3 Kid Vs. I.R.S. - Decent match. I'm surprised, that they let Rorunda won. 6/10 5. Bret Hart Vs. Doink the Clown - Nothing special 6/10 6. Bret Hart Vs. Jerry Lawler - Better match than previous, Jerry is still the King by title. 7/10 7. Marty Jannetty Vs. Ludvig Borga - Marty again lose with totally idiotic Borga, that cannot wrestle much (maybe boxing is his domena) Jannetty laid again, pff, get him outta my face, he's like Iaukea in WCW, useless... 5/10 8. Giant "Stiff" Gonzáles Vs. The Undertaker - This is one of the worst feuds I've ever seen and it's mostly because of doll Gonzáles. I give 5* only for defeated that non-wrestler. 5/10 9. Smoking Guns/Tatanka Vs. Headshrinkers/Bam Bam Bigelow - I laughed hard when Tatanka start his idiotic dance across the ring like always and BBB took him down with head-kick :D This was the brightest moment, next that Yipee Indian won again. Blah... 5.5/10 10. WWF Championship: Lex Luger Vs. Champ-Yokozuna - We started with pathetic American disrespect for everything from Japan because of Yoko. Signing Japanese anthem accompanied with boos. Next on program was clumsy match, and Luger won by count out. 5/10
Spawn Devil On July 4, 1993, aboard the USS Intrepid, Yokozuna was making a mockery out of America by issuing a challenge to any American strong enough to bodyslam the 500-pound behemoth. The American efforts were futile, until Lex Luger made a dramatic entrance from a helicopter to the Intrepid, and proceeded to bodyslam Yokozuna! The events aboard the Intrepid earned Luger a shot for Yokozuna's WWE Championship at SummerSlam 1993. Touring the country via the `Lex Express,' Luger generated the support of an entire country, but he also knew the odds were against him. Not only did Luger have to pin the champion or make him submit, Yokozuna's manager, Jim Cornette, added a clause in the contract that this would be the one and only shot Luger would ever receive at Yokozuna's championship. Luger defeated Yokozuna - and celebrated with the rest of America - but the win was by countout. Therefore, Yokozuna was still WWE Champion. Only thanks an unusual set of circumstances heading into WrestleMania X did Luger receive a second shot at Yokozuna and the WWE Championship.Razor Ramon pinned Ted DiBiase Tag Team Champions the Steiner Brothers defeated the Heavenly Bodies Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Mr. Perfect by countout Irwin R. Shyster pinned 1-2-3 Kid Bret Hart defeated Doink the Clown by DQ Jerry Lawler defeated Bret Hart by reverse decision Ludvig Borga defeated Marty Janetty by submission The Undertaker pinned Giant Gonzalez in a Rest in Peace Match Tatanka & the Smoking Gunns defeated the Headshrinkers & Bam Bam Bigelow Lex Luger defeated WWE Champion Yokozuna by countoutOverall Mark: B
Big Movie Fan SummerSlam made it's debut in 1988 and in my opinion it has always been an average event. It's never been in the same league as WrestleMania, Royal Rumble or Survivor Series. This event was one of the better SummerSlams.(POSSIBLE SPOILERS)Lex Luger faced monster heel Yokosuna in the main event for the WWF belt. Luger was really popular at the time and the fans were behind him throughout the match. He had a good match but it was a bit of an anti-climax to see the match end in a count out.There were some decent undercard matches as well such as Shawn Michaels defending his Intercontinental Title against Mr Perfect. Razor Ramon had a reasonable match with the capable Ted DiBiase. Another great match pitted the Steiner Brothers against the Heavenly Bodies.One of my favourites pitted The Undertaker against the really tall Giant Gonzalez. None of these guys could ever have a five star match but it was great to see the Undertaker vanquish the seemingly invincible Gonzalez.Bret Hart was on the card too facing Doink the Clown and Jerry "The King" Lawler in superb matches. As was the norm during his WWF days, Bret put on a good show.I give a huge thumbs up to SummerSlam '93.