Original Airdate: Saturday, August 15th, 1992
Worcester Centrum
Worcester, Massachusetts
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Skinner vs. Big Boss Man
They shake things up and the show opens up with Big Boss Man making his way to the ring, while Skinner is already in there. Skinner jumps Boss Man, but Boss Man outsmarts him and hits him with a big right hand outside of the ring. Skinner then uses an alligator claw to regain the advantage. He's visibly using it, but somehow the referee doesn't see it. Boss Man miraculously makes a comeback, hits the Boss Man Slam and gets the victory. I don't get why they couldn't have had that match a little bit longer, but it was decent enough for what it was.
Match Rating: 3/4* (out of 5)
We now get our opening from Mr. Perfect and Vince and they of course go over Mr. Perfect possibly managing Savage or Warrior at SummerSlam.
Joe Steel vs. Kamala
Harvey Whippleman announces takes the mic and introduces Kamala. Kamala squashes aren't bad, but he's basically done the same exact match about 5 times since his return. He hits his couple of kicks, some chops and the splash then doesn't remember how to cover him and wins.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sean Mooney is here to get us hyped up for SummerSlam and what better way than to talk about Crush vs. Repo Man? Repo Man is going to repossess Crush's career, which is funny since Crush already is doing that for himself. Undertaker and Paul Bearer tell us that Kamala will rest in peace.
We come back and Kamala is still trying to figure out how to get back to the locker room. Out comes the Undertaker. What a coincidence! Undertaker stares Kamala down as Kim Chee keeps Kamala away.
Undertaker vs. Chris Duffy
Undertaker hits a chokeslam right off the bat and follows it with a jumping clothesline. He hits the clothesline right after and that was that. I guess he is ready for SummerSlam.
Match Rating: 1/4*
After a Body Stars commercial, Macho Man is on his way out to talk to Mean Gene. Macho Man says that he is not negotiating with Mr. Perfect and that it is all a lie. Mr. Perfect is out and says he knows the Savage wants him in his corner because he's the greatest manager in the WWF. Perfect says that Warrior has made him an offer that he probably can't refuse.
Jerry Stevens & Tim McNeany vs. Money, Inc.
It still blows my mind that a guy named Irwin R. Schyster lasted as long as he did. They do an amazing interview with Paul Ellering and Rocco during the match. Dibiase looks kind of retro today, not sure what it is. They hit a few double teams with frequent tags and then Dibiase hooks in the Million Dollar Dream for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sean Mooney continues the SummerSlam hype train by talking about Virgil vs. Nailz. Virgil says "man" about 10 times in 20 seconds along with "too legit to quit". We then go to Berzerker and Mr. Fuji who talk about their match with Tatanka that doesn't end up making the show. Tatanka even gets his chance to talk as well and says that Berzerker will die by the sword. Alrighty then.
After the commercial break, we now go to Mean Gene taking his turn to promote SummerSlam like only Gene can. He gets to talk about the important matches like Ultimate Warrior vs. Macho Man and British Bulldog vs. Bret Hart. Diana is here to give an emotional interview about how hard this is for them and even sheds a few tears. Natural Disasters vs. Beverly Brothers gets the big match treatment as well as Kamala vs. Undertaker. They do a "live" interview with Sherri and she announces that neither man is allowed to hit the other in the face.
Jim Powers vs. Razor Ramon
Powers actually gets an entrance with music. Vince is stoked for this matchup. Ramon no sells Powers slamming his head into the turnbuckle and slams him down shortly after. Ramon hits a fall away suplex from the second rope and follows it with the Razor's Edge for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Mooney is back and this time he gets to introduce Crush who says he is going to crush Repo Man's head. Money, Inc. says the only time they have wrestled Legion of Doom, they won the tag team gold. Dibiase says that the winner of their match will be the #1 contenders.
Well, I liked that they sort of refreshed the format a little. I don't see it being a permanent format, but I enjoyed that it helped make the show different. I would have liked to have seen Boss Man/Skinner got another 5 minutes just to give us something a little different for once.
Overall Rating: 44%
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