Original Airdate: Saturday, August 8th, 1992
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Worcester, Massachusetts
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We get a rare deviation from the usual into to the show as we go right to Mean Gene who introduces the Ultimate Warrior. It's almost impossible to not completely block out everything Warrior says, as it's just a bunch of nothing. Out comes Ric Flair. Flair says that he will be the champ before SummerSlam. He also says that he will be there at SummerSlam to watch the Warrior/Savage. He says that Macho Man was trying to cut a deal to have Mr. Perfect manage him. Flair tells Warrior that he still has a chance to have Perfect in his corner if he opens up his wallet. Mean Gene is shocked. Warrior says he will do anything to win the WWF Championship.
Paul Van Dale vs. Razor Ramon
After weeks of vignettes, the debut of one of the defining characters of the mid-90s is right here on Superstars. Hall was pretty confident in this character right off the bat. A lot of the signature Razor stuff is very much what he is showing here. I would have really liked to have seen him have a little bit longer run as a heel. He hits a nice back suplex off the second rope and then hits the Razor's Edge for the victory. For the record, they don't call it that here. This was a really impressive debut.
Match Rating: 1/2*
We get a sit down interview with Stu and Helen Hart. Helen talks about how the house is divided and Stu just sits there.
Brian Brieger & Brian Donahue vs. Natural Disasters
This is such a strange time for tag teams. You have this monster tag team here and they are the faces. You have one of the coolest tag teams of all time talking to a dummy. The Beverly Brothers are rocking a gimmick I still don't understand. Money, Inc. is as boring as they come. Disasters do their usual complete destruction of the jobbers. Earthquake continues to be fun to watch and they win after hitting their double splash.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sean Mooney time and we get words from Kamala as he prepares for Undertaker at SummerSlam. British Bulldog talks more about the Hart family and how neither one of them are going to be holding back because of it. I still don't get why you would ever do a pay-per-view on a Monday night?
Kamala vs. Ross Greenberg
I still dig the beat in Kamala's entrance music. They show the cover of WWF Magazine and Papa Shango is on there, who doesn't even make the official SummerSlam card. Kamala looks a little bit more motivated here and it's definitely making him look like a little bit more of a threat for his SummerSlam match. Kamala hits the splash and continues to do the not knowing how to cover his opponent for the pin schtick.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Back to Sean Mooney, as he announces Repo Man vs. Crush, Tatanka vs. Berzerker and Nailz vs. Virgil. Well if you weren't sold yet on the card, you are now. Nailz and Virgil give us a few words and I don't even remember what they said 30 seconds later. Money, Inc. says they will beat Legion of Doom at SummerSlam and that you can take that to the bank.
British Bulldog vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Interesting to see that both competitors in the Intercontinental Championship match go back to back weeks against Sharpe. Vince goes on a rant about not putting a steroid freak on the cover of a magazine and hypes IcoPro. What a life Vince has had. Bulldog hits his always impressive suplex, but Sharpe actually gets a kick out. Sharpe then actually gets a little bit of offense in. More than the usual Superstars match. Bulldog dodges Sharpe and hits the powerslam for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Mean Gene is now here to hype up SummerSlam. No one was better at these then Okerlund. Bret gets his chance here to talk about the family divide among the Hart family. Undertaker and Paul Bearer talk about the casket for Kamala. Shawn Michaels and Sherri are going to give Rick Martel a wrestling lesson. Repo Man gives another legendary promo about repossessing Crush's career. Too late, buddy.
Body Stars promo and I still have no idea why anyone would watch that show.
Jason Knight vs. The Berzerker
Tatanka says that he is going to scalp Berzerker at SummerSlam. Unfortunately, their match won't make the final telecast. Berzerker ties Knight up in the ropes and hits him with two boots to the face. Berzerker throws Knight out of the ring and wins by countout.
Match Rating: 1/4*
One last time in the Event Center. It's pretty apparent as to why WWF had to pay for their TV time, as Superstars was basically an infomercial. Crush gives a terrible promo about crushing Repo's skull. Somehow that one made the cut. Natural Disasters say they aren't giving up the belts at SummerSlam. Don't worry, not one single person was buying the Beverly Brothers as serious threats.
Next week we get the Undertaker, Money, Inc. and Big Boss Man vs. Skinner. On top of that, we are getting an interview from Macho Man.
This episode had a much better flow than some of the previous ones and also it seemed as if the talent was more motivated than usual. I enjoyed this show about as much as I could for a squash show.
Overall Rating: 44%
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