Original Airdate: Saturday, August 29th 1992
Von Braun Civic Center
Huntsville, Alabama
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We immediately get shown some clips of the Ultimate Warrior & Randy Savage vs Nasty Boys match from Prime Time. After Brian Knobbs pushed Warrior into Savage, both men began to push and shove and Vince tells us that we won't be getting a technical match at SummerSlam.
Ric Flair vs. Joey Maggs
I love that Flair almost always lets the jobbers get some offense in. Maggs hits a couple of dropkicks, but thanks to a Mr. Perfect interference, Flair is back in control. I still don't quite understand how you have the second biggest show of the year and don't have Ric Flair in a match. Yes, I understand he is included in the main event story, but still. Flair gets the Figure Four for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Ultimate Warrior gives a semi-coherent interview, by his standards, about his match at SummerSlam. Unfortunately, it also seems to take an eternity to get through it. We then go to Macho Man and he basically says the same thing, just from his side of the story. This whole thing has got to be like 10 minutes long and just feels never ending. It has actually made me want to see that match less, which I'm sure was not what they were going for.
Pat Rose vs. Tatanka
I find it kind of humorous that if you would have asked me back in 1992 who the best actual wrestlers were during this time, I probably would have listed Tatanka. Tatanka hits his usual followed by a chop off the top rope and then the Samoan drop for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Sean Mooney time and we first get an interview from Rick Martel, who emphasizes their deal to not hit each other in the face. Crush and his mullet give his usual terrible promo. It's easy to see why he never got over.
Jeff Daniels vs. Kamala
Seems odd to throw away a huge opportunity at a huge moment by giving away Jeff Daniels on a Superstars. Kamala isn't messing around here, well until he does THE SAME THING AGAIN by not knowing how to pin his opponent. Okay, we get it.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Hey, did you know that SummerSlam is Monday? Just in case you didn't here are interviews from Nailz and Virgil in what would be a main event in any city in the world. Money, Inc. say they will beat LOD for the second time.
Mr. Perfect claims that Papa Shango has put a curse on Bret Hart and they show the footage from last week where Shango came out during Bret's match.
Bret Hart vs. Louie Spicoli
I love seeing the future talent that are on these old Superstars episodes. Let's see how Spicoli looks here. He is about as generic looking as they come here, but his selling is fun. Bret hits the majority of his signature moves here and in 1992, there's no doubt in my mind that he was the best wrestler in America. Vince thinks we are going to see the most scientific wrestling matches in history with Bulldog and Bret. What a goof. Bret locks in the Sharpshooter for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
SummerSlam Report time and Mean Gene is on the phone plugging the hotline. Undertaker promises a future of darkness to Kamala. Legion of Doom teach us about different teeth and how they are going down Money, Inc's throat and out their sphincter. You can't make this up.
Justin Taylor vs. Rick Martel
So Martel still has Tatanka's feathers, but he's fighting Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam. Taylor is a pretty good sized dude, but it looks like this is only one of two matches he ever had with the company. He does a pretty good job here, but Martel of course gets the victory with the Boston Crab.
Match Rating: 1/4*
We go back to Sean Mooney one last time to make sure we hype up Repo Man vs. Crush again. Oh yeah, the Tag Team Championships are on the line too.
Mr. Perfect then says he is going to tell us whose corner he will be in and then stalls and that is all for this week. I am looking forward to watching this show, but this episode didn't make me any more excited. I'm sure some people may dig the nostalgia of the Warrior/Savage interviews, but I personally was bored to tears during those. That's really all that was memorable during this infomercial, I mean episode, of Superstars.
Overall Rating: 29%
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