Original Airdate: Monday, August 2nd, 1993
Castle Recreation Center
Alexandria Bay, New York
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Steiner Brothers vs. Barry Horowitz & Dwayne Gill
We have a unique location here tonight and it kind of feels like they're in an underground warehouse. This is a classic Steiner squash, with them tossing Barry and Dwayne around. Scott hits the Frankensteiner for the victory.
Match Rating: 1/4* (out of 5)
We get a sit down interview with Lex Luger talking about his dad and growing up shy.
Adam Bomb vs. Tony Roy
Johnny Polo is the most 1990s thing ever. Bomb's entrance is pretty cool for 1993 though. Bomb hits a flying clothesline off the top rope and then hits the Atom Smasher.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Next week it's Tatanka vs. Mr. Hughes. Ratings gold.
Doink vs. Randy Savage
Savage checks under the ring to see if there are any Doinks. Savage gets flustered and grabs a chair and brings it into the ring. Earl Hebner tries to take it away, which allows Doink to get in a cheap shot. Doink gets the Boston Crab on. Savage makes his comeback and hits a knee to the back, sending Doink to the floor. When we come back from commercial, Doink is wrenching on Savage's neck. Savage reverses the hold, but Doink bites him and hits a dropkick. After an abdominal stretch, Doink misses with the Whoopee Cushion, but he still is able to dump Savage out of the ring afterwards. Savage crawls under the ring and out walks a little person dressed up as Macho Man. He distracts Doink and Savage attacks him. He distracts Doink again in the ring and Savage gets a victory with a small package. This was surprisingly disappointing, but the crowd loved Savage.
Match Rating: *3/4
SummerSlam Report has a sponsor this time in Chevrolet. The new addition to the card this week is Shawn Michaels taking on Mr. Perfect.
They go on the phone with Ted DiBiase, who is not happy about losing to the 1-2-3 Kid. DiBiase hangs up on them since they show the footage. Out of nowhere, in walks Jim Cornette. Heenan runs in to give him a hug. Vince introduces him to the television audience as Smoky Mountain Wrestling's Jim Cornette. Heenan calls him the greatest manager in the sport. He's here to hype up the Heavenly Bodies and challenges the Steiners. Heenan is so good at making anything feel like a big deal.
Mr. Perfect vs. Barry Hardy
Hardy hits a hip toss and then mocks Perfect with slapping his gum. Perfect hits a dropkick after a leapfrog. Perfect hits the Perfect Plex for the easy victory.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show footage of Lex on the road with nothing but a man, a bus and his fanny pack. Next week we are getting the contract signing for the SummerSlam main event. The Heavenly Bodies will also be there.
This was kind of a ho hum episode. It moved along quickly, but outside of the Cornette debut, nothing of note happened here. I was hoping for a better match between Doink and Savage, but it felt like they underdelivered.
Overall Rating: 47%
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