Monday, August 15th, 1994
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Lowell, Massachusetts
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We get more footage of Lex Luger and Tatanka. They really are pushing this feud a lot harder than I would have guessed. I would argue there has been more effort put into this than anything else on the card for SummerSlam.
Owen Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid
Owen attacks Kid, but Kid is ready for it. Owen runs into the ring post and Kid goes to work on the arm and shoulder. I always liked this venue for WWE for whatever reason. It's kind of strange to me that Kid didn't get a match at SummerSlam after his showing with Bret and getting a big match here with Owen. Owen hits an enzuigiri and slows down the pace. Kid's able to explode again with a dropkick and a crossbody to the floor into the commercial break. Kid tries to suplex Owen back into the ring, but Owen covers and Kid goes crashing to the floor. Owen follows up with a slingshot crossbody. These two really bring out the best in each other. Owen misses off the top rope and is selling a knee injury. Kid hits some kicks to the knees. Owen misses with the enzuigiri and Kid puts on the half crab. In comes Neidhart and he clubs Kid and they eventually call for the bell. It doesn't really make sense to me to use that finish. Owen looks weak and they are hyping up the challenger as someone who needs help despite them building to a cage match. This was very good up until the finish.
Match Rating: ***1/2
It's time for the SummerSlam Report. No news to report, as the card is complete.
The show Abe Knuckleball Scharwtz is out in the crowd and blames the fans for the baseball strike.
Duke Droese vs. Nick Barbarry
From Abe to Duke, yeesh. Duke really needs to stop using the garbage can lid to try to get the crowd going. Duke hits his generic offense and wins with an elbow drop. When did it turn into 1978?
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show the same Leslie Nielsen vignette from Superstars.
Kwang vs. Tony Roy
Kwang hits 3 moves and a spin kick for the quick win. All the while we are stuck listening to Ted DiBiase saying "My Lex Luger".
Match Rating: 1/4*
Ted DiBiase is with Jerry Lawler in the King's Court. I still don't understand why they put so much effort into Ted DiBiase during this era. He was just on TV way too much. Out comes Paul Bearer to confront DiBiase. They yell back and forth and the fake Undertaker comes out. Bearer tells him that the true Undertaker will destroy him, so he chokes out Bearer. The lights begin to flicker and the arena then goes completely dark. The lights come on and Bearer just keeps yelling that he's here. I can't wait until we go on to pretend this never happened.
Mabel vs. Raymond Roy
I miss Mo. Randy Savage loves to rip on Woodstock. I swear he has done it about 10 episodes in a row. Mabel hits a second rope elbow drop and that's all for Mr. Roy. I will say the crowd here is pretty into Oscar's rap tonight.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Jeff Jarrett vs. Scott Taylor
This is a Sunday Night Heat main event quality match in a few years. Find yourself someone who loves you as much as Jarrett loves pointing to his head to let us know how smart he is. They must have been running low on time because Jarrett typically gives his jobbers a little bit of offense in. This one is quick, as he slaps on the Figure Four. As he's celebrating, his music stops and Oscar and Mo are back out with a lot of "Yeah....yeah...yeah" going on. This is just about the entire build to this match.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They hype up Sunday Night Slam, which unfortunately isn't up on Peacock.
Any time in these one hour shows where you get a good match, it's a huge win. Owen and Kid had great chemistry together and delivered in the ring for the second time this year. The rest of the show was basically a turd, featuring the two least desirable matches on the SummerSlam card. We also got Kwang and Droese, who no one cares about. I'll just call it thumbs in the middle because I'm feeling generous.
Overall Rating: 50%
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