Original Airdate: Monday, August 8th, 1994
Beeghly Center
Youngstown, Ohio
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We get a weird intro this week where a doctor stops a surgery to turn on Raw.
Fake Undertaker vs. Butch Banks
Has any character declined as quickly as Ted DiBiase did? His decline and the decline in popularity of WWF seem to go hand in hand. The good news is this portion of the Million Dollar Corporation is almost over. Faker catches Butch for a chokeslam and that is all.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show the highlights of Lex Luger on the Heartbreak Hotel.
Lex Luger vs. Chad Miller
DiBiase was still at ringside and they show him and Luger interact before the match starts. They then interview DiBiase backstage and he told Luger to not worry about a thing. A lot of nothing happening here until Luger hits his running forearm. I'm surprised he didn't use the Torture Rack here, as he's been using that more often.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Todd Pettengill runs down the full card of SummerSlam tonight.
Doink & Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & IRS
Remember when IRS and Tatanka had that big feud? Well, they start things off and Tatanka gets hit in the face with a back elbow. Tatanka fights back and then the hot feud from WrestleMania X comes in there with Doink and Bam Bam. Tatanka tags in and hits a crossbody on Bam Bam. IRS tries to pull the top rope on Tatanka but for some reason it doesn't work in an awkward spot. He eventually ends up on the floor and IRS attacks him as we go to commercial break. Both Tatanka and Bam Bam both go for crossbodies and they are both down. Both men tag in their partners and Tatanka isn't happy with the ref's count. This allows Bam Bam to attack Doink from behind and IRS to hit the Write Off for the victory. This was pretty standard TV fare. After the match Tatanka attacks IRS, but Bam Bam comes in there and they double team him. Out comes Luger to make the save. In comes DiBiase and he puts the money in his hand. Tatanka and him get in a war of words and then Bam Bam and IRS come in to keep them apart, along with a bunch of officials. This story would have been a lot better if Luger just would have turned heel.
Match Rating: *3/4
Next week, 1-2-3 Kid takes on Owen Hart. Yes, please.
Jerry Lawler is here for the King's Court and his guest is Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart. Owen has his all pink attire on and Neidhart is in all black. Owen says that his entire family has jumped on his bandwagon because Bret's a loser. Lawler brings out Bruce, who he calls the runt of the litter. He yells at Owen and says that no one is on his side. He then claims that Owen cheated at WrestleMania, which he didn't. Bruce then goes after Neidhart and there is lots of yelling.
Bob Backlund vs. Kevin Krueger
Backlund tries to do his babyface offense that no one cared about when he was a babyface, so they don't care about it now. He has been back for two years now and has done nothing to make anyone care about him, until the turn on Hart. I still can't believe that he would go on to beat Bret. I guess we'll see what happens between now and then. There is so much stalling here. Backlund then slaps on the Crossface Chicken Wing out of nowhere and gets the win. This was horrible.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Jerry Lawler will have Ted DiBiase and Paul Bearer on the King's Court. We then go backstage to Luger in the Million Dollar Corporation locker room. Tatanka finds him there and they start shoving as we go off the air.
The King's Court segment was fun because Bruce seemed to go into business for himself a little bit, but everything else here was skippable. We're just at the point where we need to get to SummerSlam and soon.
Overall Rating: 41%
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