From: zimmerma@corsa.ucr.edu (Christopher Robin Zimmerman) Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Subject: WWF Sunday Night Slam - 21/8/94 (also MNR 22/8) Date: 24 Aug 1994 07:54:57 GMT Organization: UC Riverside, Dept. of Computer Science Lines: 287 Message-ID: <33euch$1au@galaxy.ucr.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: corsa.ucr.edu One Year Ago, on the SummerSlam Spectacular: Yokozuna makes sure we never see Hacksaw Jim Duggan in the WWF again. Razor Ramon makes sure we never see Blake Beverly again. Jerry Lawler introduces us to his good friend Elvis. Horowitz, Riggins, and Lombardi do everything but pin the combo of the Smoking Gunns and Tatanka. Bob Backlund has Shawn Michaels pinned but for Diesel distracting the ref, so I guess Bob's been screwed out of TWO belts. Ludvig Borga promises to rub out Marty Jannetty at SummerSlam...Marty, meanwhile wins his squash. And in the main event, the Steiners defeat Money, Inc. in a Locked Steel Cage match, making sure we never see Money, Inc. as a team again. Oh yeah, there's another two mile an hour chase between the Giant Gonzales and the Undertaker. Hasn't the Undertaker come a long way in a year? Note to my fans: I'm too lazy to continue the One Year Ago department...well, ok, I don't know where I put them. The WWF Sunday Night Slam, coming to you (mostly) from Beeghly Centre at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH 21.8.94 (but taped 1.8) and broadcast on the USA Network. Your hosts are Jim Ross and Randy Savage, who provide commentary, and Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler "live" from the WWF Update Centre who provide witty banter and call-in fun. Lex Luger (Atlanta, GA - 6'5", 265 lbs.) vs. Crush (Kona, HI - 6'7", 322 lbs.) As Yokozuna is on vacation, so Crush walks solo to ringside--Mr. Fuji is not mentioned. Out of sight, out of mind...to those who don't bother with RAW columns, anyway. Lockup, around the ring we go, in some kind of macabre square[d circle] dance, and into the corner. Referee "Blind" Dave Hebner has to get in between to break it up. Lockup, Luger with headlock. Crush powers up, misses a big boot, Luger with a high cross body for 2. Resume headlock, into the corner, Hebner goes to break it up and Crush pounds Luger over Hebner's head. Lots of shots from the Hawaiian, focusing on the ribs. Whip, reversal, Luger puts his head down, Crush waffles him. Crush attempts a piledriver, Luger counters and pushes Crush out of the ring. He follows, but only throws him back in. Luger then picks up Crush, but Crush gives him an inverted atomic drop, followed by two hard whips into opposite turnbuckles. Backbreaker for 2. Crush continues to work on the back with martial arts punches..er, yeah. Big knee to the kidneys. Luger briefly comes back with some rights, but Crush takes him down and locks him into the Camel clutch. After a while, Crush does the "sit on his back hard" move; first on the apron, then in the corner. 2 count for Crush. Bearhug. Suddenly, Ted DiBiase comes out (just in case you've forgotten there's an angle here). Luger finally gets out of the bearhug with hairpulling and punches. Crush picks up Luger, press him a few times for effect, then slams him. Big legdrop! 1, 2, nope. Let's take an ad break. When we come back, you're looking over the Multimillion Dollar Man's shoulder. Crush is attempting a suplex, but Luger blocks it and catches Crush in an inside cradle for 2. Crush continues to punish Luger. Whip into the corner. Luger moves out, but Crush is unhurt, and continuing to work on the back. Whip into the ropes, Luger ducks, and they collide. Crush is up first. They trade blows, and then Lex starts blocking. Then, it's all Luger. Punch! Punch! Crush is down to one knee! Oh, Crush with another devastating MARTIAL ARTS PUNCH, and down goes Lex. Whip, duck, clothesline by Luger. Another clothesline and down goes Crush. Big powerslam for 2. Luger with a whip, a punch to the gut, and a DDT (!). 1, 2, Crush kicks out! Crush comes back with a headbutt to the gut and a (semi)superkick. Crush with a 360 backbreaker. DiBiase climbs to ringside and waves some cash. It's a payoff! Crush takes a walk and pockets the cash! Crush has other ideas, though, slapping the money out of DiBiase's hand and inviting him into the ring. Meanwhile, Lex has woken up. Crush turns around and meets the Toolbox Elbow. 1, 2, 3. DiBiase is busy picking up his money, of course, and doesn't walk out with Luger. The commentators would have us believe that Luger NEVER saw DiBiase. I wonder if we'll ever see Crush again... Promos: ICOPRO (Ramon), GI Joe, Super Street Fighter 2 Replays are vague--what a shock. This gives you a little more ammo for calling the WWF hotline, though. "Has Lex Luger sold out to Ted DiBiase?" Get on that SummerSlam hotline! Vince and the King hype the call-in segment that will take place later in the show. For those of you on the West Coast, you are treated to the ultracool "PHONE NUMBER NOT ACTIVE" notice over the 800 number. Let us take you back to the Rumble Royale where the Undertaker disappears, reappears, and disappears again. An endless parade of white males relate their close encounters with the Undertaker. Flash to June, where (courtesy "Superstars") the Multimillion Dollar Man brings back the Undertaker. Flash to 4 July where (courtesy "Monday Night RAW") Paul Bearer confronts the Undertaker, and walks out empty handed. Interview with Bearer has the former mortician promising that DiBiase's Undertaker will be destroyed. Flash forward to last Monday's RAW where the Undertaker puts Paul Bearer in the big choke. Suddenly, the lights go out... I.R.S. & Bam Bam Bigelow (with Ted DiBiase, 608 pounds) v. The 1-2-3 Kid & Thurman "Spark[e]y" Plugg (434 pounds) Bigelow and the Kid start, and as you might expect, Bigelow demolishes the Kid. Don't worry, the Kid comes back, delivering a dropkick as Bigelow throws him into the air. A martial arts kick stuns the Beast from the East long enough to allow the Kid to climb the ropes and deliver a dropkick for 2. The Kid delivers a series of neat kicks, culminating in a ghetto blaster that sends Bam Bam out. Meanwhile, Irwin has climbed into the ring. He rushes Plugg, who lowers the rope and lets him sail out. The good guys whip the bad guys into each otehr. Finally, everyone is back in. Tag to Plugg, who give an elbow off the top for 2. Arm bar by Plugg. Bigelow slams him, but misses a headbutt. Plugg misses an elbow. Tag to Irwin, who manages a couple of shots before succumbing to a high cross body for 2. Dropkick for 2. Plugg stays on him. Missed victory roll--well, I guess it's sort of a Sunset flip now--for 2. Tag to the Kid. Whip into the ropes, duck, duck, Irwin throws the Kid out of the ring. Bigelow delivers a love tap and throws the Kid back in. Irwin with a legdrop for 2. Chinlock. "1-2-3" chant drives the Kid to elbow out. Irwin pulls the hair and tags Bigelow. Big powerslam, big legdrop, big 2 count. Foot on the ropes, so Bigelow hooks the leg. Still a 2 count though. Headlock by Bigelow. After the Kid almost makes it to the corner to make the tag, Bigelow hits a DDT. 1, 2, no! Man, those DDT's just aren't what they used to be. Tag to Irwin. AIRPLANE SPIN? Wow, move of the year potential. Bodyslam, pose (get over dizziness), 2 count. Resume headlock. This time, the Kid DOES make it to Thurman, but as referee "Blind" I Forgot His Name is tied up in conversation with Bigelow and DiBiase, he misses the tag. Tag to Bigelow. Headbutt and backbreaker submission hold. Tag to Irwin, who delivers a clothesline while the Kid is still held in the submission hold. If the Kid injured himself at this taping, this would have been it. Backbreaker by Irwin. Tag. Bodyslam by Bigelow. Bigelow climbs the ropes and misses the Lunasault (Wow!). Tag to Sparky! I should add that the Kid doesn't move for the rest of the match. Anyhow, Sparky's a house o fire, well, until he tries a top rope manoeuvre. He shouldn't feel too bad, it didn't work for Bigelow either. Bigelow catches him in midair, slams him down and pins him. Leslie Nielsen, part 1. "He's back..." Todd Pettengill with *your* SummerSlam Report, delivered to you by Domino's. "If you thought WrestleMania X was great, if you were blown away by King of the Ring, get ready for the new WWF Generation!" For the *last* time, here's that big card: - The Undertaker vs. The Undertaker - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart in a Steel Cage for the WWF Title - Diesel vs. Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental Title (Walter Payton!) - Lex Luger vs. Tatanka - The Head Shrinkers vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & I.R.S. for the Tag Team Titles - Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano for the Women's Title - Mabel vs. Jeff Jarrett rRazor rRamon (Miami, FL - 6' 7", 287 lbs.) vs. Todd Becker (6', 235 lbs.) Yeah, you've seen it before. Leslie Nielsen, part 2. "Pizza..." Let us take you back to last Monday. Look at that wacky Knuckleball! He's on strike! Hahahahaha! Bull Nakano (with Luna Tunes, Land of the Rising Sun, 5'9", 220 lbs.) vs. Heidi Lee Morgan (New Jersey, 5'4", 123 lbs.) It bears repeating: Bull's got a pretty face. Morgan, you might recall, is the woman who was defeated by Alundra Blayze in the finals of the alleged Women's Tournament. Morgan gets some pretty nice moves in but eventually gets squashed. This match did a little more for me that that Nakano/Blayze match from a few weeks ago, because a) Morgan did more than Blayze, b) Bull got to use all sorts of coll submission holds in this match, and c) Morgan gets a wicked wedgie from wearing those tights. Oh yeah, just in case you don't forget she's around, Luna Vachon gets in a few cheap shots. I hope Alundra gets someone to back her up at SummerSlam...oh wait, maybe next PPV. Tonight's Bull finisher is the leg drop from the top rope. WWF SummerSlam Hotline plug #2. Now, if my math degree is working properly, I think that averages out to one plug per hour. It's a veritable BOMBARDMENT of plugs here! Ray Rougeau interviews the Hitman. I promise you you've heard it all before. This interview took place at a "Superstars" taping (ie, not Youngstown), if you care. The New WWF Generation. "Go get 'em, Champ!" Typhoon (6'3", 384 lbs.) vs. Diesel (WWF Intercontinental Champion, with Shawn Michaels, 7', 317 lbs.) The belt is not on the line. Lockup, pounding, by Diesel. Whip, duck, shoulderblock and Diesel goes down. Bodyslam by Typhoon for 2. Diesel rolls out for w breather. After a consultation with Michaels, he walks around the ring and back in. Typhoon, who keeps his eyes locked on Michaels, falls at the hands of a big axehandle by Big Daddy Cool. Diesel with a...er, flying shoulderblock. Dropped elbow for 2. Submission hold by Diesel. Ross thinks were it not for Neidhart, Diesel would be WWF Champ today. Typhoon elbows out of the hold, and Diesel kicks him. Choke with the boot. Diesel delivers a boot to the turnbuckle when Typhoon ducks out. Typhoon with whip into the corner and splash. Another whip, but Typhoon runs into a boot. Diesel follows it with a flying clothesline, hooks the leg, and listens to the three count. Hmmm, I wonder if we'll see Typhoon again... Leslie Nielsen, part 3. They'll keep doing this until they get it right... Another drop-in from Vince 'n' Jerry...the phone number is still not active. The Undertaker (with Ted DiBiase, Death Valley, 6' 10.5", 328 lbs.) vs. Sonny Rogers (Marina del Rey, CA, 224 lbs.) Yes, you've seen this match before. Promos: Spiderman Venom, Slim Jim (Savage), Mortal Kombat II Leslie Nielsen, part 4. Finally, the funny one. Anyway, he'll solve this case at SummerSlam. I wonder who they got to play the other Leslie Nielsen...Fred Blassie? Live Call-in: Vince and the King share some witty banter about Abe Schwartz. Lawler says the whole strike could be averted if they let him put together a team of wrestlers to travel the country playing baseball. John from Wisconsin is the first caller. "[Lawler], would you like to take Bret's place and wrestle Owen Hart at SummerSlam?" I guess there's a King vs. King angle in there somewhere (he didn't say). Lawler: "I wouldn't take Owen's chance at the WWF title for anything." Janice from New Jersey asks if the other Undertaker was part of "his Twin Towers." Funny, *I* always thought that the Twin Towers were the Big Boss Man and Akeem. I think she meant the Skyscrapers. Vince's answer: "Who knows?" Her other question is basically a slew of insults for the King. Lawler unveils his Royal Flusher, which disconnects callers. She's flushed. By the way, we all know Lawler stole this bit from radio host Pete Franklin... Stephanie from Maryland (12) thinks Paul Bearer just has someone who looks like the Undertaker. She then hangs up before she can get flushed. Donna from Florida wonders if the Undertaker has a twin brother. Vince dodges this theory by mentioning twin referees. No answer. Don from West Virginia thinks Tatanka has sold out instead of Luger. No response. Jim from Illinois thinks Lex HAS sold out, otherwise, why else would he have used that steel loaded forearm? Pretty neat, but Vince blows it ("Are you telling me that DiBiase put that steel in there?"). Vinnie from Massachusettes has a little trouble getting through. Lawler: "Hey, Vinnie, have you ever used a phone before?" Vinnie: "biteme" Vince pretends he doesn't hear it. Flush. Bob from New Jersey wants to know if there's another Undertaker or what. Vince says there's two, but after SummerSlam there will only be one. John from Florida butters up the King and asks him who he'd pick as a tag team partner if he could choose from anyone in the WWF. Lawler says Owen Hart, they could be "a pair of Kings." They shouldn't have taken that last ad break, 'cause the phones DIE. Jovan from New York. Silence. John from Minnesota experiences some technical difficulties. Flush. John from Wisconsin. Lawler figures out that this was the first caller, Vince doesn't. Silence. Mondo from New York. Technical difficulties. Don't you *love* live television? After some dead air... Laura from Florida knew all along Vince wasn't guilty. Lawler picks up a pag of paper to draw Laura while she asks Vince her question. Unfortunately, they lose Laura (probably had some steroids question, right?) but that doesn't stop the King. His picture looks like something out of MAD. Mancow from Illinois challenges Lawler to a charity ballgame. Yes, friends, this is a work. Mancow is a Chicago radio personality, and this game will take place on Sunday, 28 August, the day before SummerSlam (in Chicago, coincidentally). A team of Chicago semi-media types will take on the All-Stars. Man, *this* is just going over like a lead balloon. Steve from New Jersey wants to know Lawler's pick in the cage match. Lawler picks the King of Harts. Oops, time is up! See ya at SummerSlam! Monday Night RAW, coming to you "live" from the Prime Time Studios 22.8.94. Your hosts are Vince McMahon and Randy Savage. Nothing new here. Highlights from last night's Slam (commentary by Ross and Monsoon) along with random opinions from the Macho Man. I guess the only thing of note is that Randy now believes that Lex Luger has sold out. Monday Night RAW is pre-empted by the US Open (tennis, not golf) for the next two Mondays. Believe me, I need the vacation. Look for my next report several days after 12 September! -- / Christopher Robin Zimmerman / kzim@koko.csustan.edu / zimmerma@corsa.ucr.edu /