SummerSlam (1993)
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Promotion World Wrestling Federation | | ||
Date | August 30, 1993 | ||
City | Auburn Hills, Michigan | ||
Venue | The Palace of Auburn Hills | ||
Attendance | 23,954 | ||
Buy rate | 250,000[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | Fat Chance! Somebody Has to Stop Him! | ||
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The 1993 SummerSlam was the sixth annual
All three of the WWF's then-active championships were defended at the event. The main event saw
Production
Background
Storylines
Two of the matches at SummerSlam 1993 were a result of
The match between
The rivalry between Shawn Michaels and Mr. Perfect began at WrestleMania IX. During a fight after the match between Lex Luger and Mr. Perfect, Shawn Michaels appeared and attacked Perfect.[14] Mr. Perfect gained revenge by distracting Michaels at the May 17, 1993 edition of Monday Night Raw, allowing Marty Jannetty to pin Michaels and win the WWF Intercontinental Championship.[15] Michaels regained the belt the following month with the help of his new bodyguard, Diesel.[16]
Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler had a heated feud, stemming from Lawler interrupting Hart's victory ceremony at the 1993 King of the Ring tournament. Lawler insisted that he was the true king of the WWF and attacked Hart.[17] The feud intensified as Lawler taunted and attacked Bret's family, including his parents and his younger brother Owen.[17][18]
According to a story relayed by
Marty Jannetty was originally supposed to face Rick Martel, but Ludvig Borga replaced Martel well before the match.[22] The match received little buildup, although Borga appeared in several vignettes leading up to the match. He criticized the United States for such reasons as its pollution.[23] Jannetty vowed to defend America's pride in his match against Borga.
The buildup for the match between
The six-man match at SummerSlam was originally supposed to be a
Lex Luger's rivalry with Yokozuna began on July 4 at the Yokozuna Bodyslam Challenge on the deck of the USS Intrepid. After several wrestlers and other athletes attempted to body slam Yokozuna, Luger arrived in a helicopter. He was able to body slam Yokozuna, which led to a title shot at SummerSlam.[33] To build support for Luger, the WWF had him ride across the country in a bus named the Lex Express.[33][34] Yokozuna's spokesperson, Jim Cornette, agreed to the match, but he made Lex Luger agree to two conditions. Luger would not receive a rematch if he lost, and he had to wear protective padding over the steel plate in his forearm.[35]
Event
Role: | Name: |
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Commentators | Vince McMahon |
Bobby Heenan | |
Jim Ross (Radio WWF) | |
Gorilla Monsoon (Radio WWF) | |
Interviewers | Todd Pettengill |
Joe Fowler | |
Ring announcer | Howard Finkel |
Referees | Earl Hebner |
Danny Davis
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Joey Marella | |
Tim White
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Bill Alfonso | |
Master of ceremonies | Macho Man Randy Savage
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The pay-per-view took place in front of a crowd of 23,954 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.[36]
Before the event aired on PPV, "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated longtime jobber Barry Horowitz in a dark match.[37]
The first televised match was Razor Ramon versus Ted DiBiase. DiBiase got off to a quick start by attacking Ramon before the match began.
The Steiner Brothers were the audience favorites in the WWF Tag Team Championship match, as they were defending the belts in their hometown.
The match between Shawn Michaels and Mr. Perfect began with a series of
Irwin R. Schyster remained in control for the majority of his match against the 1-2-3 Kid. Although the Kid hit several kicks, Schyster regained control every time.
Bret Hart came to the ring for his match with Jerry Lawler. Lawler, however, appeared on crutches and claimed that he had been injured in a
Ludvig Borga dominated the majority of a
Harvey Wippleman was at ringside with the urn as the Undertaker faced Giant Gonzalez.[42] The two wrestlers brawled, using the ring steps and steel chairs.[40] Halfway through the match, Paul Bearer appeared, carrying a black wreath. He attacked Wippleman and took back the urn.[43] The Undertaker quickly took control of the match, attacking Gonzalez with a flying clothesline to win by pinfall.[38] After the match, Gonzalez turned on Wippleman and attacked him with a chokeslam.[41]
The next match on the card was the Six-Man tag team match. The Headshrinkers' manager
Before the main event, Kiotika Suzuki sang the
The main event began with a stare down. Luger gained the early advantage and managed to knock Yokozuna down by kicking the ring ropes into Yokozuna's groin.
Aftermath
The SummerSlam match was DiBiase's final appearance as a WWF wrestler. He injured his neck and back in January 1994 and was forced to retire from wrestling.[47] Meanwhile, Ramon received a push in Fall 1993 that led to the first of four Intercontinental championships.[48]
The Heavenly Bodies did not become serious contenders to the tag team title, and the Steiners soon began a feud with The Quebecers, a new team in the WWF.[49]
Shawn Michaels was suspended in late 1993 and forced to vacate the Intercontinental Championship,[50] while Mr. Perfect began a feud with Diesel.[51] The WWF planned to have Perfect and Diesel face each other as part of an elimination match at Survivor Series 1993, but Mr. Perfect was replaced by Randy Savage at the last minute.[52] Mr. Perfect would not wrestle another pay per view match for the company until Royal Rumble 2002.[53]
The match between Hart and Doink was significant for a couple of reasons. It marked Doink's final match as a heel, as he turned on Jerry Lawler shortly after the match.[15] In addition, Matt Osborne, who had portrayed Doink since the character's creation, was fired that fall because of drug problems.[54]
The feud between Jerry Lawler and Bret Hart remained unsettled and led to several storylines over the next two years. The final pay per view event featuring this feud was
Borga received a main event push after his SummerSlam match. After the event, he confronted Luger in the locker room.[15][56] This began a feud that led to a match between the All-Americans and Foreign Fanatics at Survivor Series 1993.[57]
Luger continued to work as a main event wrestler, although he never won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. He competed in another match with Yokozuna at WrestleMania X after co-winning the 1994 Royal Rumble but was again unsuccessful in taking the belt from Yokozuna.[58]
Results
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