| SummerSlam Spectacular | |
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| Genre | Professional wrestling |
| Created by | Vince McMahon |
| Starring | World Wrestling Federation roster |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | World Wrestling Federation |
| Original release | |
| Network | USA Network |
| Release | August 18, 1991 – August 22, 1993 |
SummerSlam Spectacular is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Three separate specials aired on the USA Network, one week prior to that years respective SummerSlam.
During this period of time, the WWF regularly ran specials to promote their pay-per-view events. Similar to this series, March to WrestleMania ran the week prior to that years WrestleMania and Survivor Series Showdown before Survivor Series.
SummerSlam Spectacular (1991)
| SummerSlam Spectacular (1991) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | July 29, 1991 (aired August 18, 1991) | ||
| City | Worcester, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | Centrum in Worcester | ||
| Attendance | 14,221 | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1991) aired on the USA Network on August 18, 1991 (taped July 29, 1991) from the Centrum in Worcester in Worcester, Massachusetts. [1]
| No. | Results [2] | Stipulations | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawk defeated Brian Knobbs (w/ Jimmy Hart) | Singles match | 9:12 | ||
| 2 | Bret Hart defeated The Barbarian | Singles match | 12:00 | ||
| 3 | Irwin R. Schyster defeated Mark Thomas | Singles match | 2:01 | ||
| 4 | The British Bulldog, The Dragon & The Texas Tornado defeated The Orient Express ( Kato & Tanaka) & Sato (w/ Mr. Fuji) | Six-man tag team match | 10:31 | ||
| 5 | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Col. Mustafa & Gen. Adnan) by disqualification | Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | 6:42 | ||
| 6 | The Natural Disasters ( Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Ray Garcia & Russ Greenberg | Tag team match | 2:15 | ||
| 7 | Virgil defeated Masked Wrestler (w/ Sensational Sherri & Ted DiBiase) | Singles match | 4:52 | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1992)
| SummerSlam Spectacular (1992) | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | August 11, 1992 (aired August 23, 1992) | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
| Attendance | ~7,500 | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1992) aired on the USA Network on August 23, 1992 (taped August 11, 1992) from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. [3]
Although Bret Hart was the WWF Intercontinental Champion, his match against Skinner was a non-title match.
| No. | Results [4] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ric Flair (w/ Mr. Perfect) defeated El Matador | Singles match | 14:00 |
| 2 | Tatanka defeated Kato (w/ Mr. Fuji) | Singles match | 8:40 |
| 3 | Nailz defeated Ken Wayne | Singles match | 3:48 |
| 4 | The Nasty Boys ( Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage & The Ultimate Warrior by countout | Tag team match | 10:00 |
| 5 | Rick Martel defeated Joey Maggs | Singles match | 2:43 |
| 6 | Kamala (w/ Harvey Wippleman & Kim Chee) defeated Burt Stiles | Singles match | 2:31 |
| 7 | Money Inc. ( Irwin R. Schyster & Ted DiBiase) (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated The Bushwhackers ( Bushwhacker Butch & Bushwhacker Luke) | Tag team match | 5:50 |
| 8 | Bret Hart defeated Skinner | Singles match | 5:51 |
SummerSlam Spectacular (1993)
| SummerSlam Spectacular (1993) | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | August 16, 1993 (aired August 22, 1993) | ||
| City | Poughkeepsie, New York | ||
| Venue | Mid-Hudson Civic Center | ||
| Attendance | ~3,000 | ||
| Tagline(s) | Showdown in Motown | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1993) aired on the USA Network on August 22, 1993 (taped August 16, 1993) from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. [5] [6] In August 2019 the event was added to the WWE Network as part of the Hidden Gem section. [7]
Although Yokozuna was the WWF World Heavyweight Champion, his match against Jim Duggan was a non-title match.
In the main event, tag team steel cage match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship, both members of the team needed to escape the cage in order to win. If one member of the team escaped the cage, he could re-enter.
| No. | Results [8] | Stipulations | Times | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokozuna (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Duggan | Singles match | 6:08 | ||
| 2 | Razor Ramon defeated Blake Beverly | Singles match | 6:11 | ||
| 3 | Tatanka & The Smoking Gunns ( Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) defeated Barry Horowitz, Reno Riggins & The Brooklyn Brawler | Six-man tag team match | 7:04 | ||
| 4 | Shawn Michaels (w/ Diesel) (c) defeated Bob Backlund | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 9:22 | ||
| 5 | Marty Jannetty defeated Dwayne Gill | Singles match | 3:21 | ||
| 6 | The Steiner Brothers ( Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) (c) defeated Money Inc. ( Irwin R. Schyster & Ted DiBiase) by escaping the cage | Tag team steel cage match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship | 17:58 | ||
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References
- ^ "WWF Summerslam spectacular 1991". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "WWF SummerSlam Spectacular « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "411MANIA". The Name on the Marquee: Summerslam ’92 – The Summerslam You Thought You’d Never See. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "WWF SummerSlam Spectacular « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "411MANIA". Raw Retrospective: Summerslam Spectacular 08.22.93. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ Coulson, Steve (2019-08-01). "EXCLUSIVE: WWE Hidden Gems Continuing – Road To Summerslam Show Ft. The Steiners In A Steel Cage Coming To WWE Network". WWE Network News. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ Coulson, Steve (2019-08-02). "Full List of WWE Network Additions (08/01/2019): Summerslam Spectacular 1993 and Smackdown Live". WWE Network News. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "WWF SummerSlam Spectacular « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.