WWF Prime Time Wrestling 8/23/1992 Summerslam Spectacular 1992

WWF Prime Time Wrestling 8/23/1992 Summerslam Spectacular 1992

The Macho Man Randy Savage does a promo to start the show. He says at Wembley, he will defend the title vs The Ultimate Warrior. He says The Warrior beat the best but he's not macho or the champ. He says he will get beat by him 1-2-3.

The Ultimate Warrior does a promo. He says the one who carries the gold only walks as champ until another one who believes and takes that right away. Warrior says he was once champ and will become champ again. He says he will leave Macho with his madness but will leave with the gold.

Vince McMahon and Bobby Heenan are our hosts. Bobby is dressed like Sherlock Holmes. He says if Sherlock can solve all the cases dressed like this, so can he. He is looking for clues on who Perfect is managing at Summerslam. 

Ric Flair vs El Matador

Ric side headlock takeovers him and is put in a headscissors. They stand off and Ric claims Tito pulled the hair. Ric side headlock takeovers him. Tito puts him in a headscissors. Ric trips him then Tito turns it into a hammerlock. They go into the corner and Ric shoves him.

Tito shoves back and slaps him. Tito hits a back body drop then he hits lariats. Tito lariats him over the top to the floor. Tito lariats him outside and Ric begs off inside. Ric then goes out.

Ric chops him down in the corner. Ric throws him over the top to the floor. Perfect kicks Tito in the gut outside. Ric knee drops Tito's head. They trade chops and Ric back elbows him. Tito trips Ric then figure fours him.

Flair backs off in the corner and Tito pulls him off the ropes. Tito figure fours him. Ric hits a shot and gets dropped after rope breaking. Ric knees him in the gut. They collide and both go down.

We go to break and return. Tito cradles Ric on a figure four attempt. Ric then punches Tito out again. Ric goes up top and is thrown down. Tito hits lariats and hits his flying forearm to the back of the head. Perfect pulls Tito off on the pin attempt. Tito grabs Perfect. Flair backrolls Tito and Tito reverses it for 2.

Tito rolls up Rick for 2. Tito hits mounted corner punches. Ric eye pokes him then Flair flops. Tito sends Ric into the corner upside down. Ric ends up on the apron and is lariated.

Tito suplexes him in for 2. Tito crossbodies him for 2. Perfect trips up Tito. Perfect grabs a chair outside and hits Tito in the knee with them. Ric figure fours him and Tito submits.

Thoughts: It was a good match as expected with Tito doing nice comebacks and Flair cheating multiple times while bumping nicely for Tito. It went on a little longer than it needed to but I did like this one. Tito lost as expected here as we were only a week away from Summerslam.

Summerslam Report

Mean Gene talks Macho/Warrior then the tag title match. The Beverly Brothers and The Genius do a promo. Genius says the titles will be theirs in one week. Blake says successful people never lose. Beau says you have to draw the line between winners and losers eventually and they are always winners. They say they will be tag champs in one week.

The Natural Disasters do a promo. Typhoon says time is running out and it's 7 days until their destiny. Quake says this is their chance at glory and the WWF Tag Titles. He says to be at your best.

Kato vs Tatanka

They lock up and Kato armdrags him. Kato hiptosses him and does a karate pose. Kato side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Tat leapfrogs him then hits a hiptoss and slam. Tat lariats him over the top.

Kato spears him in the gut then punches him in the gut. Tat armdrags Kato then armlocks him. Tat shoulders him over. Tat slams and armdrags him. Tat then armlocks him. Kato chops him. Kato goes up and over then Tat atomic drops him. Tat hits lariats then Kato throws him over the top.

Fuji hits Tatanka with his cane outside. Kato slams Tat then stomps his gut. Tat is is kicked in the gut then Kato elbow drops him for 2. Kato chinlocks him. 

Tat elbows him in the gut. Kato drops down then blocks a sunset flip with a chop. Kato poses on him and is rolled up for 2. Kato lariats him. They double clothesline each other. Tat hits chops and drops him. Tat hits a chop off the buckles then samoan drops him. Tat then picks up the win.

Thoughts: Like the first match, it was decent but went on too long. The work was fine but you could have cut a third off of this and you would not have missed much.

Mr. Fuji tries to attack Tatanka after and is chopped down.

Mean Gene interviews The Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart. Hart says this is a coup for them. He says Macho and Warrior don't care about each other. Saggs says Macho and Warrior gotta face the greatest and nastiest tag team today. Saggs says they will get nastysized. Knobbs says they will beat each other up at Summerslam but they get to beat on them tonight.

Mr. Perfect comes in. He says nobody knows Warrior or Macho like he does. Perfect says he will give them a few secrets about them.

Nailz vs Ken Wayne

Nailz chokes him in 2 corners. Nailz whips him into the corner and Ken goes over the top. Ken's head is banged off the apron. Nailz throws him on a slam then kicks him in the ribs. Nailz chokes him. Ken is thrown out but his neck is caught between the ropes. Nailz then shakes the ropes.

Nailz chokes Ken more then lariats him. Nailz sleepers him and the ref ends it.

Thoughts: It was the usual boring Nailz match with him doing nothing but choking.

Nailz throws the ref out and hits Ken with the night stick. He chokes him with it and bats the refs away with his stick. 

Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Paul Bearer and The Undertaker on the stage. Paul says they have arrangements for Kamala's funeral but question if they should put the mask on his face or the spear in his hand when they bury him. Paul asks if they have to build 3 holes or one large hole. Taker says the only dilemma they face now is what to do with the remains of Kamala. Taker says the results of Summerslam are inevitable and Kamala will be destroyed by the tombstone. Taker says he will thrust Kamala's, Harvey's and Kim Chee's souls into eternal darkness.

We see clips of the Macho/Flair/Perfect/Warrior situation from the last few weeks.

The Ultimate Warrior and "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs)

Warrior's got a skin colored tank top singlet on with some airbrushed abs and his logo. With the low quality of this footage, it looks like he's nude. Macho and Warrior argue and Macho says it's alright with him if they fight right now. They keep arguing and the ref has Warrior start.

Saggs nails Warrior from behind several times. Warrior ducks a lariat and hits a flying shoulderblock. Warrior hits running clotheslines on both Nasty's. Knobbs hits Warrior from behind. The Nasty's both bend over and take a double ddt.  

Warrior then does a weird tag to Macho. The faces argue. Macho goes after Saggs and is hit from behind by Knobbs. Knobbs hits forearms on Macho. Macho back elbows Knobbs and hits punches. Macho running elbow drops Knobbs then slams Saggs. Knobbs is slammed as well and Macho top rope double axe handles Knobbs into Saggs.

Saggs is whipped into Knobbs. Macho top rope double axe handles Saggs. Macho tags Warrior in and they argue. Warrior top rope double axe handles Saggs and yells at Macho. Knobbs nails Warrior from behind and he ends up knocking Macho off the apron. Macho then hits Warrior from behind and they argue again. They push each other. Knobbs lariats warrior from behind and sends him over the top. Warrior's head is banged off the steps.

Warrior takes a double back elbow. Saggs side slams Warrior for 2. Warrior hits shots on Knobbs then is eye raked. Warrior's head is banged off the buckles. Warrior knees him out of the corner. Saggs snapmares Warrior then legdrops him for 2. Warrior flying double clotheslines The Nasty's then does a regular double clothesline. Warrior hits a double facebuster on them then double clotheslines them both over the top. We go to break and return.

Macho throws Knobbs in and bangs his head off the buckles. Macho hits shots to the gut and Knobbs is sent into the ref on accident. Saggs hits Macho with Hart's helmet. Warrior grabs Hart outside then Perfect and Flair attacks Warrior. Ric eye rakes Warrior many times then holds him for a Perfect chair shot to the gut. Saggs chairs Macho in the head.

Warrior takes punches and chops from Ric and Perfect. Knobbs chairs Macho in the back. Flair and Perfect go to leave and Warrior follows them up the aisle. They then go to the back. Macho is then counted out and The Nasty's win.

Thoughts: The Nasty's won so all is well and forgiven but Warrior really handled them despite going against both of them most of the match and his own partner. I was not impressed with Warrior's selling either as Flair and Perfect abused him pretty good but he was still getting up. This was what it should be and I guess that means any Perfect partnership with Macho or Warrior is off.

Macho comes in after and nails Hart. He then hits The Nasty's with Hart's helmet.

Mean Gene Okerlund tries to interview The Ultimate Warrior. He's banging on a door and growling. He said Macho did all the explaining by bringing Flair and Perfect to ringside. He said he paid the price and wrote the check and said Perfect will be in the corner with Macho. Warrior says Macho both nothing and lost all The Macho Maniacs. He said Macho bought the rage and fury of The Warrior by signing that check.

Rick "The Model" Martel vs Joey Maggs

Rick side headlocks him and has some serious body oil on. Joey hammerlocks him and is tripped. Rick hits him in the gut. Rick then cartwheels off the ropes.

Rick takes him down and does jumping jacks. Joey gets a hiptoss and armdrag in as Sensational Sherri comes down. Rick sees her and nods at her. He then poses for her and she smiles. Joey then backrolls him for 2.

Rick lariats Joey and Sherri leaves. Rick chokes Joey then slams him. Rick hits a backbreaker then a boston crab. Joey submits.

Thoughts: It was a decent squash with Joey getting in a decent bit in plus Sherri getting involved to throw shade at the Martel/Michaels Summerslam match.

Mean Gene interviews Macho Man in the back. Macho says he has accusations for Warrior and says Warrior has Perfect locked in for Summerslam. Gene is shocked by this. Gene asks how can you explain Warrior being attacked by Flair and Perfect? Macho says it doesn't make sense but makes dollars and cents. Macho says Warrior had a good plan but he and his Maniacs aren't buying it. Macho says Warrior isn't much of a man at all. He says if you wanna hang with the big boys but can't make the grade you take shortcuts. He says he's going into Summerslam as champ and leaving champ.

Vince and Bobby wonder who is telling the truth.

Kamala vs Burt Stiles

Kam shoulders him over and shoves him into the corner. Kam hits chops and chops him from behind. Kam stomps him and Burt goes out. Burt runs into a Kam facekick then Kam chops him. Kam drops him throat first on the ropes then double throat thrusts him. Kam splashes him and can't figure out how to pin him but eventually does and wins.

Thoughts: It was your usual Kamala squash with his opponent getting nothing in before going down.

Kamala goes up top and Kim/Harvey stop him. 

Money Inc. (Ted Dibiase and IRS) vs The Buswhackers (Luke and Butch)

Ted Dibiase gets on the mic beforehand. He said he never stole anything in his life as he always had enough money. IRS says the only thing worse than being a thief is a tax cheat so pay up.

The heels attack from behind to start. IRS drops Butch with punches. Money Inc is thrown into each other and gets their butts bitten. Their heads are banged together and The BW's hit running shots.

IRS drops Butch with a euro. IRS misses a corner charge and takes a Butch bulldog. Ted elbow drops IRS on accident then the heels have their heads banged together. The BW's hit double clotheslines and march in the ring.

Luke gets distracted and is nailed by Ted from behind. IRS chokes Luke with something outside then sends him into the post. Ted punches Luke. IRS punches Luke off the buckles. Ted boots Luke in the gut then back elbows him for 2. Ted chinlocks Luke.

IRS legdrops Luke in the nuts for 2. IRS chinlocks him. Luke running clotheslines Ted. Butch gets in and running lariats the heels. IRS takes a battering ram for 2. Butch fist drops IRS. Jimmy Hart gets in the ring. Butch grabs him then is hit from behind by IRS. IRS then pins him.

Thoughts: There was a lot of shenanigans here but it was fine with The BW's getting some offense in before beating cheated out of the win near the end. Money Inc won as expected since The BW's can pretty much always lose and still be over.

WWF Event Center

The Repo Man says Crush will be nervous at Wembley and he's excited as he usually does his work at night but gets to do it in front of 80,000 people. He says he will repossess Crush's career.

The Legion of Doom, Rocco and Paul Ellering do a promo. Hawk says money can't buy love but it can pay your hospital bills and buy you a casket. He says they don't like them. Animal says Money Inc have to be nervous and says it'll be a rush when they take the doomsday device.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs Skinner

Bret side headlock takeovers him and Skin headscissors him. Bret side headlocks him. Bret is behind him but gets sent out. Skin grabs his alligator claw and hits Bret in the back with it. Skin hits a running shot with it. Skin chinlocks Bret and chokes him with a weapon.

Skin eye rakes Bret then foot chokes him. Skin abdominal stretches him. Bret is sent out and Skin dances in a funny moment. Skin kneels on the back of his neck. Bret sunset flips him. Skin shoulderbreakers him.

Skin comes off the top and is hit in the gut. Bret punches him then hits him in the gut. Bret russian legsweeps him for 2. Bret hits punches in the corner. Skin boots him out of the corner.

Skin tries to leg drop him in the crotch but Bret blocks it and turns it into a sharpshooter. Bret then submits him.

Thoughts: I liked the finish and popped for Skinner dancing. It wasn't one of Bret's best outings and Skin pretty much stuck to the basics here and Bret did a lot of selling.

Vince and Heenan close the show. Bobby checks him out with his magnifying glass. Bobby said he knew the answer to whose corner Perfect will be in this whole time.

Mean Gene the interviews Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair. Gene says Macho and Warrior are ready to tear each others faces off. Perfect says it's time to say whose corner he will be in. Perfect and Flair then say "woo" and don't tell us.

Overall thoughts: I always find these shows to be a bit long and hard to get through and this was no exception. Ric/Tito was good as expected and easily the best match on this. Kato/Tanaka was fine. Nailz had his usual boring match. The Warrior/Macho tag did what it was supposed to. Martel had a decent squash with Maggs and Kamala did his usual squash. Bret and Skinner then had an average match. We also didn't get any info on who Perfect would manage at Summerslam which wasn't a surprise. Oddly, The British Bulldog wasn't involved much on this show despite being in the main at Summerslam. The show was okay overall but nothing you'd really need to see. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 as the in-ring work was a decent and they did make you want to know what would happen with Macho and The Warrior.