What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – 08.13.94

Vince McMahon returns to Superstars commentary with Jerry Lawler, starting a new taping in Wheeling, West Virginia. According to thehistoryofwwe.com, the taping took place on August 2, attracting a heavily papered crowd of 3,600.

Opening Non-Title Contest: The Headshrinkers (WWF Tag Team Champions w/Afa & Captain Lou Albano) (21-0) defeat Barry Horowitz & Reno Riggins when Fatu pins Riggins after the top rope splash at 1:57:

In what must be an inside joke, Horowitz has the green tights Riggins usually wears. Riggins has a gaudy attire of blue trunks and a black singlet top. Horowitz and Riggins briefly argue when Horowitz does not want to get in the ring to face the champions. When he does, he quickly tags out and Riggins is finished off.

After a replay of the Lex Luger-Tatanka interactions on Monday Night RAW, Luger delivers re-recorded comments about how he is sick of Tatanka lending credence to baseless rumors. Tatanka rebuts that everyone is going to find out that Luger sold out at SummerSlam.

Bob Backlund (1-1) defeats John Paul via submission to a crossface chicken wing at 1:21:

Paul refuses to shake Backlund’s hand so Backlund takes him down. When Paul tries a monkey flip, Backlund lifts him on his feet and traps him in the crossface chicken win. Backlund refuses to break the hold after the bell until some WWF officials come to ringside.

Adam Bomb (8-6) beats Timothy Well (w/Harvey Wippleman & Steven Dunn) via disqualification when Dunn interferes at 1:56:

The story that is built for this encounter is that Bomb has a vendetta against his former manager Wippleman so he is looking to pick off his clients. Bomb is wearing blue and yellow tights with atomic bomb explosions on the sides. Some fans borrow a chant from ECW and yell “K-Mart suit!” at Wippleman. Bomb and Well barely get any time. Well scores near-falls from three clotheslines and a flying elbow smash. When Bomb turns the tide, Wippleman gets on the apron and Dunn rolls into the ring so the tag team partners can deliver a double DDT. However, Dunn is not smart enough to leave the ring and the referee catches him, allowing Bomb to win via disqualification.

After the bell, Bomb rallies and drives Well Dunn from the ring with a double clothesline. Well Dunn and Wippleman retreat to the locker room.

In his new vignette Leslie Nielsen accidentally knocks Ray Rougeau into a pool and comes across Randy Savage hanging out with some women. A kid in glasses rags on Nielsen’s detective abilities. As he thinks, a second Nielsen comes up and says that there might be two Undertakers because one is corrupt. He has police cart off the original Nielsen, saying that he will solve the case at SummerSlam. This was easily the best Nielsen sketch so far. Seeing Rougeau get knocked into the pool was funny.

Todd Pettengill provides the SummerSlam Report. Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart reiterate that the Hart clan is behind them and Owen will fulfill his final prediction by taking Bret Hart’s WWF title. In response Bret promises to wipe Owen out. Razor Ramon is with Walter Payton, who says he is there to keep Shawn Michaels away from Ramon’s match with Intercontinental Champion Diesel.

Doink the Clown (w/Dink) (21-2) pins Chad Miller after the Whoopie Cushion at 1:47:

Heather Rowson is the guest fan ring announcer, doing a serviceable job. Unfortunately, she gets one of the terrible looking Doink t-shirts as her merchandise gift. Dink pulls his usual shtick of teasing Miller before the match. Miller is able to refocus and hit an elbow drop for a near-fall. He puts his head down too early on an Irish whip, though, and Doink keeps control of the action from that point forward.

An advertisement airs for a Sunday Night Slam event on August 21. It will air on USA Network and be headlined by a Lex Luger-Crush match. This is a replacement for the SummerSlam Spectacular cards from recent years. The Luger-Crush program has lost its heat because they have not interacted since King of the Ring.

Jim Cornette is a guest on the Heartbreak Hotel. Before Cornette comes out, Shawn Michaels and Diesel call Walter Payton old. Cornette says Yokozuna will not be at SummerSlam because the WWF’s top talent do not want to wrestle him. McMahon insists on commentary that the reason is that Yokozuna fears the Undertaker. During the denials Cornette talks up the Undertaker’s qualities and creeps himself out. But then he says he is not scared of the Undertaker. Michaels says he will bring the Undertaker out next so Cornette runs off the set. To close, Michaels insists that Razor Ramon and Payton will be running away from them at SummerSlam. This was an entertaining segment, showing that the Undertaker’s big program after SummerSlam was going to be avenging his Royal Rumble loss to Yokozuna.

The Fake Undertaker (w/Ted DiBiase) (6-0) pins Major Yates after a chokeslam off the ropes at 1:01:

The imposter makes quick work of Yates, who is psyched out before the match starts. Afterward, DiBiase and his Undertaker put Yates in a body bag.

Paul Bearer is in a cemetery, arguing that he feels the presence of the Undertaker. He tells DiBiase that he will confront him on the King’s Court and will return to the cemetery to dig and find the Undertaker so he can bring him to SummerSlam.

Tune in next week to see Adam Bomb & the Smoking Gunns face Kwang & Well Dunn! Also, Tatanka and Intercontinental Champion Diesel will be in action!

The Last Word: The new Leslie Nielsen vignette and Jim Cornette promo were the highlights in what was a forgettable show. The Fake Undertaker angle is such a DUD that the WWF’s original flirtation with doing multiple Undertakers after SummerSlam has been scuttled. The Nielsen vignette suggested one of them was a fake and it is clear to most which one that is.

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