WWF Superstars – August 7th, 1993

August 7, 1993

From the Wilkes University Marts Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Your hosts are Vince McMahon, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Jerry “The King” Lawler

We get a montage of Lex Luger’s “Call to Action Campaign” narrated by Vince.

This week in action are the Smoking Dunns, Doink the Clown, and Adam Bomb.

Smoking Gunns vs. Well Dunn

Well Dunn is wearing matching gear unlike their debut on “Wrestling Challenge” last week. Billy and Well start off the match. Billy uses a few arm drags then applies an armbar. Bart tags in as Savage uses puns with the Well Dunn name. Dunn is in now and hammers away. Dunn stops short of eating boot on a charge but celebrates and ends up getting clotheslined. Dunn attacks Bart from behind as Vince now makes fun of the Well Dunn name. Well Dunn cut the ring in half then nearly put Bart away with a double bulldog. Well gets two with a belly-to-belly suplex as Well Dunn remains in control of the match. Bart ducks a clothesline then both men collide attempting crossbodies. Billy tags in and runs wild until Dunn sneaks in and takes Billy down with a back suplex. The match breaks down with Well getting tossed and the Gunns put Dunn away with the back drop into a piledriver (4:07) **.

Thoughts: Good job by both teams in cramming a ten minute long match into four. It moved along at a brisk pace. The fact Well Dunn lost in their “Superstars” debut and had their name made fun of does not bode well for their standing in the company.

WWF Update with Gorilla Monsoon. Gorilla recaps the history of the feud between Razor Ramon and Money Inc. as we see how Razor distracted DiBiase last week on “Wrestling Challenge,” allowing the 1-2-3 Kid to get the win. Gorilla then breaks the news of two more SummerSlam matches: Razor vs. DiBiase and 1-2-3 Kid vs. IRS. We now hear from DiBiase as he yells at Razor for interfering in his business and has a plan to make him pay. We now have two new matches announced for the PPV, with Razor vs. DiBiase having a good amount of heat.

Chaz Ware vs. Adam Bomb w/ Johnny Polo

Vince notes that Bastion Booger will appear later on in the show as Lawler jokes that Booger is Savage’s brother. Bomb beats down Ware as Vince tells Lawler they’ve been interviewing for his replacement after SummerSlam. Bomb tosses Ware outside then follows out with a clothesline. Polo then says Ware is a “bum” as Bomb flies in with a clothesline before putting him away with the Atom Smasher (2:15).

Thoughts: Once again, Bomb’s match is used as a backdrop to talk about everything else going on in the promotion. Bomb did yell “total destruction” before the bell rang so I guess that crap is still hanging around.

Another video of Luger along the Lex Express.

Doink the Clown vs. Joey Maggs

Maggs attacks Doink from behind and knocks him outside. They head back into the ring where Doink uses a shinbreaker then continues to attack the leg as the announcers put over the Nassau Coliseum house show. Maggs fights back then Lawler jokes they will need another braodcast partner after he gets through with Savage at Nassau then Doink puts Maggs away with the flying sit-down splash (1:32).

Thoughts: They plugged Doink vs. Tatanka for that Nassau Coliseum show and started a theme that continued throughout the show with Vince teasing Lawler getting hurt so bad he’ll no longer be able to do commentary.

SummerSlam Report with Gene Okerlund. We also learn that Tatanka & Smoking Gunns vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & The Headshrinkers will take place at the PPV. So it appears Fatu’s leg infection was not serious enough to keep him off of the PPV but enough to make the company switch plans for the Tag Title match.

We see another video package on Ludvig Borga. This time, we hear Borga doing a voice over talking about destroying American athletes.

El Matador vs. Barry Hardy

Vince once again teases Lawler about getting destroyed by Bret at SummerSlam as Lawler infuriates Vince with a joke about Kid being so skinny he was chalked up at a pool hall. Matador works over Hardy as Vince hypes up an interview with Luger coming up next. Matador takes Hardy over with a hip toss then hits a dropkick before going back to the arm. Hardy fights back but Matador knocks him down. Matador then hits an atomic drop and runs wild before the El Paso de Muerte gets the win (2:29).

Thoughts: This wound up being Matador’s final televised match with the WWF. He would be officially done with the company about a week after this aired. At the time, the company was cutting back house shows and running with one group thus did not need all the wrestlers they had on the roster. A end of an era for one of the greats in WWF history. I started recapping shows from January 84 and he was on the roster then and continued until now. Tito left and did shows with the NWA, IWCCW, and a few other Indy feds including a show two months ago in New Jersey at age 65.

Same “Who is Lex Luger” piece from RAW is shown.

Bastion Booger vs. Mike Bell

Vince puts over Booger for being ugly and calls him a “gargoyle.” Lawler teases Savage with “Macho Booger” comments as Booger beats down Bell. Vince goes on about Booger’s gross physique then Booger goes up to the middle rope and hits a splash. The announcers plug “WrestleMania: The Album” as Booger hits a powerslam then dances over Bell before using a sit-down splash for the win (2:08). After the match, Savage steals Lawler’s “Royal Telestrator” and draws the “Booger King.”

Thoughts: The whole match was designed for the commentators to tell us how Booger is gross.

The announcers now plug the Madison Square Garden show which features Lawler vs. Savage and Bret vs. Yokozuna. Lawler and Savage talk trash to hype up the match that ends with Lawler cheap-shotting Savage. Gotta try something when the house show business is in the shitter. This show actually drew a decent number (13,000) compared to what it had been doing at MSG but still not close to a sellout and they loaded up the card.

Next week, we will see highlights from the Luger/Yokozuna contact signing from RAW. Also in action are Razor Ramon, Heavenly Bodies, Ludvig Borga, Steiner Brothers, and Shawn Michaels.

We end with the “SummerSlam Jam” music video followed by a scroll of the Lex Express tour dates.

Final Thoughts: Most of the show was putting over the Lex Express and Bret/Lawler feud. We also learned of three new PPV matches and saw a competitive tag match that was solid, making this a decent edition of Superstars. With just over three weeks until the PPV expect a lot more hype for SummerSlam.