World Wrestling Federation presents Primetime Wrestling
Date: 7/20/1992
From: Various Locations
Matches:
1.) Beverly Brothers defeated Natural Disasters by count-out
2.) Tatanka defeated Kato
3.) Skinner defeated Jason Knight
4.) Crush defeated Bob Bradley
5.) WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart defeated Rick Martel by disqualification
6.) WWF Tag Team Champion Money Inc. defeated High Energy by count-out to retain the titles
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Vince McMahon, Jim Duggan, Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect are on the panel. McMahon promotes the Warrior vs. Savage main event at SummerSlam. Of course, Heenan and Perfect are not thrilled about the development. Heenan admits the match is good for the fans, but it’s not good for them. Heenan brings up Savage cheating at WrestleMania and now they’ve been ripped off again.
2.) Beverly’s attack the Disasters before the bell and get the early advantage. Disasters respond with clotheslines to gain the upper hand and splash the Beverly’s in opposite corners. Typhoon splashes both men in one corner. Earthquake splashes everyone in the corner. Typhoon clotheslines Blake followed by a scoop slam. Blake sends Typhoon in the corner, but misses a splash attempt. Typhoon splashes Blake several times. Blake bails to the floor, but Earthquake nails Blake with a running clothesline. Quake beats on Blake, but Beau hits Typhoon from behind with the metal scroll while the referee was distracted. Blake chokes Typhoon over the ropes for a few moments to maintain control. Beau chokes Typhoon while the referee is distracted. Blake splashes onto Typhoon and slingshots Typhoon backward. Typhoon kicks out and sends Blake to the floor. Typhoon is double teamed in the corner. Typhoon fights back with a double clothesline out of the corner. Beau leg drops Typhoon and delivers a knee drop. Beau taunts Quake and Typhoon is double teamed as Beau leaps over Blake to splash Typhoon over the ropes. Blake snapmares Typhoon and tries for a cover, but only gets a one count before switching to a sleeper. Typhoon backs Blake into the corner, but Beau tags back into the match. Typhoon misses a splash attempt in the corner. Beau knee strikes Typhoon in the corner a few times. Typhoon boots Beau in the corner, and tags in Quake as Blake enters. Quake pummels Blake in the corner with strikes and a boot to the midsection. Quake hits a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Quake powerslams Blake and delivers an elbow drop for a near fall as Beau made the save. Quake elbows Blake to the mat. Quake scoop slams Blake and signals for the end. Quake signals for the sit down splash, but Blake bails to the floor. Typhoon tosses Genius on the floor a few times. Blake returns to the ring and Beau stops Quake from getting back into the ring causing a count-out and the Beverly’s win the match. (*1/2. Kind of an odd outcome here. Protecting the Beverly’s by avoiding a TV job since they lose to LOD on the house shows every night. I suppose they don’t want to completely kill them off. Disasters chasing the champions and losing by count-out doesn’t hurt them, and if they win the titles there a stake to be made by the Beverly’s since they won by count-out.)
3.) The panel discuss the Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage match and McMahon asks who’s better than Warrior to challenge Savage. Of Course, Heenan believes Flair is more deserving.
4.) Kato complains of a mask pull, which never happened. Kato puts a hammerlock on Tatanka, but Tatanka takes Kato down with a rollup for a near fall. Kato complains of a trunk pull. Kato shoulder rams Tatanka in the corner and continues with a series of strikes against the ropes. Tatanka ducks a clothesline and tries for a rollup, but Kato holds onto the ropes. Kato misses an elbow drop and Tatanka delivers a shoulder block. Tatanka hip tosses Kato and continues with a wrist lock. Kato backs Tatanka against the ropes, but Tatanka ends up delivering a scoop slam. Kato avoids a backdrop attempt with a strike to the throat. Kato overhand strikes Tatanka on the mat several times. Kato stomps Tatanka on the lower midsection. Kato chokes Tatanka over the top rope and kicks Tatanka in the lower midsection over the ropes. Kato rams Tatanka into the corner and misses a splash. Tatanka goes on a War Dance and delivers several chops. Tatanka chops Kato coming off the ropes. Tatanka heads to the top rope hitting an overhand strike. Tatanka finishes Kato with the End of the Trail for the win. (1/2*. Not good. The crowd reaction came across bizarre as it sounded as if one section of the entire arena cared about Tatanka.)
5.) The panel talk about Rick Martel stealing Tatanka’s feathers. Heenan says that Tatanka’s grandfather had a few beers and took the feathers off a pigeon on the roof.
6.) The panel talk about tension between Rick Martel and Shawn Michaels that took place after a match between WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart and Rick Martel. Duggan thinks they were fighting over mirror time.
7.) Hart and Martel trade holds on the mat to kickoff the bout. They have a couple of standoffs. Martel knee lifts Hart a couple of times to gain the advantage, and does a cartwheel to avoid a right hand strike. Martel controls Hart with a hammerlock, but Hart counters. Martel trips Hart and does another cartwheel, but Hart clotheslines Martel to the floor. Martel regroups on the floor holding his face. Martel pulls Hart to the floor and rams Hart onto the apron. Hart sends Martel into the ring post. Hart headbutts Martel and rolls Martel back into the ring. Martel knee lifts Hart in the corner to maintain the advantage followed by strikes. Martel sends Hart hard into the corner, but misses a spear. Hart continues with a strike and an arm drag. Hart knee drops Martel and keeps arm control on the mat. Hart controls Martel with a wrist lock. Martel sends Hart into the ropes and takes Martel down with a backslide for a two count. Hart arm drags Martel and keeps arm control on the mat. Martel slams Hart, but misses an elbow drop. Hart arm drags Martel to the mat and keeps arm control. Hart ducks a clothesline, but Martel drops Hart throat first over the top rope. Martel chokes Hart on the mat. Martel keeps control with a chin lock and his knee pressed into Hart’s back. Hart tries to fight out, but Martel sends Hart into the ropes. Hart gets a sunset flip for a two count. Martel chokes Hart on the mat for a few moments. Martel tosses Hart with a gut wrench suplex for a near fall. Martel drives Hart down with a backbreaker. Martel goes to the apron attempting a slingshot splash, but Hart got his knees up. Martel tries for a suplex, but Hart counters and atomic drops Martel. Hart comes off the ropes to clothesline Martel. Hart delivers a strike to the midsection and a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Hart nearly wins with an inside cradle. Hart drives Martel down with a backbreaker. Hart locks in the Sharpshooter, but Martel grabs the referee and grabs Arrogance to deck Hart in the face. Shawn Michaels makes his way down to ringside as Martel put the Boston Crab on Hart. Michaels heads over and punches Hart in the face right in front of the referee to cause a disqualification. Martel thinks he’s won, but has no idea Michaels cost him the match. Martel sees Michaels and they argue. (**. Not too bad of a match, but the finish doesn’t do Hart any favors. Martel has a literal gripe with Michaels, but neither guy is going to be a face. So, it’s a heel vs. heel feud? The context allows it to be a feud with meaning and purpose. I’m just glad to see Martel potentially moving away from Tatanka.)
8.) There’s a video package promoting a WBF vs. WWF tug of war taking place on WBF Bodystars on August 1st. The panel promotes it as it’s a team lead by Duggan taking on a team led by Perfect. Perfect reveals that Rick Martel is on his team. Duggan’s first choice is Eddie Robinson from the WBF. Perfect picks The Mountie. Duggan picks a guy named Troy from WBF. Perfect also picks Money Inc. Duggan picks Jim Quinn and Tom Platz. Perfect picks The Berzerker. Duggan picks Tony Pearson. Perfect reveals Ric Flair will be on the team. Duggan can’t believe it. Duggan reveals Aaron Baker as his final pick.
9.) The panel discuss Big Bossman returning to the WWF. Duggan says that Nailz should still be in jail. Heenan says that Nailz is an innocent man who should have never been jail. Heenan says that Nailz took beatings by Bossman in jail. Duggan says that Bossman isn’t staying away from Nailz and he wants one thing..
10.) DiBiase and Owen kickoff the tag title match. DiBiase arm drags Owen and taunts the crowd. DiBiase arm drags Owen a second time and continues to taunt the crowd. DiBiase arm drags Owen a third time and taunts the crowd some more. DiBiase scoop slams Owen and casually handshakes IRS. DiBiase runs the ropes and is met with a dropkick. Owen continues with a double dropkick with Koko to send the champs to the floor. The crowd erupts for High Energy. IRS works over Koko with strikes, but Koko hits a crossbody off the ropes. Koko slams IRS followed by a dropkick to send IRS reeling into the corner. Koko shoulder blocks IRS, but is nailed by DiBiase with a knee lift from the apron. DiBiase drops Koko throat first over the top rope. DiBiase legally enters and strikes Koko several times. DiBiase elbows Koko coming off the ropes and delivers a stomp to the face for a near fall. Koko sunset flips DiBiase for a two count. DiBiase punches Owen to prevent a tag and rams Koko into IRS boot. IRS rams Koko into the corner and delivers a strike. IRS drives Koko down with a backbreaker and an elbow drop. Owen gets tagged in, but the referee didn’t see it. DiBiase axe handles Koko over the back while the referee is distracted. IRS tries for a suplex, but Koko counters with a suplex. IRS tags in DiBiase and Owen tags in, as well. Owen hammers away on DiBiase and sends DiBiase into the corner before hitting a backdrop and clotheslines to the champs. Owen clotheslines DiBiase over the top to the floor. Koko sends IRS hard into the corner. IRS hits Owen from behind with the steel briefcase as the referee was distracted by Koko in the ring. Owen ends up being counted out and the champs retain the titles. (**1/2. I’d normally hate the count-out finish, but I’m digging High Energy and I don’t want them to be losing cleanly. I may be in the minority here, but High Energy going for the tag titles at SummerSlam and pulling off an upset in front of a huge crowd would be awesome.)
11.) The panel continues to talk about the main event at SummerSlam. Heenan compares Flair to not being in the main event as if it’s the same as waking up on Christmas and nothing is there or your partner cheating on you. McMahon says that Wembley Stadium sold out in ten hours when Savage vs. Warrior was announced. Heenan isn’t concerned with Savage and Warrior because he’d buy a ticket, but he’s more concerned with himself, Perfect and Flair.
Final Thoughts:
A good episode this week with some enjoyable wrestling and the focus on Savage/Warrior has been enjoyable especially with how pissed off Heenan and Perfect are about the development.
Thanks for reading.