World Wrestling Federation presents Primetime Wrestling
Date: 9/14/1992
From: Various Locations
Matches:
1.) Jim Duggan & The Bushwhackers defeated The Mountie & The Nasty Boys
2.) Shawn Michaels defeated Jim Powers
3.) Ric Flair defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage to win the title
4.) Sgt. Slaughter fought Nailz to a no contest
5.) The Undertaker defeated Kato
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Footage from WWF Superstars is shown where WWF World Champion Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect and Bobby Heenan are celebrating Flair’s recent title victory against Randy Savage in Hershey, PA. The full match is airing later on this program, and we’ve been spoiled the result yet again. Razor Ramon joined the segment to taunt Savage as Ramon helped cost Savage the title.
2.) Vince McMahon, Hillbilly Jim, Jim Duggan, Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect are on the panel this week. Heenan and Perfect are quite happy while Duggan is livid with what happened. Duggan says a lesser man would have quit, but Savage has guts which is something Heenan and Perfect don’t have. Heenan says Savage has guts, but he doesn’t have the championship. Duggan is angry because they had a plan the whole time.
3.) The six man tag match took place at SummerSlam, but didn’t air on the pay per view.
4.) The Nasty Boys and Mountie go on the early attack, but they are sent into each other and knocked to the floor to allow Duggan and Bushwhackers to play to the crowd. Knobbs and Luke kickoff the tag match with Knobbs delivering a few forearms in the corner. Luke sends Knobbs into the corner, but Sags gets involved. Butch enters and sends Knobbs into Sags in the corner. Nasty Boys are met with a triple clothesline and Duggan knocks Mountie to the floor. The heels regroup on the floor for a few moments. Sags enters the match to compete against Butch by delivering a few forearms and a clothesline. Sags forearms Butch into the ropes and tags Knobbs into the match. Butch ducks a double clothesline and nails Sags as Luke pulled Knobbs down. All six men get in the ring and Sags splashes his partners in the corner. Bushwhackers deliver the battering ram in the corner a few times. Duggan clotheslines Mountie. Bushwhackers hit a double clothesline on Knobbs. The show goes to commercial.
Nasty Boys double team Luke in the corner before Mountie tags in and helps Knobbs drop Luke over the top rope throat first. Mountie stomps Luke on the mat several times. Mountie delivers a scoop slam and locks in a chin lock. Luke doesn’t give up while in the hold, though. Sags tags back into the match and kicks Luke in the face before putting a chin lock back onto Luke. Sags splashes onto Luke’s back and jabs Butch causing Butch to try and get involved. Luke is triple teamed in the corner. Knobbs splashes Luke for a two count. Knobbs sends Luke hard into the corner back first and Sags delivers a knee drop. Sags slams Luke and taunts the crowd. Knobbs returns to the match and leaps off the middle rope missing a splash as Luke got his foot up. Mountie and Duggan get the tags with Duggan pummeling Mountie. Duggan cleans house with strikes and clotheslines to the heels. Bushwhackers hit the battering ram onto Sags and Knobbs. Mountie is held by Duggan to receive the battering ram. Jimmy Hart gets on the apron, but Sags gets on the top rope and misses an elbow drop hitting Mountie on accident. Duggan covers Mountie to win the match. (*1/2. There was not much to this match even with a hot crowd they didn’t react to much until the finish. I’ve said it numerous times, but I can’t stand the Bushwhackers. They are not entertaining at all. I kind of wish the Nasty Boys would be presented better than they have been.)
5.) The panel talk about SummerSlam where Duggan says he enjoyed knocking around the Nasty Boys and Mountie. Bobby Heenan brags about Ric Flair winning the WWF World Champion. Mr. Perfect says Flair will be champion as along as he’s working with Flair.
6.) Mean Gene conducted an interview with then-WWF World Champion Randy Savage. Savage came out noticeably limping and favoring his left knee. Savage talks about the match at SummerSlam with Ultimate Warrior being the toughest match of his career. Savage feels that Ultimate Warrior is part of the championship as he is. Gene notes that Savage put forth his aggression towards Flair. Savage talks about going after Flair and only Flair. Savage is going to take Flair and anyone else that wants the title head on. Gene asks about the knee when Razor Ramon comes out to confront Savage. Ramon saw SummerSlam and says that Savage doesn’t impress him. Ramon says he wears the gold, man. Ramon tells Savage that he’s going to take the WWF World Championship and tells everyone to look at him because he’s oozing machismo. Ramon tells Savage that he needs lessons on machismo. Savage proceeds to deck Ramon off the podium and stands tall on one leg as officials hold Ramon back on the floor.
7.) Michaels works over Powers at the start of the match with right hands. Michaels comes off the ropes to elbow strike Powers to the mat. Michaels continues with another elbow strike and runs the ropes. Michaels holds onto the ropes, but Powers knocks Michaels through the ropes to the floor. Michaels recovers by checking himself out in the mirror that is held by Sherri. Michaels shoves Powers and Powers responds with right hands followed by a headlock to the mat. Powers keeps Michaels on the mat for a few moments, but Michaels can’t break free from the headlock. Powers avoids a monkey flip by stomping Michaels on the face. Michaels nails Powers with a clothesline out of the corner. Michaels looks at himself in the mirror again. Michaels rams Powers into the corner and delivers a high knee strike. Michaels elbow strikes Powers against the ropes. Powers sunset flips Michaels, but avoids a right hand and almost wins with a rollup. Michaels nails Powers with a right hand to regain control of the match. Michaels snapmares Powers to the mat and keeps control with a sleeper. Michaels keeps Powers on the mat for a few moments. Powers elbows free, but is stopped by an eye rake. Powers kicks Michaels, but Michaels drives Powers face first onto the mat. Michaels stomps Powers on the mat to maintain the advantage. Michaels runs into a boot in the corner. Powers fires back with right hands and hits an atomic drop. Powers clotheslines Michaels and strikes Michaels in the midsection followed by a knee lift and a dropkick. Powers sends Michaels into the corner, but misses a splash and is met with a superkick. Michaels plants Powers with a tear drop suplex for the win. (*1/2. Not too bad of a match, but it’s mostly an extended squash for Michaels. It’s a nice surprise to see Michaels win the match cleanly, too.)
8.) The panel discuss what happened at SummerSlam when Flair used a chair on Savage. Duggan believes that damage was done to the knee.
9.) Perfect grabs Savage’s injured leg from the floor allowing Flair to get control in the corner by taking Savage down to the mat. Savage briefly goes towards Perfect, but returns to the ring. Flair backs Savage into a corner, but Savage holds Flair off from attacking. Flair backs Savage into a corner and delivers a strike to the leg. Flair jabs Savage in the corner and continues with a chop. Flair kicks Savage on the knee, but Savage responds with strikes. Flair tries to deliver a chop, but Savage knocks Flair to the mat. Savage continues to worry about Perfect at ringside. Flair takes Savage down to the mat and is kicked away by Savage. Flair corners Savage and puts a front face lock on Savage before delivering chops and kicks Savage on the injured knee. Flair snapmares Savage and comes off the ropes to stomp Savage on the knee. Savage press slams Flair to the mat and struggles to remain on his feet. Flair kicks Savage on the knee again, but Savage manages to counter a hip toss with an abdominal stretch. Flair fights free with strikes to the injured knee. Flair sends Savage into the corner, but Savage decks Flair with a clothesline. Savage covers Flair for a two count. Flair kicks Savage on the knee and hits a delayed vertical suplex. Flair tries for a cover, but Savage kicks out at two. Flair delivers an elbow drop, but Savage kicks out at two again. Flair kicks Savage on the mat several times. Flair chops Savage in the corner, but Savage fights back with right hands. Flair pummels Savage in the corner. Perfect trips Savage in the corner to help Flair. Savage kicks Perfect away, but Flair hits a back suplex for a two count.
Flair kicks Savage on the knee and takes Savage down to the mat to put a half Boston Crab, but Savage reaches the ropes to break the hold quickly. Flair kicks Savage on the knee. Flair scoop slams Savage and delivers a knee drop. Flair puts a leg lock on Savage, but Savage is close to the ropes and breaks the hold again. Savage almost wins with an inside cradle. Flair tosses Savage over the top to the floor as the show goes to commercial.
Flair follows to the floor, but Savage rolls into the ring. Savage strikes Flair against the ropes in the corner. Savage backdrops Flair and delivers a clothesline. Savage clotheslines Flair over the top to the floor. Savage sends Flair into the guard railing face first and continues with a snap suplex on the floor. Savage grabs a steel chair to chase Perfect off. Savage eye rakes Flair on the floor followed by strikes against the railing. Savage backdrops Flair onto the floor. Savage rams Flair into the railing before returning to the ring. Savage goes to the top rope and hits Flair with a double axe handle. Savage grabs his knee in pain.
Razor Ramon makes his way down to ringside. Flair sends Savage into the ropes and is tripped by Perfect. Flair knee lifts Savage from behind to send Savage crashing to the floor. Ramon kicks Savage’s knee on the mat while the referee is distracted. Flair rolls Savage into the ring and yanks on the injured knee. Flair locks in the figure four leg lock in the middle of the ring. Savage tries to pry Flair’s legs off of him, but Flair keeps the hold locked in. Savage tries to counter, but Flair keeps the advantage. Savage is grabbing the referee trying to find a way to counter, but isn’t able to do so. Savage is fading and the referee counts as Savage’s shoulders on the mat and counts to three. Flair wins the title. Savage passed out. (*1/2. They went heavy on the knee work on Savage to seemingly protect him quite a bit. Ramon’s involvement confirms the next feud with Savage, and I’d guess that Savage is going to be putting over the younger talent as the WWF heads towards a rebuilding period as they need fresher stars. Flair’s title win concludes the angle for the past several months and I’d guess he’s going to be working Warrior as his next feud.)
10.) Back to the panel, Bobby Heenan and Mr. Perfect are celebrating the title win of WWF World Champion Ric Flair. Vince McMahon talks about Razor Ramon returning to the ring when Savage was laid out and being helped to his feet. We see footage of Ramon coming back to ringside to attack Savage more. Ultimate Warrior came out wearing street clothing and not wearing face paint to carry Savage to the backstage area.
11.) Back to the panel, Jim Duggan says Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage have developed a bond after their SummerSlam match. Mr. Perfect says there’s never been a stronger bond than between Perfect, Flair and Heenan. Duggan says it reminds him of the Three Stooges.
12.) Bret Hart joins the show via satellite. McMahon puts over Hart’s match at SummerSlam where Hart lost to the British Bulldog and lost the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Hart is proud about how he conducted himself at SummerSlam. Hart doesn’t believes in the boogeyman and doesn’t believe in the curse that Papa Shango put on him. Mr. Perfect doesn’t believe that the curse didn’t impact Hart’s match. Hart says that Shango is using fear as his weapon. Hart asks why doesn’t Shango turn him into something if his magic is real. Heenan asks how the family relationships are doing now. Hart says the families is back to fairly normal levels. McMahon puts over the brute strength of Shango. Hart says he could hangup the tights similar to Mr. Perfect, but he’s not going to do that. Hart is getting back into the ring and there’s no better choice than Shango. Hart is going to beat Shango’s curse.
13.) Nailz decks Slaughter off the apron before the bell sounds. Nailz beats on Slaughter with a nightstick around ringside. Nailz whacks Slaughter over the back several times and drops Slaughter over the railing chest first. Nailz grabs a steel chair and whacks Slaughter over the back again. Nailz viciously attacks Slaughter with the nightstick and chokes Slaughter against the apron. Nailz jabs Slaughter in the midsection with the nightstick before slamming Slaughter’s face onto the apron. Nailz delivers another chair shot as Slaughter laid over the timekeepers table. Several officials come out to stop the beating. Nailz whacks Slaughter over the back with another chair shot. Slaughter is stretchered out. (NR. Obviously this was never a match and it’s just a way to continue to put Nailz over as a monster. This is the last appearance for Slaughter as a regular in-ring active competitor, as well.)
14.) Kato goes on the attack, but Taker responds with strikes to drop Kato to the mat. Taker rams Kato into the corner and sends Kato across the ring, but is met with a boot to the face. Taker catches Kato coming off the middle rope and chokes Kato in the corner. Taker sends Kato into the ropes, but misses a clothesline. Kato tries for a clothesline, but Taker doesn’t budge. Kato eye rakes Taker to stagger the big man. Kato ducks another clothesline and tries for a hip toss, but Taker counters with a chokeslam and chokes Kato on the mat. Taker sends Kato into the corner and spikes Kato with the tombstone for the win. (1/2*. Exactly what you’d expect.)
Final Thoughts:
A decent episode this week as we witnessed a rare WWF World Championship title change on free television and got an exclusive match from SummerSlam that hadn’t aired originally. Flair being champion pays off the angle, but a potential feud with Warrior doesn’t catch my interest. I’d much rather stay the course with Savage and push Ramon into the top title feud at this point. Whether it be at Survivor Series or even the Royal Rumble there’s plenty of time to build Ramon to be a viable top level heel for the company.
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