SummerSlam Spectacular
Series of World Wrestling Federation television specials
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SummerSlam Spectacular was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It aired on the USA Network, one week prior to that year's SummerSlam.
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| Genre | Professional wrestling |
| Created by | Vince McMahon |
| Starring | World Wrestling Federation roster |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | World Wrestling Federation |
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| Network | USA Network |
| Release | August 18, 1991 – August 22, 1993 |
During this period, the WWF regularly ran specials to promote their pay-per-view events. Similar to this series, March to WrestleMania ran the week prior to that year's WrestleMania and Survivor Series Showdown before Survivor Series.
SummerSlam Spectacular (1991)
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | July 29, 1991 (aired August 18, 1991) | ||
| City | Worcester, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | Centrum in Worcester | ||
| Attendance | 14,221 | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1991) aired on the USA Network on August 18, 1991 (taped on July 29) from the Centrum in Worcester in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[2] | ||
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| 1 | Hawk defeated Brian Knobbs (with Jimmy Hart) | Singles match | 9:12 | ||
| 2 | Bret Hart defeated The Barbarian | Singles match | 12:00 | ||
| 3 | Irwin R. Schyster defeated Mark Thomas | Singles match | 2:01 | ||
| 4 | The British Bulldog, The Dragon, and The Texas Tornado defeated The Orient Express (Kato and Tanaka) and Sato (with Mr. Fuji) | Six-man tag team match | 10:31 | ||
| 5 | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Sgt. Slaughter (with Col. Mustafa and Gen. Adnan) by disqualification | Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | 6:42 | ||
| 6 | The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated Ray Garcia and Russ Greenberg | Tag team match | 2:15 | ||
| 7 | Virgil defeated Masked Wrestler (with Sensational Sherri and Ted DiBiase) | Singles match | 4:52 | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1992)
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | August 11, 1992 (aired August 23, 1992) | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
| Attendance | ~7,500 | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1992) aired on the USA Network on August 23, 1992 (taped on August 11) from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[4] |
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| 1 | Ric Flair (with Mr. Perfect) defeated El Matador | Singles match | 14:00 |
| 2 | Tatanka defeated Kato (with Mr. Fuji) | Singles match | 8:40 |
| 3 | Nailz defeated Ken Wayne | Singles match | 3:48 |
| 4 | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior by countout | Tag team match | 10:00 |
| 5 | Rick Martel defeated Joey Maggs | Singles match | 2:43 |
| 6 | Kamala (with Harvey Wippleman and Kim Chee) defeated Burt Stiles | Singles match | 2:31 |
| 7 | Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster and Ted DiBiase) (with Jimmy Hart) defeated The Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Butch and Bushwhacker Luke) | Tag team match | 5:50 |
| 8 | Bret Hart defeated Skinner | Singles match | 5:51 |
SummerSlam Spectacular (1993)
| SummerSlam Spectacular (1993) | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | August 16, 1993 (aired August 22, 1993) | ||
| City | Poughkeepsie, New York | ||
| Venue | Mid-Hudson Civic Center | ||
| Attendance | ~3,000 | ||
| Tagline | Showdown in Motown | ||
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SummerSlam Spectacular (1993) aired on the USA Network on August 22, 1993 (taped on August 16) from the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.[5][6] In August 2019, the event was added to the WWE Network as part of the Hidden Gem section.[7]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[8] | ||
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| 1 | Yokozuna (with Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Duggan | Singles match | 6:08 | ||
| 2 | Razor Ramon defeated Blake Beverly | Singles match | 6:11 | ||
| 3 | Tatanka and The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) defeated Barry Horowitz, Reno Riggins and The Brooklyn Brawler | Six-man tag team match | 7:04 | ||
| 4 | Shawn Michaels (with Diesel) (c) defeated Bob Backlund | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 9:22 | ||
| 5 | Marty Jannetty defeated Dwayne Gill | Singles match | 3:21 | ||
| 6 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (c) defeated Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) | Steel Cage match for the WWF Tag Team Championship Both members of either team need to escape the cage to win. If one member of either team escaped the cage, they can re-enter the cage. | 17:58 | ||
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