From: jh@dolphin.cis.ufl.edu (Jeffery Halley)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: SummerSlam thoughts...
Summary: Observations on the WWF's latest offering
Keywords: silly, confusion, sigh
Date: 2 Sep 92 01:29:28 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Florida CIS Dept.


[I haven't seen anyone else's comments on this yet.  I assume they are along
the same lines.]

SummerSlam - SummerScam - SlumberScam -- it sure did live up to it's namesakes.
Some bitstream-of-consciousness observations:

 - Savage vs. UW: In the middle of the card??  IC belt match as Main Event?
   Does Vince think that much of the IC belt?  Of course it's in England and, 
   as it turned out, the IC title match _was_ suprisingly well done.  Still, 
   this (MM vs UW) could have gone later.

 - Left out: What happened to the other announced matches??  Promote them weeks
   in advance and even interview 2 scheduled tag-teams, only to avoid even 
   mentioning them later?  Who edited this 'event'?

 - Model vs. Boy Toy:  This one had our little audience stumped.  A fainting
   spell?  Kicks and elbows to the face count, but only fists are prohibited?
   Martel with a bucket of water?  Was anything really decided?  Is anything
   _ever_ decided in the WWF?

 - Ad Model:  The de-pantsing contest they had was hilarious.  One or two 
   pull-downs might be accidental, but 6 or 7 in a row?  Those goofy 
   wrestlers...

 - RE Sherrie's costume:  Just say no to crack.

 - WOOOOOO!!! count:  Our gifted staff tallied 12.  The Real Champ himself 
   got 4 in a row in the final interview!  It was a Flair-lovers dream.

 - Who's corner?:  Oh yeah, did it suprise anyone that Hennig and Slick Rick
   actually _didn't_ go to either corner?  They got a couple good shots in on
   His Macho-ness, but not a lot else.

 - Happy ending #1:  Randy, after a few skeptical looks at the Anabolic One,
   accepts help out of the ring, and they both stroll off into the Wembley
   sunset.

 - Suprise, we _can_ wrestle:  Davey Boy, who up to now looked as mobile (and
   as flexible) as my grandmother, actually did some nice moves and sold some
   nice ones too.  Hitman, who up to now was seemingly always the crowd fave,
   faced an Englishman (at least someone supposed to be English) in England
   and made BBD look pretty good.  Seemed to be a few too many '2 and a half'
   counts.  Vince's throat was gone after this one.  "Oh, my!!"

 - Happy ending #2:  Sweet family reunion in the ring, followed by Victory
   Fireworks (tm) and a little posing.

*Yawn*  I guess it was cool for my first PPV, but I could have waited to see
the highlights on the syndies.

Eager to see other's reactions,

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