SummerSlam 1992 SummerSlam 1992 was the fifth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on August 29 , 1992 at Wembley Stadium , London , England but was aired in the United States on August 31 . The pay - per - view featured two main event matches . In the first , the Ultimate Warrior challenged Randy Savage for the WWE Championship . The Warrior won the match by countout but did not win the title . In the other main event , Davey Boy Smith pinned Bret Hart to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship . The World Tag Team Championship was also defended , as The Natural Disasters retained the championship belts in their match against the Beverly Brothers . One of the heavily promoted matches on the was between Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel . The match , which had a special stipulation that the wrestlers could not hit each other in the face , ended in a double countout . The WWF considers the crowd to be the second largest live audience ever to attend a WWe / F event , with 80 , 355 in attendance ; WrestleMania III in 1987 is reported as having 93 , 173 fans in attendance . Some writers believe that the WWF inflated the attendance figure for WrestleMania III , however , and that SummerSlam 1992 had a larger crowd . Between ticket prices and merchandise sales , the WWF made over $ 3 , 650 , 000 in revenue . Reviews of the event are almost all positive , and the Smith - Hart match has been rated the best match in SummerSlam history . Background . SummerSlam 1992 was originally intended to take place in Washington , D . C . . The WWF decided to move the event to Wembley Stadium in London , England due to the company ' s popularity and the possibility of increasing the revenue from the event . Although the writers ' plans originally called for Shawn Michaels to win the Intercontinental Championship from Bret Hart , the storyline was adjusted due to the change of venue . As a result , England native " The British Bulldog " Davey Boy Smith was chosen to win the belt . Bret Hart defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against his brother - in - law Davey Boy Smith . One of the main events was a match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Bret Hart and " The British Bulldog " Davey Boy Smith . This match was significant because the two were brothers - in - law in real life . Smith was married to Diana Hart , Bret ' s sister . On television broadcasts leading up to SummerSlam , interviews were shown with Diana and her mother Helen , in which both claimed that the family was being torn apart by the upcoming match . Bruce Hart publicly supported Smith , while Owen Hart sided with his brother Bret . Diana claimed that she did not know who she wanted to win the match , as she had close ties to both men . She ultimately stated that she simply hoped that neither wrestler would get hurt . Prior to the match , Smith was hospitalized with an infection ; despite the concerns about his health , he decided to wrestle the match as planned . The other main event was a WWE Championship match between the Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage . The storyline between them began in August 1990 , when Sensational Sherri , who was managing Savage , tried to arrange a match between Savage and the Warrior at SummerSlam 1990 . The Warrior refused to defend his WWF Championship against Savage , and he ripped up a contract that Sherri had given him . Later that month , he ripped Sherri ' s dress off after a match against Savage . They faced each other at house shows over the next six months , but Savage was unable to win the title . Savage then interfered in the title match at Royal Rumble 1991 enabling Sgt . Slaughter to win the title . Sgt . Slaughter ' s first To settle the rivalry , Savage and the Warrior agreed to face each other in a retirement match at WrestleMania VII . The Warrior won the match , but Savage ' s former valet Miss Elizabeth reunited with Savage after the match . Retiring on pins and needles Savage continued to wrestle for the WWF , but the feud with the Ultimate Warrior did not continue . The following year , the rivalry was rekindled when the Ultimate Warrior was granted a shot at the WWF Championship , which Savage had won on April 5 , 1992 . Ric Flair and his manager , Mr . Perfect , were upset that Flair had not been granted a title shot . They decided to cause trouble between Savage and the Warrior , and Perfect announced on August 8 , 1992 that he was negotiating with Savage , his former rival , to appear in his corner during the WWE Championship match at SummerSlam . The following week , Perfect claimed that the Ultimate Warrior had also been seeking his services . Perfect announced his intention to appear in one man ' s corner but would not clarify which one . At the SummerSlam Spectacular , Savage and the Warrior teamed up to face The Nasty Boys . Perfect and Ric Flair interfered in the match , but Savage and the Warrior chased them back to the locker room after the match . Two tag team matches were also featured on the undercard . Money Inc . ( Irwin R . Schyster and Ted DiBiase ) and the Road Warriors ( Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk ) were feuding in 1992 over the World Tag Team Championship . The Legion of Doom held the championship belts until Michael Hegstrand , who portrayed the character of Hawk , failed a drug test . As a result , the WWF suspended him and had the Legion of Doom drop the belts to Money Inc . Once Hawk ' s suspension ended , a rematch was scheduled to take place at SummerSlam . Money Inc . had since lost the championship to The Natural Disasters , so the belts were not defended in this match . Meanwhile , The Natural Disasters ( Typhoon and Earthquake ) and the Beverly Brothers ( Beau and Blake ) had a rivalry dating back to a WWF television taping on June 30 , 1992 . Typhoon attacked The Genius , who managed the Beverlys , while Earthquake brawled with both of the Beverlys . The same day that it aired , the Disasters won the WWF Tag Team Championship from Money Inc . The Natural Disasters ' first reign . As a result of this win , the title was on the line in the match at SummerSlam . In addition to the title defenses , the event also featured a match between Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel . Their rivalry focused on Martel ' s attempts to steal Michaels ' on - screen girlfriend Sensational Sherri . During one of Michaels ' matches televised on August 9 , 1992 , Martel came to ringside and winked at Sherri , who returned the gesture . At the SummerSlam Spectacular , a show designed to promote the pay - per - view , Sherri came to the ring during one of Martel ' s matches and winked at him . Both Michaels and Martel were " Heel " wrestlers who bragged about their good looks , and Sherri had them agree not to hit each other in the face during their SummerSlam match . Event . Before the pay - per - view broadcast began , two matches were taped for later showings on " WWF Prime Time Wrestling " . The first match saw Papa Shango defeat " El Matador " Tito Santana by pinfall . In the other match , " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan and The Bushwhackers defeated The Mountie and The Nasty Boys ( Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags ) when Duggan pinned The Mountie . In the opening match , the Legion of Doom ( Animal and Hawk ) faced Money Inc . ( Irwin R . Schyster and Ted DiBiase ) . The Legion of Doom used their size and power to wear down their opponents in the opening minutes of the match . Money Inc . gained the advantage when Hawk missed a flying clothesline . Hawk tried to tag in his partner but was unable for several minutes because Money Inc . kept him away from the corner where Animal was standing . Eventually , Hawk and Schyster hit each other at the same time . Hawk tagged Animal in , and the Legion of Doom attempted to perform the Doomsday device , their signature move . Schyster stopped them , but Animal hit Schyster in retaliation , causing Schyster to run into DiBiase . Animal then powerslam DiBiase and pinned him to get the victory . The second match of the broadcast featured Nailz competing against Virgil . Nailz spent the majority of the match choking Virgil . Virgil recovered several times and performed several offensive maneuvers , but Nailz always regained the advantage . Ultimately , Nailz won the match by performing a sleeper hold . After the match , he attacked Virgil with a nightstick . In the following match , competitors Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel were unable , due to a pre - match stipulation , to hit each other in the face . The two men exchanged holds but were both preoccupied with looking to ringside for approval from Sensational Sherri . Martel gained the advantage by throwing Michaels to the outside of the ring and attacking him there . When the two returned to the ring , they took turns attempting to pin their opponent , pulling down their opponent ' s wrestling tights to reveal their buttocks each time . Michaels then kicked Martel and tried to pin him , but the referee stopped the three - count because Michaels ' feet were on the ropes . Both wrestlers broke the pre - match stipulation by slapping each other in the face . Sherri pretended to faint , which drew the attention of both wrestlers . Michaels and Martel argued over who would carry Sherri backstage , with each man carrying her a few feet before being stopped by his opponent . Both wrestlers were counted out , but they continued to argue . Martel tried to revive Sherri by throwing water on her , but he hit Michaels as well . Michaels dropped Sherri and chased Martel backstage ; upset at being left behind by both men , Sherri screamed and cried as she walked backstage . The tag team championship match came next , which saw the Beverly Brothers ( Beau and Blake ) attack the Natural Disasters ( Typhoon and Earthquake ) before the bell . The Disasters used their size and strength to gain the advantage , but Earthquake accidentally performed an avalanche on Typhoon . The Beverlys controlled the match for several minutes , with Blake executing a splash and a front facelock . Typhoon recovered and clotheslined both opponents but was unable to tag in Earthquake . Later , Typhoon attempted to make the tag again , but Beau distracted Earthquake ; while the referee ' s back was turned , The Beverlys ' manager , The Genius handed Blake a metal scroll , which Blake used to hit Typhoon . Typhoon recovered , however , and Earthquake entered the ring and controlled the remainder of the match . He performed a powerslam on Beau before pinning him with an Earthquake splash . The following match , which was not shown on the telecast in the United Kingdom as Repo Man was unable to perform many offensive maneuvers against Crush . Crush used his size advantage to perform a Gorilla press slam on Repo Man . Repo Man performed a back suplex , but Crush showed no sign that the move affected him . Crush continued to dominate the match with such moves as a belly to belly suplex . Repo Man eventually tried to attack Crush by jumping off the top rope , but Crush caught him and performed the Cranium Crunch to win the match by submission . One of the two main event matches came next , as Randy Savage defended the WWF Championship against the Ultimate Warrior . Although Mr . Perfect had claimed that he would be in the corner of one of the competitors , he did not come to ringside for the beginning of the match . Savage and the Warrior traded the advantage back and forth , with Savage performing several clotheslines and punching his opponent and the Ultimate Warrior countering with atomic drops . Savage executed two double axe handles from the top rope , but the Warrior caught him when Savage attempted the move a third time . After the Warrior missed a move and fell outside the ring , Savage jumped from the top rope and performed another double axe handle . Once the wrestlers got back into the ring , Ric Flair and Mr . Perfect walked down the aisle and stood at ringside . The match continued as normal until Perfect reached into the ring and tripped Savage , who was running to gain momentum for a maneuver . The Ultimate Warrior accidentally threw Savage into referee Earl Hebner . As a result of the Hebner was not able to make the three - count when Savage pinned the Warrior after performing a diving elbow drop . Perfect and Flair revived the Ultimate Warrior , only to attack him when he stood up . The Warrior recovered and attempted to execute a running splash , but Flair hit him with a chair . Savage saw the Warrior injured and realized that Flair and Perfect were causing trouble rather than trying to help either man . In retaliation , Savage jumped off the top rope to attack Flair , but Flair hit him in the leg with a chair . Savage was unable to get back into the ring , so the Ultimate Warrior won the match via countout . Flair and Perfect continued to attack Savage until the Warrior chased them away . Savage and the Ultimate Warrior then hugged and walked backstage together . The world championship match was followed by a bout between The Undertaker and Kamala . Kamala , who was accompanied by his manager , Harvey Wippleman , and his " handler " , Kim Chee , attacked The Undertaker before the match . The Undertaker blocked the attack and punched Kamala repeatedly before performing a chop from the top rope ] ] on his opponent . The Undertaker attempted the same move again , but Wippleman knocked The Undertaker off the rope . Kamala knocked The Undertaker outside the ring , where The Undertaker attacked Wippleman and Kim Chee . Back inside the ring , The Undertaker gained the advantage by executing a Chokeslam and a clothesline . When The Undertaker attempted to perform his signature move , the Tombstone Piledriver , Kim Chee ran into the ring and hit The Undertaker with a safari hat . As a result , Kamala was disqualified and The Undertaker won the match . The next match , which was taped for " WWF Prime Time Wrestling " rather than for broadcast as part of SummerSlam , saw Tatanka defeat The Berzerker by pinfall . The event concluded with the second main event , a contest for the Intercontinental Championship between champion Bret Hart and challenger " British Bulldog " Davey Boy Smith , who was accompanied by boxer Lennox Lewis . In the opening minutes , Hart used his technical wrestling abilities and Smith relied on his power advantage . Hart got control of the match with a reverse atomic drop and a Samoan drop . Smith came back with a monkey flip , but Hart regained the advantage with a bulldog and a plancha . Smith eventually recovered and tried to pin Hart with a back slide . Hart escaped the pin attempt and wore Smith down with sleeper holds . Smith gained the advantage , however , and used power moves to control the match , including a powerslam and a variety of suplexes . Hart managed to place Smith in the Sharpshooter , Hart ' s signature submission hold . Smith escaped the hold , however , and threw Hart against the ropes . While running back at Smith , Hart attempted a sunset flip . Smith countered the move and pinned Hart to win the Intercontinental Championship . Immediately after the match , Hart refused to shake Smith ' s hand . He soon changed his mind , however , and hugged Smith as well as Diana Hart , who was celebrating with her husband . Aftermath . Randy Savage , who continued to sell his supposedly injured leg , lost the title to Ric Flair on September 1 , 1992 . Flair received help not only from Mr Perfect but also from newcomer Razor Ramon , igniting a feud between Savage and Ramon . After plans by WWF writers to turn the Ultimate Warrior against Savage were scrapped due to the Warrior ' s refusal , the two were scheduled to face Flair and Ramon at Survivor Series 1992 . However , as the Warrior quit the promotion shortly before the match , his spot was surprisingly offered to Mr . Perfect , who accepted it in spite of Flair , thereby turning face and initiating a feud with Flair which culminated in Flair leaving the WWF in early 1993 . Shawn Michaels , who had originally been booked to win the Intercontinental Championship from Bret Hart at SummerSlam , won the title from Davey Boy Smith on October 27 ( the match would air on the November 14 , 1992 edition of Saturday Night ' s Main Event ) . Michaels and Sherri continued their on - screen relationship after SummerSlam . Sherri claimed to have created the rivalry with Martel to test Michaels ' love for her . Their relationship deteriorated , though when Michaels pulled Sherri in front of him to protect himself from an attack by his former tag team partner , Marty Jannetty on the October 31 edition of " WWF Superstars " . This led to confrontations between Sherri and Michaels at Royal Rumble 1993 and WrestleMania IX . The Undertaker continued to feud with Kamala and Harvey Wippleman . The two wrestlers faced each other again at Survivor Series 1992 in a coffin match , which the Undertaker won . Wippleman gained revenge by introducing Giant Gonzalez ( and later Mr . Hughes ) , with whom the Undertaker feuded through 1993 . Upset about the amount of his pay for appearing at SummerSlam , Kevin Wacholz ( Nailz ) confronted WWF owner Vince McMahon after Survivor Series 1992 . According to reports , he legitimately attacked McMahon . As a result , Nailz was fired from the WWF . He briefly appeared in rival promotion World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) as the Prisoner but was released after the WWF sued WCW because of The Prisoner ' s similarity to the Nailz character . The anger between Wacholz and McMahon spilled over into McMahon ' s 1994 trial , in which McMahon was accused of distributing steroids to wrestlers . Although Wacholz testified against McMahon , his statements , which included , " I hate Vince McMahon ' s guts " ultimately proved harmful to the prosecution ' s case . Reception . According to the WWF , the 80 , 355 people in attendance for SummerSlam 1992 is the second largest in the company ' s history , behind only WrestleMania III , which is said to have attracted 93 , 173 fans . Some observers place the attendance for WrestleMania III closer to 78 , 000 , however , which makes the crowd for SummerSlam 1992 arguably the biggest in WWF history ( and the largest verified crowd in the history of the company ) . The event has received positive reviews from a variety of sources . RD Reynolds has called it " a huge success " . In particular , the Intercontinental Championship match has been called " one of the greatest matches of all time " . Pro Wrestling Illustrated named it the Match of the Year in the magazine ' s year - end issue , and WWE has called the match the greatest moment in SummerSlam history . Bret Hart has also named it as his favorite match of all time . The WWF collected $ 2 , 200 , 000 in revenue from admissions , up from $ 445 , 000 the previous year . The company also sold $ 1 , 456 , 203 in merchandise at SummerSlam , which is the largest amount of merchandise revenue at a WWF event . The buyrate for the event was 1 . 5 , down from 2 . 7 at SummerSlam 1991 but higher than the 1 . 3 buyrate at SummerSlam 1993 . SummerSlam 1992 was released in VHS format on September 24 , 1992 . In the United Kingdom , it was released on DVD , packaged together with SummerSlam 1993 , as part of the WWE Tagged Classics line on October 3 , 2005 . The event is also included as part of WWE ' s SummerSlam Anthology boxed DVD set . The anthology was released on August 5 , 2008 in North America and was released on October 6 , 2008 in the United Kingdom .