SummerSlam 1993 SummerSlam 1993 was the sixth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on August 30 , 1993 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills , Michigan . All three championships were defended at SummerSlam . The Steiner Brothers defended the WWF Tag Team Championship against The Heavenly Bodies , and Shawn Michaels defended the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Mr . Perfect . The main event saw Lex Luger challenge Yokozuna for the WWF Championship . In addition to the title matches , Bret Hart and Jerry Lawler were scheduled to wrestle to settle their feud and determine who would be named " Undisputed King of the World Wrestling Federation . " Event . The pay - per - view took place in front of a crowd of 23 , 954 at the Palace of Auburn Hills . Vince McMahon and Bobby " The Brain " Heenan were the announcers for the event . Howard Finkel served as ring announcer , and backstage interviews were conducted by Joe Fowler and Todd Pettengill , as well as " Mean " Gene Okerlund , who was making his final pay - per - view appearance before leaving for rival World Championship Wrestling . Before the event aired on PPV , " The Rocket " Owen Hart defeated longtime jobber Barry Horowitz in a dark match . The first televised match was Razor Ramon versus Ted DiBiase . DiBiase got off to a quick start by attacking Ramon before the match began . Ramon quickly turned the match around with several clotheslines . DiBiase regained control before untying a turnbuckle cover . Ramon won the match after ramming DiBiase ' s head into the exposed turnbuckle and using the Razor ' s Edge to get the pin . The Steiner Brothers were the audience favorites in the WWF Tag Team Championship match , as they were defending the belts in their hometown . Before the match began , The Heavenly Bodies attacked them . When the match began , the Bodies executed several double - team maneuvers on Rick Steiner . Scott tagged in and took control of the match . The Bodies soon regained the advantage , and Jim Cornette got involved by hitting Scott in the throat with a tennis racket . Rick tagged back in and hit several Steiner - Lines before Prichard attacked him with Cornette ' s tennis racket . Del Ray accidentally hit Prichard with a moonsault , however , allowing Scott to hit a Frankensteiner and Rick to get the pin . The match between Shawn Michaels and Mr . Perfect began with a series of wrestling holds . The match remained primarily technical until Diesel distracted Perfect , allowing Michaels to superkick him in the face . Michaels worked on Perfect ' s injured back until Perfect took control of the match . After a series of attacks on Michaels , Perfect used the Perfect Plex . Diesel pulled him out of the ring and threw him into the steel ring steps , however , allowing Michaels to win by countout . Irwin R . Schyster remained in control for the majority of his match against the 1 - 2 - 3 Kid . Although the Kid hit several kicks , Schyster regained control every time . Schyster used his usual abdominal stretch while using the ring ropes for leverage before the Kid made a brief comeback by hitting a moonsault . Schyster hit a Write Off , however , and got the pin . Bret Hart came to the ring for his match with Jerry Lawler . Lawler , however , appeared on crutches and claimed that he had been injured in a car accident . He announced that his court jester , Doink the Clown ( portrayed by Matt Osborne ) , would wrestle Hart in his place . Doink threw a bucket of water on Bret ' s brother , Bruce Hart , prompting Bret to attack Doink outside of the ring . The match consisted of angry brawling until Doink slowed the pace with a couple of submission holds . After Doink missed a Whoopie Cushion attempt , Bret took full control of the match and made Doink submit to the Sharpshooter . Lawler then attacked Bret with a crutch , revealing that he was not injured . WWF President Jack Tunney came to the ring and had Howard Finkel announce that Lawler would be given a lifetime ban if he refused to compete in the scheduled match . The match between Lawler and Hart consisted almost exclusively of brawling . The two attacked each other with a milk pail and crutches and traded punches and kicks . Bret used Lawler ' s signature move , the piledriver , before putting him in the Sharpshooter . Lawler submitted , but Bret refused to release him for three and a half minutes . The referee then reversed his decision and gave the victory and title of " Undisputed King of the World Wrestling Federation " to Lawler . Ludvig Borga dominated the majority of a squash match against Marty Jannetty . He attacked Jannetty immediately with a series of punches and knees . Jannetty managed a couple of brief comebacks but was unable to mount a serious offense . Borga used his strength to control the match and won the match by submission with a backbreaker . Harvey Wippleman was at ringside with the urn as the Undertaker faced Giant Gonzalez . The two wrestlers brawled , using the ring steps and steel chairs . Halfway through the match , Paul Bearer appeared , carrying a black wreath . He attacked Wippleman and took back the urn . The Undertaker quickly took control of the match , attacking Gonzalez with a flying clothesline to win by pinfall . After the match , Gonzalez turned on Wippleman and attacked him with a chokeslam . The next match on the card was the Six - Man tag team match . The Headshrinkers ' manager Afa interfered by attacking Billy Gunn outside the ring . At one point , Tatanka looked like he was gaining control , as he began his usual war dance . Bigelow kicked him in the back of the head , however , to end his momentum . Near the end of the match , Bigelow and the Headshrinkers each climbed the turnbuckles to attempt simultaneous diving headbutts , but Tatanka rolled out of the way . Tatanka seized the opportunity and pinned Samu for the win . Before the main event , Kiotika Suzuki sang the Japanese national anthem . Akio Sato , formerly a member of The Orient Express , was the flag bearer for Yokozuna . Randy Savage then introduced Aaron Neville , who sang the American anthem . The main event began with a stare down . Luger gained the early advantage and managed to knock Yokozuna down by kicking the ring ropes into Yokozuna ' s groin . Luger tried to bodyslam Yokozuna , but the sumo wrestler ' s weight was too much . Yokozuna knocked him out of the ring and choked him . Yokozuna had his manager , Mr . Fuji , throw him a salt bucket , which he used to attack Luger . Yokozuna wore Luger down , and after a brief comeback by the all - American , hit a leg drop on Luger and pulled him to the corner for a Banzai Drop . Luger succeeded in bodyslamming Yokozuna , and he attacked Mr . Fuji when the manager tried to get involved . Luger knocked Yokozuna out of the ring with a forearm smash , and followed this up by attacking Jim Cornette . Yokozuna was counted out , but he retained the title because championships change hands only by pinfall or submission . Several faces came to the ring to celebrate with Luger as red , white and blue balloons fell from the ceiling to celebrate the victory .