SummerSlam 1995 SummerSlam 1995 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It was the eighth annual SummerSlam event . It took place on August 27 , 1995 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The main event that was for the WWF Championship competed between Diesel and King Mabel . Diesel retained the championship , pinning Mabel after performing a clothesline off the second rope . There were three matches on the undercard that had more build - up than other matches : The Undertaker defeated Kama in a Casket match ; Bret Hart defeated Isaac Yankem by disqualification after Yankem and Jerry Lawler attacked Hart while Hart was in the " hangman " position . The third match on the undercard that had significant build - up was Shawn Michaels versus Razor Ramon in a feud for the WWF Intercontinental Championship . The two faced in a Ladder match , with Michaels retaining the title . The pay - per - view received a 0 . 9 buyrate , equivalent to approximately 360 , 000 buys . Although this was up on the buyrate for the pay - per - view which took place the previous month , the buyrate was down on the 1994 SummerSlam event , which received a 1 . 3 buyrate , equivalent to 520 , 000 buys . Background . The most prominent feud heading into the pay - per - view was between then - WWF Champion Diesel and King of the Ring winner Mabel , who was accompanied to his matches by manager and tag team partner Mo . King Mabel , the " heel " superstar , earned the right to be called " King " after winning the King of the Ring tournament , defeating " face " superstar Savio Vega in the final . As part of his King of the Ring victory , the King Mabel character received a push from the WWF creative team , resulting in a WWF Championship match at the SummerSlam pay - per - view . During Diesel ' s Lumberjack match with " heel " wrestler Sycho Sid , at , King Mabel , who was one of the lumberjacks intervened , tossing Diesel into the steel steps on the outside of the ring . Despite Mabel ' s interference , Diesel kept the title , performing a big boot ; pinning Sid to win the bout . On the August 7 edition of " Raw " , Diesel faced King Mabel ' s manager , Sir Mo . Diesel gained the early advantage , but Mable appeared at ringside , distracting Diesel . Moments later , Shawn Michaels appeared at ringside to support Diesel . Diesel won the match , powerbombing Mo . After the contest , Mabel attacked Diesel , performing a clothesline and a leg drop to damage the champion . Mabel then proceeded to attack Michaels , who was ringside supporting Diesel . On the last " Raw " before SummerSlam , commentator Vince McMahon interviewed Diesel regarding his SummerSlam title defense . Halfway through the interview , Davey Boy Smith ( one half of the tag team The Allied Powers alongside Lex Luger ) appeared and suggested a tag team match , with the two teaming up against Men on a Mission . Diesel and Smith had the early advantage in the match , but Smith turned on Diesel , siding with Men on a Mission , leading to a three - on - one assault to the champion . The feud between The Undertaker and Kama , who was a member of the Ted DiBiase ' s Million Dollar Corporation had been running since WrestleMania XI . Both men had managers ; The Undertaker ' s manager was Paul Bearer , while the Corporation ' s manager was Ted DiBiase . Undertaker was portrayed as the " face " wrestler , with Kama portrayed as the " villain " wrestler . The feud began at WrestleMania XI , when , during Undertaker ' s match with King Kong Bundy , Kama jumped over the barricade , attacking Bearer , running off with the urn on behalf of DiBiase . The urn was carried around as part of the gimmick Bearer was playing of being Undertaker ' s manager . While heading backstage after stealing the urn , Kama declared in an interview with Jim Ross that he would " melt down the urn " . The remains of the urn were revealed by Kama as a necklace prior to his match with Scott Taylor on the April 10 edition of " Raw " . Kama won the match , pinning Taylor . After WrestleMania , Undertaker wasn ' t seen on WWF television until the April 23 edition of " Action Zone " when he defeated Sycho Sid , another member of DiBiase ' s Corporation , via countout . On the May 7 edition of " Wrestling Challenge " a black wreath was left at ringside for Kama . Kama attacked the wreath at ringside , and after defeating Buck Zumhofe , he stuffed part the wreath in Zumhofes mouth . A black wreath was also left at ringside for Kama on the June 12 edition of " Raw " . After defeating jobber David Haskins , Kama attacked the wreath , only to realise it was a mannequin . The two wrestled numerous times at house show s , and in dark matches after live television shows had finished recording throughout June and July . On WWF television shows including " Raw " , Undertaker and Kama advanced to the latter stages of the King of the Ring tournament . At the King of the Ring pay - per - view event Kama faced Shawn Michaels in the Quarter - Finals of the tournament . A wreath was ringside for the whole of the match , which ended in a draw . The Undertaker also advanced in the tournament , facing Mabel in the Quarter - Finals . Towards the end of the contest , Undertaker was thrown into the referee by Mabel , forcing the referee to the ground . While the referee was injured on the ground , Kama interfered , kicking Undertaker in the face . Mabel followed up with a leg drop , pinning Undertaker to win the match . Kama tried to attack Undertaker after the bout , but Undertaker chased him backstage . The two continued to wrestle together in matches at house shows , with the two facing each other in preparation for their SummerSlam bout . In the weeks following , wreaths were placed at ringside during matches involving Kama , with Kama proceeding to assault them after his matches . On the August 21 , 1995 edition of " Raw " , storyline WWF president Gorilla Monsoon announced that the match between Undertaker and Kama was now a casket match instead of a standard one - on - one singles match . On the August 26 edition of " Superstars of Wrestling " , Undertaker was interviewed at ringside by Dok Hendrix regarding his match at SummerSlam with Kama . One of the undercard feuds surrounded " face " superstar Shawn Michaels and his newly - won WWF Intercontinental Championship . Michaels won the title off Jeff Jarrett at the In Your House 2 pay - per - view , pinning Jarrett after a Superkick . Michaels at the pay - per - view also played a part in the Lumberjack main event match between Diesel and Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship . Michaels , who was one of Diesel ' s lumberjacks , performed a double axe handle off the top rope onto Sid on the outside of the ring , helping Diesel retain the title . This was revenge for the assault from Sid a few months earlier — Sid powerbomb ed Michaels three times on the April 3 edition of " Raw " , putting him , as part of the storyline , on the sidelines for six weeks . Sid , on the July 24 edition of " Raw " , declared revenge for Michaels ' storyline actions at the pay - per - view . Towards the end of the broadcast , commentator Jerry Lawler stated that he wanted a shot at Michaels title . As a result of Sid ' s comments , a match was announced between Sid and Michaels at SummerSlam . Michaels , on the July 31 edition of " Raw " , challenged Lawler to a match on the August 7 edition of " Raw " , which Lawler accepted . In a sudden change of booking direction , however , the Sid versus Michaels match scheduled for SummerSlam was scrapped , and replaced with Michaels defending the Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match against another " face " superstar , Razor Ramon despite no on - screen buildup between the two . After the Sir Mo versus Diesel bout on the August 7 edition of " Raw " , Michaels attempted to attack Lawler , only to be held back by officials . Michaels eventually faced Lawler on the August 14 edition of " Raw " , during which , Sid came down to ringside . Sid attempted to interfere late on in the contest with a clothesline , but Michaels ducked to avoid the move , performing a Superkick to Sid . Sid and Lawler manage to regain the upper - hand , with Sid chokeslam ming Michaels . Ramon ran - in to help Michaels , performing his finisher , the Razor ' s Edge . This led to a staredown between SummerSlam opponents Michaels and Ramon , leading to the two fighting each other , in which Ramon got the upper - hand in , grounding Michaels . Despite having his SummerSlam match dropped , Sid was granted a title match , to face whoever the champion was on the September 11 edition of " Raw " . " Face " superstar Bret Hart had been feuding with " heel " part - time superstar and commentator Jerry Lawler for two years when they faced each other at the King of the Ring pay - per - view . Hart won the contest , and as part of pre - match stipulations which stated the loser must kiss the winners feet , Lawler was forced to kiss Hart ' s feet despite Hakushi ( who faced Hart at In Your House 1 ) trying to intervene to stop him . The following night , on the June 26 edition of " Raw " , footage was shown of Lawler visiting his doctor , Isaac Yankem , D . D . S . Yankem revealed to Lawler that he had a past as a professional wrestler . This began a storyline , with Lawler attempting to get revenge for Hart ' s victory at King of the Ring . In the weeks following , footage is shown from Yankem ' s office of him treating his patients , including Lawler , with Lawler asking the patients which wrestlers they like and dislike . On the July 24 edition of " Raw " , Hart successfully beat Hakushi . After the bout , Hart assaulted Hakushi ' s manager Shinja , performing a Piledriver to him . The attack was done to write Shinja out of future storylines — this was his final WWF television appearance . No altercation took place between Yankem and Hart before their SummerSlam match , with a scripted feud involving Hart and Jean Pierre Lafitte brewing in preparation for a match between the two at the third In Your House pay - per - view in September . The WWF Women ' s Championship feud started on the April 3 edition of " Raw " . Moments after winning the title in a match against Bull Nakano , Alundra Blayze was attacked by an unknown woman , later revealed as Bertha Faye . The attack , in storyline , put Blayze on the sidelines with a broken nose . Faye — with Harvey Whippleman — as her manager , made her in - ring debut on the April 24 edition of " Raw " , squashing jobber La Pantera Serena . Blayze made her " Raw " return on the May 29 edition of the show , telling Vince McMahon in an interview segment that she is back after her broken nose and cleared to wrestle . Faye and Whippleman responded to her comments in an interview on the June 3 edition of " Superstars of Wrestling " . In preparation for their match at SummerSlam , Faye and Blayze wrestled in matches against each other at house shows throughout July . The SummerSlam match between the two was officially announced on the August 7 edition of " Raw " .