SummerSlam (1991)

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SummerSlam (1991)
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	August 26, 1991
Venue	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
Attendance	20,000
Pay-per-view chronology
WrestleMania VII	SummerSlam (1991)	Survivor Series (1991)
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (1990)	SummerSlam (1991)	SummerSlam (1992)

SummerSlam (1991) was the fourth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on August 26, 1991 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The tagline was "A Match Made in Heaven, A Match Made in Hell" for its main event and the wedding of Savage/Elizabeth.

Contents 1 Results 2 Other on-screen talent 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Results

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Dark Match: Koko B. Ware defeated Kato (6:03)
  • Koko B. Ware pinned Kato.
• The British Bulldog, Ricky Steamboat, and The Texas Tornado defeated The Warlord and Power and Glory (Paul Roma and Hercules) (w/Slick) (10:43)
  • Steamboat pinned Roma after a High Crossbody.
• Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect (w/Coach) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (18:04)
  • Hart made Perfect submit with the Sharpshooter.
  • This was Hennig's last match until the 1992 Survivor Series. He needed time off for a injured back.
• The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke) (w/André the Giant) (6:27)
  • Earthquake pinned Luke after a Earthquake Squash.
  • After the match, The Natural Disasters cornered André, but the Legion of Doom came to his rescue.
• Virgil defeated Ted DiBiase (w/Sensational Sherri) to win the Million Dollar Championship (13:11)
  • Virgil pinned Dibiase after smashing DiBiase's head into an exposed turnbuckle.
• The Big Boss Man defeated The Mountie (w/Jimmy Hart) in a "Jailhouse Match" (9:38)
  • Boss Man pinned Mountie after a Double-leg Slam.
  • The loser of this match had to spend 24 hours in a New York City jail.
• The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) in a Street Fight to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (7:45)
  • Animal pinned Sags after the Doomsday Device.
• Irwin R. Schyster defeated Greg Valentine (7:07)
  • I.R.S. pinned Valentine with a roll-up.
• Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior defeated Sgt. Slaughter, Colonel Mustafa, and General Adnan (w/Sid Justice as special guest referee) in a Handicap match (12:40)
  • Hogan pinned Slaughter after a Leg drop.

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Commentators Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Gorilla Monsoon "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Interviewers "Lord" Alfred Hayes Sean Mooney "Mean" Gene Okerlund Ring Announcer Howard Finkel

Referees Danny Davis Earl Hebner Joey Marella Other Tony Garea Rene Goulet Pat Patterson

[edit] Notes

• SummerSlam 1991 featured the on-screen wedding of Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, dubbed "A Match Made in Heaven" by announcer Vince McMahon. Savage and Elizabeth had been married in real life since December 1984.
  • WWF Personalities shown at the reception afterwards included Bobby Heenan, Gene Okerlund, J.J. Dillon, The Undertaker, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. The last two were uninvited guests. Roberts proceeded to frighten Elizabeth with his snake while Undertaker attacked Savage with an urn.
• In winning the WWF Tag Team Championship, The Road Warriors became the first (and thus far the only) tag team in wrestling history to have held the WWF Tag Titles, the NWA World Tag Team Titles, and the AWA World Tag Team Titles.
• This was André the Giant's last PPV appearance. He died 18 months later.
• The Ultimate Warrior was fired right after SummerSlam.

[edit] References

• "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts", Wrestling’s Historical Cards, Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp. 89. 
• onlineworldofwrestling.com - SummerSlam '91 results
• twnpnews.com - SummerSlam
• wrestlinginformer.net - SummerSlam '91 review
• hoffco-inc.com - SummerSlam '91 review

[edit] External links

• Official 1991 SummerSlam site