Hart v Hart in a steel cage.undertaker v undertaker will be what people remember from this one. Not much wrong , but nothing outstanding either in this summerslam.
8 Reviews
Who's got the Hart
paudieconnolly22 April 2021
Slow Start, But Then The Matches Get Great!
zkonedog24 February 2017
After a series of WWF pay-per-views that were at best average (and often dreadful), SummerSlam 1994 finally puts on a really strange show (even despite a very slow start).
The event starts with a few rather anti-climactic matches: -Tatanka vs. Lex Luger. Luger is a failed experiment by this point, while Tatanka is a huge fan favorite but for some reason Vince McMahon never really put him in a position to succeed. -A completely forgettable Women's Championship match. -Jeff Jarrett vs. Mabel. The "country vs. rap" battle. Mabel is just a big lug, while Jarrett is little more than a Rick Rude clone.
From that ignominious beginning, however, the event then manages to amp up the match quality and entertainment value considerably:
-Razor Ramon vs. Diesel is a match that probably has no business being as good as it was. Diesel is a competent "big man" wrestler, while Ramon's schtick was so good and he's a quality wrestler as well. -Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart in the Steel Cage. One of the best WWF matches of all-time both in terms of drama and technical execution. -Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) vs. Undertaker (w/Ted DiBiasie). Kind of a weird gimmick, but still a dramatic way to re-introduce Undertaker back into the mix.
Overall, this was probably the most entertaining WWF event since perhaps early 1992 or so. All the top talent was matched up in the right places, and the "filler" was palatable.
The event starts with a few rather anti-climactic matches: -Tatanka vs. Lex Luger. Luger is a failed experiment by this point, while Tatanka is a huge fan favorite but for some reason Vince McMahon never really put him in a position to succeed. -A completely forgettable Women's Championship match. -Jeff Jarrett vs. Mabel. The "country vs. rap" battle. Mabel is just a big lug, while Jarrett is little more than a Rick Rude clone.
From that ignominious beginning, however, the event then manages to amp up the match quality and entertainment value considerably:
-Razor Ramon vs. Diesel is a match that probably has no business being as good as it was. Diesel is a competent "big man" wrestler, while Ramon's schtick was so good and he's a quality wrestler as well. -Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart in the Steel Cage. One of the best WWF matches of all-time both in terms of drama and technical execution. -Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) vs. Undertaker (w/Ted DiBiasie). Kind of a weird gimmick, but still a dramatic way to re-introduce Undertaker back into the mix.
Overall, this was probably the most entertaining WWF event since perhaps early 1992 or so. All the top talent was matched up in the right places, and the "filler" was palatable.
The "E" gets Nielsen and the Hart brothers collide
bh_tafe38 March 2009
Warning: Spoilers
There were some major goings on in the WWE as Summerslam 1994 came along. To begin with the evil Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation had become huge. He had signed the dangerous Bam Bam Bigelow to his stable and was making a serious bid for the tag titles. DiBiase was also at the centre of one of the biggest story lines of the night. The Undertaker had disappeared from the WWE after losing a casket match to Yokozuna at the Royal Rumble, but DiBiase claimed he had found the Undertaker and signed him to the Million Dollar Corporation. Undertaker's long time manager Paul Bearer then claimed that DiBiase's Undertaker was a fake and that he would produce the true Undertaker at Summerslam. The WWE must have been uncertain of this because Leslie Nielsen of Naked Gun fame was bought into investigate.
Anyway, let's get to the matches, because I could use my word limit talking about this Undertaker vs Undertaker nonsense. The night started off with the Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) lost to the Million Dollar Corporation (Bam Bam Bigelow and Irwin R Shyster) by DQ, but retained the WWE Titles. This was a fun match with Lou Albano, Afa and Ted DiBIase at ringside. Shyster really was an under rated mid card bad guy. The Shrinkers had been about to win when Ted DiBiase distracted the referee. Albano was not happy, Afa decided to sneak into the ring and clock Shyster, but the ref saw it and so we had a DQ.
Next up we saw the Women's Championship defended by Alundra Blayze against the gigantic monster Bull Nakano with another monster, Luna Vachon, in her corner. Blayze won a decent match despite Vachon interfering after Nakano missed a diving leg drop.
It was now time for Diesel, accompanied by Shawn Michaels, to defend the Intercontinental Championship against Razor Ramon, the man he'd defeated to win the title a few months earlier. Ramon and Diesel put on an entertaining match with Michaels making his presence felt. But his interference back fired in the end as he accidentally super kicked Diesel while aiming for Ramon. Ramon takes advantage to get the pin and win back the IC Title.
In the next match Tatanka finally turned on Lex Luger, joining the Million Dollar Corporation after months of hinting. Going into the match, DiBIase claimed he had signed Luger, but it was a double cross. DiBiase helped Tatanka to win a passable match and then had Tatanka perform the Million Dollar Dream on Luger.
Jeff Jarret then defeated Mabel in a nothing match. Mabel tried to hit a big move, Jarrett got out of the way and used momentum to pin him.
The next match is the biggest match of the night as the Hart family collided as Bret Hart put his WWE CHampionship on the line against Owen in a steel cage match. Bret's former tag team partner had made it clear he was on Owen's side, but in the lead up to the fight, Bret's brother in law, The British Bulldog, had returned and sided with Bret. The cage was bought in to stop the family interfering in the match. This is a very good thing as this match turned out to be an absolute scorcher with some great spots, including Bret suplexing Owen off the top of the cage. Both Hart's climbed to the outside of the cage for the climax. Bret ended up winning after Owen got his leg tangled in the cage. Owen and Neidhart then threw Bret inside the ring, locking the door and started a beatdown, with the Bulldog eventually climbing the cage to scare them away. This was awesome stuff.
This brings us to the bizarre main event. Leslie Nielsen solved the mystery of the Undertaker, but it was Paul Bearer who came to the ring with a casket. There's a cool light show then the Undertaker returns. DiBiase then came out with his fake Undertaker and they have a match. The biggest problem here is the crowd is confused. Both guys look similar and it must have been difficult to work out who was who, Anyway, the real Undertaker won. The crowd cheered and the show was over.
Not a great event, but Bret/ Owen alone is worth watching the show for. The rest of it ties together, with most of the matches being about DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation.
Anyway, let's get to the matches, because I could use my word limit talking about this Undertaker vs Undertaker nonsense. The night started off with the Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu) lost to the Million Dollar Corporation (Bam Bam Bigelow and Irwin R Shyster) by DQ, but retained the WWE Titles. This was a fun match with Lou Albano, Afa and Ted DiBIase at ringside. Shyster really was an under rated mid card bad guy. The Shrinkers had been about to win when Ted DiBiase distracted the referee. Albano was not happy, Afa decided to sneak into the ring and clock Shyster, but the ref saw it and so we had a DQ.
Next up we saw the Women's Championship defended by Alundra Blayze against the gigantic monster Bull Nakano with another monster, Luna Vachon, in her corner. Blayze won a decent match despite Vachon interfering after Nakano missed a diving leg drop.
It was now time for Diesel, accompanied by Shawn Michaels, to defend the Intercontinental Championship against Razor Ramon, the man he'd defeated to win the title a few months earlier. Ramon and Diesel put on an entertaining match with Michaels making his presence felt. But his interference back fired in the end as he accidentally super kicked Diesel while aiming for Ramon. Ramon takes advantage to get the pin and win back the IC Title.
In the next match Tatanka finally turned on Lex Luger, joining the Million Dollar Corporation after months of hinting. Going into the match, DiBIase claimed he had signed Luger, but it was a double cross. DiBiase helped Tatanka to win a passable match and then had Tatanka perform the Million Dollar Dream on Luger.
Jeff Jarret then defeated Mabel in a nothing match. Mabel tried to hit a big move, Jarrett got out of the way and used momentum to pin him.
The next match is the biggest match of the night as the Hart family collided as Bret Hart put his WWE CHampionship on the line against Owen in a steel cage match. Bret's former tag team partner had made it clear he was on Owen's side, but in the lead up to the fight, Bret's brother in law, The British Bulldog, had returned and sided with Bret. The cage was bought in to stop the family interfering in the match. This is a very good thing as this match turned out to be an absolute scorcher with some great spots, including Bret suplexing Owen off the top of the cage. Both Hart's climbed to the outside of the cage for the climax. Bret ended up winning after Owen got his leg tangled in the cage. Owen and Neidhart then threw Bret inside the ring, locking the door and started a beatdown, with the Bulldog eventually climbing the cage to scare them away. This was awesome stuff.
This brings us to the bizarre main event. Leslie Nielsen solved the mystery of the Undertaker, but it was Paul Bearer who came to the ring with a casket. There's a cool light show then the Undertaker returns. DiBiase then came out with his fake Undertaker and they have a match. The biggest problem here is the crowd is confused. Both guys look similar and it must have been difficult to work out who was who, Anyway, the real Undertaker won. The crowd cheered and the show was over.
Not a great event, but Bret/ Owen alone is worth watching the show for. The rest of it ties together, with most of the matches being about DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation.
Recap
Spawn Devil1 July 2002
After the Undertaker's mysterious disappearance at the 1994 Royal Rumble, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase claimed to have bought the Undertaker to be a part of his Million Dollar Corporation. Fans doubted DiBiase's claims -- until the Million Dollar Man produced the Phenom! Still, Paul Bearer claimed that DiBiase's Undertaker was a fake. At SummerSlam 1994, DiBiase's "Underfaker" was defeated by Bearer's Undertaker, and the Phenom made a triumphant return to WWE! Also at SummerSlam 1994, Bret Hart retained the WWE against his brother Owen in a classic cage match!
Bam Bam Bigelow & I.R.S defeated the Headshrinkers Women's Champion Alundra Blayze pinned Bull Nakano Razor Ramon pinned Diesel to win the Intercontinental Championship Tatanka pinned Lex Luger Jeff Jarrett pinned Mabel WWE Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart in a Cage Match Undertaker pinned Undertaker
Overall Mark: C+
Bam Bam Bigelow & I.R.S defeated the Headshrinkers Women's Champion Alundra Blayze pinned Bull Nakano Razor Ramon pinned Diesel to win the Intercontinental Championship Tatanka pinned Lex Luger Jeff Jarrett pinned Mabel WWE Champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart in a Cage Match Undertaker pinned Undertaker
Overall Mark: C+
Summerslam 1994 didn't worth for.
amanwhorocks29 August 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This commentator guy is so annoying, but so!
1. Head Shrinkers Vs. Bam Bam Bigelow/I.R.S. - Normal match ended with DQ.. 6/10
2. Women Title Match: Bull Nakano Vs. Alundra Blayze - Good match with nice crowd reaction, because Nakano lost. 6.5/10
3. IC Title Match: Champ-Diesel Vs. Razor Ramon - I expected much worse match than was this one. Maybe the electricity works. 5.5/10
4. Tatanka Vs. Lex Luger - Worse than average. Tatanka won and turned heel. 5/10
5. Jeff Jarrett Vs. Mabel - Mabel is a little bit overrated 5.5/10
6. WWF Heavyweight title Cage Match: Owen Hart Vs. Champ-Bret Hart - Match on Wrestlemania X between these two was far better and more exciting. Cage matches are more heavy. 6.5/10
7. Undertaker Vs. Undertaker - I like Taker but that thing was stupid almost like that feud with Gonzáles, It was like some low-budget movie. 15 minute introduction and match that didn't worth for it. Crowd didn't like it at all. Zero reaction. 4.5/10
That Summerslam sucks!
1. Head Shrinkers Vs. Bam Bam Bigelow/I.R.S. - Normal match ended with DQ.. 6/10
2. Women Title Match: Bull Nakano Vs. Alundra Blayze - Good match with nice crowd reaction, because Nakano lost. 6.5/10
3. IC Title Match: Champ-Diesel Vs. Razor Ramon - I expected much worse match than was this one. Maybe the electricity works. 5.5/10
4. Tatanka Vs. Lex Luger - Worse than average. Tatanka won and turned heel. 5/10
5. Jeff Jarrett Vs. Mabel - Mabel is a little bit overrated 5.5/10
6. WWF Heavyweight title Cage Match: Owen Hart Vs. Champ-Bret Hart - Match on Wrestlemania X between these two was far better and more exciting. Cage matches are more heavy. 6.5/10
7. Undertaker Vs. Undertaker - I like Taker but that thing was stupid almost like that feud with Gonzáles, It was like some low-budget movie. 15 minute introduction and match that didn't worth for it. Crowd didn't like it at all. Zero reaction. 4.5/10
That Summerslam sucks!
One Match Show With A Spectacular And A Disaster
morantjavonte18 April 2021
Warning: Spoilers
SummerSlam 1994 was the 7th annual SummerSlam taking place on August 29th, 1994 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois (which had just opened a little over a week earlier). The PPV featured 2 major storylines that were the most advertised. One would be the continuation of Bret Hart's feud with his brother Owen Hart as the two would battle it out in a steel cage match for the WWE Championship. The other would feature the Undertaker battling an imposter version of him that Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase managed to dispose of the real Undertaker. Also Diesel would get his push after this event as this was the beginning of the end of Shawn Michaels & Diesel being side-by-side. This match had included possibly the greatest RB in NFL history, Walter Payton accompanying Razor Ramon.
The Good - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart would be a 5 star classic as the two had a tremendous Steel Cage match. It's sad we don't get Steel Cage matches now in days like this thanks to the rule of now pinfalls & submissions can take place during the match. The old school rule of escaping the cage made it felt special. The Intercontinental Championship match turned out to be good as well. Walter Payton got good pops for the crowd when he engaged multiple times against HBK & Diesel. The Women's Championship also was very fun. Still upsetting Vince wasn't into Women's wrestling at the time as he only had a total of 6 women on the roster.
The Meh - The opening was pretty decent. It being ended in a DQ decreased it a lot. And Jeff Jarrett vs. Mabel was okay but the crowd just couldn't get into it. Vince on commentary loved Mabel and did everything he could to make him look great (hence why he would get push the next year).
The Bad - Probably the most atrocious storyline of 1994 and one of Undertaker's most infamous matches in his career as the main event was bad. It was stupid even having this as the main event as the Steel Cage match pretty much turned the crowd off for the night. Undertaker vs. "Undertaker" is luckily never brought up sooo much now in days. Tatanka vs. Lex Luger was boring and didn't go anywhere. The storyline was pretty interesting as it was "Lex possibly betraying his fans and being sold to Ted" but the match was disappointing. Turned out Tatanka was the one who betrayed everyone. Nothing that memorable.
Overall - A downgrade from the previous year. One 5 Star match helped boost the PPV. But it's no surprised as it's Bret 'The Hitman' Hart. You're always in for a spectacular. Intercontinental Match was fun and it was great seeing the late-great Walter Payton being involved in a wrestling storyline. Atrocious main event also affected this show sadly. Luckily it never happened again.
Score - 5 out of 10: Mediocre
0 = Terrible: 1 = Bad/Lackluster: 2 = Decent: 3 = Good: 4 = Awesome: 5 = One of the Best of All Time:
1. Bam Bam Bigelow & I. R. S vs. The Headshrinkers - 2.5/5
2. Bill Nankanu vs. Alundra Blaze: Women's Championship - 3/5
3. Diesel vs. Razor Ramon: WWF Intercontinental Championship - 3/5
4. Tatanka vs. Lex Luger - 1.5/5
5. Jeff Jarrett vs. Mabel - 2/5
6. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart: WWF Championship (Steel Cage) - 5/5
7. "Undertaker" vs. Undertaker - 0/5
Best Match - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart
Worst Match - "Undertaker" vs. Undertaker
Most Memorable Moment - Bret Hart's victory after putting Owens foot threw the cage door
Top 5 Performers
1. Bret Hart - No need to explain
2. Owen Hart - Excellent selling
3. Razor Ramon - Great Performance
4. Diesal - Great Performance
5. Alundra Blaze - Outstanding match and very over.
The Good - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart would be a 5 star classic as the two had a tremendous Steel Cage match. It's sad we don't get Steel Cage matches now in days like this thanks to the rule of now pinfalls & submissions can take place during the match. The old school rule of escaping the cage made it felt special. The Intercontinental Championship match turned out to be good as well. Walter Payton got good pops for the crowd when he engaged multiple times against HBK & Diesel. The Women's Championship also was very fun. Still upsetting Vince wasn't into Women's wrestling at the time as he only had a total of 6 women on the roster.
The Meh - The opening was pretty decent. It being ended in a DQ decreased it a lot. And Jeff Jarrett vs. Mabel was okay but the crowd just couldn't get into it. Vince on commentary loved Mabel and did everything he could to make him look great (hence why he would get push the next year).
The Bad - Probably the most atrocious storyline of 1994 and one of Undertaker's most infamous matches in his career as the main event was bad. It was stupid even having this as the main event as the Steel Cage match pretty much turned the crowd off for the night. Undertaker vs. "Undertaker" is luckily never brought up sooo much now in days. Tatanka vs. Lex Luger was boring and didn't go anywhere. The storyline was pretty interesting as it was "Lex possibly betraying his fans and being sold to Ted" but the match was disappointing. Turned out Tatanka was the one who betrayed everyone. Nothing that memorable.
Overall - A downgrade from the previous year. One 5 Star match helped boost the PPV. But it's no surprised as it's Bret 'The Hitman' Hart. You're always in for a spectacular. Intercontinental Match was fun and it was great seeing the late-great Walter Payton being involved in a wrestling storyline. Atrocious main event also affected this show sadly. Luckily it never happened again.
Score - 5 out of 10: Mediocre
0 = Terrible: 1 = Bad/Lackluster: 2 = Decent: 3 = Good: 4 = Awesome: 5 = One of the Best of All Time:
1. Bam Bam Bigelow & I. R. S vs. The Headshrinkers - 2.5/5
2. Bill Nankanu vs. Alundra Blaze: Women's Championship - 3/5
3. Diesel vs. Razor Ramon: WWF Intercontinental Championship - 3/5
4. Tatanka vs. Lex Luger - 1.5/5
5. Jeff Jarrett vs. Mabel - 2/5
6. Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart: WWF Championship (Steel Cage) - 5/5
7. "Undertaker" vs. Undertaker - 0/5
Best Match - Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart
Worst Match - "Undertaker" vs. Undertaker
Most Memorable Moment - Bret Hart's victory after putting Owens foot threw the cage door
Top 5 Performers
1. Bret Hart - No need to explain
2. Owen Hart - Excellent selling
3. Razor Ramon - Great Performance
4. Diesal - Great Performance
5. Alundra Blaze - Outstanding match and very over.
NOT GOOD AT ALL
Big Movie Fan7 May 2002
Warning: Spoilers
BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
I apologize but SummerSlam '94 was no good in my opinion.
When I first heard about the matches for this event I thought that they were quite unspectacular. Unfortunately I was right.
The only good match pitted Bret Hart against the late Owen Hart in a cage match. Every other match was well below average.
The Headshrinkers battled Bam Bam Bigelow and IRS. It was supposed to be a tag team title match but the Headshrinkers had lost the belts before this event. This made the match a little less intense considering no title belts were on the line.
Razor Ramon (Scott Hall) and Diesel (Kevin Nash) battled in a match which was nothing special. Ramon and Nash have had good matches but this wasn't one of them.
Lex Luger battled Tatanka in a routine match which was not at all memorable apart from the fact that Tatanka turned bad.
There was nothing special about the other three matches which were Jeff Jarrett VS Mabel, Alundra Blayze VS Bull Nakano and The Good Undertaker VS The Bad Undertaker.
This was one of only a few poor WWF events.
I apologize but SummerSlam '94 was no good in my opinion.
When I first heard about the matches for this event I thought that they were quite unspectacular. Unfortunately I was right.
The only good match pitted Bret Hart against the late Owen Hart in a cage match. Every other match was well below average.
The Headshrinkers battled Bam Bam Bigelow and IRS. It was supposed to be a tag team title match but the Headshrinkers had lost the belts before this event. This made the match a little less intense considering no title belts were on the line.
Razor Ramon (Scott Hall) and Diesel (Kevin Nash) battled in a match which was nothing special. Ramon and Nash have had good matches but this wasn't one of them.
Lex Luger battled Tatanka in a routine match which was not at all memorable apart from the fact that Tatanka turned bad.
There was nothing special about the other three matches which were Jeff Jarrett VS Mabel, Alundra Blayze VS Bull Nakano and The Good Undertaker VS The Bad Undertaker.
This was one of only a few poor WWF events.
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