Summerslam (TV 1996)

WWF Championship: Shawn Michaels vs. Vader, Boiler Room Brawl: Mankind vs. The Undertaker, Tag Team Championship: Smoking Gunns vs. The Godwins vs. The New Rockers vs. The Bodydonnas, Jerry... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Stars:

Shawn Michaels, Leon White, Mick Foley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shawn Michaels	...	Himself
Leon White	...	Vader
Mick Foley	...	Mankind
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker
Davey Boy Smith	...	Himself (as The British Bulldog)
Dustin Runnels	...	Goldust
Marc Mero	...	Himself
Jake Roberts	...	Himself
Owen Hart	...	Himself
Juan Rivera	...	Savio Vega
Michael Polchlopek	...	Bart Gunn
Monty Sopp	...	Billy Gunn
Chris Candido	...	Skip
Tom Prichard	...	Bodydonna Zip
Al Snow	...	Leif Cassidy

Storyline

WWF Championship: Shawn Michaels vs. Vader, Boiler Room Brawl: Mankind vs. The Undertaker, Tag Team Championship: Smoking Gunns vs. The Godwins vs. The New Rockers vs. The Bodydonnas, Jerry Lawler vs. Jake Roberts, The British Bulldog vs. Sycho Sid, Owen Hart vs. Savio Vega, Goldust vs. Marc Mero

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Plot Keywords:

tv special | world wrestling federation | wrestling

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Taglines:

Opposites Attack!

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 August 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final Summerslam appearance for Jake Roberts.

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Quotes

Paul Bearer: [after He turned on the Undertaker] I'm Paul Bearer and You're Not!

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Connections

Followed by WWF in Your House: A Cold Day in Hell (1997)

User Reviews

Decent Wrestling Card

SummerSlam '96 was a decent wrestling card with pretty good matches throughout-not the greatest SummerSlam event or WWF PPV ever but watchable enough.

During 1996, the WWF were losing against WCW when it came to PPV buy rates and TV ratings. However, the WWF still put on some good events even though WCW events were better.

There aren't any bad matches on this event really with the exception of the four corners tag team match. This PPV is memorable in some ways-for starters Jake "The Snake" Roberts makes his first SummerSlam appearance since SummerSlam '91 (where he disrupted the wedding of the Macho Man and Elizabeth). Jake was a Christian in 1996 and whilst he didn't have the killer instinct he had had from 1986-1992, he was still a decent performance.

There are four matches that really stand out for me. The late Owen Hart faces Savio Vega in a strong opening match. Sycho Sid faced the late British Bulldog in a powerful battle between two powermen. However, it's the last two matches that were fantastic.

The Undertaker faced tough rival Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl-it was a heated match which ended in a shocker when the Undertaker's manager Paul Bearer (who had been with the 'Taker for nearly six years)turned on him and joined Mankind.

The main event stole the show. Talented WWF champion Shawn Michaels faced monster heel Vader (a wrestler who the WWF never capitalised on) in a strong match far superior to the outings they had had on the road leading up to SummerSlam.

All in all, a strong SummerSlam event.