Summerslam 1995 Review

During the summer of 96 I saw this show like 5 times a day. Was it worth all the views?


Hakushi defeated The 1-2-3 Kid (9:28)
Hakushi pinned 1-2-3 Kid after reversing the spinning heel kick.
***1/2
Very fun opener.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Bob Holly (7:11)
Helmsley pinned Holly after a Pedigree.
*
Triple H breaks the glass ceiling he would one day rebuild. *sniffs* Memories...Match sucked by the way.

The Smokin' Gunns (Billy and Bart) defeated The Blu Brothers (Jacob and Eli) (6:10)
Bart pinned Eli.
½*
Moving on.

Barry Horowitz defeated Skip (w/Sunny) (11:21)
Horowitz pinned Skip with a roll-up after distraction from Hakushi.
Barry Horowitz used Hava Nagila as his entrance music.
Sunny tried to throw in the towel for Skip, but referee Earl Hebner let the match continue.
**
A good squash match where the jobber pulls off the upset.

Bertha Faye (w/Harvey Wippleman) defeated Alundra Blayze to win the WWF Women's Championship (4:37)
Faye pinned Blayze after a Sit Out Powerbomb.
½*
4 minute womens matches on PPV. A sign of years to come?

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Kama (w/Ted DiBiase) in a Casket match (16:26)
Undertaker defeated Kama by putting him in the casket and closing the lid.
*1/4
Way too long.

Bret Hart defeated Isaac Yankem (16:08)
Hart defeated Yankem by Disqualification after Jerry Lawler and Yankem choked Bret in the ring ropes.
**1/2
Solid carrying job by Bret against the man known today as Kane.

Shawn Michaels defeated Razor Ramon in a Ladder match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (24:58)
Michaels defeated Ramon by grabbing the title.
The Intercontinental title match was originally scheduled to be Shawn Michaels vs. Sid, but 2 weeks before the event, the match was changed (due to "popular demand" according to on-screen president Gorilla Monsoon).
*****
I like this ladder match more than the other one. The finish was botched but the rest of the match more than makes up for it.

Diesel defeated King Mabel (w/Sir Mo) to retain the WWF Championship (9:15)
Diesel pinned Mabel after a Flying Clothesline.
Lex Luger made a brief appearance towards the end of the match, preventing Sir Mo from further interference in the bout.
½*
I might have given this the highest rating ever for this match. At least compared to what others think of it. I think if you watch it years after it takes the pain away.

~ One all-time match and one really good match on the show. Everything else was pretty bad. Still, you should see this ladder match at least once.