Date: August 3, 1997
City: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Venue: Continental Airlines Arena
Commentary: | Vince McMahon, Jerry “The King” Lawler, and Jim Ross w/Todd Pettengil, Michael Cole Spanish: Carlos Cabrera, Tito Santana French: Jean Brassard, Ray Rougeau |
Ring Announcer: | Howard Finkel |
Matches:
Steel Cage Match: Mankind va Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna). Winner: Mankind Rating: Great
Singles Match, As stipulated, Brian Pillman must wear a dress on RAW. Goldust w/Marlena vs Brian Pillman. Winner: Goldust Rating: solid
Tag team match: The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) vs The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn). Winner: The Legion of Doom Rating: Fine
Singles match for the WWF European Championship: The stipulation was that if the British Bulldog lost the match, he would be forced to eat some dog food. The British Bulldog (c) vs Ken Shamrock. Winner: The British Bulldog retains the WWF European Championship by disqualification. Rating: boring
EIGHT-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: Los Boricuas (Jesús Castillo, José Estrada Jr., Miguel Pérez Jr. and Savio Vega) vs The Disciples of Apocalypse (8-Ball, Chainz, Crush and Skull). Winner: Los Boricuas Rating: Ok
Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship: The stipulation was that if Steve Austin lost the match, he would be forced to kiss Owen Hart’s butt. Owen Hart (c) vs Stone Cold Steve Austin. Winner: Stone Cold Steve Austin wins the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Rating: Pretty Good
Main-Event:
Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee: The stipulation was that if Bret Hart lost the match, he would never wrestle in American ever again! The Undertaker (c) vs Bret Hart. Winner: Bret Hart wins the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from the undertaker after HBK hit taker with a chair. Rating: Very Good
Overall Show Grade: Good Summerslam.
Ups: Mankind vs HHH inside of a steel Cage, Goldust vs Brian Pillman, Owen Hart vs Stone Cold & the main event between Undertaker vs Bret Hart with Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee.
Downs: The Legion of Doom vs The God winns & The British Bulldog vs Ken Shamrock.