WWE SummerSlam 1995 (1995)

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Live from Pitsburgh, PAYour hosts are Vince McMahon & Jerry LawlerThe 123 Kid Vs HakushiHakushi pins The Kid by dropping him on his head. This was a glorified spot fest, but a pretty good one at that. They crammed in a lot of fun spots, since both are high flyers. The only thing that confused me was Hakushi getting the win. He was rather directionless at this point.**3/4Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vs Bob Holly"Hunter wins with the Pedigree. It had a nice pace to it, but it was really nothing special. Holly was only here to put Triple H over and he did a good job of that. Holly got in a good amount of offense to make this a competitive match. ** Jacob & Eli Blu (W/Uncle Zebekiah) Vs The Smoking GunnsThe Gunns get the win. This was pretty mediocre, as I expected. The match lacked genuine excitement and neither team had any real chemistry with each other. The Blu Brothers would later become the D.O.A. *1/2Skip (W/Sunny) Vs Barry HorrowitzThe story here is Barry was a jobber for his entire career without ever winning a match. Barry shocked the world by pinning Skip on the Action Zone to get the first win of his career. Horrowitz gets another upset win when he pins Skip with an inside cradle, thanks to interference from Hakushi. It went on a bit longer than it should have, but it was mostly a decent match. They told a good story of Skip playing the overly cocky heel and Barry taking advantage of Skip's arrogance. **1/2Women's ChampionshipAlundra Blayze (C) Vs Bertha Faye (W/Harvey Wippleman)Faye drills Blayze with a sit-down powerbomb to win the women's title. Blayze could carry the great wall of china on her back, but not even she could carry Faye to a good match. Faye's laziness really bothered me and I hated the title change. *1/2Casket MatchThe Undertaker (W/Paul Bearer) Vs Kama (W/Ted Dibiase)The Undertaker wins. This was an excruciatingly boring match. Kama's offense is mostly kicks and punches. As much as I love Taker, his run from 91/96 consisted of him playing the zombie, making him wrestle a lot of crappy matches. It didn't help that he had many horrible wrestlers he feuded with either.DUDIssac Yankem (W/Jerry Lawler) Vs Bret HartBret Hart wins by DQ after interference from Jerry Lawler. This match was barely above average. Bret is a godsend when it comes to wrestling and he could really make anything look good. Vince chose the perfect guy to try to get Yankem's awful gimmick over. Better things would be ahead for the future Kane.**1/4Intercontinental Championship (Ladder Match)Shawn Michaels (C) Vs Razor RamonShawn Michaels retains the Intercontinental Title. The crowd was split 50/50 for this match and both played faces. They were trying really hard to equal/or top the original, but they just couldn't do it. That being said, it's still a fantastic ladder match and a very worthy sequel. I also enjoyed the psychology, especially Razor working over Shawn's knee and acting like a heel. It's definitely a must-see and it certainly stole the show. ****1/4Dean Douglas criticizes Razor in his classroom so Razor comes in and drills him for it, setting up a feud between the two. WWF Championship Diesel (C) Vs King Mabel (W/Sir Mo)Diesel wins by nailing Mabel with a flying forearm from the second turnbuckle. How the f**** does this main event over the ladder match? I swear to god I wanna slap the hell out of Vince at times. One of the worst main-events in history. This was a train wreck of a match that had no business main-eventing this PPV. I'm surprised the crowd was as lively as they were. This match is only notable for being Luger's last appearance for the WWF. He'd bolt for WCW and shock the world by appearing on Nitro a few days later. 1/2* (half a star)Final Thoughts: The Diesel push is similar to how Roman Reigns is being pushed these days. Vince wanted it so badly, but the fans were completely indifferent towards Diesel. Vince's mindset was terrible in 95. Mabel was being pushed as a top heel and won King of The Ring. When you put on an abhorrent main-event just after an exhilarating ladder match, something is seriously wrong. The scary thing is that the main event isn't even the worst match on the card! That dubious honor goes to Kama Vs The Undertaker. See it for the ladder match, everything else isn't worth seeking out.4.5/10

Match 1: Hakushi vs 1-2-3 KidGood match, which was highlighted by an amazing dive of hakushi. (which is called a "Space Flying Tiger Drop" if i'm not mistaken) 7/10Match 2: Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Bob HollyThe 2 Royal Rumble 2004 main eventers square off! Well, not that it was something special back in 1995. Boring match with an HHH that looks quite different from today's HHH. 5/10Match 3: Smoking Gunns vs Blu BrothersThese 2 teams could not interest me for 1 minute. 3/10Match 4: Barry Horowitz vs SkipPretty good wrestling, with some decent heat of the fans in the arena. 6/10Match 5: Alundra Blayze vs Bertha Faye (Women's Title)FAST FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!! 1/10Match 6: Undertaker vs Kama (Casket Match)Some slow offence by both and a couple of nice casket spots. Runs a bit too long, but still is decent. 6/10Match 7: Bret Hart vs Isaac Yankem DDSIsaac today is more known as Kane. This match did nothing for me, even though Bret Hart is in it. (My fav wrestler of all-time) It's slow and sloppy. 4/10match 8: Shawn Michaels vs Razor Ramon (IC Title/Ladder Match)Off Course the rematch of their WM 10 classic, and again they don't dissapoint. Some sick spots during the match, and a good pace makes it one hell of a ladder match. Not as good as the WM match though, but still rockin. 9.5/10match 9: Diesel vs Mabel (WWF Title)Worst title match ever on PPV, nuff said! 2/10Overall: Good ladder match, some decent wrestling (although never really interesting), and the rest is crap. Ladder match saves it for the most part, but not in a big way so it's 5.5/10

It was so/so for the time. The opener was decent and turned into a good bout only hurt by the time allowed for it. Everything else on the undercard was only so/so. Another good match was Bret Hart carrying the Issac DDS(Kane)to a decent matchup. The Ladder match between razor and shawn was amazing! It was a better constructed match than their Wrestlemania matchup, with wrestling the main focus here. The only problem is HBK keeps falling off the ladder! Main event was well...for the time, it was alright. It wasn't the best match on the card and it wasn't the worst. My Rating B-

At WrestleMania X in March 1994, Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon put on one of the most impressive displays of athleticism in WWE history with their incredible ladder match. A year and a half later at SummerSlam 1995, the two fought in another epic ladder match -- and somehow managed to outdo their WrestleMania performance! HBK won the clash at SummerSlam '95. The main event at SummerSlam 1995 pitted WWE Champion Diesel against the 1995 King of the Ring, Mabel. In the end, "Big Daddy Cool" retained his title. Also at SummerSlam 1995, Triple H defeated Hardcore Holly! Hakushi pinned 1-2-3 Kid Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Bob Holly The Smoking Gunns defeated Jacob & Eli Blu Barry Horowitz pinned Skip Bertha Faye defeated Alundra Blayze for the Women's Championship Undertaker defeated Kama in a Casket Match Bret Hart defeated Isaac Yankem by DQ Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Razor Ramon in a Ladder Match WWE Champion Diesel pinned MabelOverall Mark: A-