We hear from the fans outside of Wembley Stadium in London, England at the beginning of the show, mentioning who they think will have Mr. Perfect in their corner between The Ultimate Warrior and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. We then hear a horn fanfare to start off the event.
Before the next match, Irwin R. Schyster tells the fans that if they paid their fair share of taxes, they would not place the burden on the royal family. We then see Paul Ellering, Rocco and The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) ride out to the ring on motorcycles.
The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) beat Money Inc. ("The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair says it was not him alone who was disgruntled that he was denied an opportunity to regain the WWF Championship tonight. As for why he is wearing his robe and wrestling gear, he wants to be sure he is ready for any kind of action. When asked who Mr. Perfect will be in the corner of tonight, Flair keeps laughing and refuses to give Okerlund an answer, and tells him that Mr. Perfect is in "the winner's locker room."
Sean Mooney interviews Virgil, who says he knows what Nailz has done to The Big Boss Man. He says he has survived the toughest streets in the world, and the biggest street he will survive is outside Wembley Stadium. He tells Nailz to do unto himself before he can ever do unto him, because he is too legit to quit.
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Nailz beats Virgil with a sleeper hold. After the match, Nailz picks up his nightstick and nails Virgil in the gut with it before using it to choke Virgil out. Virgil has to be helped out of the ring by an official.
Lord Alfred Hayes is at "Macho Man" Randy Savage's locker room, looking for info on the whereabouts of Mr. Perfect. He cannot confirm Mr. Perfect's location, but he can confirm that Macho Man's dressing room door is locked and has been locked for some time and nobody has answered. Undaunted, he shall continue to look for Mr. Perfect.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sensational Sherri. She has asked for the stipulation that neither "The Model" Rick Martel or Shawn Michaels hit each other in the face, as she always gets what she wants and that they are both extremely handsome and possess some of the most exquisite features. She sees no reason for both men to hurt themselves, and that both men have agreed on the stipulation. Sherri says she will stand by her man in this match. She then leaves when Shawn calls for her.
Before the next match, "The Model" Rick Martel is dressed more for a tennis match than a wrestling match. Nevertheless, he has his wrestling trunks underneath.
"The Model" Rick Martel vs. Shawn Michaels ends in a double count-out. During the match, Sensational Sherri faints at the sight of both mean slapping each other in the face. Both men try to revive her, but it de-evolves into a shoving match that turns into both men punching each other in the face in the aisle despite the stipulation that neither man is allowed to punch the other in the face. Upon seeing both men punch each other in the face after coming to, Sherri faints again. Shawn tries th help Sherri to the back while Martel is held back, but Martel breaks free from the officials, knocks out Shawn and takes Sherri to the back. Shawn catches up with Martel and knocks Sherri off of him, and officials force Martel to the back so Shawn can take her to the back. Sherri is seen holding on to Shawn's neck, and Rick Martel comes back with a bucket of water, and douses Sherri with it to wake her up. Martel is then chased to the back by Shawn, and Sherri is not happy, her plan having backfired.
Sean Mooney interviews The Nasty Boys (Jerry Saggs and Brian Knobbs). Saggs and Knobbs laugh about Sensational Sherri being doused with water, but when told the upcoming battle for the tag team titles is no laughing matter, they stop laughing, and Saggs agrees, says it is a nasty situation, and he and Knobbs want to know why they don't have a tag team title shot, especially after recently beating "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior in a tag team match. Jimmy Hart assures them they will get one.
Before the next match, The Genius reads a poem where he states that The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake Beverly) will become the next tag team champions.
The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake Beverly), even after Typhoon is hit in the back with a metal scroll. After the match, The Natural Disasters toss The Genius around as he complains to the referee.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke). Butch says they are having a lot of fun in London, while Luke responds to rumors of being approached with the sale of a London bridge by saying "I don't need no London bridge, mate!" Upon heating rumors that he and Luke have been invited to dinner at Buckingham Palace, Butch tells Okerlund to keep it under wraps, saying the three of them are the only ones who know and to keep it a secret, as they are serving their favorite dish: royal sardines on royal china. After they have their royal meal, rumor has it they may sit on the royal throne. Luke asks Butch if he brought something to read, and Butch brings up that he brought WWF Magazine along for just such an occasion.
Lord Alfred Hayes is in front of The Ultimate Warrior's dressing room, and believes Mr. Perfect is inside. Breaching his own code of ethics, he plans to open it and surprise them. He tries to open and look in, but a hand pushes the door before he can see much, much to the shock of Lord Alfred Hayes.
Crush beats Repo Man. (This match was not aired on the UK telecast, but was broadcast in America and is featured on the WWE Network.)
The Ultimate Warrior beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage by count-out. During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect show up, and watch from ringside. Mr. Perfect eventually trips "Macho Man" Randy Savage, which implies that The Ultimate Warrior sold out to Mr. Perfect. However, after Savage knees The Ultimate Warrior into the referee, Mr. Perfect tries to revive The Warrior as Savage tries to revive the referee, then Flair hits The Ultimate Warrior with a brass knuckle as Mr. Perfect holds up The Ultimate Warrior. After The Warrior kicks out of a top rope elbow drop from Savage, Ric Flair is seen with a steel chair in his hands, and he eventually hits Warrior in the back with it after an attempt from Mr. Perfect to trip Warrior fails. Savage is about to go for another top rope elbow drop when he looks around and realizes that Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect have knocked The Warrior out. Perfect then grabs at Savage, and Savage goes for the top rope elbow drop as the referee is busy with Perfect. However, instead of hitting Warrior, he tries to hit Flair. Flair hits Savage with the steel chair on the way down, and lands awkwardly on his left knee, blowing it out. The Warrior is still in the ring, and Savage cannot get back in the ring in time. Flair and Perfect attack Savage, and try to destroy Savage's knee. It becomes apparent that Perfect is in neither man's corner as that he and Flair planned it all to sow the seeds of mistrust between Warrior and Savage. The Warrior comes to, and keeps Perfect from attacking Savage with a steel chair before chasing him and Flair to the back. Warrior then heads to the ring, and after the decision is announced, The Ultimate Warrior takes the WWF Championship, takes it to the ring, looks at it for a while, then helps Savage up before handing it to him. The Warrior then helps Savage to the back. "Macho Man" Randy Savage retains the WWF Championship.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect, who says that a deal was made - between himself and Ric Flair. Flair says he should have had the title shot, not The Ultimate Warrior, and that it is now time for Plan B. Flair says the WWF Championship is coming back to him.
The official attendance for SummerSlam is 80,355.
Before the next match, Dr. Harvey Wippleman threatens to knock ring announcer Howard Finkel out for condescendingly announcing his name. After Wippleman introduces Kamala, Paul Bearer leads an English hearse with The Undertaker riding on the back.
The Undertaker beats Kamala by disqualification after Kim Chee hits The Undertaker with his pith helmet to absolutely no effect. Kamala continues to beat up The Undertaker, hitting him with a second rope splash and a top rope splash. Paul Bearer uses the power of his urn to revive The Undertaker, and The Undertaker's sudden rise from the mat scares the living daylights out of Kamala to the point that Kamala runs to the back with Kim Chee and Dr. Harvey Wippleman in tow as Bearer and The Undertaker give chase.
Sean Mooney interviews The British Bulldog, who says that he is feeling a lot of pressure between his family and Bret "Hit Man" Hart, but WWF President Jack Tunney made the match that he has worked two long years for. He knows that Bret is his brother-n-law as well as the WWF Intercontinental Championship, but when they get in the ring, it will be as if he has never even met him. At the end of the match, he just hopes their families reunite. He goes on to call wrestling in front of more than 80,000 of his own countrymen a dream, and that his next dream is to win the Intercontinental title.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "Hit Man" Hart, who says that he works really well under pressure. He reminds The British Bulldog that if it were not for him, he would have not met his sister Diana Hart and that he helped him the most in the WWF. Bret says that The British Bulldog was the one who wanted a shot at the title and caused the family pressures in the . If Bulldog wants the big firght, he's got the big fight, and his big dream of winning the Intercontinental Championship will become a nightmare, and tomorrow morning, he'll fell like he woke up in the dungeon of Windsor Castle.
The Balmoral Highlanders play "Scotland the Brave" on bagpipes for the crowd, and are suddenly joined by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who has not been seen since losing the Intercontinental Championship to Bret "Hit Man" Hart since WrestleMania 8. (After this, he is not seen again for almost two years.)
Sean Mooney interviews Diana Hart Smith, the wife of The British Bulldog and the sister of Bret "Hit Man" Hart, in the crowd. She admits it will be difficult to watch Bulldog and Hart wrestle as they have always been fiercely competitive with each other, and that this match will be the biggest match of their lives. She regrets that she may have been an obstacle in their paths, and is afraid they will destroy each other. At this point, she is not concerned about who wins, as she loves them both and that their family bond is greater than anything. Nevertheless, Diana considers being in the front row for this match to watch them both "an honor."
European, British and Commonwealth boxing champion Lennox Lewis carries the Union Jack to the ring as he accompanies THe British Bulldog before the next match.
The British Bulldog beats Bret "Hit Man" Hart with a sunset flip-style reversal to a roll-up from Bret to become the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a long, hard, grueling back-and-forth battle. After the match, Bret and Bulldog make amends and celebrate with Diana Hart Smith in the ring. (In the following years, the match is considered one of the greatest matches not only in SummerSlam history, but also in the history of the Intercontinental Championship.)
