Todd Pettengill interviews Sable, Marlena and Sunny during the Bikini Beach Blast.
Jim Ross interviews The Undertaker and Paul Bearer in the ring. Paul Bearer wants The Undertaker to be confident that the urn will be safe in his hands while he takes care of Mankind in the boiler room, and he promises that the sanctity of the urn will not be compromised. The Undertaker says there was a quiet before the storm, and tonight, he will extinguish the flame of Mankind. There will be a time to rejoice, and he will leave Mankind's remains in the boiler room...and when he returns to the ring...let the funeral begin.
Todd Pettengill interviews Jerry "The King" Lawler when something brown is seen in the pool. T.L. Hopper fishes it out only to find out it's a Baby Ruth.
Dok Hendrix interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Jose Lothario. Shawn says he doesn't like being the underdog, but he's gotten used to it because he doesn't have a choice. He's glad to be WWF's "giant killer," but he's put the past behind him. He knows that Vader has the potential to beat him, but tonight is his night to exact revenge and give the best he can. When asked what would happen if the WWF Championship run came to an end, he says he would take it personal when he lets the fans down, as he has the fans for bringing him the success he has.
"Wildman" Marc Mero and Goldust almost have a beach brawl at the Bikini Beast Blast-off. Todd Pettengill makes a run for it to the ring to welcome everyone to SummerSlam.
Owen Hart beats Savio Vega with the Sharpshooter after knocking Vega out cold with his cast after Vega accidentally hits his head on Owen's cast during a top rope back suplex. Clarence Mason shows up during the match to watch as Jim Cornette is in the locker room with Vader. Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw shows up with Uncle Zebekiah, saying he'll be sending Vega back to the Dominican Republic after disgust from being beaten by Vega on a regular basis before attacking Vega from behind.
Todd Pettengill shows us the boiler room where The Undertaker and Mankind will do battle. He stumbles upon Mankind, who says there's no place like home as he licks a bailer, and as much as he loves every suqare inch of the boiler room, it's time to leave because destiny awaits on the other side. He warns The Undertaker not to come in, because outside the walls awaits a fate worse than death and a possible turn of events that could alter the future of all mankind.
The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) retain the WWF World Tag Team Championships against The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), The New and Improved Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Leif Cassidy) and The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip, with the former donning a neck brace after last Friday night's show at Madison Square Garden) in a four-team elimination tag match as Hillbilly Jim chases after Sunny with the bucket of slop and the Gunns take advantage of the referee distraction. After the match, Sunny puts the Gunns on a pedestal and says they will stay champions, while saying that the Gunns are what real men are supposed to look like before unfurling a poster with her image above the ring.
We see some footage of The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) and Sunny and The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn) racing through Cleveland to the Gund Arena, with the Godwinns taking the local rapid transit while Sunny and the Gunns take a horse-driven carriage. The Godwinns come in first by a long shot. Meanwhile, Jerry "The King" Lawler gets some advice from the Cleveland Indians before he throws the first pitch of the season. Meanwhile, the Superstars of the World Wrestling Federation paint over a griffiti-ravaged building, and Paul Bearer and The Undertaker give away an entire funeral. The Superstars sign autographs, and the weekend is topped off with a proclamation from Cleveland mayor Michael R. White.
Dok Hendrix interviews Sycho Sid, who tells The British Bulldog that he's here to stay after the fans demanded he come back, and that it's time to take one more step to becoming master and ruler of the world.
Sycho Sid beats The British Bulldog. Just like in Owen Hart's match, Clarence Mason shows up to watch as Jim Cornette is still in the locker room with Vader, but Cornette shows up and gets angry with Clarence Mason, which distracts The British Bulldog long enough to allow Sid to win the match.
Todd Pettengill "Wildman" Marc Mero and Sable. He can't understand what's going on with both Goldust and Mankind, but it's time to put up or shut up. He tells Goldust he's going to be a falling star.
Goldust beats "Wildman" Marc Mero thanks to the distraction by Marlena after a Shooting Star Press by Mero. It is announced that Ahmed Johnson has had to take a second trip to the hospital after his kidney started bleeding again after surgery, but he has since returned home. Also, Mankind shows up thinking that Sable is his "mommy," but he is forced back to the boiler room by officials. After the match, Goldust tries to have his way with Sable, but Marc Mero gives him the what for.
It is announced that the final four men in the ring other than Ahmed Johnson in the recent open-invitational battle royal for a shot at the WWF Championship at SummerSlam - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Goldust, Savio Vega and Sid - will be in a sudden-death battle royal on Raw Championship Friday, this Friday at 9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central, with the winner being awarded the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
Todd Pettengill interviews Sunny and Faarooq Asaad in the ring. Faarooq demands to know why WWF President Gorilla Monsoon is not handing the WWF Intercontinental Championship, saying he should be holding the title right now and that the tournament should be running through him as he put Ahmed out on his own, not three or four other people. Sunny says Faarooq is what a real man is all about and calls him her "little modern-day gladiator." She tells Monsoon he can have his tournament, as Faarooq will be the next Intercontinental Championship. Whatever Sunny wants, Sunny gets...and she wants the gold.
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry is introduced as the newest member of the World Wrestling Federation. He guests on commentary for the next match, but before that can happen, Jerry "The King" Lawler shows up with a bag n one hand and what looks like a white flag in the other. He takes off his royal jacket to reveal he is wearing a Vinny Testaverde Baltimore Ravens jersey to make fun of the fact that the NFL's Cleveland Browns have recently moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Ravens. He mocks the crowd before telling him he's brought Jake "The Snake" Roberts two tag team partners - two bottles of Jim Beam - and mocking Roberts. He then mocks Mark Henry for a bit before mocking Roberts again. Roberts finally shows up, and Lawler says he has something in his bag that's better than what Roberts has in his. He reaches in and pulls out a big bottle of wine. As referee Harvey Wippleman tries to take the bottle away, Roberts pulls Revelations right out of his bag and sics him on Lawler. Lawler bails out of the ring in record time, but returns when Revelations is placed back into the bag. He tries to give Roberts the two bottles of Jim Beam as a peace offering, but it doesn't work.
Jerry "The King" Lawler beats Jack "The Snake" Roberts after grabbing ref Harvey Wippleman as Roberts goes for the DDT, distracting Roberts. This allows Lawler to hit Roberts in the throat with one of the bottles of Jim Beam. After the match, Lawler says that Roberts' throat is dry and he needs a drink, and proceeds to force feed both bottles' worth of Jim Beam into Roberts' throat. Mark Henry gets up and stops him before he can drench Roberts with the second bottle and forces Lawler to retreat. Mark Henry then tends to Roberts, then helps him to the back. Harvey Wippleman gathers the bag with Revelations in it and takes it to the back, too. We then see Bob Backlund campaigning for President in the audience.
Mankind beats The Undertaker in a Boiler Room Brawl match after Paul Bearer turns on The Undertaker, allowing Mankind to lock in the Mandible Claw and reclaim the urn after Bearer shines the urn up just for him, slaps The Undertaker in the face and slams the urn into Undertaker's head before giving it to Mankind. After the match, the arena goes dark, druids show up and carry The Undertaker away to the back as they chant.
Dok Hendrix interviews Jim Cornette and Vader. Cornette doesn't care how many people are in the arena; he and Vader that "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels can be beaten and they plan to beat him where it counts.
Vader beats "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels by count-out, but Jim Cornette, upset with the results, says he and Vader came here to win the title, dares Michaels to get back in the ring and tells the referee to restart the fight, saying he and Vader want a winner. The referee announces that the match will continue, causing Vader to attack Shawn again and Cornette to hit Shawn with his tennis racket when Vader lays a hand on Jose Lothario, distracting the referee. Vader beats Shawn in the restarted match by disqualification after he beats Vader - and Cornette - with the tennis racket tossed into the ring by Cornette in full view of the referee. Cornette accuses Shawn of being a coward and getting himself disqualified on purpose to keep the title, and dares Shawn to keep fighting if he has any guts. The match is restarted again, this time by WWF President Gorilla Monsoon, who shows up in the ring this time. On the second restart, Shawn is pushed into the referee, and another official has to come into the ring to count a near-fall on a Vader powerbomb after Vader kicks out of Sweet Chin Music. However, Vader wastes too much time when Jim Cornette tells him to go to the top rope to hit a moonsault on Shawn, who rolls out of the way and hits Vader with a moonsault of his own to retain the WWF Championship.
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