10 Worst WWE SummerSlams Ever - According To Dave Meltzer
6. SummerSlam 1993 (2.26)
As with so many 1990s pay-per-views, Bret Hart's herculean efforts in the middle can't support listless affairs at either end.
In this case, his breathtaking displays against Doink and Jerry Lawler back-to-back almost turned an underwhelming card into something very special indeed, if not for a wretched main event regrettably undermining his sensational work.
Booked originally to take on 'The King', Lawler shone in a prematch promo in which he painstakingly described a hit-and-run accident with a grandma that had ultimately put him out through injury. Sending Doink out to do the dirty work, Jerry struck as Bret had the clown beat, waffling him with a crutch and kicking off the second of two impassioned displays.
Elsewhere though, things just didn't quite click. You could drive a red, white and blue bus through the gaping void left by Lex Luger's count out victory over Yokozuna, and in a rare misfire for both, Shawn Michaels and Mr Perfect hugely under-delivered in their Intercontinental Title match.
It wasn't just that the bout wasn't up to either man's lofty standards, more that the company had basically promised and assured it would be outstanding, such was their assured collective brilliance. When that didn't transpire, it not only made the performers look weak, but WWE as an entity, too.