A memorably stupid finish to a much-anticipated WWF Championship match, the main event of Summerslam 1993 saw Lex Luger take on the champion Yokozuna. Luger was running an unstoppable American patriot gimmick, the same that Hulk Hogan had used before him and that John Cena would use after him. Meanwhile, Yokozuna was a (kayfabe) Japanese monster heel, an evil foreign powerhouse of the old school. The stipulation was that Luger would have only one shot at winning the WWF Championship. This should have been a match with some heat behind it sadly, it seemed that someone forgot to preheat the oven. Lex Luger was never the worlds greatest wrestler. After some lacklustre, hokey brawling that was met with indifference by the crowd, the American hero hit a huge forearm smash on the big bad guy, knocking Yokozuna out of the ring, and resulting in a countout. And that was it. Luger won the match but he couldnt win the title on a count-out, so the villain retained his WWF Championship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5kSO4Ehh20 What a damp squib of a main event. However, that didnt prevent every babyface in the locker room turning out in force to congratulate Luger. With Lex raised to their shoulders, the American flag made an appearance, followed by clouds of red, white and blue balloons. Fans at home and in attendance in Michigan were left completely confused. The celebration indicated that the US patriot, their American hero, had actually won the title but clearly he hadnt. He hadnt even won a conclusive victory. It got worse fans at home were then forced to watch a tribute video to Luger, who (as near as anyone could make out) was celebrating the biggest anti-climax in history as though hed been elected President. In the fight between the United States and the evil foreign devil, the US patriot had failed to deliver. No one understood why he was so happy about it.
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