Chairshot Classics: WWF SummerSlam ’95

Video: Yesterday, thousands of fans turned out for the War on the Water between Pittsburgh firefighters and WWF Superstars to benefit charity, the two sides doing battle in a massive tug of war.

Match #3: The Blu Brothers (Jacob & Eli) w/Uncle Zebekiah vs. The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart)
Billy & Jacob will kickoff the action, they tie-up and Jacob powers Billy away, another lock-up with the same result, Billy pops back up quick and Jacob fires away with clubbing shots. He shoots Billy to the corner and delivers a back elbow off the rebound, makes a tag, Eli with a body slam, hits the ropes and drops multiple elbows. Tag back to Jacob, whips Billy to the ropes for a knee, Billy reverses into a schoolboy for a quick 2, hits the ropes, Jacob ducks for a back body drop and Billy counters into a Rocker Dropper.

He hauls Jacob up and tags out, Bart comes off the top with a shoulder to the shoulder, slaps on a wristlock, Jacob grabs the hair and sends him hard into the turnbuckles. Billy argues with the official, Eli takes advantage and reaches in for a hot shot to Bart, then tags in. He clobbers Bart across the back and shoots him to the ropes, swings wildly with a right hand, Bart ducks it, scores with a crossbody and finds a 1 count. Tag to Billy, Bart whips Jacob to the ropes, Billy goes to the breadbasket with a fist, Bart follows with a big boot and Billy levels him with a clothesline. He makes a cover and Eli breaks up the count at 2, Billy goes after him and Jacob drills him from behind, The Blu Brothers send him to the ropes for a double clothesline, Billy avoids it, but gets planted by a double belly-to-back side slam for a near fall.

Jacob props Billy up in the tree of woe and puts the boots to him, Eli gets the tag back in, whips him hard into the turnbuckles, then knocks Bart off the apron to bait him in. The Blu Brothers corner Billy and go to work behind the ref’s back, Jacob re-enters the match, plants Billy with a body slam and hits the ropes for a knee drop, but can’t put it away. He hauls Billy up, Billy surprises him with a series of punches, irish whip to the corner is reversed, Billy rebounds off the turnbuckles and Jacob scores with a powerslam. Lateral press and another count of 2, Eli tags in, whips Billy to the ropes for a clothesline that’s off-target, Billy faceplants Eli into the canvas and both guys crawl to tags.

Bart steps in and unloads on both brothers with a barrage of left hands, scoops them up for body slams, gets a little too excited, turns around and Jacob is back up to meet him with a big boot. He hits the ropes, Bart side-swipes him away, The Blu Brothers collide into one another and Eli gets sent flying to the outside. Tag to Billy, he goes upstairs and The Gunns scores with the Sidewinder to pickup the victory.
Winners: The Smoking Gunns (Billy/Sidewinder)

• EA’s Take: Pretty ho-hum contest, really nothing exciting about it. The Gunns were still making their way back towards the WWF Tag Team Title picture and The Blu Brothers never worked out, so this is the last we’ll see of this gimmick and pairing, as the duo work leave the company for ECW before briefly reappearing again in 1996 as the short-lived Grimm Twins, before gaining their most success in 1997 as part of a faction.

Video: Todd Pettengill narrates a highlight package on Barry Horowitz, a WWF journeyman who hadn’t picked up a win in years. The health guru Skip alongside Sunny had left a trail of victories until he was unexpectedly upset by Horowitz a few weeks back.

Match #4: Skip w/Sunny vs. Barry Horowitz
Horowitz sprints to the ring and unloads with right hands, the bell rings to make it official, he sends Skip to the ropes for a back body drop, then follows with a knee drop. He cracks Skip with a jawbreaker, hits the ropes for a knee lift, Skip falls over the 2nd rope to the apron, Horowitz slides out to the floor and cracks him with a fist. Horowitz steps back inside and whips him to the ropes, Skip slides through the legs for a kick, Barry blocks it, scores with a dragon screw leg whip, then clotheslines him to the outside.

Skip climbs onto the apron and gets flipped back inside, staggers to the corner and catches Horowitz walking in with a kick, irish whip across is reversed, Barry follows in and Skip side-steps out of the way. Horowitz puts on the brakes to avoid the buckles, hops to the 2nd rope, Skip charges in, Barry goes over the top and pushes him to the ropes for roll-up, gaining a 2 count. He gets sent to the outside off the kick-out, Horowitz climbs back to the apron, surprises Skip with a back elbow, then hooks him for a suplex to the floor. Sunny hops into the ring and tries to throw in the towel, the referee doesn’t accept it, sends her back out of the ring, Horowitz goes out to send Skip back inside and looks to send him to the ropes.

Skip reverses it, Sunny trips Barry up to cause a distraction, Skip takes the opening to attack from behind and takes control. He chokes Horowitz on the 2nd rope, hits a vertical suplex, comes off the 2nd rope with a leg drop, but doesn’t cover and instead poses for the crowd. He snapmares Barry over and puts the boots to him, brings him back to the 2nd rope for more choking, then plants him with a gutwrench suplex. Back to the 2nd rope, Skip scores with a diving forearm, gets some high-fives from Sunny, chokes Horowitz using his boot, then talks some trash. He scoops Barry up for a body slam, goes back to the 2nd rope again, this Barry rolls away from an elbow drop, hooks on a side headlock, gets pushed away to the ropes and scores with a shoulder block for another 2 count.

He hits the ropes for another shoulder block that gets 2, goes to the ropes again, Skip ducks down for a back body drop, Horowitz counters with a sunset flip and almost steals it. Both guys back up quick and Skip flattens Barry with a clothesline, grinds him down with an abdominal stretch, releases on his own and sends him to the ropes, Horowitz slips under a right hand and hits a Thesz Press for a near fall. He quickly goes back into the ropes, Skip plants him with a powerslam, gets another high-five from Sunny then hits the ropes for numerous leg drops for a count of 2.

He looks to wear Horowitz down with a chinlock, lets it go and backs him to the corner for right hands, Barry starts firing back with uppercuts, Skip goes to the eyes to stop the onslaught, shoots him to the ropes, leapfrogs over and both guys go for a dropkick, then double down. Skip stumbles up first and ascends the corner, Horowitz takes him out at the legs with a dropkick, climbs up to meet Skip, but gets dropped to the mat with back elbows. Skips stands up to the top, connects with a diving headbutt, makes the cover and pulls Barry up at 2, wanting to dole out more punishment.

He drags Horowitz up for a piledriver, Barry counters with a back body drop, sends him to the ropes for a dropkick, staggers his way to the top turnbuckle, but Sunny shakes the ropes behind the official’s back. Skip climbs up after him, delivers a superplex, Hakushi saunters his way to ringside, climbs to the top rope to create a distraction, leaps over everyone and rolls back out, Horowitz surprises Skip with a small package and gets the 1-2-3.
Winner: Barry Horowitz (Small Package)

• EA’s Take: Pretty good for what it was, I was never exactly a Barry Horowitz fan, but he did have more talent than your average jobber and after years of toiling away with losses, got a big break when he beat Skip to lead into this encounter. Believe it or not, the people actually somewhat got behind him too, but I’m not sure if that’s so much attributed to Horowitz as much as the fact that Skip & Sunny were pretty hated after their arrival just three short months earlier. Hakushi’s involvement came after Skip accidentally cost him a match to Barry, leading to The Modern-Day Kamikaze’s face turn and eventual teaming with Horowitz.

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