World Wrestling Federation 1992: A New Era

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WrestleMania 8 Recap
Date: April 5th 1992
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Shawn Michaels over Tito Santana with a bodypress after reversing a bodyslam

The Undertaker over Jake Roberts after a tombstone piledriver on a floor

WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: Bret Hart over Roddy Piper by countering a sleeper hold with a roll up

The Big Boss Man, Virgil, Sgt. Slaughter and Jim Duggan over The Nasty Boys, Repo man and The Mountie after Virgil pinned Brian Knobbs

Tatanka over Rick Martel after Tatanka pinned Martel after a flying crossbody

WWF Tag Team Championship Match: The Natural Disasters over Money Inc. by count out when Money Inc. got themselves counted out to retain the titles.

Owen Hart over Skinner when Hart pinned Skinner with a roll up

WWF Championship Match: Randy Savage over Ric Flair after Savage pinned Flair with a tights assisted roll-up

Hulk Hogan over Sid Justice by Disqualification when Harvey Wippleman got involved , post match Papa Shango ran in and attacked Hogan. The Ultimate Warrior made his return to help Hulk Hogan

Date: 6th April 1992

Vince McMahon introduced tonight’s round table – Bobby Heenan, Gene Okerlund, Jimmy Hart and Paul Ellering – as well as video highlights from last night’s WrestleMania VIII, as well as matches featuring Bret Hart and Ted DiBiase.

Owen Hart Defeated Duane Gill via submission with the Sharpshooter. (47%) Post match, Owen Hart was joined by New Foundation Partner Jim Neidhart, and the pair celebrated the victory.

Vince McMahon mentioned that the stars of the World Wrestling Federation would be coming to the United Kingdom later in the month for the WWF UK Rampage VHS taping. The roundtable discussed the tag team division, mention the New Foundation’s recent success.

The Legion of Doom Defeated Barry Hardy & Reno Riggins via Hawk pinning Hardy following the Doomsday Device. (58%)

An advertisement promoted the WrestleMania VIII encore, before cutting to the WWF Intercontinental Championship Match.

WrestleMania Recap – WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: Bret Hart over Roddy Piper by countering a sleeper hold with a roll up.

The roundtable talked about Bret Hart winning his second Intercontinental championship. Heenan declared it a fluke, and Okerlund promoted Bret Hart facing the Warlord later tonight.

Ted DiBiase Defeated Koko B. Ware via submission with the Million Dollar Dream. (66%) Post match Ted DiBiase shoved dollar bills down the throat of Koko B. Ware, but Tatanka made the save, running DiBiase off.

The roundtable discussed the events moments before, with Hart promising that Tatanka will get what he deserves for getting in the way of Money Incorporated’s business. The discussion switched to the WWF Championship match, with Paul Ellering claiming that it was a match for the ages.

WrestleMania Recap – WWF Championship Match: Randy Savage over Ric Flair after Savage pinned Flair with a tights assisted roll-up.

PTW cut to an interview with Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect. Flair guaranteed that the WWF Championship would soon be back around the waist of the Nature Boy. Mr. Perfect cut in, and told Flair that it all depends on if he can get the job done next time, before walking off.

Bret Hart Defeated The Warlord via pinfall with the Victory Roll. (68%)

The panel plugged this week’s WWF Superstars for an exclusive WWF Tag Team Championship Match, featuring Money Inc. defending the title against the Bushwackers. Jimmy Hart and Paul Ellering got into an argument over who has the better team, the Legion of Doom or Money Inc.

WrestleMania Recap: Hulk Hogan over Sid Justice by Disqualification. Post match Papa Shango ran in and attacked Hogan when The Ultimate Warrior made his triumphant return to help Hulk Hogan.

PTW cut to an exclusive clip featuring Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior pumping up the crowd following WrestleMania VIII. Vince McMahon thanked everyone for watching and plugged this week’s Superstars and Wrestling Challenge.

Date: 11th April 1992

Vince McMahon and Curt ‘Mr. Perfect’ Hennig introduced everyone to the show, which features action from British Bulldog, Rick Martel, and the feature bout for the WWF Tag Team Championship.

British Bulldog Defeated Chris Walker via Pinfall with the Running Powerslam. (54%) Post match, British Bulldog grabbed a microphone, and plugged the WWF coming to his home country later this month.

A pre taped interview featuring Sid Justice aired. Justice promised that Hulk Hogan hasn’t heard the last of him, and that the Ultimate Warrior signed his own death certificate when he interfered in his business.

Rick Martel Defeated Brooklyn Brawler via Submission with the Boston Crab. (37%)

A pre taped promo featuring The Mountie aired, where the Mountie talked about Bret Hart’s recent Intercontinental Championship win, and stated that he has taken the title from Hart once, and that he will soon do it again.

Earthquake Defeated Jim Powers via Pinfall with the Aftershock. (54%) Post Match, Earthquake delivered another Aftershock to Powers, much to the audiences disgust.

Prior to the Main Event, Vince McMahon displayed a heinous attack by Money Inc. on Tatanka at a recent house show. McMahon then talked about how Koko B. Ware will be out of action for another three weeks following the actions of DiBiase on Prime Time Wrestling.

WWF Tag Team Championship Match
Money Inc. Defeated The Bushwackers when IRS pinned Butch following the Write Off. (60%)

Vince McMahon thanked everyone for watching, and plugged Wrestling Challenge, which airs tomorrow night.

Date: 12th April 1992

Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan welcomed everyone to the show, which will feature action from Jake Roberts, Texas Tornado and the Beverly Brothers.

Skinner Defeated Barry Horowitz via Pinfall with the Gatorbreaker. (46%)

A video highlighting the recent Sid Justice vs. Hulk Hogan aired, followed by the announcement that Hulk Hogan will face Papa Shango in a big feature match next week on Superstars.

The Beverly Brothers Defeated Barry Hardy & Reno Riggins when Blake pinned Riggins following the Spike Piledriver. (45%)

Following the match, The Genius issued an open challenge to any team for the upcoming UK Rampage taping, which takes place on the 26th of April. The Legion of Doom answered the challenge, and ran the Beverly Brothers out of the ring.

Texas Tornado Defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via Submission with the Claw. (51%) Post match Texas Tornado was attacked by Rick ‘the Model’ Martel, locking in the Boston Crab until Tornado passed out.

A pre taped promo aired, featuring the WWF World Champion Randy Savage. Savage stated that it’s good to be the best, and that if Flair wants another shot, then he can come and get it.

Jake Roberts Defeated Virgil via Pinfall with the DDT. (63%)

Gene Okerlund thanked everyone for tuning in, and reminded everyone about the Hulk Hogan vs. Papa Shango, next week on WWF Superstars.