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Post by mikey1974 on Jul 20, 2014 7:08:05 GMT -5
having watched all the PPV's from 1992 recently, I've realized that 1992 was a better year than I've given it credit for.
- starting off with a great Royal Rumble PPV, featuring what I consider to be the best actul Rumble match of all time.
- Ric Flair, the ultimate NWA ambassador, becoming the WWF Champion twice this year.
- the already super-over Undertaker going to even greater heights by turning face.
- influx of new - and newly repackaged - talent like Tatanka,Papa Shango,Doink, Kona Crush,Berzerker,Owen Hart,Nailz,Repo Man, Razor Ramon, Yokozuna ...
- the birth of Heel Shawn Michaels. little did any of us know how far this change would take him
- the return of The Ultimate Warrior,Bam Bam Bigelow, and to the ring Mr. Perfect.
- the meteoric ascension of Bret Hart. this really was "his" year.
- more face vs face and heel vs heel matches. this was still a very unorthodox and foreign concept back in the early 90's.
- a pretty good WrestleMania VIII. if only we had gotten the originally booked Hogan vs Flair as the main event...
- Randy Savage on top again. I love the Macho Man, and it was great to see him get rewarded for all his hard work.
- a GREAT SummerSlam. most of the matches were good,with a couple great ones in there too. and it had a hell of an atmosphere of unpredictability to it.
- Hogan was gone most of the year. yeah,it's passe to talk about Hogan in the 90's, but he really was a stale character at this point - witness the boos he got in confrontations with Flair,Taker,and Sid, and his leaving helped make not only the product feel fresher, but allowed other people to at least make the attempt to take the spotlight.
...even though it was considered a "down" time for the WWF - as pretty much the next 5 years would be considered - the actual wrestling and storylines were about as good as you could get for that roster at that time. there were some big misfires ( LOD and Rocco, Warrior and Papa Shango "voodoo curses"), but overall the product felt fresher,more uncertain what would happen, and had some really good and exciting matches throughout the year. it literally was the last gasp of the 80's generation in wrestling,but I feel it ended on a pretty good note!
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Post by Raine on Jul 20, 2014 8:18:59 GMT -5
1992 was so transitional in terms of talent January vs December is unreal
If Jake Roberts had stuck around, I wonder if we would have got Warrior vs Jake feud after all.
Sid leaving after WM8 was a big loss & baffling, considering the push he had got from Summerslam to WM8. He probably would have been the main man if he had stuck around.
The tag scene in 1992 was it poorest for nearly 4 years (Natural Disasters & Nastys as faces was ludicrous, Beverley Bros were pants, Money Inc was a good team, LOD leaving because of Hawk was another waste of talent)
Davey Boy Smith getting fired 2 months after the biggest match of his life, Warrior the same coming off a WWF Title match at Summerslam.
This was the year Vince needed Sting more than ever.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jul 20, 2014 9:29:59 GMT -5
I love 1992. Hogan was still in the spotlight but he wasn't jammed down our throats like the years before.
I loved the pairing of Flair and Perfect.
Savage/Flair is one of my favorite matches/feuds ever
Summerslam 92 is one of the top 5 greatest ppv's imo
And I was at Survivor Series 92 in Cleveland. Mr Perfect's return to the ring!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 11:17:03 GMT -5
Not to mention the greatest tag team match ever at Royal Rumble 1992!
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jul 20, 2014 12:22:50 GMT -5
Not to mention the greatest tag team match ever at Royal Rumble 1992! Ahhhh yes.... The Bushwhackers vs. The Beverly Brothers!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 12:41:10 GMT -5
Not to mention the greatest tag team match ever at Royal Rumble 1992! Ahhhh yes.... The Bushwhackers vs. The Beverly Brothers! |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jul 20, 2014 12:50:52 GMT -5
I used to rent the 1992 PPVs from my local video store when I was a kid all the time. The Rumble has an awesome tag match and the Rumble match itself is the best. Wrestlemania 8 is fun and Savage/Flair is awesome. Summerslam is really good. Survivor Series is a show I love. Bret/HBK and Mr. Perfect returning is sweet.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 14:43:04 GMT -5
1992 was a rough year for WWF but they were still putting out quality stuff.
Plus, the rise of Bret Hart.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jul 20, 2014 16:00:40 GMT -5
1992 was a rough year for WWF but they were still putting out quality stuff. Plus, the rise of Bret Hart Repo Man.There we go, fixed that for ya, Bash! Ha ha ha |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 16:21:18 GMT -5
1992 was a rough year for WWF but they were still putting out quality stuff. Plus, the rise of Bret Hart Repo Man.There we go, fixed that for ya, Bash! Ha ha ha |
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 20, 2014 16:51:33 GMT -5
IMO, the greatest year in WWF history. The names on that roster that year was really the "whos who" in pro wrestling at the time. If you include the Wrestlemania VIII appearance of Luger, pretty much everyone was in WWF that year with the exception of Sting....which is every year.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Jul 20, 2014 22:55:23 GMT -5
IMO, the greatest year in WWF history. The names on that roster that year was really the "whos who" in pro wrestling at the time. If you include the Wrestlemania VIII appearance of Luger, pretty much everyone was in WWF that year with the exception of Sting....which is every year. I would go out and say that from SummerSlam 1991 to WrestleMania VIII, the WWF had a very deep main event roster. Its sad comparing the talent pool they had in the main event at the 1992 Royal Rumble and look at the same a year later. After WrestleMania VIII, that was when the WWF was beginning to be in a funk. If you come to think of it, the way business was in the UK, it influenced their decision to hold SummerSlam '92 at the original Wembley Stadium. I heard many years ago the original planned venue was the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. One of the reasons why people tend to underrate 1992 is because of how the booking was, the programs they had in place, and the roster they had. Not to mention, 1992 was a transitional year. I think had Lex Luger would have came in as a wrestler in 1992, things would have been different. The departure of all of these guys (Sid, Bulldog, Ultimate Warrior, Roddy Piper, and Jake Roberts) really hurt them in terms of depth. The 1992 Royal Rumble is one of the earliest WWF PPV's I can recall watching live. |
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Post by Escape The Rules on Jul 21, 2014 1:00:23 GMT -5
Before my time, I was only born in March that year  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2014 6:13:31 GMT -5
1992 felt VERY different to me as a fan at the time.
Savages title win was flat and boring to me.....and of course his reign was pretty crappy. Not entirely his fault but still.
Sid turning heel and then leaving? SO confusing to me. Why the hell did he leave again?
LOD leaving and The Steiner's coming in was so weird to me at the time.
Also interesting to hear how hard Vince pursued Sting in late 1992.
One hell of a RR in January too.....
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Post by robbutler01 on Jul 21, 2014 11:18:14 GMT -5
Not to mention the greatest tag team match ever at Royal Rumble 1992! Maybe im missing something but which tag match do you mean? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2014 11:55:58 GMT -5
Not to mention the greatest tag team match ever at Royal Rumble 1992! Maybe im missing something but which tag match do you mean? New Foundation vs. Orient Express. One of the, if not best tag team matches ever IMO. |
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Post by robbutler01 on Jul 21, 2014 12:11:33 GMT -5
Maybe im missing something but which tag match do you mean? New Foundation vs. Orient Express. One of the, if not best tag team matches ever IMO. I thought you meant that one but wanted to check - just incase! always thought it was a shame the new foundation didn't do more as a team. I loved 92 in general though - one of my favourite years. So many big names on the roster during that year, was a whos who of wrestling at the time. unfortunately the transition period takes something away from it in a lot of peoples eyes. Lugers appearance at mania was classic - just shame he sat out the year in the WBF. |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Jul 21, 2014 12:22:04 GMT -5
robbutler01, I heard one of the reasons why Lex Luger was kept off of wrestling on WWF TV was due to a no-compete clause WCW imposed on him when he left. The WWF was able to find a loophole and utilize Luger for the World Bodybuilding Federation. I should note that Luger was reportedly disappointed when the WBF folded. The bit with Luger at WrestleMania VIII was his first televised appearance with the WWF.
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Post by Raine on Jul 21, 2014 12:28:35 GMT -5
robbutler01, I heard one of the reasons why Lex Luger was kept off of wrestling on WWF TV was due to a no-compete clause WCW imposed on him when he left. The WWF was able to find a loophole and utilize Luger for the World Bodybuilding Federation. I should note that Luger was reportedly disappointed when the WBF folded. The bit with Luger at WrestleMania VIII was his first televised appearance with the WWF. That is correct, WCW gave Luger his release on the basis he didn't go to WWF for 1 year I believe, Vince hired him and stuck him in the WBF until January 1993 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2014 12:29:15 GMT -5
robbutler01, I heard one of the reasons why Lex Luger was kept off of wrestling on WWF TV was due to a no-compete clause WCW imposed on him when he left. The WWF was able to find a loophole and utilize Luger for the World Bodybuilding Federation. I should note that Luger was reportedly disappointed when the WBF folded. The bit with Luger at WrestleMania VIII was his first televised appearance with the WWF. Luger was signed specifically to the WBF. He only went back to wrestling after it folded. |
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