Wrestlemania 8 - An Unfinished Work

As a prequel, you're going to notice some unfinished elements to this. I wrote this in the spring into the summer. Now in December, I'm realizing I'm never going to get around to finishing this, much less the launching of a series I was planning. There were meant to be graphics interplaced throughout the show, but it just wasn't meant to be. While the match quality isn't quite my other levels (and I don't remember the password to the WCWA account or I'd be posting this from there) I feel like the presentation is and is certainly at the correct timeframe of nostalgia. With that in mind, I bring you what will likely be my last piece of fantasy booking; Wrestlemania 8 Reimagined.




Our timeline begins with the fracture caused just past The Royal Rumble. The Wrestlemania Press Conference is the ground zero for this timeline fracture. At this press conference, Hulk Hogan is announced as the number one contender for new champion Ric Flair’s WWF championship and this match does go forward as planned. In the weeks leading up to Wrestlemania, it’s leaked publically that Hogan may be retiring, with rumors so strong that the WWF has to address it, with a sitdown interview with Hogan and lead announcer Vince McMahon. Hogan announces within kayfabe, that should he win the WWF championship at Wrestlemania, he will vacate it. A tentative tournament is planned for the Royal Albert Hall show that follows Wrestlemania, with press materials promoting a tournament that will crown a new champion should Hogan be victorious.

With Hogan facing Flair, this leaves an opening for Sid Justice. His opponent in this timeline is The Undertaker. The Undertaker is freshly turned babyface, following a turn on former ally Jake Roberts. Undertaker faces off with Roberts at Saturday Night’s Main Event, in a match that ends in a disqualification victory for Undertaker. Roberts, needing a new ally, turns to the already unstable Sid Justice. Justice is unhappy with his elimination from the Royal Rumble, as well as his denial of number one contendership, and does fall under the rule of Jake Roberts. This sets up a monster battle between Taker and Sid.

Jake Roberts continues his feud with Randy Savage, heading into a proper blow off. The feud continues past the Royal Rumble, as Jake attacks Savage at the Wrestlemania Press Conference, as well as an attack on Savage in the Funeral Parlor on Superstars, and an attempt to attack Miss Elizabeth with a cobra. The match becomes a loser leaves the WWF retirement match, mirroring Savage’s Wrestlemania 7 encounter, within kayfabe to bring an end once and for all to this long brewing rivalry.

The Tag Team titles match has been rearranged to Money Inc defending against the Legion of Doom. The Legion of Doom never go on a brief hiatus, instead continuing to gain momentum heading into Wrestlemania with destructive wins over enhancement talent on nearly every show. This does put an opening for Earthquake and Typhoon, who will now fill the dark match slot on the show, with a victory over the masked Executioners, on this evening Duane Gill & Barry Hardy. During this bout, there are some technical difficulties with the ring which must be repaired before the evening’s main contests begin.

The Bushwhackers and The Beverly Brothers, now no longer in the dark match, have been moved to the main card. The Bushwhackers will face another disgusting tag team in The Nasty Boys, while The Beverly Brothers take the Nasty Boys slot in the “Family Feud” eight man tag team match. The Repo Man is also replaced in this match by Rick Martel. Rather than facing Martel on this show, Tatanka now faces The Warlord. The remaining change on the card is an announced contest of British Bulldog vs The Berzerker will now no longer be bumped for time. The card going into Wrestlemania 8 is as stands:

Dark Match: Earthquake & Typhoon vs The Executioners.

The Bushwhackers vs The Nasty Boys
Sid Justice vs The Undertaker
Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Big Boss Man, & Virgil vs Beverly Brothers, The Mountie, & Rick Martel
El Matador vs Shawn Michaels (Marty Jannetty surprise return)
Owen Hart vs Skinner
Tatanka vs The Warlord
The Berzerker vs The British Bulldog
Jake the Snake Roberts vs Macho Man Randy Savage
WWF Tag Team Titles: Money Inc © vs Legion of Doom
WWF Intercontinental Title: Roddy Piper © vs Bret Hart
WWF Title: Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair ©

As copyright information fades away, the rough voice of Vince McMahon talks over Wrestlemania music, with a shot of Indianapolis laid over a purple and gold background.

Vince McMahon: LIVE FROM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, IT’S THE YEARLY TRADITION! IT’S WRESTLEMANIA!!!

Quickly, an overlay appears on two large office towers. On one side, Jake Roberts, the other side, Macho Man Randy Savage.

Vince McMahon: THREE MAIN EVENT MATCHES! The Macho Man Randy Savage does battle with the maniacal Jake “The Snake” Roberts in a retirement match!

This switches to a shot of Sid Justice on one side, The Undertaker on the other.

Vince McMahon: Sid Justice faces “The Man from the Darkside” The Undertaker

And finally, a shot of Hulk Hogan on one side, Ric Flair on the other.

Vince McMahon: And for the WWF Championship, Champion Ric Flair defends against “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan, in what may prove to be Hulk’s final match

The CGI shot switches to a live view shot of the Wrestlemania tour bus driving around downtown Indianapolis.

Vince McMahon: It’s the showcase of the immortal, it’s WRESTLEMANIAAAA!

We cut to the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, panning over the crowd. Gorilla Monsoon cuts in with a voice over.

Gorilla Monsoon: WELCOME TO THE GRANDEST SPECTACLE IN WRESTLING, WELCOME TO THE HOOISER DOME, AND WELCOME TO WRESTLEMANIA!

The camera continues panning over the crowd, who’s still filing in despite the show beginning. Cut to the broadcast booth, where Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan stand by. Heenan gives a wink and a hand gesture to the camera.

Gorilla Monsoon: Brain, this is it. This is the night that we’ve all been waiting for, it’s Wrestlemania 8! And what a card we have tonight.

Bobby Heenan: We’ve heard the rumblings, we’ve seen the press statements, McMahon sat down with him and he wouldn’t come out and say it, but tonight, tonight is the end of Hulkamania once and for all! The REAL World’s Champion, Nature Boy Ric Flair, is going to be the one to retire that puke Hulk Hogan for good!

An on screen graphic appears, Ric Flair holding the WWF championship on the left side, Hulk Hogan on the right side.

Gorilla Monsoon: WWF Championship on the line, as Ric Flair defends against multi time former WWF champion “The Hulkster” Hulk Hogan.

Bobby Heenan: Andre couldn’t do it, Studd couldn’t do it. Mr. Wonderful, Zeus, Bundy, none of them could do it. None of them could bring an end to Hulkamania, but tonight, right here in the Hoosier Dome, The REAL World’s Champion, Ric Flair, is going to bring a crashing halt to Hulkamania, and that is FAIR TO FLAIR, WOOOOOOOOOO!

Gorilla Monsoon: DON’T EVEN START WITH THAT FAIR TO FLAIR STUFF BRAIN OR I’LL HAVE YOU TAKEN OUT OF HERE! WWF Intercontinental Championship on the line as champion “Rowdy” Roddy Piper defends against the challenger, former champion Bret “Hit Man” Hart.

The on screen graphic switches to a smirking Piper holding the Intercontinental title, a determined Bret Hart to his right.

Bobby Heenan: Everyone thinks Bret Hart is such a good guy, he’s such a nice guy. I know him, I know his family, his whole family are shady crooks! Have you met Bruce Hart??

Gorilla Monsoon: WOULD YOU STOP?

Bobby Heenan: The point is Monsoon, everyone thinks Bret’s such a nice guy, but Piper knows better. Piper knows Bret’s crooked and you know what, Piper is more crooked. Piper is more devious. And Bret doesn’t stand a chance against Piper tonight in the Hoosier Dome.

On screen graphic switches to the Legion of Doom on one side, Money Inc with Jimmy Hart on the other.

Gorilla Monsoon: WWF Tag Team titles on the line as The Legion of Doom, Hawk and Animal, challenge Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster, Money Incorporated.

Bobby Heenan: The Legion of Doom have the brawn, but they don’t have the brains. Between the two of them they don’t have a functional brain.

Graphic on screen changes to Jake the Snake Roberts on the left, Randy Savage on the right.

Gorilla Monsoon: How about this one, Brain. Careers are on the line, as Macho Man Randy Savage does battle with Jake “The Snake” Roberts.

Bobby Heenan: Savage just came back. Remember Monsoon, it was last year at Wrestlemania, Savage lost it all. He wagered big and fell in that career match and do you remember who it was that got him re-instated in the first place? Jake Roberts. The hand that giveth is the hand that taketh away and you NEVER trust a snake, and tonight, Savage is gonna get bit!

The graphic changes again, this time to The Undertaker on the left, Sid Justice on the right.

Gorilla Monsoon: How about this one Brain? The Deadman, The Undertaker, taking on Sid Justice!

Bobby Heenan: Think about this Monsoon, the dead guy is the trustworthy, honorable man here. The guy who stuffs people in body bags is the sane one. What does that tell you about Sid?!

Gorilla Monsoon: All that, plus so much more, let’s send it down to The Fink!

Cut to the ring to Howard Finkel, who gets a special name bar displaying his name as “The Fink”

Howard Finkel: Here to sing the National Anthem, country music star, Reba McIntyre!

Cut to the left, where Reba McIntyre stands center ring. The Fink passes off the microphone to McIntyre, who sings a passionate rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. As Reba concludes, the camera pans to the right corner, where Skinner is rolling into the ring.

Howard Finkel: Our opening contest for Wrestlemania is a single’s attraction, set for one fall with a fifteen minute time limit. Already in the ring, from the Everglades, weighing in tonight at two hundred fifty pounds, SKINNER!

Skinner raises his arms above his head to a chorus of boos from the crowd. Owen Hart’s music hits and the crowd cheers, as “The Rocket” Owen Hart comes charging through the brand new neon lit WWF logo entrance way.

Howard Finkel: And his opponent, from Calgary, Ontario, Canada, weighing in tonight at two hundred twenty nine pounds, “The Rocket” Owen Hart!

Owen Hart rushes down the aisle, slapping fans hands on the way to the ring. He slides in under the bottom rope and is immediately jumped by Skinner.

Gorilla Monsoon: Well that’s not fair! Owen didn’t even get his jacket off!

Bobby Heenan: It’s fair to Flair..

Gorilla Monsoon: WOULD YOU KNOCK IT OFF WITH THAT FAIR TO FLAIR NONSENSE??

Skinner clubs away at Owen with hard axe handle rights. Skinner grabs Owen by the hair and sends him into the ropes with an Irish whip. Owen rebounds. Diving forearm from Owen takes the Alligator Man off his feet. From his back, Owen nips up to his feet, to the applause of the still filing in crowd. Skinner slowly back to his feet. Standing dropkick from Owen knocks Skinner back down. Skinner gets back up and a second standing dropkick from Owen knocks him right back down. Skinner bails to the floor.

Gorilla Monsoon: Skinner’s had about enough of Owen!

Bobby Heenan: I’ve had about enough of Skinner! Let’s get Flair out here, let’s see the END of Hulkamania!

Gorilla Monsoon: IT’S A FOUR HOUR SHOW BRAIN! This isn’t a boxing match where it’s over in three minutes, we’ve got a long way to go before Flair and Hogan!

Skinner on the floor trying to regain his bearings. Owen is having none of it. Owen charges at Skinner, diving through the ropes and to the floor with a huge diving double forearm, wiping both Skinner and Owen out to the blue mats on the arena floor.

Gorilla Monsoon: A high risk maneuver from The Rocket and it pays off!

Owen scoops Skinner up, rolling him back into the ring. Skinner is stunned, laying sprawled in the center of the ring on his back. Owen climbs to the ring apron, then to the top rope. Owen dives off the top rope, sailing through the air and crashing down on Skinner with a big splash. Owen hooks the leg. Referee down for the count, 1…..2…..3!

Gorilla Monsoon: He got him!

Bell sounds, Owen’s music immediately picks back up, as Howard Finkel announces him the victor.

Howard Finkel: Your winner of this contest, “The Rocket” Owen HART!

Owen hops to his feet, enthusiastically raising his hands in celebration.

Gorilla Monsoon: Huge win for “The Rocket” Owen Hart. The first of many for the Hart Family tonight?

Bobby Heenan: I doubt it..

Gorilla Monsoon: Let’s send it back to a man who wants to stop just that from happening, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper with Sean Mooney.

Bobby Heenan: Who??

Cut to the backstage area, where Sean Mooney stands in a black tuxedo with a microphone in hand near a Wrestlemania backdrop. Roddy Piper is pacing next to him back and forth.

Sean Mooney: Folks, at this time I’m joined by the Intercontinental Champion, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. Rod, you’ve been the Intercontinental champion since the Royal Rumble, and you’ve been an incredibly active champion, with successful defenses over the man you defeated for that title, The Mountie, on Saturday Night’s Main Event, plus successful title defenses on World Wrestling Federation television against the likes of Skinner, The Repo Man, and most recently on the March to Wrestlemania, The Berzerker. But tonight at Wrestlemania, you’ve got a challenge ahead of you unlike any other.

Piper snatches the microphone from Mooney’s hands.

Roddy Piper: You’re talkin’ to me like I don’t know Bret Hart, Mooney. You’re talkin’ to me like I don’t know the Hart clan. Little Owen Hart, just got done rasslin’ Skinner out there? I knew him when he was just a little baby, Mooney. Bruce Hart, Keith, old man Stu.. I know them all, man. And I know Bret. I know his whole family, man. And I been to the Hart house, I seen Bret’s sisters, man. And I ate dinner at the Hart Family table. And I know Bret. But if Bret Hart thinks this is nice ol’ Roddy who plays the bagpipes in the front yard by the camp fire, well, he’s got another thing comin’. Ya see, this title.. It’s the only belt ol’ Hot Rod ever gots in the WWF, and that means a lot to me. Bret Hart, you comin’ to take my title away from me, you comin’ to take the Intercontinental title away from me, and you ain’t gonna get it without a fight. Lemme tell you, Bret, I don’t think ya quite understand who you’re steppin’ in the ring with, bud. I ain’t no alligator man, I ain’t no repo man, I ain’t no fish head eatin’ Bushwhacker, I’m “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and I ain’t no man’s steppin’ stone!

Piper stares at the camera, pushing the microphone into Mooney’s chest as the camera cuts away..

Cut to the locker room area, where Mean Gene Okerlund is surrounded by a gang of bad guy wrestlers. Jimmy Hart and The Genius join an entire gang of heels, The Beverly Brothers, Rick Martel, and The Mountie.

Gene Okerlund: “Mean” Gene Okerlund joined at this time by one of the teams in tonight’s “Family Feud” matchup..

Jimmy Hart immediately snatches the microphone from Okerlund.

Jimmy Hart: Listen here, baby, it’s Wrestlemania! And my team is gonna SQUASH that maggot Sgt. Slaughter and all of his men, isn’t that right Genius!?

Jimmy Hart passes the microphone over to The Genius.

The Genius: Slaughter and his men are something, I will tell. But their strongest attribute is their putrid body smell! The quartet of The Brothers Beverly, the Mountie and Martel shant dirty their hands with enemies so foul for I can’t stand; men of such low intellect, for I am the Genius, The World’s Smartest Man!

The Genius passes the microphone off to The Mountie.

The Mountie: Pooor little Virgil, with his little broken nose. Ran right into Sid Justice’s BOOT and got his nose kicked right off! If you think that means I’m gonna take it easy on you tonight, you’re in for a SHOCKING experience! And don’t think I forgot about you, Boss Man! You’re gonna have to meet your maker for what happened back at Summerslam, because I am The Mountie, and I always get my man!

The gaggle of heels wander off, all glad handing one another as Gene Okerlund shakes his head in disgust. We cut back to ringside to Howard Finkel.

Howard Finkel: The following contest, set for one fall, has a fifteen minute time limit. Already in the ring, from Parts Unknown, weighing in tonight at three hundred pounds, he is THE WARLORD!

The Warlord raises his arms above his head in a monster stance. The crowd boos. Noticeably absent is his manager, Dr Harvey Wippleman. The Indian yell of Tatanka fills the Hoosier Dome and Tatanka rushes to the ring with a war dance. His head is dressed in a long cap of ceremonial feathers. Tatanka runs with such furiousness that The Fink barely has time to introduce him before he gets to the ring.

Howard Finkel: And his opponent, from Pembrooke, North Carolina, weighing in tonight at two hundred fifty five pounds, Tatanka!

Tatanka slides into the ring, doing a war dance around the ring. The Warlord powders to the outside. Tatanka removes his head dress, carefully setting it in the corner as The Warlord makes his way back into the ring. Bell sounds and this match is under way. Warlord postures up to Tatanka, challenging the Native American to a test of strength.

Gorilla Monsoon: Big challenge for the undefeated Tatanka tonight, Brain. I don’t think he’s faced someone quite as large as The Warlord!

Bobby Heenan: Warlord is a freak, Monsoon. He doesn’t know his own strength. Then again, he doesn’t know a lot of things.

Tatanka reluctantly locks up with the massive Warlord. Warlord immediately overpowers Tatanka. Warlord powers Tatanka down to the mat, Tatanka stomping his feet and trying to get the crowd behind him. Tatanka with a double chop to the side of the Warlord. A second chop. A third and Tatanka is free! Tatanka dances across the ring, coming back and nailing the massive Warlord with a running chop. The Warlord wobbles, but doesn’t fall. Tatanka bounces off the far ropes, coming back and nailing The Warlord with a giant diving chop that takes the big man to the mat.

Gorilla Monsoon: HE TOPPLED THE WARLORD!

Bobby Heenan: Big deal, he knocked him down once, it doesn’t mean he’s won!

Tatanka begins to fire up. Warlord gets back to his feet. Tatanka comes from behind. Scoop and a slam! Tatanka scoop slams the Warlord and the crowd goes insane. Tatanka begins another war dance, The Mighty Warlord standing up. Warlord grabs ahold of Tatanka mid war dance, clamping down on a bear hug. Tatanka tries to fight out of the bear hug, but the massive arms of The Warlord have Tatanka completely clamped.

Gorilla Monsoon: Warlord squeezing the life out of Native American Tatanka

Bobby Heenan: He’s squeezing him so hard his hair turned red!

Gorilla Monsoon: His hair was red before the match, Brain!

Tatanka trying his best to fight out of the Warlord’s bearhug with chops, strikes, headbutts, anything he can do to get free from the grasp of The Warlord. Warlord backs Tatanka into the corner, slamming him into the corner turnbuckles. Referee warns Warlord to break the hold now, since it is a rope break. Warlord does break the hold, but continues to slam his pecs and upper body into the prone Tatanka in the corner. Tatanka begins to melt in the corner. Warlord comes charging in for a running body attack, but Tatanka slides out of the corner. Warlord hits nothing but buckles.

Gorilla Monsoon: Crash and burn like the Hindenburg from The Warlord!

Tatanka with a go behind school boy. Roll up, referee down for the count, 1….2….3! Bell sounds, Tatanka rolls out of the ring.

Howard Finkel: Your winner of this match, Tatanka!

Tatanka raises his arms in celebration, but is immediately blindsided by Rick Martel! Martel blasts Tatanka in the side of the head with his can of Arrogance. Martel grabs Tatanka by the head and rams him head first into the solid steel steps.

Bobby Heenan: Is Tatanka bleeding? I see a lot of red coming from the top of his head!

Gorilla Monsoon: WOULD YOU STOP? That’s his hair, you idiot! And what is this Martel doing out here?? His match isn’t until later!

With Tatanka downed, Martel stands over him.. And grabs the ceremonial feathers from the corner. Martel makes a face as if they smell bad, spraying them with a dose of Arrogance, then takes off with the full head dress.

Gorilla Monsoon: WHERE’S HE GOING?? Those aren’t his!

Bobby Heenan: Finder’s Keepers, Tatatatatanka Weepers.

An advertisement plays for the WBF.

From the advertisement, we come back to the locker room with Sean Mooney, joined by the Nasty Boys.

Sean Mooney: We’re just a few moments away from the special tag team attraction, and I am joined by one of the teams, Knobbs and Sags, The Nasty Boys. Nasty Boys, tonight, you face the Bushwhackers tonight at Wrestlemania.

Brian Knobbs: BUSHWHACKERS, TONIGHT AT WRESTLEMANIA, YOU’RE GONNA SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT’S LIKE TO GET NASTY!

Jerry Sags: BUTCH, LUKE, YOU’VE BEEN MESSING IN OUR BUSINESS AND TONIGHT, IT’S GONNA COME TO AN END! WRESTLEMANIA, IT’S MORE LIKE NASTYMANIA FOR YOU BUSHWHACKERS!!

Knobbs and Sags both have a chuckle, wandering away and leaving Mooney standing disgusted as we cut back to The Fink.

Howard Finkel: The following match is a tag team match, set for one fall, with a fifteen minute time limit.

“Bushwhacker March” begins to play over the P/A system and the Bushwhackers come bushwhacking through the curtain. Luke stops to lick one young fan, Butch stops to lick another, before the whackers continue bushwhacking about.

Gorilla Monsoon: It’s always a fun time with the Bushwhackers!

Bobby Heenan: FUN?!? You call getting licked and getting who knows what diseases FUN?!?

Howard Finkel: Introducing first, from New Zealand, weighing in at a total combined weight of four hundred ninety six pounds, Bushwhacker Luke, Bushwhacker Butch, THE BUSHWHACKERS!

Bushwhackers climb into the ring, whacking about and giving Howard Finkel a good lick. Their good time is cut off, however, as The Nasty Boys music queues up over the loud speakers and Knobbs and Sags make their way through the curtain. Both have on matching black trench coats, with Sags carrying a Nasty Boys motorcycle helmet with him to the ring.

Howard Finkel: And introducing their opponents, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, weighing in at a combined weight of five hundred and eighty five pounds, Nasty Boy Knobbs, Nasty Boy Sags, they are The Nasty BOYS!

Knobbs catches a ringside camera, yelling into it “NASTY AS I WANNA BEEEE”. The two Nastys make their way to ringside, removing their jackets and throwing them to the floor. The Nastys climb into the ring, posing with their backs to the hard camera. The Bushwhackers climb into the ring and do their bushwhacker pose through the middle and top rope and are immediately jumped by the Nasty Boys. Double clubbing forearms. Sags knocks Luke all the way out of the ring and the two Nasties go to work on Butch. Big double team offense from The Nasty Boys, taking Butch to the mat. The two Nastys bring Butch back to his feet, whipping him into the ropes. Butch comes back, nailing both Nasty Boys with a double clothesline.

Gorilla Monsoon: Double clothesline takes both Nasty Boys down!

Luke comes back in. Butch grabs Luke in a headlock and charges forwards, first nailing Knobbs with a battery ram, then Sags. Sags is hit with so much momentum that he flies through the ropes and to the arena floor. Butch releases Luke, then bites Knobbs on the butt. Knobbs tries to get away from the biting Butch, scrambling through the ropes and to the floor himself. The Bushwhackers take a moment to have a Bushwhacker march, then a Bushwhacker pose through the ropes.

Bobby Heenan: Here’s the marching morons, celebrating biting Brian Knobbs’ butt. How is that cause to celebrate??

Gorilla Monsoon: They’re having fun, Brain.

Bobby Heenan: You call biting Brian Knobbs butt fun??

Bushwhackers dancing around again, the referee finally able to gain a bit of order, getting Luke out of the ring as Brian Knobbs re-enters. With one Nasty and one Whacker in the ring, and both partners on the apron, it begins to resemble a tag team match. Brian Knobbs charges at Luke, plowing over him with a clothesline. Stomps from Nasty Boy Knobbs keep Luke grounded. Knobbs grabs Luke by the foot, dragging him to the corner where he tags in Sags. Sags climbs in the ring, climbing to the middle rope. Knobbs pulls Luke up and Sags jumps off, clobbering him with a double axe handle.

Gorilla Monsoon: The Nasty Boys are former WWF Tag Team Champions for a reason and moves like that are why.

Bobby Heenan: Plus it never hurt to have a good manager.

Gorilla Monsoon: Is that why Flair is so successful?

Bobby Heenan: Why thank you, Monsoon.

Gorilla Monsoon: Mr. Perfect is a tremendous manager

Bobby Heenan: I never liked you, you dirty ape!

Sags now on the offensive with Luke. More kicking and punching offense from the black haired Nasty Boy to mirror the offense of Knobbs. Luke is struggling to get to his feet to make the tag to Butch. Sags immediately cuts him off at the pass with a big boot to the face. Sags pulls Luke to his feet and suplexes him back to the Nasty Boys corner, where he tags back in Brian Knobbs.

Gorilla Monsoon: Lots of fast tags from the Nasty Boys, signature double team offense.

Bobby Heenan: The Nasty Boys know what it takes to be a successful team. They know what they’ve gotta do and they’re gonna do it, by any means necessary. That’s why I like them. I wouldn’t wanna manage them, but I like them.

Knobbs back in. He drags Luke up and drapes him in the corner. Sags holds Luke in place while Knobbs fires up for the pit stop. Knobbs is rubbing his pit. He comes flying in and drives his arm pit into Luke’s face. Knobbs enjoys it for a moment, then struggles to get away. Luke now has Knobbs grabbed. Sags lets go of Luke. Luke’s biting Knobbs’ arm pit.

Bobby Heenan: HE’S BITING THE MAN’S ARM PIT! WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM, HE’S BITING THE MAN’S ARM PIT!

Gorilla Monsoon: HAHA, CLASSIC!

Luke gets free from Knobbs, who’s holding his arm pit in pain, and makes the tag to Butch. Butch in and he’s on fire! Big clothesline for Knobbs. Sags comes in and he catches a clothesline. Knobbs comes at Butch with a double axe handle. Butch catches him with a boot to the gut and a DDT. Knobbs back in. Butch cuts him off at the pass and sends him sailing over the top rope. Sags has had enough of the Bushwhacker shenanigans, grabbing the motorcycle helmet he brought to the ring with him and blasting Butch in the back with it. Referee sees it in plain view and immediately calls for the disqualification. But Sags isn’t really concerned, whacking Butch in the back with it again.

Gorilla Monsoon: Well that’s a disqualification, you can’t go around whacking people like that.

Bobby Heenan: HE WHACKED THE WHACKER! He’s a whacker attacker!

Butch is completely stunned. Knobbs comes back in to stomp at the downed Butch. Luke tries to make the save but catches a motorcycle helmet to the gut, then one to the back. Both Nasties briefly stomp at the Bushwhackers, before raising their hands in celebration.

Gorilla Monsoon: Celebrate all you want, but it’s the Bushwhackers who are going home with the winner’s share of the purse tonight at Wrestlemania.

An advertisement airs for the Wrestlemania VIII hotline.

As we come back from the advertisement, Sean Mooney is backstage with Jake the Snake Roberts and his cobra.

Sean Mooney: Folks, I’m joined at this time by Jake the Snake Roberts. Jake, in a few short moments, you’re stepping into the ring for possibly the last time against the Macho Man, Randy Savage. And you know you’re not supposed to have that cobra here!

Jake Roberts: You see Mooney, I was never really one much for playing by the rules. I always kind of thought rules were made to be broken. And you have the most fun if you.. break the rules.. from time to time, isn’t that right, Macho Man? I was there last year at Wrestlemania, when the Macho Man lost a match just like the one we’re entering tonight. I was there man. I seen the Ultimate Warrior pin him flat out in the ring, 1… 2…. 3… and the Macho Man retires forever. But because the Macho Man has a macho temper.. And couldn’t keep his woman in check.. Here we are tonight.

Sean Mooney: You’ve made the Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth’s lives a living hell, Jake Roberts.

Footage airs of This Tuesday in Texas, where Jake tries to unleash the cobra on Miss Elizabeth, which cuts into Jake illegally eliminating Macho Man from the 1992 Royal Rumble. Then a clip airs from Saturday Night’s Main Event, where Jake crashes the Funeral Parlor segment with Miss Elizabeth, chasing Liz with a snake before being stopped by The Undertaker.

Sean Mooney: Had the Undertaker not been there..

Jake Roberts: Had the Undertaker not been there then I might’ve done exactly what I wanted to the precious Miss Elizabeth. You see Mooney, all those little kids out there that cheered me.. Their parents should’ve told them better. You never trust a snake, man. Cause the snake’ll turn around and bite you. The Undertaker and Paul Bearer learned that and there’ll come a day when they learn that lesson even further. But tonight, tonight’s the night I bring Macho Madness to a finality. Cause I got a plan Mooney. Trust me..

Jake wanders away from the interview area as we cut back to Gorilla and Bobby in the interview area.

Gorilla Monsoon: What does he mean “I have a plan”?

Bobby Heenan: Just trust him.

Gorilla Monsoon: We’re moments away from our first of three main event matchups this afternoon in Indianapolis, it’s the retirement match, as Jake the Snake Roberts does battle with the Macho Man Randy Savage, let’s take a look at what’s led us to this point!

A video montage plays through of all of the terrible things Jake Roberts has done to torment the Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth, back to crashing the wedding party at Summerslam 1991, attacking the Macho Man with a cobra and leaving it to latch on to his arm, brief highlights from their encounter at This Tuesday in Texas which ended in Jake trying to attack Liz with a cobra, and the most recent Funeral Parlor segment, where Jake attempted to attack Elizabeth with a cobra once again. Footage of Macho Man’s reinstatement is played, as well as the wild brawl that ensued at the Royal Rumble after Jake illegally re-entered the Royal Rumble to eliminate Macho Man. Footage plays from the Wrestlemania press conference, after the announcement that Hulk Hogan would be the one facing Ric Flair for the WWF championship at Wrestlemania. A dejected Macho Man is addressing the press, when from behind, Jake Roberts clotheslines him, knocking him into the press table and sending the table crashing over. Jake throws a variety of small objects from pins to drinks at Savage, burying him in a pile of debris. This is the final shot before we cut back live to Howard Finkel in the center of the ring.


Howard Finkel: It is now time for our first of three main events here at Wrestlemania! It is the retirement match. The loser of the fall must retire from the WWF!

The ominous voice of Jake the Snake fills the Hoosier Dome, as he sinisterly says “Trust me”. This leads into his entrance music, as Jake makes his way down the long aisle of the Hoosier Dome with a gunny bag in tow.

Howard Finkel: Introducing first, from Stone Mountain, Georgia, weighing in tonight at two hundred and sixty pounds, Jake “The Snake” ROBERTS!

Jake makes his way down the entrance way, setting his bag in the lower left hand corner on the hard cam side, slithering under the bottom rope himself and having a seat in the corner. Jake sits there for a moment with a sly smirk on his face as his entrance music comes to a stop. A resounding “OOOOOHHH YEAAAHHH” is heard through the arena, leading into Pomp & Circumstance beginning to play. The camera shoots up the entrance way, reaching the pinnacle of the entrance way just as a figure emerges. But it’s not the Macho Man, but rather Miss Elizabeth, clad in an all white evening gown with white gloves.

Bobby Heenan: That chicken Savage knows his career is over, and he sent Liz to do his fighting for him.

Gorilla Monsoon: WOULD YOU STOP?

Elizabeth makes her way halfway down the aisle, turning and pointing back. Macho Man Randy Savage emerges in a jacket with matching tights primarily gold but otherwise only described as “all of the colors”. Savage throws his hat and glasses to the ground, shedding the jacket in a windsprint down the extremely elongated aisle of The Hoosier Dome. Elizabeth is left to pick up the pieces as Savage darts to the ring. Realizing the arrival of Savage is imminent, Howard Finkel abandons position and skips the introduction of the Macho Man completely. With reckless abandon, Savage slides in under the bottom rope and is immediately cut off by Roberts.

Gorilla Monsoon: The Snake was waiting on him!

Bobby Heenan: Well Savage ran the forty yard dash to the ring. Savage is no Derek Redmond, of course Roberts seen him coming.

Roberts stomps away at Savage, driving the point of his elbow into Savage’s spine. With little recourse otherwise, referee Joey Marella sounds the opening bell. Roberts pulls Savage to a knee, then to a vertical base. Big clubbing forearm across the back from Jake, then he swings an arm in the air, grabbing Savage in a front chancery. He’s signaling for the DDT. Jake drops back with the DDT, but Savage rolls forwards, rolling out of the DDT and out of the ring.

Gorilla Monsoon: The Snake trying to finish this one early with a DDT.

Bobby Heenan: Had Jake hit the DDT, it would’ve been so long Macho. Back to the Superstars table with McMahon for you.

Savage sulks around ringside. Jake is on the prowl, following Savage to the floor. But the Macho Man isn’t on the retreat, nailing Roberts with a running forearm as soon as Roberts hits the arena floor. Savage grabs Roberts by the head, slamming him face first into the ring apron. Roberts stumbles but doesn’t fall. Savage hooks him from behind. He’s going for a back suplex on the floor, but the taller Roberts is able to sand bag, preventing Savage from getting him up.

Bobby Heenan: Is Savage mad?? He’s going for a back suplex on the floor!

Gorilla Monsoon: High stakes in this one, Brain. You gotta put all your chips on the table when you’re risking it all like these two men are here today at Wrestlemania.

Jake possibly rakes the eyes but does so out of the line of sight of both the camera man and the referee. Savage is on the retreat. Jake stalks. Savage takes a wild swing but misses by several feet. Savage charges blindly at Roberts. Roberts gets underneath him and back body drops Savage on the floor.

Gorilla Monsoon: Those protective mats only have about an inch of padding over the flooring here at the Hoosier Dome. An unforgiving fall.

Bobby Heenan: Savage might be done for here.

Roberts rolls into the ring to break the count, immediately rolling back to the outside. He scoops up Savage off of the floor, rolling him back into the ring. Roberts into the ring himself slowly, methodically stalking after the wounded Savage. Jake into the ring, he’s standing over Savage. Savage pops up with an inside cradle. Referee down for the count, 1…..2… kick out at two from Roberts.

Gorilla Monsoon: Near fall there!

Bobby Heenan: We almost witnessed the end of Jake the Snake Roberts in front of our very eyes. One of these two men’s careers in the World Wrestling Federation is done tonight, Monsoon.

Roberts back to his feet and he’s angry. Punt kick to the still downed Macho Man’s ribs. He pulls Savage to his feet. Slap to the face from Roberts to Savage. Savage responds with a slap of his own. Roberts throws a jab, then a high right. The right is ducked by Savage, who scoops Roberts and drives him down with a big atomic drop. Roberts bounces across the ring, rebounding into the ropes and coming back to Savage, who with a hobble, clotheslines The Snake. Elizabeth has finally made her way to ringside at this point. Savage goes to the corner as The Snake goes down. He comes off the top with a flying axe handle as Jake gets back to his feet, but Jake side steps it and Savage takes the blunt of the blow to his knees. Roberts compounds the problem with a chop block, taking Savage’s knee out from under him.

Gorilla Monsoon: Savage may have dislocated the anterior cruciate ligament

Bobby Heenan: He also hurt his knee.

Savage is downed. Jake grasps the injured left leg, applying a spinning toe hold. Roberts is applying pressure directly to the injured location. He spins all the way through with the spinning toe hold. Savage flips to his stomach to avoid more pressure. Roberts stomps twice at the back of the knee, then grapevines the leg, locking in an Indian Deathlock in the center of the ring.

Gorilla Monsoon: Indian Deathlock from Jake Roberts, when’s the last time you seen Roberts do this one, Brain?

Bobby Heenan: This is do or die, Monsoon. These two men both have to throw the hail mary on this one, they have to bring in all of the reserves, because this is the final battle for one of these two men. This is it. Win or go home.



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Randy Savage vs Jake Roberts
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As we come back to a live shot, The Berzerker is already in the ring with Howard Finkel.

Howard Finkel: The following attraction is set for one fall with a fifteen minute time limit. Already in the ring, from Parts Unknown, weighing in at _________, he is The Berzerker!

The Berzerker grabs his hand and husses about the ring momentarily.

Howard Finkel: And his opponent..

British Bulldog’s music hits over the loud speakers and British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith makes his way through the curtain, accompanied by Winston on a leash.

Howard Finkel: Being accompanied to the ring by Winston, From __________, weighing in tonight at _______, The British BULLDOG!

The Bulldog and Winston make their way down the entrance way, Bulldog passing off Winston’s leash at ringside. Bulldog climbs into the ring. Before he can even remove his entrance cloak, The Berzerker attacks. Huge clubbing rights and lefts from Berzerker. Bulldog on the reel. Bulldog almost falls through the ropes. Berzerker heads to the center of the ring with a huss. Bulldog stands up out of the ropes, charging forwards and plowing through The Berzerker with a huge clothesline. Berzerker down, but immediately back to his feet. Bulldog scoops him up, throwing him over his shoulder and rushing across the ring, slamming him into the mat with a running powerslam.

Gorilla Monsoon: Running powerslam from the British Bulldog!

Bulldog makes a cover. Referee down for the count, 1….2….3!

Gorilla Monsoon: He got him!

Howard Finkel makes the announcement official.

Howard Finkel: Your winner of this match, The British Bulldog!

Bulldog to his feet. Berzerker quickly bails in shame. Bulldog raises his arms in victory as Winston comes into the ring to celebrate as well.

Gorilla Monsoon: Huge win by the British Bulldog, but now, let’s send it to the back, to Sean Mooney, standing by with the World’s Champion..

Bobby Heenan: The REAL World’s Champion..

Gorilla Monsoon: Ric Flair, take it away, Sean.

Cut to the backstage area, to Sean Mooney, with Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect.

Sean Mooney: I am joined..

Mr. Perfect immediately takes the microphone.

Mr. Perfect: SHUT UP MOONEY! You are joined by the REAL World’s Champion, Nature Boy Ric Flair.

And with that, Perfect hands the microphone off to Flair.

Ric Flair: The part of that statement, that you need to be aware of, is the REAL World’s Champion. I am the UNDISPUTED World’s Heavyweight Champion. I am not the WWF champion, I am not the other champion, I am the real, world’s champion. I am the only man, walking god’s green earth, that can lay claim to being the one, undisputed, real world’s champion and HOGAN, that is something you can NEVER do. Hogan, I’m twice the athlete that you are. I’m twice the wrestler than you will ever be, and brother, I’m twice the lover you are and all the ladies know that and TONIGHT, here at Wrestlemania, I will cement MY LEGACY as the REAL World’s Champion, the REAL Heavyweight champion, and the UNDISPUTED CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Sean Mooney takes the microphone back.

Sean Mooney: Now Ric,

Perfect interjects

Mr. Perfect: That’s MR. FLAIR to you, Mooney.

Sean Mooney: Mr. Flair, should you lose the championship tonight, are you planning on entering the tournament to crown a new champion at Royal Albert Hall in England?

Ric Flair: MOONEY, you can stop talking about the tournament at the Royal Albert Hall RIGHT NOW, because understand, there isn’t going to be a new champion, tonight, Indianapolis, Hogan goes down to the NATURE BOY, understand Mooney, tonight, Hulkamania goes head to head with Space Mountain, and Hogan, you can’t take the Nature Boy. I’m going to end your career, I’m going to end Hulkamania, and I will walk out of Wrestlemania with the REAL, UNDISPUTED, WORLD, HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Mooney takes the microphone back.

Sean Mooney: Back to you guys at ringside..

Cut to Gorilla and Bobby. Bobby smirks with glee.

Gorilla Monsoon: A lot of confidence from Ric Flair going into the match tonight with the Hulkster..

Bobby Heenan: A lot of confidence from the REAL World’s Champion, who will remain the World’s Champion. Come on Monsoon, give me one good one. Wooooooooooo…

Gorilla Monsoon: I’ll give ya one alright.. Take it away, Howard Finkel.

The camera pans wide over the capacity crowd at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis before switching to a shot of Howard Finkel in the ring.

Howard Finkel: The following match is set for one fall, with a thirty minute time limit, and it is for the World Wrestling Federation TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!

The crowd cheer at this announcement, the camera cuts to a roaming shot, zooming down the entrance way. The familiar laugh of Ted DiBiase fills the arena, leading into the Million Dollar Man’s theme. Jimmy Hart saunters through the curtain with a megaphone in hand, I.R.S. shortly behind him. One of the WWF World Tag Team titles is strapped firmly around Irwin’s waist, a shiny Halliburton briefcase in hand. Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase is the next through the neon entrance way, a glittering reflective black suit adorned with dollar signs and the other WWF Tag Team title laid over his shoulder.

Howard Finkel: Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by their manager, the Mouth of the South, Jimmy Hart, first, weighing in tonight at two hundred forty eight pounds, he is Irwin R Schyster, better known as I.R.S. And his tag team partner, currently residing at his seasonal residence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, weighing in tonight at two hundred and sixty pounds, he is “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and together, they are the reigning and defending World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions, Money Incorporated!

As the Fink’s introductions conclude, the Money Inc trio have already entered. DiBiase begins the process of removing his elaborate entrance garb. Irwin has other ideas, taking the microphone from Howard Finkel.

I.R.S: All of you tax cheats out there need to know, the deadline is approaching and you need to PAY, YOUR, TAXES!

The crowd responds with passive indifference, Irwin handing the microphone back to Howard as “OOOOOHHHH, WHAT A RUSH” echoes through the Hoosier Dome, leading into the hard guitar riffs of the Legion of Doom’s theme. The crowd reacts with a thunderous ovation, but it’s not Hawk nor Animal who enter through the curtain. Instead, a balding man in an all black suit with a black shirt enters, carrying a rolled up newspaper. The Fink lets the crowd know what’s going on.

Howard Finkel: And introducing the challengers, being led to the ring by their manager, “Precious” Paul Ellering, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at a total combined weight of five hundred and seventy five pounds, Hawk, Animal, The Legion of DOOM!

With their introduction to the crowd, Hawk and Animal come marching through the entrance way and down the isle, shiny red and black shoulder pads with matching wrist gauntlets adorning their bodies.

Gorilla Monsoon: Brain, do you know anything about this Precious Paul character?

Bobby Heenan: Oh, do I ever! That man is a dangerous man, and he’s with two dangerous men, they’re all very dangerous men Monsoon!

Hawk and Animal make their way to the ring, walking down the middle of the entrance way and parting the seas as the fans extend their hands over the ringside barricades to try to touch the Legion of Doom. The camera cuts back to the ring to Jimmy Hart, who is having a fit at the appearance of the Legion of Doom’s manager Paul Ellering.


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From the arena, we cut backstage to “Mean” Gene Okerlund, in the interview area with Bret Hart. Bret’s in all pink with a black leather jacket.

Gene Okerlund: Bret Hart, we are moments away from your challenge for the Intercontinental championship and “Hot Rod” Rowdy Roddy Piper, your thoughts?

Bret Hart: My thoughts are this is the biggest night of life. My thoughts are tonight’s the night I’m taking back the title that crook The Mountie and his weasel manager Jimmy Hart stole from me in the first place, and couldn’t even be man enough to hold onto long enough to defend it. And my thoughts are that while I respect Roddy Piper, I’m going to walk in there with determination and focus, and I’m coming to take my title back.

The camera pans out, to show Roddy Piper stand just outside of the interview area.

Roddy Piper: Is that right, sunshine? You’re coming for my title? The only title that I ever gots in my whooole life, and you’re coming for it? I ain’t got no tag team titles, I ain’t got no world titles man, this here Intercontinental title, it’s all I got. And I got it from that no good Mountie, but you know what? The Mountie was the better man than you. And if you wanna take this from me, you better step up and take it.

Piper extends the championship belt in front of him. Bret reaches to grab it but with his other hand, Piper whips around his arm, belt wrapped around his fist ready to punch Bret. There’s a brief staredown, then Bret breaks away as his music has begun to play through the arena.

Gene Okerlund: Back to Gorilla and Bobby..

Cut back to the arena, to The Fink rather than Gorilla and Bobby.

Howard Finkel: The following match, set for one fall, has a thirty minute time limit, and it is for the INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

A graphic quickly flashes on the screen with Roddy Piper on one side, Bret Hart on the other, fading away as Bret Hart enters through the curtain.

Howard Finkel: Introducing first, the challenger, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, weighing in tonight at ______ pounds, he is the former Intercontinental champion, Bret “HIT MAN” HART!

Bret raises his arms in a gesture to the crowd as he makes his way down the extended entrance way of the Hoosier Dome.

Gorilla Monsoon: Intercontinental title match up next as champion Roddy Piper defends against the number one contender for that title, Bret “Hit Man” Hart.

Bobby Heenan: Bret’s coming for the title, but Roddy ain’t gonna just hand it over. Roddy’s dirty. Roddy’s willing to fight dirty. Roddy’s game. Is Bret?

As Bret makes his way down the entrance way, there’s a wide shot of the crowd that shows a spattering of signs in support of the Hitman. A particular close up shows a youngster near the front waving around a rubber LJN Bret Hart action figure. Bret climbs into the ring, raising his arms to the crowd in salute. But just as quickly as it began, Bret’s music cuts off. And it’s replaced by bagpipes. Early, there’s cheers, replaced by a mixture of boos and cheers, then as Piper makes his way through the curtain, unanimous cheers.

Howard Finkel: And his opponent, from Glasgow, Scotland, weighing in tonight at ______, he is the reigning and defending Intercontinental champion, “ROWDY” Roddy Piper!

Piper pauses, taking a moment to pause and look out to the sixty two thousand fans in attendance. Piper makes his way down the aisle way, slapping a few fans hands as he makes his way towards the ring. Piper never removes his eyes from Bret Hart center ring. Piper makes it to ringside. He removes his Intercontinental championship belt, handing it off to referee Earl Hebnar. Hebnar shows the title belt to Bret. Bret observes the belt, then hops out of the ring, handing off his sunglasses to a young fan at ringside. Bret back into the ring. Piper whips off his kilt, throwing it aside. He begins to peel off his shirt, not removing his eyes from Bret as he pulls his shirt up. Piper pulls the shirt up to his chin, still not unlocking eyes with Bret, quickly whipping it over his head, then pulling his arms out. With both wrestlers derobed of their entrance garb, Hebnar raises the Intercontinental championship high above head for all to see.

Gorilla Monsoon: That’s what it’s all about folks, the Intercontinental championship.

Referee hands the championship belt outside of the ring and calls for the bell. Bell sounds and this match is under way. Both men circle around the ring. Collar and elbow tie up center ring. Bret gets the early advantage, taking Piper over with a deep arm drag. Piper gets back to his feet with a smirk.

Bobby Heenan: I don’t think Piper expected to be taken off his feet that easily.

Gorilla Monsoon: The Excellence of Execution with a fantastic arm drag.

Lock up center ring again. This time, it’s Piper who gains the advantage, whipping Hart over with an arm drag. Hart has no delay, charging at Piper and grabbing a waist lock. Standing switch from Piper putting Hart in a rear waist lock. Hart charges forwards to the ropes. He’s trying to break free, ducking between the top and middle rope and the running moment is enough to dump Piper off, through the ropes and to the arena floor.

Gorilla Monsoon: Champion sent to the floor hard!

Bobby Heenan: Hitman Hart doesn’t want this to become a brawl. He’s got to keep this a technical match if he stands a chance with Piper.

Piper quickly back into the ring and he’s upset. Piper center ring shoves Hart. Hart shoves Piper back. Open hand slap to the face from Piper rocks Hart, sending his stringy black hair flying from the momentum of the slap. Bret charges forwards for an attempted sack, Piper side steps. Bret grabs Piper, slinging him into the ropes with an Irish whip. Piper rebounds from the ropes, coming back at Bret and attempting a clothesline. Duck by the Hitman, Piper turns around and Bret goes for a standing dropkick, but Piper deflects and Bret crashes to the mat hard. Bret immediately grasps his left shoulder in agony.

Bobby Heenan: Hitman’s a hurt man!

Gorilla Monsoon: The challenger may have injured his shoulder on that landing.

Piper looking over Hart as the referee checks on him. Piper wants to continue the bout but the referee pushes him away, as Hart clearly may potentially be injured. Piper shoves the referee away to go in for the kill, but Hart was playing possum. Hart with an inside cradle. Referee down for the count, 1….2…. kick out at a long two by Piper.

Bobby Heenan: I knew he was faking! That Hart is a dirty slimeball! Look at the grease in his hair!

Both men back to their feet. Giant slap from Piper with a brutal collision. Hitman Hart charges at Piper, nailing him with a cross body but the momentum sends both men backwards, crashing between the top and middle rope all the way to the arena floor. Both men slightly dazed on the arena floor. Piper grabs Bret by the head and slams him face first into the protective blue mats. Piper climbs to the apron, rolling in under the bottom rope. Hart slowly to his feet. Piper shows himself as a sportman, bridging the middle rope to allow Hart re-entry. When Hart climbs to the ropes, Piper drills him with a hard right hand. Hart stumbles through the ropes. Piper grabs him by the head, running him across the ring and bashing his face into the turnbuckle.

Bobby Heenan: You can’t trust Piper, I told you Monsoon, you can’t trust Piper!

Gorilla Monsoon: You said you can’t trust Hart!

Hart lays over the mat momentarily and a small dripping of crimson appears on the white canvas. Piper grabs Hart by the hair and pulls him up. Hart’s forehead is split wide open. Piper stuffs Hart’s bloodied face under his arm. Running bulldog from Piper drives the challenger’s blood spattered face into the canvas, leaving an immediate stain. Piper rolls Hart over for a pin attempt. Referee down, 1…. 2… kick out at 2 by Hart.

Gorilla Monsoon: The Hitman appears to be lacerated, Brain!

Bobby Heenan: He’s opened up and Piper is zooming in for the kill.

Piper drags Hart to his knees. Knee lift and another cover, but again, only two. Piper drags Hart to his feet. Whip into the ropes from Piper. Hart rebounds and sunset flips Piper. Referee down for the count, 1….2… Piper out at two and immediately stomps Hart directly in the bloodied face. Running knee lift from Piper downs Hart further as Hart attempts to get to his feet. Piper drags Hart back to his feet. Whip into the ropes. Hart rebounds, diving at Piper and wiping him out with a diving clothesline.

Gorilla Monsoon: Diving clothesline from The Hitman and both men are down!

Bobby Heenan: Hart’s too broken and beaten to capitalize!

Piper to his feet first and he heads to the corner, going to the top rope. Bret to his feet. He almost stumbles to the corner, knocking Piper off the top rope. Piper stumbles back to his feet. Bret with a go behind and an inverted atomic drop. Piper turns around in a daze. Bret with a snap suplex, following up with a pin attempt. Referee down for the count, 1…..2…. kick out at two from Piper. Bret pulls Piper back to his feet. Russian leg sweep brings the champion back to the mat.

Gorilla Monsoon: Big neck breaker from the Hitman!

Bret pulls Piper back up. Back breaker from Hart. Hart goes to Piper’s legs. He’s going for the Sharpshooter, but Piper blocks the foot from going over with his hand. Hart stumbles backwards into the corner. Hart mounts the second rope. Hart dives off the second with an elbow, but Piper counters by raising a boot. The reverse of momentum sends Bret Hart crashing backwards, wiping out the referee.

Gorilla Monsoon: And the official is down!

Bobby Heenan: Capitalize! Gouge his eyes Piper! Nail him!

Bret checking on the downed referee. Piper gets back to his feet. Piper with a clothesline from behind and Bret stumbles through the ropes and to the floor. Bret makes a massive blood splatter on the blue mats on the arena floor upon landing. Piper after Bret on the floor. Piper grabs Bret by the head, ramming him face first into the solid steel ring steps. Bret crumbles to the floor and Piper grabs the ring bell.

Bobby Heenan: What idiot was in charge of the bell??

Gorilla Monsoon: The referee is still down and Piper has control of the ring bell.

A bloodied Hart struggles into the ring. Piper glances at the downed referee, then at the bell in his own hands, then at Hart. Piper looks out to the crowd. Then back at the prone Hart.

Bobby Heenan: WHAT THE HELL, USE THE BELL! Clobber him Piper! Drill him!

Piper turns, disposing of the ring bell to the arena floor.

Bobby Heenan: He’s sick!

Gorilla Monsoon: Sportsman display by the Intercontinental champion!

Referee is coming to. Piper pulls Bret up and locks in his signature sleeper hold. Bret struggling for the ropes. Bret reaches the corner. Bret kicks at the ropes, flip backward. Bret’s still stuck in the sleeper hold, but now he has Piper’s shoulders pinned to the mat. Referee down for the count, 1…..2….3! Piper realizes what’s happened and kicks out, but it’s too late. The misplaced bell cannot be rang, but Howard Finkel makes the announcement official.

Howard Finkel: Your winner of this match… and the NEW World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion, Bret “HITMAN” Haaaart!

A bloodied Hart gets to his feet, where the referee raises his hand. Timekeeper attempts to pass in the championship belt, but it’s intercepted by Piper. Piper looks at the title belt. He grasps it as if he’s going to hit Hart with the title. Then calmly, Piper straps the championship belt around Hart’s waist, raising his hand in victory as Hart’s music plays.

Bobby Heenan: NO! HIT HIM WITH IT, DON’T PUT IT ON HIM! WHAT ARE YOU DOING PIPER??

The crowd cheers at this display of sportsmanship as the camera pans wide.

An advertisement airs for the WBF.

We come back live, to the broadcast booth, where Bobby Heenan has a huge smirk on his face.

Bobby Heenan: I’ve been waiting for this all day, Monsoon. Are you ready for my big surprise?

Gorilla Monsoon: What surprise??

Bobby Heenan: Joining us, live via satellite, from his home in Atlanta, Georgia, is new WBF spokesman.. Lex Luger!

Cut to a split screen shot, with Bobby on one side and Lex Luger on the other. Lex is wearing a cut off ICO Pro t-shirt.

Bobby Heenan: MY GUEST at this time, coming to us live from Atlanta, Georgia, The next WBF champion, “The Total Package” Lex Luger.

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Gorilla Monsoon: Right now, let’s send it to a special video package, about what brought us to this point.

Cut to a narrated video package, narrated by Mean Gene Okerlund.

Gene Okerlund: In the world of wrestling, giants among men are fairly commonplace.

Cut in a clip of Sid Justice powerbombing an enhancement talent, which cuts to The Undertaker tombstone piledriving a different enhancement talent.

Gene Okerlund: And the battle for supremacy is a never ending conquest.

Cut to a clip of the Undertaker nailing Dusty Rhodes with a flying clothesline, which cuts into Sid Justice drilling Virgil with a big boot that splatters Virgil’s nose.

Gene Okerlund: In this age of uncertainty, the lines between good and evil have never been more grayed.

Cut to a clip of Sid Justice palling around with Hulk Hogan, which cuts into The Undertaker standing ominously behind Jake Roberts.

Gene Okerlund: But morality never goes out of style, and doing the right thing always shows a man’s fortitude.

Cut to The Undertaker stopping Jake Roberts from clobbering Miss Elizabeth with a steel chair at Summerslam, which cuts into Sid Justice attempting to drill Brutus Beefcake with a chair in The Barber Shop, instead destroying the set with the seating device.

Gene Okerlund: Tonight, these two men go to war, and only one will come away.. Victorious.

Quick cut of a chokeslam from the Undertaker, cut into a chokeslam from Sid.. And we cut back to the arena.

Howard Finkel: It is now time for our second of three main events here at Wrestlemania!

A hard drumline begins to play over the P/A system and Dr. Harvey Wippleman makes his way through the curtain. Following shortly behind him, in royal blue trunks and matching knee pads, is Sid Justice.

Howard Finkel: Being accompanied to the ring by his manager, Dr. Harvey Wippleman, from _______, weighing in tonight at ______ pounds, he is Sid JUSTICE!

Sid and Harvey makes their way down the entrance way, Sid finding a floor camera to spout a quick interview to.

Sid Justice: I AM THE MASTER AND RULER OF THE UNIVERSE, AND TONIGHT, I BRING AN END TO THE UNDERTAKER!

Harvey climbs into the ring first, immediately snatching the microphone away from Howard Finkel, and reintroducing Sid as Sid climbs into the ring.

Harvey Wippleman: STANDING SEVEN FOOT TALL, WEIGHING ______ POUNDS, HE IS THE ONE TRUE GIANT IN THE WWF! HE IS THE MONSTER, I BRING YOU… SID!!

Sid climbs into the ring, a pyrotechnics display exploding overhead and showing the ring with sparks. The extreme bright has it’s spectrum opposite, as all of the arena lights dim, the afternoon lighting of the Hoosier Dome now dimmed as evening commences, bringing the entire arena to a lightened dark. A gong hits. And through the curtain with his urn in tow emerges the ghostly plump figure of Paul Bearer.

Howard Finkel: And his opponent, being accompanied to the ring by his manager, Paul Bearer.. From Death Valley, weighing in tonight at three hundred fifteen pounds, he is The UNDERTAKER!

The Undertaker slowly and methodically walks towards the ring in a trance, Paul Bearer nodding and clutching his urn. The two men walk down the center of the entrance way, ignoring the fans extended hands along the entrance. The Undertaker climbs into the ring and the arena lights come back on. Sid is unphased. He stares daggers through The Undertaker as the Deadman begins to disrobe.

Gorilla Monsoon: A cold chill takes over the arena any time The Undertaker enters.

Bobby Heenan: This man scares me, Monsoon, and I am a fearless man.

The Undertaker removes his coat, then hat, then finally his tie, handing off all of his entrance garb to manager Paul Bearer already on the apron, who quickly climbs to the arena floor with the attire elements in hand. The two men approach one another center ring. Sid shows no fear towards the Undertaker. Referee Bill Alfonso is struggling to get between the two monstrous men, both nearly twice his size and double his weight.
Gorilla Monsoon: Referee is gonna have a hard time keeping control of this one. I hope they’ve re-enforced the ring.