WWF 1992 - A 2nd try at greatness (1/13 shows up)

Bollocks! I was gonna start my 1992 diary up tonight

oh well no harm in having 2. Yours looks good

Yep this is a nice diary here. Slaughter vs. Roberts could turn out to be big time feud. Hogan vs. Flair needs to be built up over the next few weeks until they can have a big-ass standoff at a PPV. I'm thinking your going for this at Mania. I'm intrigued to see how you work this one.

PS. Comments to my first show and diary appreciated.

WWF Superstars
USA Network
January 6th 1992

Hulk Hogan interview, continuing his feud with Ric Flair
Overall Rating: 95%

Ric Flair interview, continuing his feud with Hulk Hogan
Overall Rating: 100%

Interview with Rick Martel, the Warlord, and Slick, continuing their individual feuds with Bret Hart and The British Bulldog
Overall Rating: 59%

The Nasty Boys versus El Matador and ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan
Finish: Legion of Doom come running down the aisle and into the ring! Double clothesline...but Saggs ducks! Jim Duggan gets hit! Legion of Doom leave the ring, holding their heads. Jerry Saggs has Jim Duggan down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Flying Elbow, forget about it. 1....2...3! The Nasty Boys remain in the ring, celebrating their victory. **1\2 rating.
Match Quality: 75%
Crowd Reaction: 62%
Overall Rating: 67%

Shawn Michaels versus The Texas Tornado
Continues their feud
Shawn Michaels is disqualified for using a steel chair on Texas Tornado.
Match Quality: 94%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Overall Rating: 90%

Sgt. Slaughter versus Jake Roberts
Continues their feud
Jake Roberts defeats Sgt. Slaughter cleanly with a DDT.
Match Quality: 60%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Overall Rating: 71%

Overall Show Rating: 79%

We got a 3.90 rating for 'Superstars'!
The attendance level was 5019 people.
We made $200760 from ticket sales.

Note: On the afternoon of the 6th, we negotiated The Ultimate Warrior into a new contract for a shocking $300,000 a month. To make room for this huge contract on the pay scale, the following superstars were released:
The Iron Sheik
Nikolai Volkoff
Hercules
Harvey Wippleman
Virgil
Jim Powers


WWF Wrestling Challenge
January 6th 1992
USA Network

Rick Martel interview, continuing his feud with Bret Hart over the WWF Intercontinental title
Overall Rating: 60%

Jake Roberts is standing in the set of The Snake Pit for his personal interview segment. He announces that tonight's guest is Texas Tornado, who comes out from the back. They do a straight interview, but it is ended abruptly when Shawn Michaels comes out of nowhere and attacks Texas Tornado. The brawl is swift and violent, and ends with Von Erich down and out on the floor of the set. Shawn Michaels walks off, having made his point.
Overall Rating: 75%
Notes: Continued the feud between Texas Tornado and Shawn Michaels

Bret Hart versus The Warlord
WWF Intercontinental title match
Rick Martel attempts to interfere to attack Bret Hart, but Hart ducks and Martel clotheslines the Warlord! This leads to Bret Hart locking the Sharpshooter on the Warlord for the submission victory. Post match, The Warlord and Rick Martel continue a 2 on 1 assault on Bret Hart, until the save is made by The British Bulldog! **½
Match Quality: 69%
Crowd Reaction: 63%
Overall Rating: 66%
Notes: Continued the individual feuds between Bret Hart & Rick Martel and The Warlord & British Bulldog

The Nasty Boys versus The New Foundation (Jim Neidhart & Owen Hart)
WWF Tag Team titles match
The Nasty Boys defeat the New Foundation when Jerry Sags pins Jim Neidhart with a handful of tights. Post match, The Legion of Doom run in and attack Brian Knobbs. ***¼
Match Quality: 85%
Crowd Reaction: 66%
Overall Rating: 75%
Notes: Continued the feud between The Legion of Doom and The Nasty Boys

Undertaker is in the ring. Sid Justice comes out, and challenges him to a match at Royal Rumble. The challenge is accepted.
Overall Rating: 82%

Sgt. Slaughter & Randy Savage versus Mr. Perfect & Jake Roberts
Roberts pins Slaughter following a deadly DDT. ***
Match Quality: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Overall Rating: 80%
Notes: Continues the individual feuds between Jake Roberts & Sgt. Slaughter and Mr. Perfect & Randy Savage

Overall Show Rating: 76%

We got a 3.77 rating for 'Wrestling Challenge'!
The attendance level was 6018 people.
We made $240720 from ticket sales.

WWF Prime Time Wrestling
January 7th 1992
USA Network

Hulk Hogan interview, continuing his feud with Ric Flair
Overall Rating: 93%

Ric Flair interview, continuing his feud with Hulk Hogan
Overall rating: 91%

Warlord, Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags versus British Bulldog, Hawk & Animal
British Bulldog pins Sags following a running powerslam **½
Match Quality: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Overall Rating: 68%
Notes: Continued the tag feud between The Nasty Boys & The Legion of Doom and the singles feud between The Warlord and The British Bulldog

Interview with Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, continuing Savage’s feud with Ric Flair
Overall Rating: 67%

Bret Hart versus Papa Shango
Special Referee: Rick Martel
Hart had Shango nearly beat with a Sharpshooter, when Rick Martel called for the bell, citing a closed fist during an earlier furry of punches. Post match, Martel and Hart brawl. **¾
Match Quality: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 72%
Overall Rating: 73%
Notes: Continues the feud between Rick Martel and Bret Hart

Sgt. Slaughter is in the ring, when Jake Roberts walks out onto the stage. They argue, and the distraction Roberts causes proves to be enough, as Slaughter doesn't notice The Orient Express coming out of the crowd until they are already within striking distance. He gets beaten down as Jake Roberts looks on from the stage.
Overall Rating: 74%

Jimmy Snuka versus Ric Flair
Big Gold title match
Ric Flair causes Jimmy Snuka to tap out to the figure four leg lock. Hulk Hogan attempts a run in attack on Flair, only to have it foiled by Flair leaving. ***¼
Match Quality: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Overall Rating: 81%
Notes: continues the feud between Hogan and Flair

Overall Show Rating: 78%

We got a 5.88 rating for 'Prime Time Wrestling'!
The attendance level was 6004 people.
We made $240160 from ticket sales.

WWF Superstars
USA Network
January 13th 1992

The Nasty Boys are in the ring. Legion of Doom come out onto the sound stage, and issue a challenge for a match at Royal Rumble. The Nasty Boys accept, and the two teams trade insults for a while before leaving.
Overall Rating: 65%

Hulk Hogan interview, continuing his feud with Ric Flair
Overall Rating: 100%

Bret Hart is in the ring, carrying the WWF Intercontinental belt. Rick Martel comes down and gets in the ring. After a few words, Martel grabs the belt and waffles the champion with it, knocking him out. Rick Martel poses above him, the belt in his hands.
Overall Rating: 75%

Sgt. Slaughter versus Brooklyn Brawler
Slaughter defeats Brawler with the Cobra Clutch. Post match, Jake Roberts runs in and nails Slaughter with a DDT!
Match Quality: 67%
Crowd Reaction: 49%
Overall Rating: 58%
Notes: Continues the feud between Jake Roberts and Sgt. Slaughter

Mr. Perfect versus Chris Walker
Following a Perfect Plex, Perfect pins Walker. Post match, Randy Savage runs in with a chair and tries to attack Mr. Perfect, but fails.
Match Quality: 75%
Crowd Reaction: 56%
Overall Rating: 66%

Kato (from the Orient Express) versus The Texas Tornado
Kato nearly has Tornado beat when Shawn Michaels interferes. Michaels tries to hit Tornado with a chair, but misses and hits Kato by accident.
Match Quality: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 61%
Overall Rating: 69%

Overall Show Rating: 71%

We got a 3.36 rating for 'Superstars'!
The attendance level was 6048 people.
We made $241920 from ticket sales.

Notes: Big Boss Man was suspended for 1 month for innapproriate behavior backstage.

WWF Royal Rumble
Pay Per View
January 14th 1992

Beau & Blake Beverly versus Koko B. Ware & Jimmy Snuka
Wrestling Challenge Main Event
Snuka pins Beau following a Superfly Splash
Match Quality: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 56%
Overall Rating: 64%

Hawk & Animal versus Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags
WWF Tag Team titles match
Hawk goes for a powerbomb on Sags, but when he has him up, he suddenly falls, with Sags landing on top of Hawk for a count of three. When the instant replay is shown, it can be seen that Sags had hit Hawk with a chain! Post match, the two teams brawl until Knobbs and Sags bail out with the championships.
Match Quality: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Overall Rating: 82%
Notes: The Nasty Boys are the new WWF Tag Team champions

Sgt. Slaughter versus Jake Roberts
Roberts pins Slaughter cleanly with a DDT, but does not finish when the match ends, instead opting to beat down Slaughter further[/I]
Match Quality: 66%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Overall Rating: 77%
Notes: This match ended the feud between Jake Roberts and Sgt. Slaughter

Shawn Michaels w/ Sensational Sherri versus Texas Tornado
Tornado nearly has Michaels beat when Sherri hops on the apron, causing a distraction for long enough that Michaels can recover, nailing Tornado with a rocker dropper for the count of three.
Match Quality: 95%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Overall Rating: 90%
Notes: Continues the feud between Tornado and Michaels

Sid Justice versus The Undertaker w/ Paul Bearer
Undertaker pins Sid following a devastating Tombstone piledriver. Post match, Sid attacks the referee.
Match Quality: 67%
Crowd Reaction: 81%
Overall Rating: 76%

Rick Martel versus Bret Hart
Bret Hart locks on his dredded Sharpshooter and Rick Martel is forced to tap out! Post match, Hart extends a hand for a handshake, which Martel agrees to, only to attack Hart afterwards!!
Match Quality: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Overall Rating: 77%
Notes: Continues the feud between Hart and Martel

Ric Flair versus Hulk Hogan
“Big Gold” title match
The finish comes when Ric Flair locks the figure four leg lock on Hulk Hogan, and Hogan is forced to tape out.
Match Quality: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 97%
Overall Rating: 88%

30 man Royal Rumble
WWF Heavyweight title match
Royal Rumble (For The WWF World Title) : Marty Jannetty and Undertaker are the first two competitors. Marty Jannetty hits a rolling kick on Undertaker. Marty Jannetty scores with a back heel kick on Undertaker. Entry # 3 : Hulk Hogan! Back elbow connects, Hogan staggers backward. Hogan gets slammed. Entry # 4 : Ted DiBiase! Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Undertaker uses a forearm to the face. Undertaker scores with a standing spinebuster. Entry # 5 : Greg Valentine! Valentine drives a forearm into the chest of Hogan. Valentine hits a great swinging DDT on Hulk Hogan. Entry # 6 : Tatanka! Spin kick by Marty Jannetty to the face. Greg Valentine was eliminated by Jannetty. (Elimination # 1) Entry # 7 : Ric Flair! Tatanka takes a headbutt from Undertaker. Undertaker threw Tatanka over the top rope. (Elimination # 2) Entry # 8 : Randy Savage! Weak bodyslam on Jannetty by Hogan. Hogan tried to eliminate Marty Jannetty, who hung onto the top rope. Entry # 9 : Sid Justice! Rude Awakening on Ted DiBiase by Undertaker. Ted DiBiase got bundled out by Undertaker. (Elimination # 3) Entry # 10 : El Matador! Sid receives some punishment. Bodyslam by Savage. Entry # 11 : Texas Tornado! Back elbow connects, El Matador staggers backward. El Matador got thrown over the top rope by Undertaker. (Elimination # 4) Entry # 12 : Bret Hart! Double arm suplex by Ric Flair, Jannetty hits hard. Blind lariat by Flair, Jannetty never saw it coming until it was too late. Entry # 13 : British Bulldog! Spinebuster by Sid Justice. Sid went for the elimination, but British Bulldog held on to the ropes. Entry # 14 : Jim Duggan! Undertaker gets slammed. Running knee lift from Sid Justice. Entry # 15 : Rowdy Roddy Piper! Ric Flair snap suplexes The Hitman...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) The Hitman gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Flair. Entry # 16 : Butch! Stiff chop lights up Von Erich. Texas Tornado got bundled out by Savage. (Elimination # 5) Entry # 17 : Jake Roberts! Gut buster, Bulldog hits hard. British Bulldog got eliminated by The Hitman. (Elimination # 6) Entry # 18 : Skinner! Big kick from Hogan. Hulk Hogan hits Sid. Entry # 19 : Luke! Hot Rod receives some punishment. Running knee lift from Undertaker. Entry # 20 : The Mountie! Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Sid Justice uses a forearm to the face. Bodyslam by Sid. Entry # 21 : Ultimate Warrior! Sid slams Marty Jannetty. Marty Jannetty got eliminated by Sid. (Elimination # 7) Entry # 22 : Jim Neidhart! Back elbow connects, Hogan staggers backward. Hot Rod tried to eliminate Hulk Hogan, who hung onto the top rope. Entry # 23 : Papa Shango! Duggan receives some punishment. Death valley driver by Rowdy Roddy Piper, Jim Duggan is down and hurt. Entry # 24 : The Berzerker! Jim Duggan hits some weak-looking punches. Skinner got eliminated by Duggan. (Elimination # 8) Entry # 25 : Rick Martel! Hard impact russian legsweep by Martel. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Martel went for the elimination, but The Berzerker held on to the ropes. Entry # 26 : Owen Hart! Martel drives a thrust kick into the chest of Luke. Martel hits a quick kick on Luke. Entry # 27 : Haku! Hot Rod takes a headbutt from Randy Savage. Rowdy Roddy Piper got thrown over the top rope by Savage. (Elimination # 9) Entry # 28 : Mr. Perfect! Ultimate Warrior hits a right hand on Haku. Ultimate Warrior strikes Haku. Entry # 29 : The Barbarian! Haku receives some unexciting punishment. Haku got bundled out by Warrior. (Elimination # 10) Entry # 30 : Sgt. Slaughter! Bodyslam by Undertaker. Undertaker fires off some right and left hands. Flying shoulder tackle by Roberts sends Luke to the mat. Roberts went for the elimination, but Luke held on to the ropes. Barbarian hits a stump piledriver on Ric Flair, although it was quite weak in its execution. Barbarian tried to get Ric Flair over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Undertaker hits some punches. Butch got bundled out by Undertaker. (Elimination # 11) Papa Shango strikes The Mountie. Papa Shango turns Mountie inside-out with a clothesline. Savage slams Ultimate Warrior. Savage tried to eliminate Ultimate Warrior, who hung onto the top rope. Stiff chop lights up The Hitman. Big clothesline on The Hitman. Ring-shaking slam on Martel. Savage went for the elimination, but Rick Martel held on to the ropes. The Mountie fires off some right and left hands. Death valley driver by The Mountie, Hulk Hogan is down and hurt. Running knee lift from Jake Roberts. Roberts threw Mr. Perfect over the top rope. (Elimination # 12) Double arm suplex by Ric Flair, Shango hits hard. Stun Gun from Ric Flair! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Warrior slams The Barbarian down. Big John Studd would be proud, no doubt. Ultimate Warrior hits Barbarian. The Hitman crushes Hogan with a running senton. The Hitman tried to eliminate Hulk Hogan, who hung onto the top rope. The Mountie takes a right hand to the temple from Hogan. The Mountie got bundled out by Hogan. (Elimination # 13) Powerslam from Sgt. Slaughter on Flair. Slaughter tried to eliminate Ric Flair, who hung onto the top rope. Lame kick from The Anvil. Sgt. Slaughter got bundled out by The Anvil. (Elimination # 14) Uninspiring brawling from Luke. Papa Shango got thrown over the top rope by Luke. (Elimination # 15) Hulk Hogan takes a butterfly suplex from Martel. Martel tried to eliminate Hulk Hogan, who hung onto the top rope. Sid receives some unexciting punishment. Hulk Hogan scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Luke takes a right hand to the temple from Warrior. Luke was eliminated by Warrior. (Elimination # 16) Ultimate Warrior hits a right hand on The Barbarian. The Barbarian got thrown over the top rope by Warrior. (Elimination # 17) Double arm suplex by Rick Martel, Hart hits hard. Owen Hart got eliminated by Martel. (Elimination # 18) Bret Hart takes a right hand to the temple from Hogan. Bret Hart got eliminated by Hogan. (Elimination # 19) Weak bodyslam on Berzerker by Warrior. The Berzerker got thrown over the top rope by Warrior. (Elimination # 20) Jim Neidhart hits a right hand on Ric Flair. Flapjack from The Anvil on Flair. Belly to belly suplex by Martel. Wicked suplex out of the corner from Rick Martel, executed well. Double arm suplex by Rick Martel, Flair hits hard. Belly to belly off the top rope, Flair got folded up big time. Weak bodyslam by Warrior. Warrior went for the elimination, but Hulk Hogan held on to the ropes. Running knee lift from Jake Roberts. Roberts tried to eliminate Hulk Hogan, who hung onto the top rope. Big clothesline on Sid. Sid Justice got eliminated by Savage. (Elimination # 21) Jim Duggan hits some weak-looking punches. Side suplex from Duggan. Shades of Dino Bravo there, although even Dino could execute it better than Duggan. Running clothesline from Hulk Hogan, sloppily done. Hogan tried to eliminate Undertaker, who hung onto the top rope. Running knee lift from Undertaker. Undertaker threw Rick Martel over the top rope. (Elimination # 22) Rude Awakening on Jim Neidhart by Roberts. Jim Neidhart got eliminated by Roberts. (Elimination # 23) Running knee lift from Randy Savage. Savage threw Jake Roberts over the top rope. (Elimination # 24) Savage slams Ric Flair down. Savage tried to get Ric Flair over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Randy Savage takes a right hand to the temple from Warrior. Randy Savage got bundled out by Warrior. (Elimination # 25) Running clothesline from Ultimate Warrior, sloppily done. Undertaker got bundled out by Warrior. (Elimination # 26) Ric Flair takes a right hand to the temple from Hogan. Hogan tried to get Ric Flair over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Jim Duggan strikes Hulk Hogan. Uninspiring brawling from Jim Duggan. Ric Flair snap suplexes Duggan. Jim Duggan got thrown over the top rope by Flair. (Elimination # 27) Hulk Hogan hits a sloppy double axe handle. Hogan tried to eliminate Ric Flair, who hung onto the top rope. Warrior strikes away at Ric Flair. Weak bodyslam on Flair by Warrior. Warrior strikes away at Hulk Hogan. Hogan gets squashed in the corner with a clothesline. Ultimate Warrior takes a butterfly suplex from Flair. Ultimate Warrior got eliminated by Flair. (Elimination # 28) Ric Flair has Hulk Hogan down on the canvas. Here it comes...Figure Four Leglock! Hulk Hogan is almost unconscious with pain! Hulk Hogan got thrown over the top rope by Flair. ** rating for this one. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.
Match Quality: 69%
Crowd Reaction: 54%
Overall Rating: 64%
Notes: Ric Flair now holds both the “Big Gold“ championship and the WWF heavyweight championship

Overall Show Rating: 72%

We got a 1.22 buy rate for 'Royal Rumble'!
The attendance was 13492 people.
We made $3050000 from pay-per-view revenue.
We made $809520 from ticket sales.

WWF Prime Time Wrestling
USA Network
January 15th 1992

Sid Justice interview, continuing his feud with The Undertaker
Overall Rating: 86%

Randy Savage interview, continuing his feud with Mr. Perfect
Overall Rating: 98%

Shawn Michaels versus Bushwhacker Butch
Shawn Michaels pins Butch following a Rocker Dropper. Post match, Texas Tornado runs in and attacks Shawn Michaels with a chair.
Match Quality: 63%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Overall Rating: 67%

Beverly Brothers versus Legion of Doom
Hawk pins Beau Beverly following a Doomsday Device. Post match, The Nasty Boys run in for an attack on The Legion of Doom. Both Nastys and The Beverlys double team the Legion of Doom until the Bushwhackers run in for the save!!
Match Quality: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 67%
Overall Rating: 78%

Hulk Hogan interview, continuing his feud with Ric Flair
Overall Rating: 98%

Bret Hart versus Rick Martel
WWF Intercontinental title match
Martel pins Hart with a roll up, using the ropes for leverage. Post match, Rick Martel runs away with the title.
Match Quality: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Overall Rating: 78%

Ultimate Warrior is in the ring. Out from the back runs Jake Roberts, who slides into the ring and attacks. Ultimate Warrior can barely stand. Here it comes - DDT. Jake Roberts leaves, the damage done.
Overall Rating: 90%
Notes: Starts a feud between Ultimate Warrior and Jake Roberts

Ric Flair versus Owen Hart
WWF title match
Ric Flair forces Owen Hart to tap out to a figure four leg lock. Post match, Ric Flair continues a beat down on Hart, until Hulk Hogan makes the save.
Match Quality: 100%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Overall Rating: 90%

Overall Show Rating: 86%

We got a 5.84 rating for 'Prime Time Wrestling'!
The attendance level was 6026 people.
We made $241040 from ticket sales.
Notes: Bushwhacker Butch sustained a ripped bicep and will be out for 7 months

Newly signed to contracts:
Kamala
B. Brian Blair
Jim Brunzell
Tiger Jeet Singh