Wwf Wrestlemania Viii

[Guest Drury37]

WrestleMania VIII

 

WrestleMania VIII:Announcers:Gorrilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan.April 5,1992,Indianapolis,Indiana

 

-The National Anthem is sung by Reba McIntyre and afterwards Heenan says that Tito's sister can really bust out those tunes and he follows that up with thats Areba McIntyre,right?I thought it was pretty funny

 

 

-Opening Match:"El Matador"Tito Santana Vs. Shawn Michaels:At this point Tito had added the El Matador part on to his name.Shawn is wearing a jacket that says I'm Too Sexy For This Crowd.We are under way and Tito is taking the upper hand and has a head lock on him but Shawn comes but Tito is beating on him.Tito with a headlock and Michaels answers with a few shoulders to the stomach but Tito answers again with a headlock.He is draining the life right out of Michaels.Tito has had this headlock on for a while now,a small package but he only gets two.Tito is on the flooe and Sherri stares Tito down and Tito is back in.A backbreaker by Micaels followed by a headlock. This is bring back a lot of memories,this was the first PPV I ordered.Michaels with a Superkick but Tito with a punch but Michaels responds with a flying fore arm.Tito is domianting Michaels and a punch,a knee lift and an atomic drop.Michaels on the outside and whiel Tito was bring him back in he grabbed the ropes and he pins him and it's over,Michaels wins.**,not bad.

 

 

-Gene Okerlund interveviews L.O.D. with Paul Ellering.This is a great interview where the crowd is just going nuts.

 

 

-Shawn Mooney with Jake Roberts and they show Jake when he was on the Funeral Pallor.

 

 

-The Undertaker Vs. Jake Roberts:This match should be fun,these two sure have changed over the past eight years.Jake punches doing nothing to The Undertaker and Jake gets thrown into the post but comes back with a knee and a punch.Taker into the ropes and a punch but The Undertaker punches back and he slams him into the corner and then into the other corner and The Undertaker is choking Jake.The crowd is not into this one and The Undertaker with a clothsline but Jake comes back with a DDT but The Undertaker gets up and another DDT and Jake goes after Paul Bearer and The Undertaker goes after him,a tombstone pildevriver on the floor and he rolls him back in for an Undertaker win.DUD.

 

 

-Gene Okerlund with Rowdy Piper and Bret Hart and this turns into a comedy show gone bad.

 

 

-I don't know if anybody else ever notices that guy at all the old WWF PPV's who has on a tank top,he is at like every event.

 

 

-Intercontinental Title Match:Bret Hart(challenger) Vs.Rowdy Piper(champion):I was rooting hard Bret when I watched the PPV for the first time and I will be rooting for him now.They tie up and Hot Rod with the first advantage,Bret with an arm drag and more time wasted.A go behind by Piper and he spits on Bret.A test of strength and Piper with an arm ringer which is reversed.Piper is slapping him and that is reveresed and Rowdy is slapping him but Bret keeps pressure on the shoulder and a drop kick and Bret "hurt" his shoulder, he is playing possim.(I don't think I spelt that one right)Piper is mad now and both men goes over the top and Piper lets Bret back in and then tells the ref to look at Bret'd boots and then he sucker punches him.Hot Rod is dominating Bret and Rowdy with a bulldog and gets a two.Hart is busted open and Bret with a sunset flip and he gets a two count and they exchange punches and it is turning into a brawl.Both men are down and Piper and Bret with a double clothsline and Piper is up first.Rowdy is going up top but Bret punches him and grabs Rowdy and an atomic drop.He gets a two count and then a neckbreaker and he gets a two.Bret has taken full advantage of but Piper kicks him.They are on there knee punching and they are up but the ref is down. Piper has the bell but he won't hit Bret with the bell and he gets the Sleeper Hold which is reveresed for the 1,2,3,NEW CHAMPION!!!*****,Awesome Match,they do the face hug at the end.

 

 

-They introduce the newest memeber of the of the WBF and it is Lex Luger!!!A pretty good interview segment while he is in Atlanta and Gorrilla and Bobby are in the Dome,I guess it was a similcast,IN 1992?!?!

 

 

-Interviews with The Nasty Boys,The Mountie and The Rope man followed by Duggan, Slaughter,Virgil and The Big Bossman.

 

 

-Ray Combs is the announcer for the next match which is.......

-8 Man Tag Match:The Big Bossman,Virgil,Duggan and Slaughter Vs.The Nasty Boys, Repo Man and The Mountie:We begin and faces clean house and on the 11th of May Sherri,Knobbs,Bobby Heenan and The Mountie will be on teh night time version of Family Feud!!!(That is May 11th of 1992,I actually remember watching them on Family Feud)Oh we have a special announcment to make,Shawn Michaels has left the building!!!Duggan and Saggs start with Duggan having momentum and now we have Knobbs and Slaughter.Slaughter has control and an elbow to the stomach and The Bossman in with a big boot and some punches.Repo Man is working on The Bossman who answers with a pucn and Repo Man in the jewels.Virgils is in and Repo Man with a side supeplex and Saggs is in and he gets a two count and The mountie comes in.Bossman slams the The Mountie and they are all in now and The Nasties have Virgil's nose guard and Saggs hits Knobbs by accident and it is over.*1/2,that was decent.

 

 

-Mooney with Mr.Perfect and Ric Flair.

 

 

-Main Event # 1:WWF Title Match:Ric Flair(Champion)Vs.Randy Savage(Challenger): The heat and build up before this match was unbelievable and Savage runs down the aisle into the ring.Savage starts on Flair but Perfect pulls him off.Flair is clothslined by Savage and punches by Savage but Flair comes back with an inverted atomic drop but Savage answers with a clothsline.Flair sends Savage to the floor and Savage is being beaten silly by Flair,WOOO!!!Flair with a couple of chops and now a superplex and Flair gets a two count followed by another superplex and then a couple of chops and Flair got a two count.A knee to the stomach and Flair is kicking Savage and they are on the outside.Flair with punches and a superplex to bring Savage back into the ring.Savage into the corner and Flair continues on punching and kicking.Savage punches and another,a couple of chops,a neckbreaker and both men are down.Flair is up first,Savage with a bunch of punches but Flair with a thumb in the eye.Flair went up but Savage brought him down,a back drop.A clothsline,another one and a poke in the eye works every time.Another clothsline and he gets a two count and Savage sends Flair to the outside and to the floor.Flair is busted open and a supeplex and Bobby Heenan is freaking out.Macho is punching him and a double ax handle(which is not the same as a double axel in figure skating)and Savage gets a two count.He hits Flair with an elbow drop but only gets a two because Perfect grabbed Savage's leg.Perfect throws Flair brass knuckles and Flair uses them.Flair only gets a two count and this crazy,Perfect hits Savage with a stell chair.IT'S ELIZABEHT!!!Flair is working on Savage's leg and The Figure Four and a bunch of near falls for Flair but Savage sits up. He is trying to turn it and he turned it and Savage with a small package and he gets a

two count.Back on the leg of Savage and Flair misses a punch,he rolls up Flair and grabs the trunks and 1-2-3!!!NEW CHAMPION!!!*****.Awesome match!!!Great after match activities with a giant brawl and they finally stopped and Randy Savage gets his moment of glory!!!What a match!!!Note:Extra Special is one of the guys breaking up Flair and Savage is Shane McMahon.

 

 

-Shawn Mooney with a very P.O.ed Ric Flair,Mr.Perfect and Bobby.They were going crazy and they show the end of the match again as they flip out.

 

 

-Gene Okerlund with Randy Savage and Elizabeth and Savage goes on and on about nothing.

 

 

-5 Minute Intermission followed by a Hogan/Sid video package.

 

 

-Tatanka Vs.Rick(Tim)"The Model"Martel(Embler):Tatanka has his tribe with him and they are dancing around screaming something.While I am just filled out facts today, Rick Martel has the same birthday as my dad and that is March 18th.This whole storyline is about a head dress,I'm not even joking around.They tie up and Martel with knees and punches but Tatanka reverses and Bobby Heenan is very upset.Tatanka over the top rope,Martel is kicking Tatanka and Martel with a body slam,he gets caught on the top rope.A back drop by Tatanka and a tomohawk chop.Martel answers with a body slam and a clothsline.Tatanka with a cross body and a 3 count.*3/4,an ending out of no where.

 

 

-Shawn Mooney with Money Inc. and Jimmy Hart.

-Gene Okerlund with the Natural Disasters.

 

 

-Tag Team Title Match:Natural Disaster(challengers)Vs.Money Inc.(champions):This rivalry is basically all about Jimmy Hart.Earthquake starts with I.R.S. but Dibiase comes in and is handled by Earthquake followed byt a clothsline and Earthquake adn Typhoon are cleaning house.I.R.S. is being dominated by Typhoon and he is on a role but Typhoon misses an avalanche and Dibiase is in but Typhonn is back in control but he is sent over the top rope.Typhoon into the steps and I.R.S. is in and he gets a two count.A double arm to the stomach and Earthquake gets the tag but the ref doesen't see it.A double clothsline and all four men are in and Dibiase to the floor and I feel the trimmers!!!They pull I.R.S. out and are diliberatly counted out and they keep the titles. **.Alright until the end.

 

 

-Mean Gene with Brutus Beefcake who gives a Brutus speech,ahhhh yeah.

 

 

-Skinner Vs.Owen Hart:Skinner misses a move but Owen almost goes over the rope he hangs on and comes back in and gets a 3 count and it is over.DUD,back then there was a 30 second job at every WrestleMania.

 

 

-WWF Fan Club Commercial,I was once part of that.

-Gene Okerlund with Sid and Harvey Whippleman and they show highlights of March to WrestleMania.

 

 

-Main Event # 2:Hulk Hogan Vs. Sid Justice:Hogan gets a huge pop and they show my tank top buddy.Sid beats on Hogan before the bell and he has to pay for it.Sid knees Hogan and kicks,he is beating on him in the early going.Hogan is being beatin by a bigger and stronger man.But he fights back and throws Sid out of the ring.Sid challenges him for a test of strength and he accepts and they lock up.Sid is dominating him and has the upper hand here.Hogan is fighting back and Sid is shaking and hogan is fighting back and a clothsline by Hogan but Sid with a chokeslam.Sid is pounding on Hogan and Hogan is not gonna give up.A side supeplex and Sid with a powerbomb!!!Hogan Hulks up and he answers and Hogan is on a rampage,Big Boot followed by a body slam and the leg drop,he gets a two and Whippleman jumps in and Hogan throws him into Justice and it is Papa Shango and Shango and Sid are beating on Hogan.IT'S THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR!!!He cleans house and him and Hogan celebrate,what an ending,**1/2.Some one remind me to do a rant on why Whippleman jumped in.

 

 

-Bottom Line:What a Pay Per View,two great matches and an unbelievable ending.

Strongest Recommendation.

 

Tell me what you think.

Thanks.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

Good Rant, although I (sadly) must disagree with Piper/Bret being a 5 star match. It wa sgreat, yes, but not worthy of the big *****. Hell, Benoit can only get ***** so often.

 

Harvey jumped in because Shango missed his cue and that forced Sid to kick out of the boot, so Whippleman had to improvise a DQ finish. BTW The Warrior (for one night only) was not the Hellwig dude. Kerry Von Erich doned the makeup because the REAL Warrior couldn't make it to the arena on time. (Hence the funky hair that looked like Tornado's style.)

 

The Card also changed big time.

 

Flair/Hogan, LOD/Money Inc., Slaughter, Duggan, New Foudnation vs. Repo, Mountie, Nasty Boys, Berzerker/Bulldog were all changed or scrapped from the card.

[Guest Drury37]

Rowdy Piper Vs.Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Title at WWF WrestleMania VIII was one of my favorite matches of all time and I definitely think it was a 5 star match!!!I knew about the Texas Tornado being the Ultimate Warrior for one night and I heard that Sid wasn't suppose to kick out after the Leg Drop but Sid was caught with a fake urine sample and he knew he was going to get fired so he kicked out so Harvey Whippleman jumped into the ring so there wasn't chaos.

Thanks.

[Guest alfdogg]

Good job. I have to say, though, you're being pretty generous with the stars, IMO.

[Guest RetroRob215]

Good job. I have to say, though, you're being pretty generous with the stars, IMO.

Alf, I agree.

 

Scorp, I didn't know about the Kerry Von Erich fill-in.

[Guest Black Tiger]

I have no problem with Bret vs Piper being *****, I think Flair vs Savage is rated too high though, Maybe **** or ****1/2.

 

Sid kicked out because Papa Shango was late hitting the ring to break the pin, so he had no choice. Sid didn't leave over failed drug test either, he left to play softball.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

if you have the Hulkamania magazine, Hogan jokes on Sid alittle about his true calling being a cleanup hitter for a softball team.

[Guest bob_barron]

The Warrior was Jim Hellwig. Kerry was too busy snorting cocaine to do a run in

[Guest Incandenza]

Countless, countless sources have repeatedly stated that NO ONE, not even for one night, has ever played the Warrior other than Jim Hellwig. I believe this has moved beyond urban legend and into accepted fact. That was Hellwig at Wrestlemania 8.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

It WASNT WARRIOR. 99.99999% of people can tell the difference between them and its obvious that "Warriors" muscularness was basically nothing but the next week he was jakked again, his hair looked like Von Erich's while the next week it was a different style and color, the same as Warriors from before he left, and the ay he over acted the Warrior gimmick, so it's easy to tell that wasn;t Hellwig that night.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

This obviously can't be settled since Von Erich is dead and Warrior has been on something illegal for the past 15 years, so thats fucked up his head causing him tot alk with fake words.

[Guest bob_barron]

Everyone you ask says it was Warrior and I think guys like Meltzer would no if it was Kerry-trust me it was Jimmy.

[Guest Drury37]

Well I am not sure if it was the Warrior or if it was the Texas Tornado,I have the WWE Hulkamania Magazine but I never read the Sid part.

Thanks.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

<groans like Krusty The Klown>

[Guest RetroRob215]

Someone write to the SK Feedbag. He knows all.

[Guest Tony149]

Dave Scherer from 1wrestling.com said it was the one and only Warrior, Jim Hellwig. He answered the question on Ask1wrestling.

 

By the way, good rant.

[Guest Drury37]

If you look at the Warrior from WWF WrestleMania VIII you can easily tell it is Jim Hellwig,it looks like him and it doesn't look like the Texas Tornado at all.

Thanks.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

"I knew about the Texas Tornado being the Ultimate Warrior for one night and I heard that Sid wasn't suppose to kick out after the Leg Drop.."

 

your quote from earlier, so don't jump ships.

[Guest Drury37]

I thought it was the Ultimate Warrior when I saw it but I heard other wise from a bunch of people that it was the Texas Tornado so I was just figuring that it was him.

Thanks.