WrestleMania VIII
Indianapolis, IN | April 5 1992
Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan[/b]
Gorilla Monsoon welcomed everyone to the biggest night of them all, WrestleMania VIII! Bobby Heenan looked a little nervous, but proclaimed that tonight would be the night when Ric Flair proved he is the best World Champion of all time. Monsoon knew that Hulk Hogan would have something to say about that. Monsoon was sure we would be seeing a new World’s Champion when Hulk Hogan won the title for the fifth time. Heenan said Mr. Perfect had come up with the perfect strategy, and there was no way that the gold was going anywhere. Monsoon announced that the battle royal would take place first.
Once the first seventeen men entered the ring, the crowd got to its feet for Jim Duggan and Sgt. Slaughter’s entrance. They gave them a loud ovation as they marched to the ring, a United States flag in each man’s hand. They were, by far, the heavy favorites going into the match, but that all changed when Mr. Fuji walked down the aisle with his newest signing. The man had to be over 500 pounds, dressed in sumo gear, and looked like he was ready to tear someone’s head off. Mr. Fuji called him Yokozuna, which is a term only used for sumo wrestlers that have reached the highest rank. The other nineteen men in the ring did not know how to take Yokozuna, but once the bell rang, they decided the best idea would be to eliminate the 500 pounder as quickly as possible.
x Yokozuna threw out Knobbs in 0:01:35
x Yokozuna threw out Luke in 0:01:57
Obviously, the plan did not work. It seemed like almost half the men tried to attack Yokozuna at once, but he absorbed all of the shots before using his weight to push most of them away. Brian Knobbs was a little too close and was quickly hurled over the top rope. Bushwhacker Luke tried his shot at Yokozuna but got the same treatment. Slaughter and Duggan entered the fray, and it looked like they were having better luck against the monstrous sized man. People started to pair off at this point, allowing Yokozuna to savate kick Duggan and nail Slaughter in the throat with a karate chop.
x T. Santana threw out Repo Man after the El Paso Del Muerte in 0:02:26
x Berzerker threw out Butch in 0:03:25
The Berzerker was by himself again tonight, but this is a match that he specializes in. There’s nothing that he does better than throwing people over the top rope and to the outside. Bushwhacker Butch felt it first firsthand.
x Zenk threw out Blake in 0:04:28
Tom Zenk and Shane Douglas, QuickFire, were getting off to a nice start here in the WWF. They were able to watch each other’s back, and even at this point, Douglas and Zenk had saved one another from elimination. Douglas saved Zenk after the Beverly Brothers thought they had eliminated him, and due to this, Zenk was able to come up from behind Blake and toss him over the top rope.
x T. Santana threw out Mountie in 0:05:08
x Martel threw out Zenk in 0:05:28
Some people may not know it, but Tom Zenk and Rick Martel have a past with one another, and it isn’t exactly pleasant. Martel welcomed his former tag team partner, Zenk, back to the WWF by eliminating him in the battle royal. Shane Douglas was unable to make the save this time as he had his hands full with Jerry Sags and Jimmy Del Ray. Yokozuna, meanwhile, had moved on from his battle with Team USA and was using his overwhelming size to squish Virgil in the corner.
x Berzerker threw out Tom Prichard after an elbowsmash in 0:06:34
x Yokozuna threw out Virgil in 0:07:29
Virgil is a tough competitor, but he had been on the receiving end of Yokozuna’s devastating offense for quite some time. Yoko had no problems hurling Virgil over the top rope. Shane Douglas and Jimmy Snuka both tried their hand at Mr. Fuji’s new charge, but Douglas was sent flailing away after he was nailed with a headbutt. Yokozuna tried to do the same to Jimmy Snuka, but Snuka didn’t budge. Snuka fired back with his own headbutt and soon we had a war of dueling headbutts on our hands. Yokozuna finally finished it by grabbing Snuka and shaking the entire arena with a huge belly to belly suplex.
x S. Douglas threw out J. Del Ray in 0:08:28
x Beau threw out Sags in 0:09:05
x T. Santana threw out Martel in 0:10:03
While Martel might have got the upper hand on his former partner earlier in the match, he was on the receiving end of a partner done wrong when Tito Santana ducked under a Martel clothesline and backdropped him over the top rope. Santana was fired up at this elimination and immediately went after the Berzerker.
x T. Santana threw out Berzerker in 0:10:42
Once the Berzerker was eliminated, he tried to get back in the ring. It was obvious that he wanted to continue to pound on the other wrestlers. The officials tried to hold him off, but it looked like it would do no good as he tossed several referees onto their backs. Finally, Slick ran down the aisle! Slick got in the Berzerker’s ear and was able to convince him to head to the back.
x Yokozuna threw out S. Douglas in 0:10:52
Things had finally worked their way down to Yokozuna, Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana, and Beau Beverly. It looked like five of the men were going to team up to eliminate Yokozuna, but for some reason, Snuka pulled Duggan off to try and focus in on him. Jim Duggan didn’t take too kindly to this as he nailed him with the Three Point Stance to send Snuka flying over the top rope.
x Duggan threw out J. Snuka in 0:11:12
x Yokozuna threw out T. Santana after a savate kick in 0:12:26
Beau Beverly also seemed to make a mistake as he nailed Slaughter with a cheap shot while the pile was trying to eliminate Yokozuna. Slaughter and Beau started to exchange fists while this left Santana alone with Yokozuna. Santana is an experienced professional, but even he was at a loss as to what to do with a man Yokozuna’s size. Yokozuna capitalized on Santana’s frustration, nailing him with a savate kick that sent him over the top rope and to the floor.
x Slaughter threw out Beau after a roll away in 0:13:46
With just Team USA and Yokozuna in the ring, it looked like Team USA would have the advantage. The only problem was getting Yokozuna over the top rope. Still, Slaughter and Duggan were able to keep Yokozuna off balance with a series of clotheslines that almost knocked Yokozuna to the mat. Yokozuna had yet to fall, but Team USA was doing their best to keep Yoko rocking. Mr. Fuji saw a problem and got up on the ring apron to distract them. It did the trick, allowing Yoko to catch Duggan by the hair and toss him over.
x Yokozuna threw out Duggan in 0:15:02
This left just Sgt. Slaughter and Yokozuna. But it was almost like Yokozuna hadn’t competed for the last fifteen minutes as he got a new burst of energy. Slaughter tried to hold Yoko back, but Yokozuna’s onslaught of offense was relentless. Slaughter finally tried one last ditch effort by locking Yokozuna in the Cobra Clutch, but Yokozuna backed up and crushed him in the corner. Slaughter was then nailed by a clothesline that sent him flying over the top rope and to the floor, giving Yokozuna the victory.
x Yokozuna threw out Slaughter after a clothesline in 0:17:13
20-Man Battle Royal:
Yokozuna won a 20-man Battle Royal:
Rating: ** ¾
What a debut for Yokozuna! Mr. Fuji entered the ring with his Japanese flag and a microphone. Duggan, still at ringside, helped Slaughter back to his feet while Fuji proclaimed Yokozuna the man that would destroy the United States, once and for all. Duggan and Slaughter were forced to watch on as Fuji waved the Japanese flag while Yokozuna stood guard. Team USA is going to have their hands full if Mr. Fuji’s Yokozuna is capable of anything close to what he was able to show tonight.
Gorilla Monsoon was in shock at the size of Yokozuna, but Bobby Heenan told him that he should have never doubted Mr. Fuji. Heenan knew Fuji was one of the most intelligent men in the WWF, and when he said he had found someone capable of destroying Team USA, there shouldn’t have been any doubt. Monsoon wanted to know how a man could grow to be that size. Heenan responded with a lot of hard work and a lot of rice.
Marty Jannetty pinned Shawn Michaels after a superkick in 0:12:41.
Rating: *** ¾
Marty Jannetty wanted to prove to Shawn Michaels that he was not the weak link in their tag team, and Michaels didn’t even want to be in the match. Michaels seemed to think that Jannetty was beneath him at this time in their careers, but boy, did Jannetty prove him wrong. Michaels and Jannetty put on a hot back and forth match that ended when Jannetty ducked under a superkick from Michaels and blasted him with one of his own. Jannetty celebrated with the fans after his victory while Michaels threw a tantrum in the ring. Michaels grabbed a ringside microphone from Howard Finkel and demanded Jannetty get back in the ring, but Marty was already headed to the back. Michaels said he was supposed to be the star, but Jannetty just wiped his hands like he was done with Shawn Michaels.
“Mean” Gene Okerlund conducted a backstage interview with Hawk and the Big Boss Man. When asked about Animal’s whereabouts Boss Man said that Animal was attacked outside his hotel today by three masked assailants. Boss Man said he didn’t want to point fingers, but he had a good idea who was responsible. Hawk said nobody messes with Animal and gets away with it. He knew Harvey Wippleman sent his goons to eliminate Animal, but they didn’t get the job done. Hawk knew Animal may not be here tonight, but Animal was cheering them on from the hospital. Boss Man said he had a lot of friends in the WWF, so Wippleman’s plan would not work. There were going to be three guys out there tonight, and he had a long list of guys to choose from that wanted Wippleman’s head on a platter.
Tito Santana, Hawk and Big Boss Man defeated Hercules, Warlord and Greg Valentine when Hawk pinned Valentine with the Flying Clothesline in 0:09:27.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Animal no-showed.)
Big Boss Man and Hawk came out alone for their match, and it appeared that Boss Man might have been fibbing a bit about having a third man. But seconds later, out came Tito Santana! Harvey Wippleman tried to convince the referee that Boss Man and Hawk should have to go at it alone, but he would not be persuaded. This was a pure melee with all six men taking turns getting into the ring and nailing some of their bigger moves. It finally broke down with Boss Man and Santana brawling on the outside with Warlord and Hercules while Hawk and Valentine were the legal men in the ring. Hawk was able to avoid an elbowdrop off the middle turnbuckle from Valentine, climb to the top rope, and nail an unassisted Doomsday Device on Valentine. Wippleman didn’t dare try and enter the ring to break up the count.
In the back, Mr. Perfect was caught on a payphone telling someone to come to the arena from their hotel. He said something about how everybody had forgotten about him, but his contract was still valid. Once Perfect saw the camera, he hung up the phone.
IRS came down to the ring, but before Tatanka was introduced, IRS went on another rant about how Native Americans are free loaders who don’t pay their taxes. IRS said that if Tatanka and his kind would not try to get a free ride from the government then maybe the people in attendance wouldn’t have stupid children because schools wouldn’t be underfunded. IRS wanted Tatanka to come out and apologize to everybody in the arena for why their children act like idiots.
Backstage, Sean Mooney interviewed Tatanka. Tatanka said he was looking forward to going out there and showing IRS a little bit about what Native Americans are capable of. He said he had a surprise for IRS that would show just how strong a bond Native Americans have with one another.
Tatanka came down the aisle to meet with IRS, but halfway down he motioned to the back. Out stepped Wahoo McDaniel and Chief Jay Strongbow! IRS was in shock as the two legends met up with Tatanka in the middle of the aisle. The three men made their way to the ring as IRS told the referee to get those two old fogies out of there. The referee refused and told IRS to get in his corner and get ready for the match to begin.
Tatanka pinned Irwin R. Schyster with the End of the Trail in 0:08:34.
Rating: **
Tatanka, who has yet to be defeated in the WWF, knew that IRS was going to be his toughest challenge to date. Even with his heroes cheering him on from ringside, he had a difficult time handling the wily veteran. IRS came close to winning the match outright when he caught Tatanka unexpectedly with the Penalty lariat. Tatanka somehow got his foot on the bottom rope to escape defeat. But with the fans cheering him and Strongbow and McDaniel giving support, Tatanka was able to drop IRS with the End of the Trail and get the three count. After the match, Wahoo and Chief Strongbow entered the ring to raise Tatanka’s hand. IRS decided he wasn’t going to allow Tatanka to celebrate his victory as he tried to ambush him from behind. Luckily, Wahoo and Strongbow cut him off and took turns nailing him with overhand Tomahawk Chops! Tatanka got the last one in that sent IRS scurrying to the back. Tatanka continued to celebrate with the legends as the crowd gave them a nice round of applause.
Bret Hart was interviewed by Lord Alfred Hayes backstage. Hart said he was sick and tired of constantly looking out for Roddy Piper’s best interest. He said he took better care of Piper’s IC Title than he had when he was the IC Champion. Hart said Piper had proven over the last few weeks what he’s really made of. Because while he was out there making sure Piper would be healthy come WrestleMania, Piper stood there watching as Hart was attacked by Jake Roberts. He was going to reclaim the title he never should have lost and teach Piper a thing or two about friendship in the process.
As Hart was making his way down to the ring, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper was interviewed by “Mean” Gene Okerlund. Piper said he respected Bret Hart a great deal, but when you come after what belongs to Piper, you’re not going to get the friendly “Rowdy” Roddy. Piper said he’d be happy to shake Hart’s hand after the match, but until then, Bret is his enemy.
Bret Hart pinned Roddy Piper after a chair smash in 0:15:25.
Rating: **** 1/2
(Bret Hart won the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
This match really stole the show tonight as Bret Hart and Roddy Piper went at it with everything they had. Despite their earlier claims, they tried to stick to mat wrestling to begin the match, but somewhere in their exchanges, Piper caught a thumb to the eye. Piper seemed to think it was on purpose and immediately tackled Bret, laying into him with punches. From there, Hart and Piper turned their match into a straight brawl. Not everybody knows this, but Bret Hart can exchange fists with the best of them, and Piper is one of the best. It continued to deteriorate when Hart ducked under a clothesline attempt from Piper, and Roddy nailed the referee.
The match continued on without the referee, and it looked like it would go in Piper’s favor when he sent Hart chest first into the turnbuckles. Hart staggered right back in to the Sleeper that won Piper the IC Title to begin with. Hart struggled as much as he could, but he could not break the hold. The only problem was that there was no referee to see that Hart was out. Piper got a twisted look on his face as he realized that the ref was still not up. Piper headed to the outside where he grabbed a steel chair. Piper reentered the ring and looked like he was about to smash it over Bret’s head. In fact, he had it wound up just as Hart was getting back to his feet. Piper apparently made a last second choice to drop the chair and not use it on Bret. Piper walked over to try and wake the ref up, but that left Bret with the chair that Piper had dropped. Bret Hart grabbed the chair just as Piper turned around. Piper didn’t have a chance to block the shot as Bret smashed it over his head. The referee was finally coming to thanks to Piper’s help, but all he saw was Bret Hart covering Roddy Piper. The referee crawled over and delivered a slow three count, but Piper did not kick out. Bret Hart is the new Intercontinental Champion!
After the match, blood started to cover Piper’s face. The chairshot had busted him wide open. Hart didn’t seem to have any compassion for him, however, as he lifted Piper up and hurled him between the ropes and to the outside. The ref handed Bret his IC Title which he raised above his head. The crowd really didn’t know how to take Bret Hart’s actions, but Hart didn’t seem to care as he walked back up the aisle with his championship.
Monsoon could not believe that Bret Hart would resort to those kinds of actions, but Heenan reminded Monsoon that it was Piper that introduced the chair into the match. Monsoon said Piper decided to not to use it and that showed what kind of man he is. Heenan said yeah, a stupid man. Heenan said Hart had no way of knowing if Piper was going to use the chair or not, and if it were him, he would have nailed Piper with the chair again after the match.
Davey Boy Smith pinned Ted DiBiase with the Running Powerslam in 0:09:52.
Rating: *** ¼
Ted DiBiase was accompanied to the ring by “Sensational” Sherri and the Barbarian. He apparently had given them a game plan that revolved around interfering as much as possible whenever possible. It worked for a lot of the match as Davey Boy Smith was fighting off three people out there. It backfired eventually, however, when “Sensational” Sherri got up on the ring apron with her shoe while DiBiase held DBS. The Barbarian distracted the referee long enough for Sherri to strike, but DBS ducked at the last moment causing the shoe to nail DiBiase between the eyes. Davey Boy pushed Sherri off the ring apron, picked DiBiase up, and drilled him into the mat with the Running Powerslam to get the three count.
While Davey Boy was leaving ringside, the Barbarian ran over to check on “Sensational” Sherri. He slowly picked her up and brought her to the ring. He continued to check on her wellbeing until DiBiase woke up. DiBiase threw a fit in the ring before demanding that the Barbarian show Sherri what happens to people that make mistakes. The Barbarian had helped Sherri into the corner, and he then turned to face DiBiase. The Barbarian walked right up to DiBiase and shook his head no. DiBiase told the Barbarian if he ever wanted to see another paycheck again, he’d do it. The Barbarian still shook his head. DiBiase promised that there would be a nice bonus in it for him, but Sherri walked up and slapped DiBiase! The Barbarian nailed “Sensational” Sherri with a boot to the face! Sherri went down hard as DiBiase laughed it up. DiBiase and the Barbarian exited the ring, the Barbarian taking one last look at his fallen lady.
Monsoon could not believe what the Barbarian had done, putting his hands on Sherri. Heenan said he didn’t hear any complains when DBS pushed Sherri off the ring apron. Heenan said Sherri was obviously not getting the job done, and she only has herself to blame. Monsoon called Heenan disgusting and hoped that DiBiase and the Barbarian would get what is coming to them.
Kevin Von Erich defeated Kerry Von Erich by disqualification in 0:08:02.
Rating: * ¾
Kevin Von Erich tried to talk to his brother, Kerry, before the match, but it was obvious that Kerry was in some sort of trance from Papa Shango and Luna Vachon. And so, the match began with Kevin trying to pound away at Kerry to knock him loose from Shango’s grasp. They ended up brawling to the outside where Kevin was able to get the advantage by ramming Kerry’s head into the ringpost. Upon reentering the ring, Kevin continued everything he could to try and wake his brother up. Kevin eventually had no choice but to lock on the Iron Claw! Kerry tried to break the hold, but Kevin had it locked on tight. Kerry refused to submit, but Kevin had the hold on so well that it looked like it might make Kerry lose consciousness. Papa Shango broke the hold up by smashing his voodoo stick across Kevin’s back. Luna Vachon used her long fingernails to claw at Kevin’s eyes as the referee called for the bell.
Shango continued to use his voodoo stick to hammer away at Kevin. Kerry soon joined in by locking Kevin in his own version of the Iron Claw. This continued until the lights began to flicker. Papa Shango started his chant as Luna Vachon danced around the ring. We had seen this before when Shango had taken control over Kerry Von Erich. Monsoon wanted someone to come out there to a put stop to it, and it looked like he got his wish when Koko B. Ware, Jimmy Snuka, Hawk, Tito Santana, and the Big Boss Man all ran down the aisle. The lights went off before they could get to the ring, though, and when they came back on Shango, Vachon, and the Von Erichs were nowhere to be found.
Monsoon and Heenan both seemed to be off their game as they wondered what just happened. Monsoon hoped that Kevin Von Erich was okay, and even Heenan was a reluctant to say anything derogatory about the Von Erichs.
Backstage, Vince McMahon interviewed Bret Hart. McMahon questioned Hart’s tactics in winning the IC Title. Hart said it was Piper who told him to go into the match expecting a fight, and a fight is what Piper got. Hart said now that he had his championship belt back, he wasn’t going to put up with Piper’s arrogance anymore. Bret Hart said he was now going to sit back and watch Owen Hart win the Tag Team Titles. He said he had given his trust to Jim Neidhart to watch over Owen, and he had full faith in him.
The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated The New Foundation (Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart) when Typhoon pinned O. Hart with the Big Splash in 0:14:39.
Rating: * 1/2
(The Natural Disasters retained the WWF Tag Team Titles.)
It was the New Foundation that cost Earthquake the World Title, and the Natural Disasters and Jimmy Hart had not forgotten it. The original plan from the New Foundation appeared to be to let Owen Hart use his speed to confuse the Disasters and then have Neidhart use his strength to knock ‘quake and Typhoon to the mat. It was a good plan in theory, but once Earthquake grabbed Owen Hart and drilled him with a powerslam, it looked like the plan went out the window. From that point on, it was Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart doing whatever they could to survive the pounding the Natural Disasters were intent on delivering. It wasn’t like the New Foundation were ragdolls for the champions, they almost pulled away with an upset and the titles when Neidhart got on his knees behind Typhoon and Owen nailed him with a missile dropkick off the top rope. Typhoon tripped over Neidhart and was almost rolled up for a three count, but Earthquake broke it up. The Big Splash from Typhoon ended up winning the match for the Natural Disasters, but Earthquake wanted a tad bit more revenge than that. He dropped three Earthquake Vertical Splashes onto Owen’s chest before he was done. Neidhart tried to make the save, but Typhoon caught him on the outside and hurled him into the ringsteps.
Owen Hart had to be scraped off the mat, and a video clip of Bret Hart in the back showed that he was not happy. He was throwing chairs and tables around as the backstage crew scurried out of the way.
The Undertaker, Jake Roberts, and Paul Bearer made their entrance first and the crowd really let them have it. Jake Roberts especially got some boos after his most recent offense towards Savage by showing up at his house to stalk Elizabeth, and ‘taker and Roberts laying the Ultimate Warrior out on Superstars! Savage and Warrior were out next and the crowd nearly exploded when they saw who they had with them. Miss Elizabeth looked as beautiful as ever as she accompanied her husband, Randy Savage, and the Warrior to the ring. The fans hadn’t seen her since Jake Roberts slapped her at Tuesday in Texas, but they let her know quickly that they were happy to have her back, even if it was for only one night.
The Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage defeated The Undertaker and Jake Roberts when Savage pinned J. Roberts with the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:16:34.
Rating: * ½
In a match that has been built up since Summerslam ’91, the four men did not disappoint in bringing their best. Randy Savage dealed with the Undertaker when he needed to, but almost all of his focus was on Jake Roberts. The Ultimate Warrior was a little banged up from the attack on Superstars!, but he was able to block out the pain. There was an extended sequence on Savage where Roberts and ‘taker cut off the ring, but when he made the hot tag to Warrior, the crowd went nuts. Warrior and the Undertaker, both the legal men, tore into one another with neither man budging. When they both finally tagged out, Paul Bearer tried to take things into his own hands when he tried to nail Warrior in the leg with the urn. Warrior saw him coming, however, and grabbed Bearer by his suit jacket. This sent the Undertaker over, and soon we had the Undertaker and Warrior brawling on the outside. They continued to fight up the aisle leaving Roberts and Savage as the only two men in the ring. It looked like Roberts would be the one to come out on top when he spiked Savage with the DDT after he rolled out of the way from the Flying Elbowdrop. Roberts rolled him over to go for the pinfall when Miss Elizabeth got up on the ring apron! Roberts went over and started shouting that her man was useless. He caressed her cheek and the camera picked up him telling her that she needed a real man. Savage slowly was getting to his feet when Miss Elizabeth reared back and slapped Roberts across the cheek! Roberts took a couple of steps back, right into a high knee from Savage! Savage quickly scaled the top rope and connected with the Flying Elbow! Savage hooked the leg and got the three count as the fans counted along!
After the match, Savage picked Roberts up and hooked his arms behind him. Elizabeth looked nervous, but then she kicked him in the lower regions! Roberts tried to crumple to the mat, but Savage held him up and threw him over the top rope and to the outside. Savage hoisted Elizabeth up onto his shoulder in celebration as they have finally disposed the poison out of their lives known as Jake “The Snake” Roberts.
Ric Flair pinned Hulk Hogan after a kneedrop in 0:21:07.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Ric Flair retained the WWF Heavyweight Title.)
Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan are the two biggest names in the sport today, and tonight they put on quite the match. Flair knew he had to find a way to counter the pure strength of Hogan, and he tried to do that by focusing in on the leg of Hogan. Hogan, on the other hand, tried to avoid any mat wrestling with Flair, preferring to brawl with Flair. There was a nice mixture of both as both men brought their A game. Flair was able to lock Hogan in the Figure-Four at one point, and even with holding onto Mr. Perfect’s hands on the outside to give him extra leverage, he was unable to secure the submission from Hogan. Hogan hit the Big Leg Drop later and everybody thought the match was over, but Flair was able to kickout. Both men became very frustrated as they were unable to secure the victory. We still knew that Mr. Perfect had some sort of plan, but it wasn’t until Hogan slammed Flair off the top rope and into the referee that we saw it. The referee was down and Flair was down. Hogan nailed Flair with another Big Leg Drop, but when he covered him, there was no ref! The crowd counted to three and then six and then nine, but there was no ref. This allowed Perfect to enter the ring. Hogan saw Perfect before he could try anything, however, and pointed his finger at him. Hogan waved his finger in Perfect’s face, showing that he wasn’t going to let him do anything underhanded to give Flair the victory. The crowd’s attention seemed to go to the entranceway as Hogan whipped Perfect into the ropes and nailed him with the Big Boot! Perfect flopped on the mat, rolling to the outside, obviously out of it. But Hogan never saw SID JUSTICE enter the ring. Hogan turned around right into the large man. Hogan was shocked and it left the opening for Sid to swiftly kick him in the stomach. Sid Justice nailed Hogan with a Powerbomb that shook the ring. Flair slowly got to his feet as Justice left the ring. Flair dropped a knee across Hogan’s forehead before making the cover. The referee came to and made the count, giving Flair perhaps the biggest victory of his career!
Ric Flair was handed the World Title while Sid Justice slowly walked back up the aisle. Justice was getting pelted by trash, but he didn’t seem to care. Perfect groggily made it back into the ring to raise Flair’s hand. Flair almost seemed to not know where he was, but he never let go of the World Title. Hogan got back to his feet after a few moments and ran to the back to apparently find Sid Justice, but the night belonged to Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect.
Monsoon wondered just what had gotten into Sid Justice, but he was talking to himself as Bobby Heenan left the announcer’s booth to enter the ring and celebrate with Flair and Perfect.
WWF Notes:
This Monday on Prime Time Wrestling, we will see all of the fallout from WrestleMania. We will hear from the World Champion, Ric Flair, as well as the Nasty Boys facing off against Virgil and Jimmy Snuka.
On Superstars! we will hear from some of the competitors at WrestleMania, QuickFire will be in action, and Legion of Doom will go at it with the Heavenly Bodies! The week after WrestleMania sets the tone for the rest of the year, and it is bound to be action packed!