WWF 1992 - Time for changes?

[MaxMoon]

[B]Tuesday of week 1, January 1992[/B] Something out of the ordinary is happening in the World Wrestling Federation. That statement would of course hold true any day of the week, but currently there is really something big going on. Multiple anonymous sources claim that Pat Patterson has been replaced as head of the creative department. It is also said that his successor has been given more or less free hands in running the promotion. The main task at hand has to be to solidify WWF's position as market leader. Wrestlers are currently said to be reluctant to sign exclusive contracts with the federation, and CEO Vincent K. McMahon has to see that as a problem. In the near future, a new World Heavyweight Champion will also need to be crowned, since the championship was controversially vacated in early December. The wrestling world will watch that process very carefully. --- In related news, the WWF has today released 20 year old wrestler Louie Spicolli from his contract. No reason was officially given, but rumor has it the release came only days after every employee was tested for illegal substances. [CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/LouieSpicolli.jpg[/IMG] Spicolli[/CENTER]

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[B]Wednesday[/B] [center][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFPrimetimeWrestling.jpg[/IMG] [b]WWF Primetime Wrestling[/b] [I]Dover Alumni Stadium, DE 9,958 people[/I] Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon, Bobby Heenan, Vince McMahon[/center] [SIZE="3"]Dark Segments[/SIZE] [B]Power and Glory[/B] defeated Tenryu & Kitao, [B][I]D-[/B][/I] [B]Jim Neidhart[/B] defeated Skinner, [B][I]C-[/B][/I] [B][SIZE="3"]Main Show[/SIZE][/B] [B]Tatanka[/B] defeated Earthquake in 6:05 by pinfall with an Indian Death Drop, [B][I]C-[/B][/I] Roddy Piper hosted ”Piper’s Pit” with guest Max Moon, [B][I]B-[/B][/I] (Hardcore) [B]The Nasty Boys[/B] defeated The Bushwhackers in 7:44 when Brian Knobbs defeated Bushwhacker Luke by submission with a Pit Stop, [B][I]C-[/B][/I] [B]Million Dollar Man[/B] defeated Greg Valentine in 7:37 by submission with a Million Dollar Dream, [B][I]B[/B][/I] A music video was shown to promote The Ultimate Warrior, showing highlights from his title reigns, ending with ”Will he be the next WWF World Heavyweight Champion?”, [B][I]A[/B][/I] [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFTagTeam.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="1"]WWF World Tag Team Championship[/SIZE] [B]The Legion Of Doom[/B] defeated Haku & The Barbarian in 9:29 when Road Warrior Animal defeated The Barbarian by pinfall with a Doomsday Device. The Legion Of Doom make defence number 1 of their WWF World Tag Team titles, [B][I]C+[/B][/I] In the ring, WWF President Jack Tunney announced that the Royal Rumble will be extra important this year, since the vacant World Heavyweight Title will be on the line in the Royal Rumble match, [B][I]B-[/B][/I] [B]The Mountie[/B] defeated Virgil in 4:01 by submission with a Boston Crab, [B][I]C-[/B][/I] Sid Vicious was in the ring, cutting a promo about his chances in the Rumble, when Bobby Heenan and Ric Flair stepped out onto the entrance ramp. Heenan said that Sid Vicious, just as all the other humanoids, will not stand a chance. The Royal Rumble and the World Title belong to Ric Flair. ”That’s right, Sid. 1992 will be the year of the Nature Boy! Woooo!”, [B][I]B-[/B][/I] [B]Randy Savage[/B] defeated Shawn Michaels in 14:41 by pinfall with a Macho Elbow, [B][I]C[/B][/I] Randy Savage was recovering in the ring when the lights went out. When they came back on, The Undertaker had emerged, and he attacked Macho Man. Hulk Hogan ran in and made the save by fending Undertaker off. The camera faded away with the image of Hulk Hogan helping Randy Savage backstage, [B][I]B+[/B][/I] Final Rating: [B][I]C[/B][/I] Sky Sports, 0.54 USA Network, 3.39

[mad5226]

Solid first show man. So what happened with the title...why is it vacant?

[MaxMoon]

[B]Thursday[/B] Earlier today, the World Wrestling Federation announced the appointment of J.J. Dillon to Executive Vice President. Dillon will back President Tunney up, and have full authority in dealing with issues regarding talent and events. Dillon, 49, is best known to the wrestling community as the brain behind the notorious "Four Horsemen". He is looking forward to his new assignment, and promises to make his presence known. [CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/JJ_Dillon.jpg[/IMG] Dillon[/CENTER]

[MaxMoon]

[QUOTE=mad5226;464700]Solid first show man. So what happened with the title...why is it vacant?[/QUOTE] Thanks. I will do my best to improve though. I have a feeling B+ cards are required in the long run... The title is vacant when the 1992 mod begins. Hulk Hogan was stripped of it on the December 7 episode of WWF Superstars. The reason was the controversy surrounding his win on Tuesday in Texas (Hogan blinded The Undertaker by throwing ashes from the urn into his eyes), along with the fact that The Undertaker's win at Survivor Series about a week earlier was also tainted (interference by Ric Flair).

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[B]Saturday[/B] [CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFSuperstars1992.jpg[/IMG] [b]WWF Superstars[/b] [i]Decatur Civic Center, IL 2,000 people (sold out!)[/i] Announcers: Billy Red Lyons, Lord Alfred Hayes [/CENTER] [size="3"]Dark Segments[/size] [b]Big Bully Busick[/b] defeated Duane Gill, [B][I]E-[/B][/I] [b]Koko B. Ware[/b] defeated Barry Horowitz, [B][I]D[/B][/I] [b]Tenryu & Kitao[/b] defeated Natural Disasters, [B][I]D-[/B][/I] [b][size="3"]Main Show[/size][/b] Executive Vice President J.J. Dillon came to the ring with a wooden case. He announced that a new championship would be introduced, the WWF American title. The first ever American champion would be decided through an 8-man tournament, with the first match coming up next, [B][I]C-[/B][/I] (American Title Tournament, Round 1) [b]El Matador Tito Santana[/b] defeated Rick 'The Model' Martel in 11:52 by disqualification when Martel smashed his ’Arrogance’ atomizer over Santana’s head, [B][I]C+[/B][/I] In a pre-taped segment, President Jack Tunney announced that the board of directors had decided to give Shawn Michaels a shot at Bret Hart’s WWF Intercontinental Title. Their match will take place on next week’s Primetime Wrestling, [B][I]C-[/B][/I] Shawn Michaels cut a promo hyping up his upcoming match with Bret Hart. He also played up his ”heartbreaker” image, [B][I]C+[/B][/I] [b]The Beverley Brothers[/b] defeated Chris Walker and Jim Brunzell in 3:37 when Beau Beverly defeated Chris Walker by pinfall with a Powerslam, [B][I]E+[/B][/I] Honky Tonk Man was shown backstage, being interviewed by Gene Okerlund about his upcoming match with Owen Hart, [B][I]C+[/B][/I] Randy Savage was in the ring, hyping his chances at the Royal Rumble, when Ric Flair entered, obviously having a different opinion. The two started arguing, and it soon turned physical. They were joined in the ring by other contenders Hulk Hogan, Million Dollar Man and The Ultimate Warrior and a wild brawl ensued. Eventually a number of officials and other wrestlers had to hit the ring and pull them apart before anyone got seriously injured, [B][I]B+[/B][/I] (American Title Tournament, Round 1) [b]Papa Shango[/b] defeated Scott Taylor in 4:58 by pinfall with a Big Kick, [B][I]E+[/B][/I] Backstage, Max Moon entered J.J. Dillon’s office, and said that he was tired of being held back. He knew he had what it takes to become a champion, and wanted to prove it. He claimed Wrestlemania 8 would be a good place to show that he would be up to the task. J.J. Dillon refused, laughing at Moon who stormed out, [B][I]D[/B][/I] [b]Honky Tonk Man[/b] defeated Owen Hart in 9:35 by pinfall with a handful of tights, [B][I]C[/B][/I] Backstage, Jake Roberts was seen watching a monitor showing the previous match, pondering something, [B][I]D-[/B][/I] Final Rating: [B][I]C-[/B][/I] USA Network 0.23 TSN 0.07 ATV 0.01 Sky Sports 0.02

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[b]Sunday[/b] [CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFWrestlingChallenge.jpg[/IMG] [b]WWF Wrestling Challenge[/b] [i]Joplin Memorial Hall, MO 1,000 people (sell out!)[/i] Ann: Howard Finkel, Gene Okerlund[/center] [size="3"]Dark Segments[/size] [b]The Orient Express[/b] defeated Jim Duggan and Jim Powers, [B][I]D+[/B][/I] (American Title Tournament, Round 1) [b]Big Bully Busick[/b] defeated Duane Gill, [B][I]E-[/B][/I] [b]Lisa Moretti[/b] defeated Rockin Robin, [B][I]E-[/B][/I] [size="3"][b]Main Show[/b][/size] [b]Davey Boy Smith[/b] defeated Brooklyn Brawler in 2:48 by pinfall with a Running Powerslam, [B][I]C[/B][/I] Backstage, Jake Roberts approached Owen Hart and gave him some respectful, sage advice, [B][I]D+[/B][/I] (American Title Tournament, Round 1) [b]Virgil[/b] defeated Barry Horowitz in 5:19 by submission with a Million Dollar Dream, [B][I]E+[/B][/I] Bret Hart was interviewed by Lord Alfred Hayes, hyping Bret Hart's match against Shawn Michaels on the upcoming WWF Primetime Wrestling, [B][I]C+[/B][/I] [b]The Ultimate Warrior[/b] defeated The Berserker in 5:35 by pinfall with a Big Splash, even after being tripped by Ric Flair, who run in during the match, [B][I]D[/B][/I] After the match, Ric Flair entered the ring and struck The Ultimate Warrior down using brass knuckles. He was not able to beat him up any more though, becuase Hulk Hogan rans chased Flair off, [B][I]B+[/B][/I] Final Rating: [B][I]D-[/B][/I] USA Network 0.21 Sky Sports 0.02

[MaxMoon]

[b]Monday of week 2, January 1992[/b] Match-ups for this week's WWF Primetime Wrestling have been announced: [QUOTE]’Nature Boy’ Ric Flair & ’The Million Dollar’ Man Ted DiBiase vs ’The Immortal’ Hulk Hogan & The Ultimate Warrior Dino Bravo vs ’Texas Tornado’ Kerry Von Erich Shawn Michaels vs Bret ’Hitman’ Hart – WWF Intercontinental Title Match Earthquake vs Big Bossman The Undertaker vs Bushwhacker Luke also ’Rowdy’ Roddy Piper with guest Sid Vicious in Piper’s Pit[/QUOTE]

[MaxMoon]

[b]The title situation in the World Wrestling Federation[/b] The WWF currently recognizes five regular championships. This is the current situation for each of them. [QUOTE][CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFWorldHeavyweight.jpg[/IMG] World Heavyweight Title [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/Unknown.jpg[/IMG] Vacant[/CENTER] The most prestigious championship of the promotion has been vacant for a month now, ever since Hulk Hogan was stripped of it days after defeating The Undertaker at ’Tuesday in Texas’. WWF President Jack Tunney has announced that the title will be awarded to the winner of the Royal Rumble match, coming up in less than three weeks. Speculation on who will win the Rumble – and the World Heavyweight Championship – is running wild. Here are the top 5 candidates according to the talk of the town: 1. Hulk Hogan. [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/HulkHogan1992.jpg[/IMG] The Hulkster feels that he should still be the champion, and will be on fire in the Rumble. He has won the last two Royal Rumble matches and really, you other 29 guys, Whachya gonna do, brothers, when Hulkamania runs wild on you?! 2. ’Nature Boy’ Ric Flair. [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/RicFlair1992.jpg[/IMG] He has cost Hogan the gold once, and will stop at nothing to do it again. Only this time he wants the title belt for himself. Has the stamina, resilience and ability to go a long way. 3. The Undertaker. [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/TheUndertaker.jpg[/IMG] The walking deadman has tasted championship gold, and he wants more. It is hard to think of a wrestler better fit for a Royal Rumble than The Undertaker. Regardless of entry position, The Undertaker will go a long way this year. 4. ’Macho Man’ Randy Savage. [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/RandySavage.jpg[/IMG] Savage is never far from the gold. And he surely has what it takes to bring it home, but the competition is stiff. 5. Andre the Giant. [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/AndreTheGiant2.jpg[/IMG] The outsider of the bunch. Andre is not young anymore, and his massive body is not what it used to be, but in the Royal Rumble, his size advantage can not be disregarded. If he has luck with the draw, it is hard to see who would eliminate the Eigth Wonder of the World. Other possibilities: The Ultimate Warrior – can anything stop the cosmic power flowing through his veins? Bret ’Hitman’ Hart – will he become a double title holder? Jake ’The Snake’ Roberts – is 1992 the year of the snake? ’Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase – everybody’s got a price for the Million Dollar Man, but can he buy his way through 29 other wrestlers? Sid Vicious – can this monster of a man be stopped from grabbing the gold?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFTagTeam.jpg[/IMG] World Tag Team Titles [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/Animal.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/Hawk.jpg[/IMG] The Legion of Doom[/CENTER] Animal and Hawk have held on to the titles since August. Nothing indicates that they are about to let go of them. The competition is stiff. Currently the Nasty Boys (Jerry Saggs and Brian Knobbs) have to be considered #1 contenders, but there are others waiting around the corner. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon), The Bushwhackers, The Barbarian & Haku, The New Hart Foundation (’The Rocket’ Owen Hart and Jim ’The Anvil’ Neidhart) to name but a few. And new tag teams seem to form every week.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFIntercontinental.jpg[/IMG] Intercontinental Title [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/BretHart2.jpg[/IMG] Bret ’Hitman’ Hart[/CENTER] It seems like everyone wants a shot at The Hitman these days. Shawn Michaels has been named #1 contender, but if he fails to capitalize dozens of others are waiting in line. Dino Bravo, Tatanka, Rick Martel, Mr Perfect, Kerry Von Erich, The Mountie, Big Bossman, Honky Tonk Man, Jim Duggan, Davey Boy Smith could all see themselves with the Intercontinental belt around their waist.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/generic_north_american2.jpg[/IMG] American Title [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/Unknown.jpg[/IMG] Vacant[/CENTER] The American Title tournament is underway. Big Bully Busick, ’El Matador’ Tito Santana, Papa Shango and Virgil have reached the semi-finals. One of them will be the first ever American champion.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][CENTER][IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/WWFLadies.jpg[/IMG] Ladies’ Title [IMG]http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/pistoljocke/WWF/UnknownF.jpg[/IMG] Vacant[/CENTER] Rumor has it the Ladies’ title will be awarded to the winner of a ”Ladies Rumble” including American as well as Japanese competitors, but no official word on this has been given yet.[/QUOTE]