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World Wrestling Federation 1992: The Greatest Story Ever Told


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Never before or since in Professional Wrestling has there been such a deep collection of stars at or near the peak of their careers in one promotion -- an opportunity virtually every organization in the wrestling world would give a limb to duplicate. 1992 could have been, for all intents and purposes, the type of year that turned Professional Wrestling into a perennial prime time contender.

 

But has seemed to be the case throughout the history of wrestling, opportunities squandered and becoming the victims of circumstance, both through creative control and legal difficulties forced all of these dream match-ups to go by the wayside.

 

It appeared as though Vince McMahon had actually done it: Taken an industry gridlocked by its own territorialism and nationalized it, marketed it as a palatable brand: Made it real. And suddenly he was holding in his hand a deck of playing cards so stacked that even Ted Turner's heaps of cash seemed to compile a roster that paled in comparison.

 

Soon, the Federal authorities came calling, curious about Vince McMahon's ventures into the professional bodybuilding world, and his alleged peddling of performance enhancing substances. Sports Illustrated recently published an expose on the life of former NFL football star Lyle Alzada, who accused steroids of being the cause of his deteriorating, lethal and irreversibly worsening health condition.

 

Professional Sports, however, had long since had anti-trust and buddy-buddy agreements with the federal government, and thus Vince McMahon became an easy and acceptable target to both soothe the whoas of a concerned public and to maintain the mainstream marketability of more traditional professional sports.

 

Within the rank and file of the world of Professional Wrestling this was difficult on many levels. No one, even McMahon's closest compatriots, even his family, could have guessed the level to which McMahon would feel paranoid toward Ted Turner as a result of his purchase of WCW a few years earlier. As the risk of legal action based on steroids loomed, McMahon confided to friend, at the time, Dave Meltzer that he believed that Dr. Zahorian, a steroids peddler, among other wrestlers who were threatening to testify against McMahon and the WWF, were doing so on the dime and at the discretion of Turner -- that all of these men, once the case concluded, would jump ship to World Championship Wrestling to deliver the final death blow to Vince's beloved enterprise.

 

It is ironic, really, that this would be the case -- McMahon had done what no other business man had, had the moxy or wisdom to do; and that is turn the entire industry into a profitable media venture. His biggest fear, it seemed, was being outdone by a man who, with more resources, more friends and more ambition, could possibly do it even better.

 

And so, with dozens of capable wrestlers, already over, already profitable on his roster, McMahon quipped and quivered and conceded to the desires of those he trusted most; men, who, as history shows, would ultimately turn on him.

 

In this, a retrospect on the possibility of what was, we are going to go back in time to January 1992 and take in on a wrestling promotion that had everything going for it and against it, all at the same time. In this alternate history, we're going to grab hold of the reigns, and do what seemed almost imminent 16 years ago.

 

This is, as only a wrestling fan could tell it, the greatest story ever told.

 

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Rules and Game Features

  • Some of you may remember my WCW 1998 dynasty from on here that went abruptly un-updated for a while. If you do not remember it, I encourage you to check it out (it is short) to see what style of reading you may be in for here. Unfortunately, I ran into the same type of burn out that plagues most members of this forum, and why even the best of us -- tristam, keefmoon and so on take breaks once in a while.
  • As a result of this, the formula for this dynasty will be a little different than others, in that it WILL BE story driven and the results WILL BE detailed, however -- the detail will be left to Pay Per Views/Big Monthly Events and storylines. Standard Television wrestling matches will be given appropriate, though less detailed attention. This is just to keep things moving, but also to keep an element of real story telling to the dynasty. I am not a fan of dynasties that just constantly post match results. That is no fun to me. That is not Professional Wrestling to me. And I think part of the appeal of these dynasties is to see how history plays out over time -- not just over a few months, but years and years. In order to do this and maintain the playing ability of the game without agonizing over every little detail, there needs to be a happy medium. This means that, at times, multiple shows will be posted in a short period so that predictions, while welcome, will not be possible for every little show. Such is life. But stick around, and don't get overwhelmed, as the story is sure to be great.
  • Props, as always, to tristam, who has picked up where I left of with the WCW 1998 timeframe and done as good a job as I could ever hope to with booking that point in time.

 

- I am using the newly acquired TEW Wrestling 2008 to book this promotion, and the 1991-1992 REAL WORLD mod, with the 1992 file, obviously.

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Current Champions

(as of Monday, Week 1, January 1992)

 

World Wrestling Federation Champion

 

VACANT

 

- Hulk Hogan was stripped of the WWF Championship by WWF President Jack Tunney for unsportsmanlike conduct in achieving victory over adversary The Undertaker. Previously, The Undertaker had defeated Hulk Hogan by tombstone piledriving him onto a steel chair, awarding Undertaker the World's Title. However, since both men ultimately cheated to win the title, President Tunney ruled the title vacant and that every Superstar should have a shot at it, at the Royal Rumble.

 

 

World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Champion

 

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BRET HART

 

- At Summerslam 1991, Bret "Hitman" Hart officially hit his stride as a prominent singles wrestler in American professional wrestling, by defeating perennial WWF Intercontinental Champion, Mr. Perfect, Curt Hennig, in what remains one of the greatest Summerslam matches of all time.

 

World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions

 

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LEGION OF DOOM

 

- The Legion of Doom, also known as the Road Warriors, are one of the most charismatic and thunderously dominant duos in Pro Wrestling history. With incredible physiques, a stiff, intimidating nature and an appearance of virtual indestructible, they are the current Tag Team Champions in a thin, and a bit beleaguered tag division.

 

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Roster

As of January 1992

 

Main Event

Hulk Hogan

Animal

Hawk

The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith

The Undertaker

Ric Flair

Jake Roberts

Sid Justice

Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase

The Ultimate Warrior

Randy Savage

Bret Hart

 

Upper Micard

Brian Knobbs

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

"The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

Big Bossman

Marty Janetty

Jerry Saggs

Tatanka

Jim Neidhart

Shawn Michaels

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Rick "The Model" Martel

The Mountie

 

Midcard

 

Virgil

Owen Hart

Paul Roma

Papa Shango

Koko B. Ware

Hercules Hernandez

The Barbarian

The Berserker

Blake Beverly

Typhoon

Bushwhacker Butch

Bushwhacker Luke

Beau Beverly

Barry Horowitz

Haku

The Repo Man

Dino Bravo

Earthquake

 

Lower Midcard

 

Jim Powers

Big Bully Busick

Max Moon

Iron Mike Sharpe

Genichiro Tenryu

Jim Brunzell

Kato

Tanaka

Louie Spicolli

 

 

Opener

 

Salvatore Bellomo

Chris Walker

PJ Walker

Kitao

Terry Gibbs

Scott Taylor

 

Enhancement Talent

 

Brian Donahue

Tony Roy

Duane Gill

John Bradley

 

 

Occasional Wrestler

 

"El Matador" Tito Santana

Nikolai Volkoff

Andre The Giant

Danny Davis

Colonel Mustafa

Sherri Martel

Saba Simba

Roddy Piper

Brooklyn Brawler

Mr. Perfect

Bob Backlund

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Billy Smith

Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey

 

Injuries

 

- Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake is out of action for 8 months with a Broken Face.

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The rest of Wrestling

As of January 1992

 

World Championship Wrestling

WCW Champion: Lex Luger

WCW US Champion: Rick Rude

WCW TV Champion: Stunning Steve Austin

WCW Tag Champions: Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat

 

New Japan Pro Wrestling

IWGP Champion: Tatsumi Fujinami

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Akira Nogami

IWGP Tag Team Champions: Hiroshi Hase and The Great Muta

 

All Japan Pro Wrestling

AJPW Triple Crown Champion: Jumbo Tsuruta

AJPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Masanobu Fuchi

AJPW Tag Team Champions: Terry Gordy and Steve Williams

AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Champions: Doug Furnas and Dan Krofat

 

Michinoku Pro Wrestling

M-Pro Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Vacant

M-Pro Welterweight Champion: Vacant

M-Pro Tag Team Champions: Vacant

 

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)

CMLL World Champion: Vacant

CMLL Light Heavyweight Champion: Jerry Estrada

CMLL Middleweight Champion: Blue Panther

CMLL World Trios Champions: Satanico, Pirata Morgan and MS-1

 

Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling

FMW World Champion: Vacant

FMW Junior Champion: Vacant

FMW Tag Team Champions: Vacant

 

World Wrestling Council

WWC Universal Champion: Vacant

WWC Puerto Rico Champion: El Halcon

WWC TV Champion: Vacant

WWC Tag Team Champions: Dusty Wolfe and Mohammed Hussein

WWC Women's Champion: Monster Ripper

 

Universal Wrestling Association

UWA World Champion: Vampiro

UWA Featherweight Champion: Vacant

UWA Tag Team Champions: Vacant

 

Border City Wrestling

BCW Can-Am Champion: Vacant

BCW TV Champion: Vacant

BCW Tag Team Champions: Vacant

 

Catch Wrestling Association

CWA World Champion: Mark Rambo

CWA Intercontinental Champion: Vacant

CWA Tag Team Champions: David Taylor and Chris Benoit

 

Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

GLOW World Champion: Godiva

 

Portland Wrestling

PW Northwest Champion: Crush

PW Northwest Tag Team Champions: The Grappler and Steve Doll

 

Smokey Mountain Wrestling

SMW World Champion: Brian Lee

SMW TV Champion: Vacant

SMW Tag Team Champions: Ron Bruise and Don Bruise

 

United States Wrestling Association

USWA Unified World Champion: Jerry Lawler

USWA World Champion: Kamala

USWA Southern Champion: Eric Embry

USWA Tag Team Champions: JC The Ice Baby and Wolfie D

USWA Women's Champion: Miss Texas

 

East Coast Wrestling Association

ECWA World Champion: Lance Diamond

ECWA Mid Atlantic Champion: Jimmy Valiant

ECWA Tag Team Champions: Vacant

 

Wrestling Association "R"

WAR Jr. Heavyweight Champion: Vacant

WAR Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Vacant

War Tag Team Champions: Vacant

 

All-Star Wrestling

ASW World Champion: Vacant

ASW Mid-Heavyweight Champion: Vacant

ASW Tag Team Champions: Vacant

 

Eastern Championship Wrestling

ECW World Champion: Vacant

ECW TV Champion: Terry Funk

ECW Tag Team Champions: Hitman Tony Stetson and Johnny Hotbody

 

Global Wrestling Federation

GWF North American Champion: The Patriot

GWF Texas Champion: Tom Pritchard

GWF Light Heavyweight Champion: Jerry Lynn

GWF Tag Team Champions: Black Bart and Bill Mercer

 

Universal Wrestling Federation

UWF World Champion: Vacant

UWF SportsChannel TV Champion: Vacant

UWF Americas Champion: Vacant

UWF World Tag Team Champions: Vacant

UWF Women's Champion: Rockin Robin

 

Promotions without Titles

AAA

UWFi

 

Top 10

 

#1) WWF

#2) WCW

#3) NJPW

#4) AJPW

#5) M-Pro

#6) CMLL

#7) AAA

#8) FMW

#9) WWC

#10) UWA

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WWF Primetime Wrestling

Week 1, January, 1992

 

Shawn Michaels vs. Max Moon

 

Marty Janetty vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

 

Skinner vs. Sid Justice

 

Tag Team Championship Match

 

© The Legion of Doom vs. The Beverly Brothers

 

#1 Contendership for Intercontinental Title Match

 

"The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich vs. Rick "The Model" Martel

 

Ric Flair vs. Roddy Piper

 

 

WWF Superstars

Week 1, January 1992

 

Owen Hart vs. The Repo Man

 

The British Bulldog vs. The Mountie

 

Big Bossman vs. Earthquake

 

The Undertaker vs. Jim Neidhart

 

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Week 1, January 1992

 

El Matador Tito Satana vs. Tatanka

 

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Typhoon

 

 

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You have a reader sir. I am on tenterhooks to see where you take this.

 

Thanks! Glad to be getting off on the good foot. Hope you enjoy yourself.

 

As a fellow 1992 Diary writer I to will be reading...good luck my friend

 

Thanks man. Good luck to you as well. Hey, that's not the only thing we have in common. I'm also a fellow Ohioan. :) I go to school at Bowling Green.

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