Welcome to the year 1992 …. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan is the WWF World Heavyweight champion since December 1991, "The Mountie" Jacques Rougeau (w/ "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart) is the Intercontinental (IC) champion since January 17 of this year, The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal w/ "Precious" Paul Ellering) are the WWF World Tag Team champions since August 1991 and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (w/ Sensational Sherri) flaunts his own Million Dollar belt (which was not sanctioned by the WWF until the end of last year, but WWF President Jack Tunney has ruled and announced that it is now) ... "The Macho Man" Randy Savage is feuding with "The Snake" Jake Roberts since August 1991. The end of their legendary rivalry. is approaching as their final encounter is coming up soon .... The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) have ended their partnership as Michaels turned against Jannetty just a few weeks ago. A grudge match between them is imminent. In the meantime, Michaels is now using "The Heartbreak Kid" as his moniker.... Other current headliners are : the self-proclaimed real World champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair (w/ "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig), "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "The Hitman" Bret Hart, Sid Vicious as well as The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) .... The rest of the WWF roster is made of :"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Hercules, Haku, "El Matador" Tito Santana, The Barbarian, "The Barber" Brutus Beefcake, "Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, Repo Man, Nikolai Volkoff, "The Hammer" Greg Valentine, The Big Bossman, "IRS" Irwin R. Schyster, "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Virgil, Colonel Mustafa (w/ General Adnan), "The Model" Rick Martel, Tatanka, Skinner, The Warlord (w/ Harvey Wippleman), " The Birdman" Koko B. Ware, The Berzerker (w/ Mr. Fuji), Chris Walker, "The Canadian Strongman" Dino Bravo, Jim Powers, "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell, Barry Horowitz, "iron" Mike Sharpe, The Brooklyn Brawler, The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags & Brian Knobbs w/ "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart), The New Foundation ("The Anvil" Jim Neidhart & "The Rocket" Owen Hart), Sgt. Slaughter & "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, The Orient Express (Kato & Pat Tanaka w/ Mr. Fuji), The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom w/ The Genius), The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon w/ "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart) .... The broadcast team is made of : WWF owner Vince McMahon, "The Brain" Bobby Heenan, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, Gorilla Monsoon, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Sean Mooney, Lord Alfred Hayes, Edouard Carpienter and Guy Hauray.In other news and updates, WWF President Jack Tunney has named Bret Hart as the next WWF IC title challenger. He will therefore face current champion The Mountie, who recently beat him for the very same title ... Roddy Piper has challenged Ted DiBiase for the Million Dollar title ... The Natural Disasters are the number one contenders for the WWF World Tag Team titles .... . All these matches and more are going to take place at the first WWF pay-per-view of the year : the WWF Royal Rumble 1992, live from Albany, NY on January 19 ! For the first time ever, this show will have an airtime duration of 3 hours (instead of 2).
WWF ROYAL RUMBLE 1992
THE HIGHLIGHTS :
GRUDGE MATCH =
SHAWN MICHAELS def. MARTY JANNETTY by pinfall in a fast-paced match with both competitors showing off tremendous agility, speed and high flying prowess.
WWF WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES MATCH =
THE ROAD WARRIORS (w/ Paul Ellering) def. THE NATURAL DISASTERS (w/ Jimmy Hart) to retain the WWF World tag team champions as Hawk pins Earthquake after a mistake made by Typhoon ... After the bout, a furious Jimmy Hart screams at Typhoon and fires him on the spot ! An enraged Typhoon retaliates by grabbing Hart, but Earthquake stops Typhoon and assaults him ! A brawl between the two behemoths ensues ! This marks the end of the Natural Disasters tag team partnership.
WWF MILLION DOLLAR TITLE MATCH =
RODDY PIPER def. TED DIBIASE (w/ Sensational Sherri) by submission and becomes the new WWF Million Dollar Champion ! ... Piper's effective brawling style and cunning tactics overcame DiBiase's technical skills and cheating ways.
GRUDGE MATCH =
RANDY SAVAGE (w/ Ms. Elizabeth) def. JAKE ROBERTS by pinfall ... Savage was merciless, more aggressive and dominant throughout this bout,
WWF IC TITLE MATCH =
BRET HART def. THE MOUNTIE (w/ Jimmy Hart) by submission to become the new IC champion .... Bret Hart's technical repertoire was too much to handle for The Mountie, despite the latter displaying a good mix of skills and resilience.
30-MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH =
The participants are (listed in random order) : The British Bulldog, The Mountie (w/ Jimmy Hart), Sid Vicious, Hercules, Haku, Tito Santana, The Barbarian, Brutus Beefcake, Kerry Von Erich, Repo Man, The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer), Greg Valentine, The Big Bossman, IRS, Jimmy Snuka, Virgil, Rick Martel, Tatanka, The Warlord (w/ Harvey Wippleman), Pat Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji), Kato (w/ Mr. Fuji), Koko B. Ware, Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter Wayne Bloom (w/ The Genius), Mike Enos (w/ The Genius), Brian Knobbs (w/ Jimmy Hart), Jerry Sags (w/ Jimmy Hart), Jim Neidhart and Owen Hart … SID VICIOUS wins by last eliminating THE UNDERTAKER ... As stated by WWF rules, the winner of this match earns the right to challenge for the WWF World title (currently held by Hulk Hogan) at WWF Wrestlemania 8 in April.
WWF WORLD TITLE MATCH =
HULK HOGAN (w/ Brutus Beefcake) def. RIC FLAIR (w/ Mr. Perfect).... Hogan pins Flair and retains the title after a grueling bout which saw both legends at their best ... After the match, SID VICIOUS leaves the backstage area and enters the ring while Hogan is celebrating the win with Brutus. Sid calmly reminds Hogan that they have a date with destiny at the upcoming WWF Wrestlemania 8 show ... They shake hands, but suddenly Sid snaps and hits Hogan with a kick to the stomach, followed by a Powerbomb! ... Hogan is flat on the mat and gasping for air ... Brutus checks on Hogan while Flair and Mr. Perfect are pleasantly surprised by Sid's actions ... Flair starts kicking Hogan and Mr. Perfect is choking Brutus while Sid looks on in approval until THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR makes a surprise return after a 7-month long absence and rushes to the ring to save Hogan and Brutus by attacking Flair and Mr. Perfect ... Sid is unfazed and slowly leaves the ring ... Flair and Mr. Perfect eventually escape, then a dozen security staff members intervene and contain the Warrior, therefore preventing any physical altercation between the Warrior and Sid .... Warrior then helps Hogan and Brutus to their feet while Sid is on the ramp way heading to the locker room and shouting at the booing fans.
.... Stay tuned for what's next !
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