From: 00njhavert@bsu-ucs.uucp
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestlemania 8: What the hell?!
Date: 6 Apr 92 18:17:31 GMT


	What the hell? That was the phrase that kept popping into my
mind at WM8 yesterday afternoon.
	Some pre-broadcasting stuff went on. Mainly a lot of fans
parading around with their signs. The two best I saw were "We had
Elizabeth first (We have proof)" and "The '4' Horsemen will prevail".
	The Slimewackers beat the Beverly Brothers in a pre-broadcast
fan warm-up go-get-your-popcorn match.
	Okay, here's a run-down with lots of "What the hell?!" involved.

	1. Micheals beats Tito: Yawn, we went to get our WM8 souvenier
cups during the beginning of this. My best friend spent most of the 
watch staring at Sherri and saying "Those boots! Those boots!".
	2. First "What the hell?!": L.O.D. comes out with their
manager. I didn't recognize him, but some guys behind me did. Is he
someone from their NWA days? They made it sound like they were going
after Money Inc.
	3. Undertaker beats Jake: This was the second "What the hell?!",
because we were surprised it was the second match. The tombstone pile-
driver on the concrete was amazing.
	4. Piper loses the IC belt to Hart: The third "What the hell?!",
because this was the third match. We were expected Skinner or Martel or
anything else. Hart bled, which was unexpected. Piper retained his
faceness. They walked out as friends. How heartwarming. So, when's Piper
going back to movies? Any clues as to what kind of offers he's received?
	5. Eight man tag match: The fourth "What the hell?!" was the 
Family Feud guy insulting the heel team. This match was so crazy, it
was impossible to catch everything.
	6. Savage beats Flair for the HW title: The fifth "What the hell?!"
was another "already?" angle. We figured the two main events would run
back-to-back. Flair bleeds again (is it me or does he always bleed from
the same place?). Liz comes to the ring and slaps Flair around, which was
funny to watch. During all the fireworks and smoke, my friend said "Wouldn't
it be neat if Papa Shango appeared from the smoke and beat the hell out
of Savage?" Little did we know...
	7. Tatanka beats Martel: Yawn, but the sixth "What the hell?!" when
the Lumvee dancers came out and danced around. My friend found it quite
insulting to the Lumvee nation.
	8. Money Inc. keeps the belts: The seventh "What the hell?!" was
when they just walked out after Earthquake nearly squashed IRS. What a
"heel" way to keep the title. We loved it.
	9. Owen Hart beats Skinner in record time: Yawn, this was the
eigth "What the hell?!" mainly for my friend. He got up to use the rest-
room as soon as he heard Skinner's entry music. By the time he got back,
Owen Hart was jumping around in post-pin joy.
	10. Hogan wins by a DQ: This was full of "What the hell?!"'s. The
match was kinda lame. Hogan barely did anything, and Sid beat the hell out
of him. The ninth "What the hell?!" was the DQ, we weren't sure what Sid
was DQ'ed for, except that it involved Whippleman somehow. The tenth "What
the hell?!" was when Papa Shango (my favorite WWF heel) comes running down
to the ring to help Sid beat up Hogan. I was going nuts. From where we
were sitting, he looked like Virgil because of his white face make-up.
Then the eleventh "What the hell?!" was the entrance of Hogan's rescuer,
the Ultimate Warrior! The Hoosier Dome exploded when his music came on.
My friend and I were dumbfounded. Warrior cleans house and he and Hogan
pose a lot. So who feuds with who? I heard a kid say "Hogan and Warrior
vs. Sid and that Papa Shango guy at Saturday Night's Main Event." I'm
not sure. 
	11. The last "What the hell?!" was the dropping of the British
Bulldog v. Berserker match. Not like it would've been the greatest match
of the decade. We figured the Flair-Savage match probably ran a little over.
I heard that after Sean Micheals win the IC belt that Davey Boy will
take it from him at some later date. Any confirmation?

Nik