Royal Rumble ’92 -Held on Sunday, January 19, 1992 at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, NY. The WWF World Heavyweight Title was declared vacant in December after a controversial match between Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker. Promoters decided that the winner of the 1992 Royal Rumble would receive custody of the championship. ROYAL RUMBLE PARTICIPANTS – 30 Man: -Number Entered: (1) Davey Boy Smith (2) Ted DiBiase (3) Ric Flair (4) Jerry Saggs (5) Haku (6) Shawn Michaels (7) Tito Santana (8) Barbarian (9) Kerry Von Erich (10) Repo Man (11) Greg Valentine (12) Nikolai Volkoff (13) Big Bossman (14) Hercules (15) Roddy Piper (16) Jake Roberts (17) Jim Duggan (18) Irwin R. Schyster (19) Jimmy Snuka (20) Undertaker (21) Randy Savage (22) Berzerker (23) Virgil (24) Col. Mustafa (25) Rick Martel (26) Hulk Hogan (27) Skinner (28) Sgt. Slaughter (29) Sid Justice (30) Warlord. -Winner: Ric Flair was the 3rd man in the Rumble. He eliminated Sid Justice to win the event and the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Title. -Roddy Piper vs. The Mountie, WWF Intercontinental Champion. Piper defeated the Mountie to win the title. -Piper used his sleeperhold. -The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) vs. The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk), WWF World Tag Team Champions. The Disasters won by countout, but the Legion of Doom retained their belts. -The Disasters were managed by Jimmy Hart. -The New Foundation (Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart) vs. The Orient Express (Kato and Pat Tanaka). Hart pinned Tanaka. -The Express were managed by Mr. Fuji. -The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake Beverly) vs. The Bushwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke Williams). Blake pinned Butch. -Steve Lombardi vs. Chris Walker. Walker won by reverse decision. Crowd Estimate: 17,000. SummerSlam ’92 -The second largest crowd in World Wrestling Federation History watched SummerSlam ’92 live on Saturday, August 29, 1992 in London, England at Wembley Stadium. 80,355 fans witnessed the event. The pay-per-view broadcast in America was presented on Monday, August 31st. -The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage, WWF World Heavyweight Champion. Warrior won by countout in 28:00. -Davey Boy Smith vs. Bret Hart, WWF Intercontinental Champion. Smith pinned Hart to capture the I-C Title in 25:40. -The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake Beverly) vs. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon), WWF World Tag Team Champions. Earthquake pinned Beau to retain the WWF title. -Kamala vs. The Undertaker. Undertaker won by disqualification when Kim Chee interfered. -Kamala was managed (handled) by Kim Chee. -Undertaker was managed by Paul Bearer. -The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) vs. Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster). Animal pinned DiBiase. -Rick Martel vs. Shawn Michaels. Double Countout. -Crush vs. Repo Man. Crush won. -Nailz vs. Virgil. Nailz won the bout. -Tito Santana vs. Papa Shango. Shango won. -The Berzerker vs. Tatanka. Tatanka won. -Jim Duggan and the Bushwhackers (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) vs. The Mountie and The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs). Duggan pinned the Mountie. Crowd Estimate: 80,355. Survivor Series ’92 -Took place on Wednesday, November 25, 1992 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. -Shawn Michaels, WWF Intercontinental Champion vs. Bret Hart, WWF World Heavyweight Champion. Hart defeated Michaels to retain by submission. -WWF World Title Match Only. -The Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake Beverly) and Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster), WWF World Tag Team Champions vs. The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs) and the Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon). Number Eliminated: -Earthquake pinned Beau Beverly. Beverly Brothers eliminated. -Irwin R. Schyster pinned Typhoon. IRS pinned Typhoon. Natural Disasters eliminated. -Jerry Saggs pinned Irwin R. Schyster. Money Inc. eliminated. The Nasty Boys were the survivors. -Ric Flair and Razor Ramon vs. Mr. Perfect and Randy Savage. Perfect and Savage won by disqualification. -Kamala vs. The Undertaker. Undertaker won. -Special Casket Match. -Rick Martel vs. Tatanka. Tatanka won by pinfall. -Big Bossman vs. Nailz. Bossman won. -“Nightstick on a pole” match. -Virgil vs. Yokozuna. Yokozuna won by pinfall over Virgil. -High Energy (Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware) vs. The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu). Fatu pinned Hart. -Crush vs. Steve Lombardi. Crush won by submission. -Dark match, not broadcast on the pay-per-view. Crowd Estimate: 18,000 |
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) PPV Events - 1992 |