30 Week Journey: Wrestlemania VIII (1992)
It\u2019s the approach of the Hulkster\u2019s swan song, and the end of the golden period for true Lapsed Fans. WrestleMania 8 is next on TLF\u2019s 30-week, 30-WrestleMania journey, and for your hosts, Hogan\u2019s bout with Sid Justice signals the close of a cast of characters that defined the first WrestleMania era.
Jack Encarnacao and JP Sarro go deep into the Hoosier Dome for a breakdown of this 1992 extravaganza, which also featured a brilliant tilt between Randy Savage and Ric Flair for the WWF Championship as part of a double main event.
Get Lapsed on:
- The last word on why Flair and Hogan didn\u2019t face each other on the card, including a first-hand account of guru Dave Meltzer\u2019s conversations with Flair at the time
- Undertaker goes 2-0 as a heel Jake Roberts is planted on the floor, after the dreaded DDT fails to get the job done
- Jubilation over Bret Hart\u2019s innovative kick-off sleeper hold counter, and why Hart v. Piper shows us again that baby face versus baby face can and should be done
- Lex Luger snaps his fingers and milk is delivered to him
- Ray Combs hits one out of the park, and his tragic demise
- Why Flair\u2019s WWF theme is superior to the \u201c2001\u201d version
- The return of the girl who was crying when Savage was defeated in the WM7 retirementmatch
- The emotions \u2013 phony or real? \u2013 of the Vince McMahon/Hulk Hogan heart-to-heart retirement tease in the run up to the event, and the behind-the-scenes, steroid-related dramas that informed it
- One last vintage, electrifying Ultimate Warrior entrance
That and so much more, as The Lapsed Fan continues to give you what you need on an epic 30-week, locomotive-esque journey. All aboard!