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WrestleMania VIII
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| WrestleMania VIII | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | April 5, 1992 | |
| Venue | Hoosier Dome | |
| City | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Attendance | 62,167 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble 1992 | WrestleMania VIII | SummerSlam 1992 |
WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on April 5, 1992 at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. This was the last WrestleMania to be held in a stadium until WrestleMania X-Seven.
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- Dark match: The Bushwhackers (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) defeated The Beverly Brothers (Blake and Beau) (10:00)
- Shawn Michaels (w/Sensational Sherri) defeated Tito Santana (10:39)
- Michaels pinned Santana with a bodypress after reversing a bodyslam attempt.
- The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Jake Roberts (6:36)
- Undertaker pinned Roberts after a Tombstone Piledriver on the floor.
- Bret Hart defeated Roddy Piper to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (13:50)
The Undertaker vs. Jake Roberts
- Hart pinned Piper by countering a sleeper-hold with a rollup.
- The Big Boss Man, Virgil, Sgt. Slaughter, and Jim Duggan defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs), Repo Man, and The Mountie (5:22)
- Virgil pinned Knobbs after a heel miscommunication lead to Saggs striking Knobbs with Virgil's face mask.
- Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ric Flair to win the WWF Championship (18:05)
- Savage pinned Flair via a tights-assisted rollup.
- Tatanka defeated Rick Martel (4:33)
- Tatanka pinned Martel after a flying crossbody.
- The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) (8:39) by count-out
- Money Inc. intentionally got themselves counted out, retaining the tag team titles.
- Owen Hart defeated Skinner (1:11)
- Hart pinned Skinner on a roll-up.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Sid Justice (w/Harvey Wippleman) (12:44)
- Sid was disqualified after Wippleman interfered in the match.
- After the match, Papa Shango ran in. The Ultimate Warrior made his return to help Hulk Hogan.
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- Reba McEntire sang a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the show.
- This is the first WrestleMania to use the generic WrestleMania ring apron skirt and rafter banner. The apron skirt would be subsequently used until WrestleMania 13.
- This was the only WrestleMania to feature Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan as commentators for every match. It would also be the final WrestleMania to feature Gorilla Monsoon as a commentator.
- Celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania VIII included Reba McEntire, and Ray Combs.
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