"The Nature Boy" Comes To WrestleMania
A couple of notes here in that this is the exact same version of this event taken from the WrestleMania Anthology set meaning that all references to "WWF" & various music has been changed to due the rights expiring but there is no blurring of the WWF logo since this event happened before the "Attitude Era."
WrestleMania made it's way to the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana for this edition of the event which was the first time in history being promoted as having a "double main event". The only celebrities involved with the show was Family Feud host Ray Combs & Reba McIntyre singing the "Star-Spangled Banner" while this was the WrestleMania debuts for Tatanka, Sid Justice, Lex Luger (via satellite to promote the World Bodybuilding Federation) and Ric Flair.
This Mania was built up as the possible retirement match of Hulk Hogan as he faced off against Sid Justice in a match that's mostly remembered for the confusing ending that to this day was given a clear...
The First One I Remember Watching
As a child, "Wrestlemania 8" was the first Wrestlemania I remember really getting into (anything before this I was just too young for). Thus, it will always hold a special place in my WM rankings. However, more objectively speaking, I also feel as if it was a pretty quality event in its own right.
The highlights for me included...
-The debut of Shawn Michael's "Sexy Boy" persona.
-The Undertaker absolutely manhandling Jake "The Snake" Roberts
-"Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Bret "Hit Man" Hart squaring off in an emotional friend-vs.-friend contest
-Ric Flair and "Macho Man" Randy Savage battling for the true affections of Elizabeth (a lot of emotion in this one)
-WM debut of Tatanka, always a fun character.
Sadly, as with "Wrestlemania VII", the reason I can't give this event the full five stars is because the final Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice match falls flat. Maybe the least inspiring final match of a Wrestlemania since the first...
WWE Wrestlemania 8 review
The Shawn Michaels-El Matador(Tito Santana) match was not great but good enough. The Jake Roberts-Undertaker match was simi-decent but no means a good match. The Intercontinental title match between Bret Hart & Roddy Piper was a back-and-forth,epic bout with great storytelling to boot. The 8 man tag team match between the team of The Big Bossman,Virgil,Sgt.Slaughter & Jim Duggan against the team of Repo Man,The Mountie & The Nasty Boys(Brain Knobbs & Jerry Sags) was pretty standard stuff but basically a filler. The World title match between Randy Savage & Ric Flair was a near-perfect,epic encounter. The Rick Martal-Tatanka match while not bad,it was just there to show off Tatanka. The World Tag Team title match between The Natural Disasters(Earthquake & Typhoon) & Money Inc(Ted Dibiase & IRS) was mediocre with a bad finish to boot. The Skinner-Owen Hart match was short and pointless. The Sid Justice-Hulk Hogan match was awful this side of WCW Starrcade 2000. I give this PPV a 7 out...
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