WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). 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. The theme song of this event is called "Worldwide Spectacle" by Jim Johnston.
Production
Reba McEntire sang a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the show. Family Feud host Ray Combs was a special guest ring announcer for the eight-man tag match.
A scheduled match between The British Bulldog and The Berzerker did not take place due to time restraints. The finish to the Justice-Hogan match actually did not occur as planned. The original plan was for Hogan to hit the leg drop on Justice and for Papa Shango to do a run in and break up the pin causing a disqualification. However, Papa Shango missed his cue and was late in getting down to the ring. Justice improvised by kicking out of the leg drop. From there, Earl Hebner would disqualify Justice when his manager, Harvey Wippleman, interfered. The Legion of Doom were originally supposed to be the challengers for the Tag Team Championships but left the WWF briefly before returning at WrestleMania.
Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice
The original plan for the main event was the long awaited bout between Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship. The two had wrestled against each other in several house show matches and a televised tag match but never in a big money bout. Rumors persist that the 1990s "Steroid Scandal" forced a change in the main event booking. However, this has never been confirmed. It changed to a double main event with Hogan wrestled Sid Justice, while Flair wrestled Randy Savage. For storyline purposes Sid Justice lobbied to wrestle Hulk Hogan due to tensions starting between that two that had begun at that year's Royal Rumble. Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair would have to wait until 1994 for their match, when both had were wrestling for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Flair returned to WCW within a year of WrestleMania, while Hogan joined him there in June 1994. The two met for the WCW World Championship at Bash at the Beach, and Hogan defeated Flair in his debut match for the world championship. For the next six years Hogan and Flair engaged in an off and on feud, which ended only when Hogan left WCW in 2000.
Ric Flair was caught blading directly on camera and was fined several thousand dollars.[citation needed] Although Bret Hart was busted wide open, it was considered an accident.
Results
Other on-screen talent
The Undertaker vs. Jake Roberts
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