What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – April 11, 1992

Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect handle commentary, wrapping up the tapings in Mobile, Alabama. Perfect tells WWF Champion Randy Savage that he is a cheater just like his wife.

The recap of WrestleMania VIII that aired on Prime Time Wrestling is shown along with promos from Sid Justice and the Ultimate Warrior.

Opening Contest: Owen Hart (3-0) pins Barry Horowitz after a splash off the top rope at 1:30:

McMahon says Owen has been teaming up with Koko B. Ware recently. Perfect chooses to discuss the WrestleMania VIII main event rather than dwell much on that development. Owen plants Horowitz with a belly-to-belly suplex and goes to 4-0 after a splash off the top rope.

Papa Shango (8-0) beats Mike Casey after the reverse shoulderbreaker at 1:26:

Shango beats on Casey in the corner as Perfect floats the possibility of Shango being the man who can stop the Undertaker. After a hiptoss, Shango wins with the reverse shoulderbreaker.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Sergeant Slaughter (9-0) defeat Doug Somers & Tommy Stevenson when Duggan pins Stevenson after the three-point stance clothesline at 1:38:

Somers and Stevenson eat clotheslines and body slams from their opponents, leading to Slaughter whipping Stevenson into Duggan’s three-point stance clothesline for the finish. After the match, Slaughter tosses Duggan his 2×4. This would be the last time Duggan and Slaughter would team on television, having never gotten a title shot despite their win-loss record.

Gene Okerlund’s Update segment shows the end of the Randy Savage-Ric Flair match from WrestleMania and how Flair forced himself on Elizabeth. Flair and Perfect do a taped promo. Perfect reiterates that Savage is a cheater. Flair tells Savage that he has opened up a big keg of dynamite and his crew is coming to regain the WWF Championship. He also promises to kiss Elizabeth again.

Shawn Michaels (w/Sensational Sherri) (9-1) pins Dale Wolfe after the Teardrop Suplex at 1:47:

Michaels goads Wolfe to chase him around the ring and then puts the boots to him when Wolfe slides underneath the bottom rope. The rout is on from there as Perfect says that Bret Hart will not be Intercontinental champion for long because Michaels is coming after him.

A replay of Paul Ellering’s promo with the Legion of Doom that originally aired on Prime Time Wrestling is shown.

The Mountie (w/Jimmy Hart) (6-4) beats Bill Golden after a dropkick at 1:19:

The Mountie has had a rough win-loss record, a consequence of appearing in more feature matches than most of the talent on the roster. As the Mountie beats Golden down, McMahon talks about how the Mountie looks forward to locking up with Sergeant Slaughter. Perfect does his best to promote that as something he would like to see but in reality few people probably do. That news signifies that Slaughter’s team with Hacksaw Jim Duggan is about to be brought to an unceremonious end. After winning the quick squash the Mountie shocks Golden.

Ring announcer Howard Finkel tells the crowd that Shawn Michaels has left the building. Perfect says that this is needed so that female fans know not to swarm the exit to the building when the show is over.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) (10-0) pins Sonny Trout after the Tombstone at 1:42:

As the Undertaker makes his entrance, McMahon says that the Undertaker looks forward to facing more competition, especially Papa Shango. Perfect wonders what might happen if Shango were to cast a spell on the Undertaker. McMahon and Perfect try to outduel themselves with fish puns because of Trout’s last name. That helps lighten up a dull squash with lots of piped in crowd noise. Afterward, the Undertaker and Bearer put Trout in a body bag.

Tune in next week to see the return of Piper’s Pit as Roddy Piper will interview WWF Champion Randy Savage!

The Last Word: Based on this show the WWF’s spring lineup looks like it will feature Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair, Bret Sid Justice vs. the Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker vs. Papa Shango, and Sergeant Slaughter vs. the Mountie. Those matches look fine on paper but without Hulk Hogan the WWF’s house show business will probably decline as it has in recent years when Hogan is not on the circuit. It also looks like Owen Hart will soon be placed in a new tag team with Koko B. Ware. On one hand the upside is that Owen was not going to be doing much as a babyface if he remained in singles competition but the negative is that Ware has jobbed too much in prior years to be taken seriously by the WWF audience.

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