VIP AUDIO 3/12 – Pro Wrestling Then and Now w/Frank Peteani: Nick Barbati co-hosts to look back at WrestleMania VIII from 1992. Piper vs. Bret, Savage vs. Flair, Hogan vs. Sid, more (127 min.)

March 12, 2022

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SHOW SUMMARY: Nick Barbati of the PWTorch VIP show “Nick & Tom’s Intercontinental Adventure” debuts to look back at WrestleMania VIII from 1992. They run down the entire card, which included Bret “Hit Man” Hart challenging “Rowdy” Roddy Piper for the Intercontinental Championship, Randy “Macho Man” Savage challenging Ric Flair for the WWF Championship, and Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice in potentially Hogan’s last match in the WWF at the time. Talking points include:

Behind the scenes happenings in 1992 including steroid and sex scandals
How the WWF was in transition around this time
The dawning of Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker and how they became hallmarks on not just the upcoming the era, but 10-20 years later
What is today’s Tito Santana vs. Shawn Michaels?
Roddy Piper and his “passing of the torch” to his childhood friend Bret
The artistry of the match between Savage and Flair and why it worked so much better than what Flair vs. Hogan would have been
Where Hulkamania was at this point and the charm of Sid Justice’s character and why Nick and Frank are higher on him than most. What happened with Sid and Warrior in the aftermath?
Match placement and pacing
Mafia movies
Musicians
Sunday Italian sauce NOT GRAVY