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Top 4 matches on this card are effing ridiculous. Love you giving Warrior/Hogan some flavor too, and Demolition/LOD Street Fight shall be epic.

Bigelow joining DiBiase just makes sense so no issues with that either. Bulldog/Earthquake Arm Wrestling Contest just feels like a such a retro angle as well.

Plenty of fun stuff here, looking forward to reading Mania... Again...
 
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WWF Championship
©The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan
I am a strong believer in the 'Hogan must pose' thinking. I don't think Hogan should be eating back-to-back defeats at the hands of the Warrior at Mania. Even if he's just getting the strap until SummerSlam, I feel like Hogan is the option here.


No DQ Grudge Match
Jake Roberts vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage

WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Mr. Perfect w/Bobby Heenan vs. Bret Hart

WWF Tag Team Championship- Hollywood Street Fight
©Demolition vs. The Legion of Doom

Tag Team Grudge Match
Dusty Rhodes & Virgil vs. Ted Dibiase & Bam Bam Bigelow

Grudge Match
Earthquake w/Jimmy Hart vs. British Bulldog
I'm all for a monster heel with the Quake.

Grudge Match
The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer vs. Big Boss Man

Tag Team Match
The Rockers vs. The Nasty Boys w/Jimmy Hart

Grudge Match
Tito Santana vs. “The Model” Rick Martel
There is money in Martel being the champion. Push to the moon and pin Hogan, pls.


Grudge Match
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan w/Roddy Piper vs. Sgt. Slaughter w/Col. Mustafa

Singles Match
The Mountie w/Jimmy Hart vs. Texas Tornado

Six Man Tag Match
The Warlord and Power & Glory w/Slick vs. Tugboat & The Bushwhackers
 
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“THE ULTIMATE RE-MATCH!”


March 24, 1991
LA Sports Arena
Los Angeles, California

The classic Wrestlemania song begins to blast as we get a shot WWF World Champion Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan, face to face, with the American flag as the backdrop, all while Vince McMahon narrates as only he can in the background…

“WWF WORLD CHAMPION THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR!”

“THEEE IIIMMMOORTTALLLLL HULK HOGAN!”

“FACE TO FACEEEEE!!!!!

“THE ULLLLTIMATEEEE REEEE-MATCHHHH!”


Hogan and Warrior stare each other down while they each let out growls and snarls…

“IT’S WRESTLEEEEEEE….MANNNNIAAAAAAA!”

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We transition to the Wrestlemania 7 logo, followed by a wide shot of the SOLD OUT LA Sports Arena! We pan around the arena, which is decked out in red, white and blue all over the place!! The rabid WWF crowd hold up their American flags, Hulk Hogan towels, and Ultimate Warrior Hasbro Figures for this grand spectacle…known as WRESTLEMANIA 7!

We kick it down to ringside where we are greeted by our dynamic duo of Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, who hype up Wrestlemania 7! While Monsoon and Heenan give us the hype job...

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WILLIE NELSON makes his way into the ring to sing us a beautiful rendition of “America the Beautiful” followed by a standing ovation and a loud “USA! USA!” chant!! Arguably the greatest performance in Wrestlemania history…

Willie Nelson gives some high fives through the crowd as Heenan and Monsoon begin to hype up our STACKED WRESTLEMANIA 7 CARD!!! Look no further than right down below, because there’s no sense in scrolling any further before checking out this loaded card!!!

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WWF Championship
©The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan

No DQ Grudge Match
Jake Roberts vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage

WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Mr. Perfect w/Bobby Heenan vs. Bret Hart

WWF Tag Team Championship- Hollywood Street Fight
©Demolition vs. The Legion of Doom

Tag Team Grudge Match
Dusty Rhodes & Virgil vs. Ted Dibiase & Bam Bam Bigelow

Grudge Match
Earthquake w/Jimmy Hart vs. British Bulldog

Grudge Match
The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer vs. Big Boss Man

Tag Team Match
The Rockers vs. The Nasty Boys w/Jimmy Hart

Grudge Match
Tito Santana vs. “The Model” Rick Martel

Grudge Match

“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan w/Roddy Piper vs. Sgt. Slaughter w/Col. Mustafa

Singles Match
The Mountie w/Jimmy Hart vs. Texas Tornado

Six Man Tag Match
The Warlord and Power & Glory w/Slick vs. Tugboat & The Bushwhackers


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Following the rundown of the legendary Wrestlemania 7 card, we stick around at ringside for our opening contest!!

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Match 1- Tag Team Match
The Rockers vs. The Nasty Boys w/Jimmy Hart


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The Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart head on down the long Wrestlemania 7 aisle as the crowd showers them with boos! Jimmy Hart shouts from his megaphone as Knobbs and Sags jeer with the front row…

The Rockers are out next to A HUGE POP from the crowd! Michaels and Jannetty sprint down to the ring, pose on the top turnbuckles…

Michaels and Jannetty look at each other from opposite corners and subtly count down with their hands…

MICHAELS CONNECTS WITH A TOP ROPE DROPKICK ON KNOBBS!!!

JANNETTY LEAPS OFF WITH A FLYING CROSS BODY ONTO SAGS!!!

AND THIS ONE IS ON!!!

After the barrage of offense to kickstart Wrestlemania 7, the match eventually settles down…

Michaels and Knobbs start things off, and Michaels is quick around the ring, not allowing Knobbs to tie him up! Instead, Michaels leaps over Knobbs, bounces off the ropes…

FLYING FOREARM TO BRIAN KNOBBS!!

Gorilla Monsoon hype up The Rockers on commentary, saying they are one of the brightest teams in all of the WWF right now, while Heenan responds “If you think The Rockers are bright, you certainly haven’t heard Marty Jannetty try to carry a conversation!” Monsoon follows the banter up with his classic “Oh, will you stop!”

Michaels tags in Jannetty, and the duo keep their foot on the gas as they connect with a DOUBLE HIP TOSS TO KNOBBS!!!

The Rockers aren’t done yet as they sprint off the ropes…AND CATCH KNOBBS WITH A DOUBLE BACK FOREARM!!!

Both Jannetty and Michaels land on the mat, and simultaneously they both kip up…

WHEN THEY GET DESTROYED BY JERRY SAGS WHO IS WAITING WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!!!!

Sags works over Jannetty as The Nastys cut the ring in half! Shawn Michaels stomps his foot in the corner, getting the electric crowd behind Marty, who is trying his best to get out of Sags’ grasp in a bear hug!!!

Jannetty finally wiggles his way free…AND MAKES THE HOT TAG!!!

Michaels fires away with rights and lefts on Sags, knocking him down to the mat! Michaels then runs full speed ahead at Knobbs in his corner and DROPKICKS HIM OFF THE APRON TO THE FLOOR!!!

Jannetty heads up to the top turnbuckle as Michaels does the same from the opposite corner…

MICHAELS AND JANNETTY LEAP OFF AT THE SAME EXACT TIME…

DOUBLE TOP ROPE MISSILE DROPKICKS FROM MICHAELS AND JANNETTY TO JERRY SAGS!!!!

Sags hits the deck like a ton of bricks as Shawn Michaels hooks the leg!!!

1…2…3!!!!

Winners at 7:00- The Rockers


The crowd POPS LOUD for The Rockers as they get their hands raised in victory! Michaels and Jannetty embrace as they parade around the ring, pumping their fists, enjoying the Wrestlemania victory!!

Monsoon hypes up The Rockers once more on commentary as they slap the fans’ hands on their way back up the aisle way, while The Nasty Boys are left licking their wounds while Jimmy Hart tries to help Sags to his feet!!

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We head to the back where SEAN MOONEY is standing by with “THE MODEL” RICK MARTEL! Just moments away from his huge matchup against former tag team partner turned foe, Tito Santana, Martel has all the confidence and arrogance in the world…

“Let me lay it out for you like this, Sean Mooney…The Model is here in Hollywood…the stars are all out tonight…I’ve been invited to numerous after-parties in Beverly Hills later on…but before I hit the town, I take care of business…and that business is the pesky fly that’s been a thorn in my side for over four years now- Tito Santana! Tito, after I show you why I’ve been the superior man, and why I threw you out like last month’s Vogue Magazine… I plan on removing the stench of you from the WWF…one pump of Arrogance at a time…”

Martel sprays some of his bottle of Arrogance in their air as Mooney waves his hands back and forth, all while “The Model” smirks and struts off the set…Mooney wipes the air with his hand as he coughs, and then sends it back down to ringside, as we get ready for our next contest!!

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Match 2- Grudge Match
Tito Santana vs. “The Model” Rick Martel


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The official bell rings, and TITO WASTES NO TIME ATTACKING MARTEL!!

“The Model” doesn’t even get a chance to take off his fancy jacket as Tito pulls it over Martel’s head and blasts him with rights and lefts!! Tito grabs the blinded Martel by the head…

AND TOSSES HIM OVER THE ROPES, CRASHING TO THE FLOOR!!

Martel gains his composure on the outside as he takes off his fancy jacket and bow tie! Martel catches his breath for a split second…BUT NOT FOR LONG!!! LOOK UP!!!!

TITO SANTANA COMES FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A SLINGSHOT CROSS BODY ONTO MARTEL ON THE FLOOR!!!


Tito lets out a loud “ARRIBA!” as the crowd eats it up!! Tito grabs Martel and tosses him back inside the ring, where he begins to work over Martel with a series of lefts and rights! Tito goes to send Martel into the corner but Martel reverses it and goes for a clothesline, but Tito ducks…AND DROPKICKS MARTEL INTO THE CORNER!!!

Tito races up towards Martel, who needs to dig deep right now…MARTEL WITH A THUMB TO THE EYE OF TITO SANTANA!!

The eye-poke allows Martel to drop Tito with a back elbow! Martel then begins to hone in on his former tag team partner as he stomps on his back before connecting with an elbow drop!!

Martel is now in full control as he sends Tito off the ropes and connects with a huge BACK BODY DROP!!

“The Model” now has time to gloat as he shows his face to the crowd, letting everybody know that yes, he is a model!

Tito tries to gain his comeuppance, but as Tito goes for a dropkick, MARTEL CARTWHEELS OUT OF THE WAY!!!

The cartwheel, followed by jumping jacks, irks not only the crowd but also Tito Santana who charges once again AND CHOP BLOCKS MARTEL TO THE MAT!!!

Martel holds his knee as he reaches into the corner of the ring, grabbing a hold of his bottle of Arrogance! He does one better as he begins to un-tie the top turnbuckle pad!!

Tito goes to grab Martel but “The Model” quickly pulls Referee Mike Chioda in front of him! Tito stops at the last second, but Chioda sees the exposed turnbuckle pad and begins to tie it back on…

WHICH GIVES MARTEL TIME TO BLAST TITO IN THE HEAD WITH HIS BOTTLE OF ARROGANCE!!!!

Martel tosses the Arrogance to the side as Tito is dazed, out on his feet! With the turnbuckle pad trick causing a perfect distraction, Martel then rolls Tito up…

WITH A HANDFULL OF TIGHTS…

BUT THE REFEREE IS OUT OF POSITION….

1…2…3!!!!

Winner at 8:00- “The Model” Rick Martel


Martel doesn’t even wait for his hand to be raised as he scoots outside of the ring! He grabs a hold of all of his belongings and prances up the aisle way, as the camera follows him!

Monsoon says Tito was robbed from a victory, while Heenan says it was the Referee’s fault for trying to get involved!

Back inside the ring, Tito is livid, as are the fans, who shower Martel with boos!! Nevertheless, “The Model” Rick Martel has just scored a very important victory on the biggest stage of them all here at Wrestlemania 7, and will look to catapult tonight’s result into a future title opportunity down the line!!!

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We switch gears as we see the video footage from THE MAIN EVENT back in February where Earthquake hit British Bulldog with multiple Earthquake Splashes after ruining the Arm Wrestling Contest…

We head to the back where Sean Mooney is standing by with a very angry EARTHQUAKE and a very jumpy JIMMY HART! Quaker rocks back and forth while Jimmy Hart jumps around him in a circle. Mooney tries his best to get a word from Earthquake…

“BRITISH BULLDOG! The pain you felt in your back after I broke it is nothing compared to the pain I will inflict tonight! Say goodbye to walking upright for a while! Because when I bounce off those ropes and hit you with another EARTHQUAKE SPLASH…it will be LIGHTS OUT FOR THE BULLDOG!!”

Quaker bounces around a few more times while Jimmy Hart continues to sprint in a circle around Quaker as Sean Mooney sends it over to Mean Gene…

Mean Gene is standing by with THE BRITISH BULLDOG and his bulldog, Winston! Bulldog winces as the camera zooms in to his entire mid-section which is wrapped in tape…

“You know Mean Gene, everybody can see that I’m not at 100 percent tonight. But there is a lot more bite left in this bulldog, and Earthquake, as far as I’m concerned, you gave me your best shot, and I’m still here…still standing…still able to lift you up like a sack of dog food…which is exactly what I plan on doing here at Wrestlemania 7!”

The British Bulldog pets Winston for good luck as Mean Gene sends it back down to ringside…

Back at ringside, Heenan says The British Bulldog better leave Winston caged up in the back, because Earthquake might get some ideas tonight. Monsoon plays up Bulldog, saying that he has a lot of fight left in him tonight!!

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Match 3- Grudge Match
Earthquake w/Jimmy Hart vs. The British Bulldog


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The two men lock up in the center of the ring, and immediately Quake DELIVERS A MASSIVE KNEE TO THE INJURED STERNUM OF BULLDOG!!

Bulldog falls to the mat, trying his best to catch his breath, but while he is on the mat, Earthquake plants him with a boot right to the face!!

Bulldog rolls outside of the ring where Jimmy Hart gets right in his face with his megaphone…BRITISH BULLDOG GRABS JIMMY HART BY THE SHIRT COLLAR…

But Earthquake comes around the corner and SMASHES BULLDOG IN THE BACK!!!

Earthquake stands over the fallen Bulldog on the outside before he tosses him back inside the ring. Earthquake rolls back inside himself and continues working over Bulldog’s back!

Quaker shoots Bulldog into the corner…AND FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A HUGE SPLASH!!!!

Bulldog goes down into the corner as Earthquake begins to mock Bulldog, as he barks like a dog! Quake then fires it up again as he sprints full speed ahead…

BUT BULLDOG MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!!!!

Earthquake hits the corner with massive force, and the momentum carries him forward as he lands flat on his face!!!

The crowd is firmly behind British Bulldog as he slowly gets to his feet! Bulldog stomps on Earthquake before getting him up to his feet. Bulldog leaps off the ropes, charging with a clothesline, but Quake only stumbles! Bulldog bounces off again with another clothesline, and this time Quaker staggers back!!!

Bulldog has the crowd cheering at fever pitch as he goes for a third clothesline, and this time Earthquake falls back into the ropes…bounces back forward…

WHERE BRITISH BULLDOG IS WAITING WITH A POWERSLAM!!!!

The crowd ERUPTS for the spot, but the damage has been done to Bulldog who holds his side in pain as he tries to fight through it!!

Earthquake is back on his feet as Bulldog lays in some rights and lefts, backing the big man into the corner! Bulldog digs deep as he lifts the massive Quake up to the top turnbuckle as he slides in underneath him…

BULLDOG SCREAMS LOUDLY AS HE LIFTS THE 400 PLUS POUND EARTHQUAKE UP ON HIS SHOULDER!!!!!

RUNNING POWERSLAM TO EARTHQUAKE!!!!

The crowd goes NUTS as Bulldog has just enough energy to pin Quaker…

1…2….3!!!

Winner at 5:00- The British Bulldog


Bulldog is slow to get up but has just enough juice to stand! British Bulldog gets his hand raised in victory as Jimmy Hart is beside himself at ringside!!!

The crowd cheers for Bulldog as he exits the ring, slowly walking back up the aisle while holding his back! His back may hurt, but The British Bulldog dug deep and created a Wrestlemania moment here tonight by hitting A RUNNING POWERSLAM on the 400 plus pound Earthquake!!

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We cut to video footage from the Royal Rumble- Virgil has enough of Ted Dibiase and decks him with the Million Dollar Title before leaving with the title and his new friend Dusty Rhodes…then we see The Brother Love show footage where Ted Dibiase announces his new “INSURANCE POLICY” Bam Bam Bigelow…Bigelow heads onto the set and lays waste to Virgil and Dusty…

We head to the back where Mean Gene is standing by with DUSTY RHODES and VIRGIL! The two men are locked in tonight as Virgil jogs in place, while Dusty stands confidently with the Million Dollar Title around his shoulder! Gene asks the pair how they plan on keeping up with Bam Bam Bigelow tonight…

“Mean Gene if I may…Bam Bam Bigelow is nothing more than a hired gun, baby. Which meeeans the minute things start to go south, ol Bammers will realize he was already paid up front….and he will see Ted Dibiase for what he issss….and what Dibiase isss…is nothing more than a broke big mouth! So, tonight, with my main man Virgil right here by my side to help me take the garbage outtt…Dibiase and his empire will be nothing more than a fairy tale land inside that big head of his!”

Dusty and Virgil share a high five before Mean Gene sends it back down to ringside…

Monsoon begins to hype up our next matchup, A HUGE TAG TEAM GRUDGE MATCH!!!

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Tag Team Grudge Match
Ted Dibiase & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Dusty Rhodes & Virgil


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As soon as the bell rings, Dusty and Virgl get to work as they take the upper hand in the early going!! The new set of friends take turns on Dibiase, as they cut the ring in half, neutralizing the biggest threat of this contest-Bam Bam Bigelow!

After a huge back body drop from Virgil to Dibiase, Virgil tags in Dusty who begins to go to work on Dibiase! Dusty sends Dibiase off the ropes and catches him with a HUGE BODY SLAM!!

Dibiase is in no man’s land as he is too far away to make the tag to Bigelow! Dusty takes his eyes off of Dibiase as he goes to tag in Virgil…

DIBIASE ROLLS OUTSIDE OF THE RING, SPRINTS AROUND TO HIS CORNER, SLIDES BACK INSIDE THE RING…

AND MAKES THE TAG TO BAM BAM BIGELOW!!!

Heenan hypes up the ingenuity of Dibiase while Monsoon isn’t a fan of the underhand tactic!!!

Regardless of what our announce team thinks, BAM BAM BIGELOW IS NOW THE LEGAL MAN…AND HE BEGINS TO CLEAN HOUSE!!!

Bigelow drills Dusty with a forearm! He sprints over towards the corner and knocks Virgil off the apron to the floor!!!

Bigelow then picks Dusty up with ease and MILITARY PRESSES DUSTY OVER HIS HEAD…BEFORE DROPPING HIM TO THE MAT!!!

Bigelow lets out a loud animalistic roar as Dibiase applauds from the corner! Bigelow steps over Dusty for good measure before dragging him by the arm into the corner of the ring where he tags in Dibiase!!

Dibiase taunts Dusty as he drills him in the head with rights and lefts! Dibiase picks Dusty up and delivers a LOUD KNIFE EDGE CHOP in the corner before tagging Bigelow back in!!!

Virgil holds out his hand as he cheers on his friend, Dusty Rhodes, as he awaits the hot tag!!!

Bigelow places Dusty in a BEAR HUG as Dusty begins to lose consciousness! Referee Danny Davis begins to check on Dusty…

DANNY DAVIS RAISES DUSTY’S ARM ONCE…

TWICE…

BUT NOT A THIRD TIME!!!!


Dusty begins digging his elbow into the neck of Bigelow, who finally breaks the hold!! Bigelow goes to grab Dusty, but Dusty smartly crawls underneath Bigelow…

AND GOES FOR THE HOT TAG………

BUT VIRGIL LEAPS OFF THE APRON!!!!!!!!

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW?!?!?!??

Dibiase smirks from the corner of the ring as Virgil stands down at ringside, hands on his hips, shaking his head in disgust!!! VIRGIL JUST DOUBLE-CROSSED DUSTY RHODES!!!!

Dusty looks out at Virgil as his face forms with so much disappointment that everybody watching can taste the betrayal!!!!

Bigelow goes in for the kill as he stomps on Dusty a few more times before heading to the top turnbuckle…

BIGELOW LEAPS OFF WITH A MOONSAULT!!!!!!

A man that size SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FLY THROUGH THE AIR like that!!!

Instead of pinning Dusty, Bigelow tags in Dibiase, who gets Dusty handed to him on a silver platter! Dibiase lets out a maniacal laugh…

DIBIASE LOCKS IN THE MILLION DOLLAR DREAM!!!!

Dusty could have been put away two minutes ago, but Dibiase wants to throw salt into the wounds of Dusty Rhodes!!!! Dusty can’t even muster up enough energy to attempt to get out of the hold, and Danny Davis has seen enough….

DUSTY RHODES OFFICIALLY SUBMITS TO THE MILLION DOLLAR DREAM!!!!!

Winners at 10:00- Ted Dibiase & Bam Bam Bigelow


The crowd boos the end result as Dibiase keeps the hold locked in for a few seconds longer before dropping Dusty to the mat!!!

Dibiase celebrates with Bigelow as they get their hands raised in victory!!

But the big story is with VIRGIL, who is still on the outside, arms crossed, shaking his head!!! Dibiase looks down at Virgil and points….

“NOW GO GET ME MY MILLION DOLLAR TITLE BACK!”

Instead of showing the fire he showed at the Royal Rumble, Virgil obliges and grabs the Million Dollar Title, enters the ring…VIRGIL PLACES THE MILLION DOLLAR TITLE AROUND TED DIBIASE’S WAIST!!!!

Monsoon is irate on commentary as he says Virgil doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to himself, while Heenan says Virgil was gonna go broke if he kept hanging out with Dusty Rhodes!!!

Nevertheless, Ted Dibiase and Bam Bam Bigelow pick up a HUGE WRESTLEMANIA 7 VICTORY, and as an added bonus, Dibiase has taken back possession of his Million Dollar Title, AND got his personal valet in Virgil back!!!

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Following The Million Dollar Empire’s celebration, Bobby Heenan leaves the commentary desk as he gets ready to help Mr. Perfect retain his IC title in a match against Bret Hart, which is NEXT!

While Heenan heads up, Vince McMahon joins Gorilla Monsoon at commentary to call this highly-anticipated matchup!

We see footage from THE MAIN EVENT, where BRET HART survived a 20-Man Battle Royal to earn a shot at Mr. Perfect and the WWF Intercontinental title here tonight at Wrestlemania 7!

Following the footage, we head over to Mean Gene who is standing by with the challenger, Bret Hart! Gene asks Bret his thoughts on the biggest matchup of his career against Mr. Perfect, just moments away…

“I’ve never been more prepared for a match in my life, Gene. See, the fact of the matter is, Mr. Perfect doesn’t think I’m on his level because Mr. Perfect never stepped inside the squared circle with a man like me! I’ve never been given this opportunity before, and I will damn sure do everything in my power to not only show Mr. Perfect, but the entire world, what ‘The Hitman’ Bret Hart is all about!”

The confident Bret Hart points into the camera as he heads off the set, and Mean Gene sends it back down to ringside…

Back down at ringside, Monsoon begins to hype up our first title bout of the night- IT’S THE IC CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

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Match 5- WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Mr. Perfect w/Bobby Heenan vs. Bret “The Hitman” Hart


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These two technicians start things off as only they can, with a catch-as-catch-can style! Perfect is visibly impressed with the upstart Bret Hart, who is able to keep up with Perfect as the IC Champ tries to put Bret through the paces!

After a few minutes of reversals, it almost becomes a game within a game between these two, and Mr. Perfect slowly realizes he just may have underestimated Bret Hart a bit heading into this match!

Eventually, Perfect tries to wear down the back of Bret Hart, but Bret fires back and shows the psychology of his own by targeting the right leg of Mr. Perfect! Perfect counters a leg kick by catching Bret’s leg, and then connects with an other-worldly move known as A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP!!!

Bret holds his leg in pain as Perfect begins to inflict damage! Perfect takes Bret to the mat before sprinting off the ropes, connecting WITH A RUNNING SNAPMERE!!!

Heenan gloats at ringside as Perfect plays into the crowd…BUT BRET IS QUICK WITH A ROLLUP….

1….2…NOOO!!!


Perfect bounces out of the pinfall attempt and the thought of losing to Bret Hart flips a switch for Mr. Perfect, as his punches, mannerisms and execution is much crisper following the schoolboy rollup…

However, Bret Hart keeps it going as for every blow by Mr. Perfect, Bret finds a way to take a jab at the right leg of the IC Champion, slowly softening him up for the eventual attempt at The Sharpshooter!

Perfect slams Bret down to the mat and begins to ascend to the top turnbuckle, but the wear and tear of his right knee slows him down a step, which allows Bret to get to his feet, climbing up to the top rope with Mr. Perfect….

BRET HART CONNECTS WITH A SUPERPLEX!!!!


Bret isn’t done as he rolls through the Superplex and lifts Perfect back up…

BRET DROPS PERFECT BODY-FIRST ONTO THE ROPES!!!

Perfect swings back and forth on the ropes as Bret heads out onto the apron and begins to hammer away at Perfect, all while sprinkling in a few kicks to the right leg! Perfect responds with a HEADBUTT, that sends Hart reeling for a split second…and that split second is all Mr. Perfect needs…he knows this is WRESTLEMANIA 7…he needs to pull something out deep from his bag of tricks…

MR. PERFECT GRABS A HOLD OF BRET HART….

AND HITS A RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP OFF THE APRON…

STRAIGHT ONTO THE HARD RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!!!

OH MY GOD!!!!!


The crowd is in awe of the move as McMahon and Monsoon can’t believe their eyes!!! Mr. Perfect is in desperation mode right now!!!

Both men are slow to get to their feet as Perfect is limping a lot more noticeably right now! Bret holds his head in pain, as the INSTANT REPLAY shows he may have knocked himself out by hitting the back of his head on the bottom of the steel guard rail!!

Perfect calls for the end as he kicks Bret Hart in the gut, hooks his arm and leg….

MR. PERFECT GOES FOR THE PERFECTPLEX…BUT HIS RIGHT KNEE GIVES OUT….

WHICH GIVES BRET HART THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME!!!!!!

AND BRET TAKES ADVANTAGE AS HE EXECUTES A PERFECT SMALL CRADLE PINFALL ATTEMPT….

1…..2………3!!!!!

Winner at 15:00 AND NEW WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION- Bret Hart

BRET HART HAS DONE IT!!! BRET HART IS YOUR NEW INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION!!!!


The LA Sports Arena ERUPTS IN CHEERS for Bret Hart!

In what could best be described as the biggest upset of the night, Mr. Perfect sits on the canvas, hands out, in shock over losing the IC title to Bret Hart!! Bobby Heenan is equally as shocked at ringside, as he places Mr. Perfect’s towel over his head, rubbing his eyes, trying to figure out if the result was an illusion or real life!!

Bret Hart is handed his newly won Intercontinental Championship and holds it high above his head as the crowd showers him with cheers! Mr. Perfect gets to his feet and stands with his hands on his hips, looking over at Bret Hart.

Mr. Perfect gives Bret Hart the closest thing to a handshake as he takes one last long look at the IC title before nodding in the direction of Bret! Bret nods back, and Perfect hits the floor as Bret holds the IC title up one last time!

McMahon and Monsoon hype up what was arguably the match of the night thus far, saying Bret Hart has finally broken through in singles competition, and the duo wonder where Mr. Perfect heads from here…

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We cut to a video package hyping up the newest and biggest event coming up in 1991- an event called KING OF THE RING! Coming Saturday June 1, 1991 from The Mecca in Milwaukee, Wisconsin!

While we see clips of various superstars inside the ring, Vince McMahon gives us his excited voice over…

“The King of the Ring! 8 men enter, only one will leave as KING! More than just bragging rights and being labeled ‘King of the WWF’ are on the line as the winner will receive a WWF World Championship opportunity at SUMMERSLAM! WHO WILL BECOME KING?”

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While we take this brief intermission, the camera pans around the LA Sports Arena to see various celebrites here in attendance tonight! We see Donald Trump, Chuck Norris, Regis Philbin, Henry Winkler, Marla Maples, Beverly D’Angelo and Macaulay Culkin! They all smile and wave for the camera, and since we are in Hollywood, if you’ve made it this far reading, you know damn well that some of these celebs will be somehow participating in the Hollywood Street Fight later on…

We head back over to Mean Gene, who is standing by with the trio of TED DIBIASE, BAM BAM BIGELOW and the newly acquainted VIRGIL! Dibiase wears his Million Dollar title proudly around his shoulder, as Mean Gene wants to know just what Virgil was thinking…

“It’s like this, Mean Gene. Dusty Rhodes was a great friend. We had fun hitting the town…but fun don’t pay the bills! From the minute I turned at the Royal Rumble, I quickly realized that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side! I was late on my car payment, my rent, and my electric bill! I couldn’t even fetch myself a damn glass of water!”

Virgil shakes his head at the thought of being late on his bills, as Dibiase takes it from there…

“It’s safe to say that the moral of this story is quite simple…MONEY TALKS, and DUSTY RHODES WALKS! AHAHAHAHA!”

The trio heads off the set as Mooney sends it back down to ringside…

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Back down at ringside, Bobby Heenan has joined back up with Gorilla Monsoon, and he is not happy at all! We shift gears as THE MOUNTIE and JIMMY HART are already standing inside the ring, as we get ready for our next bout!!

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Match 6- Singles Match
Texas Tornado vs. The Mountie w/Jimmy Hart


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This one starts off HOT as Texas Tornado fires right out of the gate, clobbering The Mountie with rights and lefts! The Mountie tries to escape and Tornado helps him as TEXAS TORNADO CLOTHESLINES THE MOUNTIE OVER THE ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR!!

Jimmy Hart yells into his megaphone at ringside as he helps The Mountie get back to his feet! The Mountie plays into the crowd as he begins walking away…

ONLY FOR TEXAS TORNADO TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE MOUNTIE…AND TOSSES HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING!!!

Back inside the ring, Jimmy Hart is trying his hardest to not go 0-3 tonight as he slips The Mountie A PAIR OF BRASS KNUCKLES!!!

However, The Mountie doesn’t have time to even put them on as Texas Tornado comes barreling through with another HUGE CLOTHESLINE THAT SENDS THE BRASS KNUCKS FLYING THROUGH THE AIR!!!

Referee Joey Marella spots the brass knucks and begins to reprimand The Mountie…

AS JIMMY HART LEAPS ONTO THE APRON AND BLASTS TEXAS TORNADO IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH HIS MEGAPHONE!!!

With Tornado down and out, The Mountie begins to get in some offense! He stomps on the fallen Tornado before placing his foot on the bottom rope, CHOKING TEXAS TORNADO IN THE PROCESS!!

The Mountie looks out into the crowd and shouts “I ALWAYS GET MY MAN!” while Jimmy Hart repeats it into his megaphone!!!

The Mountie THINKS he is in control as he grabs Tornado and tosses him into the corner! Mountie runs full speed ahead, looking for a big splash in the corner…

BUT TEXAS TORNADO MOVES OUT OF THE WAY…AND THE MOUNTIE CRASHES INTO THE TURNBUCKLES!!!

Texas Tornado then zeroes in on The Mountie as he begins to deliver A BARRAGE OF PUNCHES! The clouds begin to darken as Texas Tornado rains down about 86 punches on The Mountie as if it were a HALE STORM!!!

With The Mountie out on his feet, Texas Tornado shows off his athleticism as he delivers a perfectly placed DROPKICK to The Mountie!!!

The crowd is behind Tornado as he sizes Mountie up…

TORNADO PUNCH!!!!

Texas Tornado with the cover!!!

1…2….3!!!!!

Winner at 5:00- Texas Tornado


The crowd ERUPTS in cheers for Texas Tornado as he soaks in the loud response! Jimmy Hart pulls The Mountie out of the ring…

BUT NOT BEFORE TEXAS TORNADO GRABS A HOLD OF JIMMY HART!!!!

Jimmy Hart kicks and screams from the apron, while he flails his arms around, HE DROPS HIS MEGAPHONE INTO THE RING!!!

Jimmy Hart wiggles his way out of danger as he and The Mountie retreat up the aisle way!!!

Back inside the ring, Texas Tornado picks up the megaphone AND BEGINS TO BLAST THE SIREN!!!! The storm arrived, hit The Mountie like a ton of bricks, and now we soak in the clear skies as Texas Tornado makes quick work of The Mountie here at Wrestlemania 7!!!

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We see footage of the events leading up to the EPIC HOLLYWOOD STREET FIGHT which takes place next! We see LOD and Demolition brawling all around for the past two months, which ended with Crush shanking Hawk with his own shoulder pad spike at the WWF Fan Fest!!

We cut over to MEAN GENE who is in the crowd, and his job right now is to panel those aforementioned celebrities in attendance as to who they think will win- They all say Legion of Doom! Alex Trebek corrects them all as he says their answers are incorrect, because they didn’t phrase it right- the correct answer is “Who is Legion of Doom?” and the crowd gives the Jeopardy host a bit of shit as Mean Gene tries to keep it together before sending it back down to Monsoon and Heenan…

Monsoon gives the WWF Tag Team Championship match one last bit of hype as he lays out the rules-

Pinfalls count anywhere
Weapons are allowed
No Disqualifications
ANYBODY can interfere


LOD is out first to a THUNDEROUS OVATION!!! Hawk and Animal soak it in as they head down the aisle, both men wielding TIRE IRONS as they have come to not only destroy Demolition, but leave as the new Tag champs!!

Demolition is out next to a loud showering of boos! Smash and Crush wear their Tag titles around their waists…and are ready for war! Smash carries a garbage can filled with weapons while Crush carries a HOLLYWOOD BLVD street sign!!

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Match 7- WWF Tag Team Championship- Hollywood Street Fight
©Demolition vs. The Legion of Doom


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Before Smash and Crush can even get inside the ring, HAWK AND ANIMAL RUSH THEM IN THE AISLE WAY….AND THIS THING IS ON!!!

The four colossal titans brawl in the aisle way, as Smash and Animal duke it out while Hawk and Crush trade haymakers!!

Hawk gets the best of Crush as he tosses him hard into the steel guard rail! Hawk measures Crush up…

HAWK RUNS FULL SPEED AHEAD…

AND CLOTHESLINES CRUSH…AND HIMSELF…OVER THE GUARD RAIL INTO THE FIRST ROW!!!

Smash rakes the eyes of Animal before slamming him down on the hard aisle way floor! Smash picks up the Hollywood Blvd street sign…

SMASH DRILLS ANIMAL ACROSS THE BACK WITH THE HOLLYWOOD BLVD STREET SIGN!!!

By this point, Crush and Hawk have brawled all the way through the crowd and right near the CONCESSION STAND!!!

Crush drills Hawk with a knee to the gut! Crush grabs Hawk by the head…AND SLAMS IT OFF THE CONCESSION STAND!!!

Crush isn’t done…and this popcorn smell is making everybody hungry…

CRUSH GRABS HAWK BY THE HEAD…AND SMASHES IT THROUGH THE POPCORN MACHINE!!!!

The crowd pops loud for the spot!!

Smash and Animal have made their way into another section of the crowd…RIGHT IN FRONT OF ALL THE CELEBRITIES THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER ON!!!

After all, wee are in Hollywood...


This “Celebrity Row” looks on in astonishment as Animal pummels Smash with rights and lefts, before Smash drills Animal with a gut punch! Smash then grabs Animal…

AND PUSHES HIM DOWN THE STAIRWAY!!!

Animal goes tumbling all the way back down to the landing pad inside the crowd!!! Smash follows up by leaping off the steps WITH A DOUBLE AXE HANDLE (ha, get it?) TO ANIMAL!!!

Hawk and Crush have now also made their way right in front of “Celebrity Row” as he dishes out more punishment to Crush! Hawk looks over at Donald Trump and asks the business mogul if he has any weapons…he doesn't have any weapons, although some would say the biggest weapon in the world is certainly money...TRUMP PULLS OUT HIS CHECKBOOK!!! Hawk isn’t interested in the checkbook (right now, at least), only the PEN tucked away!!!

Hawk grabs Donald Trump’s pen…AND STABS CRUSH IN THE ARM WITH IT!!!! Prison payback from the spike spot a few weeks back…

Crush holds his arm in pain, but not before reaching over to Regis Philbin, who just sat back down with a nice, hot, cup of coffee…Crush forcefully grabs the cup of hot coffee from Regis…

CRUSH SPLASHES THE FACE OF HAWK WITH THE HOT CUP OF COFFEE!!!!

Hawk is blinded for a brief moment as he falls down the stairs…

Meanwhile, Animal and Smash have made their way back over to “Celebrity Row” and Animal has the upper hand! Animal looks over at Chuck Norris, and nods, as Chuck knows what to do…

Chuck Norris tosses Animal his chair and ANIMAL SMASHES Smash across the back with it!!! Animal then holds the chair up to Smash’s head and gives Chuck Norris the thumbs up…

CHUCK NORRIS ROUNDHOUSE KICKS THE CHAIR RIGHT INTO SMASH’S FACE!!!

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!


We were about to have Animal launch Kevin McAlister through the air like a projectile at Smash, and have Hawk try to poke Crush’s eye out with Marla Maples’ high heel… but we had to draw the line somewhere…


The fight spills back inside the ringside area as all four men land back over the guard rail!! Smash picks Animal’s tire iron…

SMASH DRILLS ANIMAL ACROSS THE BACK WITH THE TIRE IRON!!!

Smash and Crush then look to double team Hawk inside the ring, looking for the end! Smash and Crush send Hawk off the ropes, but Hawk ducks through their double-team attempt, flies back off the ropes…

HAWK WITH A HUGE DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE TO SMASH AND CRUSH!!!

Hawk then tosses Crush out of the ring as he calls for Animal to get his ass back inside….

Animal hoists up the lifeless Smash as Hawk ascends to the top rope…

We get a million bulb-flashes as Hawk skies through the air…

DOOMSDAY DEVICE!!!!

Hawk covers Smash while Animal stands guard…..

1….2…..3!!!!

Winners at 12:00 AND NEW WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS- The Legion of Doom

The LA Sports Arena GOES CRAZY for LOD,
as they are awarded the tag team titles!!! Hawk and Animal share a hug inside the ring, as they have just pulled off one of the rarest feats ever in wrestling- win tag gold in three separate promotions!!!

Hawk and Animal pose on the top turnbuckle as they hold up their newly won Tag titles, and point up to “Celebrity Row” where the host of celebrities who got involved are all on their feet, applauding LOD on their win!

Monsoon and Heenan both give LOD the respect they deserve and put them over huge on commentary as we all try to come back down to real life following that fever dream of a match!!! As it stands, LOD walk out of Wrestlemania 7 as the NEW Tag Team Champions, as many Wrestlemania moments were just made in that Hollywood Street Fight!!!

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As we all catch our collective breath from that INSANE Hollywood Street Fight, Monsoon kicks it over to the big news for NEXT YEAR’S GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL- WRESTLEMANIA 8!!!

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Vince McMahon narrates as we see the Wrestlemania 8 logo splash across our screens…

“WRESTLEMANIA 8! LIVE! APRIL 5, 1992!! FROM THE ROSEMONT HORIZON IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS!!!!”

That’s right, we’re switching up the venue for next year’s Wrestlemania 8! Instead of the spacious Hoosier Dome, we are bringing things to Chicago! We are a year away, but the unofficial Road to Wrestlemania 8 has already started tonight!!!


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After that HUGE announcement about Wrestlemania 8 being in Chicago…we send it over to SEAN MOONEY who is standing by with MR. PERFECT! One would think Mr. Perfect would be distraught over his loss to Bret Hart earlier tonight, but Perfect stands confidently, almost as if he has had a weight lifted off of his shoulders…

“Everything happens for a reason, Mooney! And tonight was no different. I’ve been sitting back here for the past hour thinking about how things just played out, and then it dawned on me- maybe I was always supposed to lose the Intercontinental title tonight…maybe it was a sign that I’m ready to move on to bigger and better things…”

Mooney hangs on every word as Perfect smiles and continues to speak…

“I’ve said since January that 1991 will be ‘THE PERFECT YEAR’ and so far, everything has gone according to plan…now I’m free of the IC title…which means only one thing…you’re looking at THE PERFECT KING! That’s right, I’m officially entering myself in the KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT!”

Perfect tosses his towel behind his back and it lands perfectly on Sean Mooney’s shoulder as he struts off the set. Mooney shakes his head and sends it back down to ringside…

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Back down at ringside, Heenan is pumped at Mr. Perfect’s announcement, and says he will take Perfect to heights never before seen in the WWF!

Monsoon then shifts focus as we get ready for our next matchup-THE UNDERTAKER makes his Wrestlemania debut against THE BIG BOSS MAN!!!

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Match 8- Grudge Match
The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer vs. The Big Boss Man


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The official bell rings as Boss Man runs with a full head of steam at The Undertaker…

ONLY FOR BOSS MAN TO FALL BACK TO THE MAT…WHILE TAKER DOESN’T EVEN BUDGE!!!

The crowd is in awe as Boss Man is right back to his feet…he bounces off the ropes…

AND IS MET BY A HUGE CLOTHESLINE FROM THE UNDERTAKER!!!

Undertaker upends Boss Man with the clothesline, and now resorts to CHOKING BOSS MAN OUT just as he did at the Royal Rumble!!! The Undertaker finally breaks the choke hold as Boss Man coughs and tries to catch his breath!!

Undertaker lifts Boss Man up to his feet and sends him off the ropes…Boss Man goes for a clothesline but Taker ducks and sprints off the ropes…

UNDERTAKER DRILLS BOSS MAN WITH A FLYING CLOTHESLINE!!!!

We get a shot of Paul Bearer at ringside, clutching his mysterious urn tightly to his chest and nodding for the camera…

Taker is now in complete control as he grabs the arm of Boss Man, before he ascends to the top rope…

UNDERTAKER BEGINS TIGHT-ROPE WALKING ACROSS THE ROPES WHILE HOLDING ONTO BOSS MAN’S ARM…

NO MAN THIS SIZE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TIGHTROPE THE TOP ROPE!!

UNDERTAKER LEAPS OFF AND DRILLS BOSS MAN WITH A HAMMER FIST TO THE SHOULDER!!!!

The crowd continues to be in awe of this spectacle known as The Undertaker!!

Taker isn’t finished with Boss Man as he sends him back into the corner…Undertaker follows it up with a BIG SPLASH!!!

The momentum from the splash sends Boss Man forward…right into the waiting arms of Undertaker!!!

Taker easily flips Boss Man around over his head…

TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!!!!

Taker crosses Boss Man’s arms as he rolls his eyes while Paul Bearer holds up the mysterious urn…

1…2….3!!!

Winner at 4:00- The Undertaker


The Undertaker makes quite the impressive debut here at Wrestlemania, as he dismantles Big Boss Man in a glorified squash match!!

Taker follows Paul Bearer and the urn back up the aisle way as Monsoon and Heenan both can’t do any words justice as to how powerful The Undertaker is here in the WWF!!! For now, Taker has a nice streak of 1 at Wrestlemania…

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We see footage of everything that has taken place between JAKE ROBERTS and MACHO MAN since the Royal Rumble! Roberts costs Savage the World title at Royal Rumble…Savage is done being king…Queen Sherri begs Savage…Roberts attacks Savage with his scepter…the match is officially made for Wrestlemania 7!

From there, we head over to Sean Mooney who is standing by with JAKE ROBERTS! Mooney lets Roberts do the work here, as we all sit back and get captivated by Jake’s words…

“Tonight means so much to so many people…but me? *Laughs* it’s just another day at the office…see, this is what happens when you stop caring about the things that don’t matter…getting tickets for family members…impressing the fans…getting the photos for the magazines…no…not for me…not tonight…”

The camera zooms in on Jake as he continues…

“No, tonight is about one thing and one thing only…it’s making Macho Man feel as uncomfortable as he possibly can…for me to make things as personal as I can…and it’s about the snake taking what’s his…and climbing up the food chain…Savage…I heard your old girlfriend might be in attendance tonight…*laughs* God, I hope so…because like I said before…I’ve chosen you, Macho Man, for a particular reason…it’s because you are one of the men that holds all of the cards here in the WWF…which means you are the hunted…and I’m the hunter…”


Once more the camera zooms back out and then back in on Jake as he takes us home…

“Buckle up, Savage! Tonight, you meet the realization that you just don’t have it anymore…and as you slowly fall down the rungs…I’ll be there to pick up the scraps and expose you for the world to see…and trust me…I plan on doing just that…do ya trust me?”

Jake sends chills down everybody’s spine as Mooney kicks it over to Mean Gene…

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Mean Gene is standing by with THE MACHO MAN!! Savage is decked out in his over the top gear, cowboy hat and sunglasses…he can hardly be contained…

“I don’t HAVE MUCHHH on my mind….other than one thing…and that is MAKING JAKE ROBERTS realize he is nothing more than a tiny little GARDEN SNAKE that I can stomp on WITH MY BOOTS YEAHHH! Jake Roberts can run his mouth, can try to PLAY MIND GAMES WITH THE MACHO MAN uh huhh…but they aren’t going to work…because I’M AS FOCUSED AS I’VE EVER BEEN- DIG IT???? And on the grandest stage of them all is where I do my BEST WORK…and Jake Roberts…tonight I plan ON MAKING YOUR LIFE a LIVING HELL…because THE MACHO MAN IS BACK! IT’S Wrestlemania 7 OHH YEAH BRIGHT LIGHTS big city livingggg uhh huhhhh…Jake Roberts…I don’t trust ya…but I trust in myself…and I trust in the fact that THE MACHO MAN will rip you from limb to limb the minute that bell rings….OHHH YEAHHH!!!!”

Savage has worked himself up by this point, his eyes are bulging out of his head, sweat beading off of his brow! He points into the camera before heading off the set…preparing to do battle with Jake Roberts, in one of the most highly anticipated Wrestlemania 7 matches!!!

Back down at ringside, Monsoon and Heenan give this HUGE matchup one last hype job before we are set to go!!!

The camera shoots over to the front row, where MISS ELIZABETH is seated! Has she been there all night? How could she afford a front row ticket when she hasn’t worked for the WWF in nearly a year? Trivial questions…The real question is could she be here to help the Macho Man? Guess we will all find out in about twenty minutes…

The two men make polar opposite entrances. While Jake Roberts cool and calmly walks out with his bag over his shoulder, Macho Man goes for the more grandiose entrance filled with energy! These two have the same goal right now, but show two completely different attitudes while heading down to the ring!

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Match 9- No Disqualifications Match
“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts


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The official bell rings AND THIS THING IS ON!!!

Savage goes on the attack, hammering away on Roberts, letting out months of frustration with his arch-nemesis!

Savage punches Roberts into the corner, and since this is a NO DQ MATCH, there is no corner breakup- ONLY A FLURRY OF FISTS FROM THE MACHO MAN!!!

Roberts smartly hits the deck and rolls outside of the ring to catch his breath…BUT NOT FOR LONG….LOOK UP!!!

MACHO MAN FLIES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH HIS DREADED SIGNATURE DOUBLE AXE HANDLE!!!

Roberts falls to the floor as Savage continues to pounce on Jake, drilling him with rights and lefts! Savage grabs Jake by the hair and TOSSES HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE STEET GUARD RAIL!!!

Jake tries his best to run away from Savage, who is wrestling like a man possessed right now!!!

Roberts heads over towards the timekeeper’s area as he picks up the RING BELL!!!

Savage, still chasing after Roberts, and in his blind rage, doesn’t see him pick up the ring bell…

JAKE ROBERTS BLASTS THE RING BELL OVER MACHO MAN’S HEAD!!!!


Talk about getting your bell rung!

Roberts begins to slow things down as he stomps on Macho Man, who after being down for a few brief moments, has popped up WITH HIS FOREHEAD BUSTED WIDE OPEN!!!

Seeing the camera man in the way, ROBERTS SHOVES THE CAMERA MAN TO THE GROUND!!!!

Roberts then picks up the camera and begins to film Savage, who is slow to his feet! Jake then takes the expensive camera…

ROBERTS GOES TO SMASH MACHO MAN IN THE HEAD WITH THE CAMERA…

BUT SAVAGE DUCKS!!!!

Savage then grabs a hold of the cable wire connecting the camera…

MACHO MAN BEGINS TO WRAP THE CABLE WIRE AROUND THE THROAT OF JAKE ROBERTS!!!

Jake coughs and tries his best to squirm his way out of it…Savage holds tightly onto the cord but gives himself some slack…

MACHO MAN FLINGS THE CORD FORWARD…AND THE MOMENTUM CARRIES JAKE ROBERTS FACE-FIRST INTO THE STEEL RING POST!!!

Macho Man lets go of the cord as we zoom in onto Roberts, WHO IS NOW ALSO BUSTED WIDE OPEN!!!

Savage grabs a hold of a steel chair and tosses it inside the ring as he slides Jake back inside, as well!

Macho continues on the attack as he flies off the ropes, connecting with a CROSS BODY!!!

1…2…NOO!!!


Roberts kicks out! Macho Man keeps on it as he stomps on Jake before ascending up to the top turnbuckle!!!!

Macho Man points to the skies as a million flash bulbs simultaneously go off…

MACHO MAN CONNECTS WITH HIS INFAMOUS ELBOW DROP!!!

BUT THE MADNESS IS NOT OVER YET!!!!

Macho Man heads back to the top rope, looking to inflict as much punishment as possible to Jake Roberts!!!

WHEN SUDDENLY…

QUEEN SHERRI HAS MADE HER WAY DOWN TO RINGSIDE….

WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?!?!?!?

SHERRI SHAKES THE ROPES….CROTCHING MACHO MAN IN THE PROCESS!!!!


Well, Queen Sherri didn’t take being dumped by Macho Man too well…

Savage falls off the ropes and to the mat! Roberts is still down from the beating he took on the outside!!!

Sherri heads inside the ring and begins to smash Macho Man with her shoe!!!!

BUT NOT FOR LONG!!!!

BECAUSE HERE COMES MISS ELIZABETH!!!!

Liz hops over the guard rail, climbs inside the ring…AND TACKLES SHERRI TO THE MAT!!!!

Elizabeth then KICKS SHERRI OUT OF THE RING AND TO THE FLOOR!!! Miss Elizabeth just fought off her enemy!

But now Liz finds herself IN COMPLETE DANGER…

AS JAKE ROBERTS GRABS HER BY THE HAIR!!!

Elizabeth is out of her element; she doesn’t belong inside a ring with Jake Roberts!!!

Jake has a fist full of Liz’s hair as she pleads with Roberts not to hurt her! Eventually, they make it over to the corner of the ring, where Elizabeth drops down into the corner!!!

Jake goes to wind up…

AND AS HE DOES…MACHO MAN COMES FLYING THROUGH, WIELDING HIS STEEL CHAIR!!!

BUT JAKE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!!!!

Macho stops at the LAST POSSIBLE SECOND before hitting Miss Elizabeth!!!!

Randy Savage is in the fight of his life right now, but saving the love of his life is more important than beating Jake Roberts!!

Macho puts down the chair…AND EXTENDS A HAND TO MISS ELIZABETH!!!!

The crowd loves the feel-good spot…BUT IT DOESN’T LAST LONG…

AS JAKE ROBERTS LOW BLOWS MACHO MAN WITH A SWIFT KICK RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE LEGS!!!!!

Savage barrels over, but not before Jake catches him in his grasp!!!

With the steel chair right beneath the two men, Jake hooks Macho Man around his head…he blows a kiss to Miss Elizabeth for good measure…

DDT ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR!!!!!

Roberts smirks at Miss Elizabeth as he makes the cover!!!

NOT LIKE THIS!!!!

1………….2……………..3!!!!!

Winner at 17:00- Jake Roberts


The crowd lets out a collective gasp as Jake Roberts is awarded the match!!!

A devilish grin begins to form across the face of Jake Roberts as he looks over at the unconscious Macho Man, and his damsel in distress, Miss Elizabeth, who is still frozen in the corner of the ring!!

Roberts nods his head in satisfaction as he slithers underneath the bottom rope, as he begins to head up the aisle way!!! Jake Roberts has just undoubtedly picked up the biggest win of his career- just as he said he would!!!

While Roberts enjoys the win by himself up at the top near the entrance curtain, the scene is back inside the middle of the ring, where Macho Man has slowly gained his bearings…

Macho Man is slow to get up to his feet, as he looks over at Miss Elizabeth, who also climbs back up to her feet….Macho Man looks out at the crowd…then at Liz…then points….and points again…Macho Man and his mannerisms…he looks back out at the crowd for their approval….

AND MACHO MAN BRINGS MISS ELIZABETH IN FOR A HUG!!!!!

Macho Man’s music plays as he and Miss Elizabeth embrace once again!!!!

Savage places Liz on his shoulder, for old time’s sake, and parades her around the ring!!!

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“Randy Savage may have lost the battle tonight, but he just won back the most important prize in his life- his better-half- Miss Elizabeth!”

Gorilla Monsoon shouts from commentary as all the women in attendance begin to cry for the feel-good love story reaching its peak!!!

Jake Roberts picks up the win, and while Macho Man didn't win tonight, he leaves with his true woman, and all is right in the world again…for now…

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Following that emotional rollercoaster, we cut back over to “Celebrity Row” one last time tonight as all of our celebrities that helped LOD secure the Tag titles pump their fists and wave to the camera!!

We then get a shot of Willie Nelson hanging out in the front row, still decked out in his WWF gear!

In the back, Mean Gene has breaking news!!! He says that HE JUST WITNESSED, WITH HIS OWN TWO EYES…TUGBOAT BEING COERCED BY JIMMY HART!!! Gene says Tugboat was cornered by Jimmy Hart, along with The Nastys, Dino Bravo and Earthquake- who were all reeling after disappointing losses tonight!!!

Instead of going into his dressing room to get ready for his Six Man Tag, Tugboat was seen getting into the limousine that was waiting for Jimmy Hart!!!

SO THEREFORE…THE SIX MAN TAG WILL NOT TAKE PLACE TONIGHT!!!!

That’s right, we just pulled the “CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE” on you all! Hopefully nobody is really disappointed that we won’t get a chance to see the Bush Tuggers team up…there’s always next show…

Back at ringside, Monsoon transitions to our next matchup, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan with Roddy Piper in his corner up against the turncoat Sgt. Slaughter and Col. Mustafa!

Slaughter is out first to a massive line of boos!! He and Col. Mustafa wave the Iraqi flag through the air, garnering nuclear heat!!!

“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is out next, decked out in his Uncle Sam attire!!! Roddy Piper follows up behind, as the crowd gives both Duggan and Piper one of the biggest pops of the night!!

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Match 10- Grudge Match
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan w/Roddy Piper vs. Sgt. Slaughter w/Col. Mustafa


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Slaughter sneak attacks Duggan right out of the gate, drilling him with fists across his back!!! Duggan is able to turn the tides as he counters a punch with an elbow to the gut!!

Duggan sends Slaughter off the ropes, Slaughter fires back…

DUGGAN LIFTS SLAUGHTER UP FOR A HUGE BACK BODY DROP!!!

The crowd is behind the American hero Jim Duggan!! Duggan goes over to pick Slaughter up…but Slaughter is waiting to play a dirty trick…

SLAUGHTER SHOVES HIS POINTED BOOT INTO THE FACE OF DUGGAN!!!!

Duggan hits the mat, holding his face while Slaughter plays into the crowd!!

Referee Dave Hebner gets in Sgt. Slaughter’s face as he is about to DQ him!!!

Duggan is back to his feet and charges Slaughter…BUT SLAUGHTER THROWS DAVE HEBNER IN FRONT OF HIM AS A SHIELD!!!

AND DUGGAN DRILLS HEBNER TO THE MAT!!!

Col. Mustafa heads on up to the apron…AND BEGINS CHOKING DUGGAN OUT WITH THE IRAQI FLAG!!!

BUT NOT FOR LONG!!!

RODDY PIPER
heads up onto the apron and tackles Col. Mustafa to the floor!!!

The crowd eats it up as Piper and Mustafa trade blows at ringside!!!

Slaughter takes the time to grab the Iraqi flag once more and waits for Duggan to get to his feet…

HERE COMES WILLIE NELSON!!!!

Nelson hops over the guard rail, picks up Duggan’s 2X4 and climbs into the ring!!!

Slaughter is paying no mind to Willie as he has his sights set on Duggan…

WILLIE NELSON WINDS UP AND BLASTS SLAUGHTER ACROSS THE BACK WITH THE 2X4!!!!!

The crowd LOVES THE SPOT FROM WILLIE NELSON as Slaughter falls to the mat!!! Referee Dave Hebner has now awoken in the corner, just in time to watch…

JIM DUGGAN CONNECTS WITH THE THREE POINT STANCE TACKLE!!!!!

Duggan with the cover!!!

1….2….3!!!

Winner at 5:00- “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan


Duggan celebrates with the American flag as Roddy Piper and Willie Nelson as Slaughter and Mustafa retreat up the aisle way!!!

Monsoon says this is what Wrestlemania is all about- MAKING WRESTLMANIA MOMENTS!!!

And none bigger than what is up next- the moment we have all been waiting for…THE ULTIMATE RE-MATCH!!!

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We could think of some wild and out of this world promos to post here for Hogan and Warrior, but to be honest, let’s just get to this match. If you’ve made it this far in your reading, God bless you, and thank you for being so immersed in this Wrestlemania 7 masterpiece!

At ringside, Monsoon gives THE ULTIMATE RE-MATCH one last final hype as the entire world gets ready for Hogan/Warrior II…

Hulk Hogan is out first to the loudest pop of the night!! Hogan brings along with him the American flag, which he proudly waves back and forth in the aisle way before heading down to the ring! Hogan does his song and dance, the ear cupping, the shirt ripping, the flexing…

Ultimate Warrior is out next, and he gets just as a big of a pop as Hogan!!! Who said Warrior was a flop? (we did in the opening post of this project) Warrior sprints down the aisle way and shakes the ropes as he points inside the ring at Hulk Hogan!!!

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Main Event- WWF World Heavyweight Championship
©The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan


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The official bell rings as the two titans of the WWF stand tall in the center of the ring for one of the most intense stare downs we have ever witnessed!! Hogan begins to shake…Warrior begins to shake…

HOGAN THROWS A RIGHT HOOK!!!

WARRIOR THROWS A LEFT HOOK!!!

BACK AND FORTH…BACK AND FORTH…


Warrior goes off the ropes with a shoulder block…

HOGAN DOESN’T BUDGE!!!

Hogan tries his hand at a shoulder block…

WARRIOR DOESN’T BUDGE!!!

The two bounce off the ropes at the same time and collide in the center of the ring…

NEITHER MAN BUDGES!!!

Once again…

THIS TIME WARRIOR GETS KNOCKED BACK A FEW STEPS…

Hogan goes for one last one, this time switching it up for a clothesline…

BUT WARRIOR HAD THE SAME IDEA!!!

THEY MEET IN THE MIDDLE WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!!!!

AND BOTH MEN ARE DOWN!!!

The crowd is at fever pitch as neither man can get the best of each other in the early going!!!

Both men get back to their feet as they meet once again in the center of the ring…

WHERE THEY BEGIN THE DREADED TEST OF STRENGTH!!!!

Hogan is down on one knee as Warrior has all the power right now….

Hogan begins to get stronger…and stronger…and stronger…

Warrior is now down to one knee!!!

But then Warrior fights back….

AND THEY ARE AT A STALEMATE!!!

Warrior breaks the hold and sends Hogan into the corner of the ring!!! Warrior follows behind for a big splash…

BUT HOGAN MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!!!!

Warrior bounces out of the corner…

WHERE HOGAN MEETS HIM WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!!

AND WARRIOR FALLS TO THE MAT!!!

Hogan tries to take control as puts Warrior in a chin lock! Hogan sends Warrior off the ropes…

HOGAN GOES FOR A BIG BOOT…

BUT WARRIOR DUCKS UNDERNEATH…

WARRIOR OFF THE ROPES…CONNECTS WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK…AND HOGAN FALLS TO THE MAT!!!

Warrior begins to run in place as he waits for Hogan to get to his feet…

WARRIOR WITH ANOTHER DIVING SHOULDER BLOCK!!!!

Ultimate Warrior is on the good shit tonight as he can’t feel a thing and isn’t close to getting winded!!! He bounces off the ropes again…

WARRIOR WITH A THIRD DIVING SHOULDER BLOCK!!!!

Warrior is unleashed as he calls for the end!!!

He lifts Hogan up to his feet before easily pressing Hogan over his head…

BUT HOGAN SQUEEZES OUT THE BACK BEHIND WARRIOR!!!!

Hogan with not one, not two, but THREE punches to the head of Warrior!!!

Hogan sends Warrior off the ropes…

BIG BOOT!!!!

Hogan bounces off the ropes…

LEG DROP!!!!!

HOGAN WITH THE COVER!!!!!!!!!

1….2…..WARRIOR TRIES HIS BEST TO KICK OUT AND ALMOST GETS THERE BUT IS A SECOND TOO LATE….3!!!!!

Winner at 12:00 AND NEW WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- Hulk Hogan

HULK HOGAN HAS DONE IT, BROTHER!!!! HE HAS AVENGED HIS LOSS FROM LAST YEAR…AND IS ONCE AGAIN YOUR NEW WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!!!


The crowd ERUPTS for Hogan as he is handed the WWF World title by Referee Earl Hebner!!! Hogan looks down at the title and is overcome with emotion!!! So much has happened to him in the past year, and now, after everything, HULK HOGAN IS ONCE AGAIN AT THE TOP OF THE WWF MOUNTAIN!!!!!

Warrior is slow to his feet as he looks over at Hogan who is holding the WWF title high in the air!! Warrior turns Hogan around, and the two have a brief stare down…

UNTIL ULTIMATE WARRIOR OFFERS OUT HIS HAND…

AND THE TWO MEN FINALLY SHAKE HANDS!!!!

Hulk Hogan earned Warrior’s respect tonight, and after two months of begging to Warrior to “shake my hand, brother!” Warrior finally shakes his hand!!!!

The two titans embrace before Warrior exits the ring, giving Hogan his moment!!!

Monsoon and Heenan begin to sign us off on what was an absolutely HISTORIC WRESTLEMANIA 7!!!

The last scene we see from Wrestlemania 7 is the NEW WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan posing with the title and the American flag as the crowd doesn’t want to leave the arena!!!

Hulk Hogan is once again the man, but now has the biggest target on his back…who will win King of the Ring? Who will Hulk Hogan look to take down at Summerslam 1991? Keep reading to find out!!!

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Dark Match: Koko B. Ware defeated Dino Bravo
The Rockers defeated The Nasty Boys
“The Model” Rick Martel defeated Tito Santana
The British Bulldog defeated Earthquake
Ted Dibiase & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Dusty Rhodes & Virgil
Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect TO WIN THE WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Texas Tornado defeated The Mountie
Legion of Doom defeated Demolition in a Hollywood Street Fight TO WIN THE WWF TAG TEAM TITLES
The Undertaker defeated The Big Boss Man
Jake Roberts defeated The Macho Man in a No Disqualifications Match
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan defeated Sgt. Slaughter
Hulk Hogan defeated The Ultimate Warrior TO WIN THE WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP


 

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- Loved the opening spots from The Rockers. Heenan on commentary was chef’s kiss, and it made for a really fun seven-minute opener. Like I said in my predictions, this is the perfect tempo to kick off the show.

- Martel’s pre-match promo does a lot for his character in a very simple format. Tito looks great, Martel gets the cheap win, and this absolutely has to continue. That’s fine though, because Martel can now duck him by saying he’s already beaten him and has nothing left to prove. Also, Mike Chioda?! I had to check because I couldn’t believe he was actually refereeing in 1989-91 before taking some time off after this show. That blew my mind. I also wouldn’t mind seeing Martel moved into an IC title programme if we get a babyface champion.

- Earthquake’s pre-match promo basically screamed, “I’m getting powerslammed tonight,” and oh man, I hoped that was where this was going. I’d love to see a Bulldog story eventually carry him into the Mania 9 or 10 main event, especially if you stick with a UK SummerSlam in 1992. Jimmy Hart being a nuisance, Bulldog having to deal with that as well, and then landing not one but two powerslams was pretty damn epic. Five minutes was all this needed. Well booked.

- Damn, I love Bam Bam, but the placement on the card told me it was going to be a rough night for the son of a plumber. Sure enough, we get a simple tag formula, DiBiase comes off like a master strategist compared to everyone else, and Bam Bam gets to run wild. Side note: I love the little bits of referee background authenticity here. I mostly know Danny Davis from early 2000s JAPW, but his crooked ref shtick back in the day was great fun. And then... noooo. You absolutely hoodwinked me. I cannot believe Virgil did all that just to cross Dusty. You got me hook, line and sinker there. I wonder what the justification will be, but in the moment, ya got me.

- Bret’s promo feels very true to his delivery. I’d forgotten this was really his first proper step into singles competition and his first IC title match, so it did make me question my prediction for a title change, but a boy can dream!. I love that the dragon screw matters here. It looks legit and feels huge in an era built around body slams and rest holds. Then the Russian leg sweep to the floor... good lord, what a spot. And yes, cradle roll-up, the most devastating move in pro wrestling. Another really well-booked, well-written match. The brevity of the write-up actually says a lot about how well you capture pace and key moments without getting bogged down. Also, is it weird that I don’t like matches ending exactly on :00? Maybe. Loved Perfect giving Bret the nod after too. Game recognise game.

- I don’t know if you pulled the celebrity names from the real show, but I liked the Chuck Norris inclusion here. RIP that man.

- Virgil going back because money talks and he can’t make a living on his own terms makes sense. I do wonder where that leaves him from here, though.

- I love the "Mountie tries to escape and Tornado helps him". Also loved that Jimmy Hart is doing something about being 0-2 on the night. At that point, why would anyone want a manager getting a clean sweep of losses at WrestleMania? This is as much about him as it is about his clients. Unfortunately for him, he’s up against the Spirit of Texas. I enjoyed that barrage of 86 (not 69!) punches. Beautifully put *tips hat*. Solid five-minute match, a nice breather on the card, Jimmy Hart continuing to fail spectacularly, and all the weather-related descriptions made this one of my personal favourite segments of the night...but I'm biased.

- LOD vs Demolition is probably my least favourite of the big four matches on paper, but you absolutely forced me to enjoy it with all the madness surrounding it. I had no idea where you were going with the Trump chequebook, but a pen-stabbing spot at WrestleMania 7 is pretty epic. And then the Chuck Norris roundhouse / Van Daminator spot? That is pure lunacy in the best possible way. I think you may have won spot of the year with that. Ending on that as the final big visual was the right call. LOD get the win, we get the second title change of the night, and by this point I was convinced Warrior had to be retaining.

- The shift from Indianapolis to Chicago is interesting. Is it a redemption nod for the mess of WrestleMania 2? Or is it so a thirteen-year-old CM Punk can fall in love with WWF the way Edge did as a kid?

- I liked the immediate reframing of Mr Perfect afterwards. You can’t keep a good man down, and it also gives you the chance to start pushing King of the Ring. There’s some strong promotional work here in the way future shows are sold to what is, at least in part, a partisan WrestleMania crowd.

- This was a proper showcase debut for Undertaker, and it had much better flow and intent than the real Snuka match. Part of me worried you might swerve just for the sake of swerving, because Taker’s streak is one of the few truly “locked in” things in 90s wrestling booking, but I’m glad you didn’t. 1-0!

- Badass Macho Man promo, and Miss Elizabeth is here. A great way to neutralise Sherri.

- This was a great match, and the Elizabeth/Sherri stuff was used far better than it was in real life. The retirement angle in reality was ridiculous, especially when it was undone within months. Roberts is such a bastard here, which only makes Savage more sympathetic. The moment Savage saves Elizabeth, it feels like the nail in his coffin from a match perspective, because there’s no way he’s both saving the girl and winning the match. Brilliant booking. We hate Roberts more than ever, and now I’m desperate for a SummerSlam rematch so Savage can get revenge. Honestly, both men came out of this looking victorious in different ways. Best of the night so far.

- Boo, no Bushtuggers. That genuinely makes me sad, if only because I stand by that as an incredible tag name. Still, it makes total sense because Hart has to react somehow to both his own failure and his guy’s bad night.

- There’s loads of foreign-heel heat built into this match, which Vince absolutely would have wanted. Willie Nelson performing the anthem and then helping the patriots win is good times. I guess Willie Nelson needs a reason not to be completely smoked out of his head this deep into the show. Duggan wins, it’s short, it resets the crowd, and it does the job. Tick.

- Whoa, how dare you deny me a “I spoke to the moon god, and he told me, Warrior, you are the child of the stars, the chosen one.” Warrior promo :p. I feel robbed! Robbed I say!

- The yay/boo exchanges to open were great, and if this were 2026 I’d fully expect the Spider-Man pointing meme between these two. “Warrior being on the good shit” got a proper chortle out of me as well. I really thought you were going to have Warrior kick out of the leg drop, and honestly I’m glad you didn’t. The mirrored opening exchanges worked really well, but once Hogan hits that dreaded sequence, for most people it has to be over. Hulk regains the belt, every title changes hands, which is a bold move, but WrestleMania is probably the one show where you can get away with it. It also raises the stakes massively for whoever eventually beats Hogan and becomes the next top guy. And let’s be honest, Hogan had to get his win back from last year or he’d probably have just no-showed. The handshake at the end is a fantastic closing visual.

Overall, this was a really consistent and well-paced WrestleMania that understood exactly what each match needed to be and never overstayed its welcome. The show balances strong in-ring action with character work amid a slew of memorable spots. Key highlights for me are the IC title match, Savage reunion with Liz, Virgil being a yellow-bellied wuss, and the start of what I hope is a big run for British Bulldog. Thumbs up, good show, can't wait for what's next.
 

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Some housekeeping items to get out of the way (more like a trip down memory lane)…

Thank you to everybody who threw predictions, dropped likes, or simply stopped by to read WM7.

I will say that I’m having fun with this again. Especially re-writing some of the things that I really didn’t book correctly back in 2018 and have randomly popped up in my head ever since. The pace is easier than TNA, and it allows me to not white-knuckle shows because I’m not posting weekly.

Also, on a deep cut, it was after this WM7 show the first go around on WC that I had already burnt myself out. I was still new, and wasn’t getting any feedback or reps (ha! remember those things) and I don’t think many people paid much attention to the thread at all. Then @Hoss dropped me generous feedback out of the blue on WM7, which gave me a shit load of motivation to keep the project going.

While talking about WC in regards to this project, I have to mention Stojy, Wolf Beast, Keefmoon, Rant, Deco, OMB, Rasky, Shade, White Rhyno, Zoom and anybody else who’s name I forgot at this point in time that also kept me going at various points. So, thank you Hoss (EC at the time), as your feedback kickstarted me and was so impactful that it not only kept me going, left such a mark that I still remember it to this day, and the butterfly effect from it way back in 2018 is probably why I’m still writing BTB's, posting the same damn thread, 8 years later!

Enough rambling, now it’s time to see why we are all here!

Since I pulled the rug out from underneath you all on the Six Man, that one will not be counted. Also, Halestorm couldn’t predict Tornado/Mountie since he booked it. Just ask him how much fun it was to book- that could be you some day! Big thanks to him for making a filler match meaningful!

WM7 Prediction Results:
@HaleStorm86 : 8/10
@SwerveBro : 8/11
@EZ3 : 7/11

Congrats to Halestorm86 AND SwerveBro for tying with 8 correct! Summerslam is penciled in for the last week of May, so we have some time. Once the Summerslam card goes up, I will PM both of you to give you a match to book the finish for!

Overall 1991 Prediction Standings:
Halestorm86: 9/15
SwerveBro: 8/11
EZ3: 7/11

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May 1991

Wrestlemania 7 is officially in the rear view mirror as we kickstart out way straight into THE SUMMER!! What does that mean? Well, this year, it means that while March Madness may be over, there is still one more bracket to fill out- THE KING OF THE RING bracket!!

Throughout April, WWF Superstars have been scratching and clawing their way to make it to the final 8 in the King of the Ring Tournament, and we can now officially announce the King of the Ring card, and YOU get to predict who will go on to SUMMERSLAM to take on WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Hulk Hogan!!

Quarterfinals:

Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana vs. Jake Roberts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat vs. The Mountie

Semi-Finals:
Perfect/Tornado vs. Undertaker/Warrior
Santana/Roberts vs. Dragon/Mountie

Finals:

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AROUND TITAN

The fallout from Wrestlemania 7 has left may twists and turns, unanswered questions, and pulse-pounding action! What has been going on lately in the Spring months?

New WWF World Heavyweight Champion HULK HOGAN is back on top of the mountain, and is keeping sharp both in the ring and at the gym as he awaits his Summerslam opponent at the King of the Ring!!

MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE and MISS ELIZABETH finally tied the knot and got married! The couple went on a honeymoon on a private island just outside of Parts Unknown! While Savage may be enjoying settling down at home, things are just ramping up inside the WWF! Savage has vowed to flip the script on his arch-nemesis JAKE ROBERTS by declaring that he would be making Roberts’ life a living hell moving forward!

Following Wrestlemania 7, the WWF officially entered “THE DRAGON”! That’s right! Ricky Steamboat is BACK in the WWF, and has been on a complete tear since resurfacing! He is in the best shape of his life, and is looking to make a very lengthy run in the King of the Ring tournament! He can even breathe fire now!

New WWF Intercontinental Champion BRET HART has spent the Spring thwarting all foes that come his way! He has picked up wins over The Mountie, Dino Bravo, Crush and even friendlies such as Texas Tornado and Koko B. Ware! What’s next for “The Hitman”? A date with a very formidable WARLORD at King of the Ring!!

TED DIBIASE has taken his Million Dollar Empire, and placed a duffle back right in between a ticking time bomb! Following Wrestlemania 7, THE UNDERTAKER and ULTIMATE WARRIOR embarked on a feud, with Dibiase front and center! While BAM BAM BIGELOW is known as the “Prized Possession” of the MDE, Dibiase is looking to expand, and has lucrative offers for both Undertaker AND Ultimate Warrior! Both men have passed, but that hasn’t stopped The Million Dollar Man before! Something’s gotta give here!!

Staying on the topic of Dibiase, the empire has added TWO NEW MEMBERS! CRUSH, who split from Smash following their loss to LOD at WM7, has joined on as “The Million Dollar Mercenary” and does Dibiase’s dirty work, and IRWIN R. SCHYSTER (IRS for short) who is a financial guru and tax man that handles all of Dibiase’s money! BROTHER LOVE has also joined The Million Dollar Empire, given the title “Director of Communications”. Dibiase has been busy, and will continue to be in the middle of everything here in the WWF throughout 1991!!

New WWF Tag Team Champions THE LEGION OF DOOM has run roughshod over the competition since winning gold. They will square off against POWER AND GLORY at the King of the Ring, and are also mixing it up with THE NASTY BOYS!!

The WWF is operating at full throttle right now, and with the summer only heating up, all we can say is that right now, ALL ROADS LEAD TO SUMMERSLAM!!!

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KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT:

Quarterfinals:

Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana vs. Jake Roberts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat vs. The Mountie

Semi-Finals:
Perfect/Tornado vs. Undertaker/Warrior
Santana/Roberts vs. Dragon/Mountie

Finals:

Also on the card:

WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Bret Hart vs. The Warlord

WWF Tag Team Championship
©The Legion of Doom vs. Power & Glory

Predictions welcomed! No prize for this one, but stats will count towards 1991 Final Standings!
 
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Dang, I really did good there on the predictions. I am exctied to see which match I get at SummerSlam. I love this project as I am a sucker for anything early 90's and late 80's wrestling. You are killing it with this be the booker. Even if I don't comment, I am always reading as this is my favorite time period in wrestling. You keep it up, and it might get me to start up a WCW around this time period. Let's get to the predictions for King of the Ring

KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT:

Quarterfinals:
Mr. Perfect
vs. Texas Tornado
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana vs. Jake Roberts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
vs. The Mountie

Semi-Finals:
Perfect
vs. Warrior
Roberts vs. Dragon

Finals:
Perfect
vs Steamboat

WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Bret Hart
vs. The Warlord
I don't see Warlord winning here.

WWF Tag Team Championship
©The Legion of Doom
vs. Power & Glory
I am a mark for Power and Glory, but I think LoD just isn't ready to drop the belts yet.
 
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My picks: Quarterfinals--Mr. Perfect, The Undertaker, Jake Roberts, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Semifinals--Mr. Perfect (Warrior comes back and costs the Undertaker the match), Jake Roberts, and Finals--Jake Roberts, Bret Hart (C), and The Legion of Doom (C)...
 
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KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT:

Quarterfinals:
Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana vs. Jake Roberts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
vs. The Mountie

Semi-Finals:
Perfect vs. Taker
Roberts vs. Dragon

Finals:
Perfect vs Steamboat

I'll go with the Dragon just to be different here. I think Perfect gets to the final for sure; it's just a discussion about who he is going to face.


WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Bret Hart vs. The Warlord

God tier reign pls. Unless the Model is taking the belt, Bret should keep this for ages and run with it.

WWF Tag Team Championship
©The Legion of Doom vs. Power & Glory

Road Warriors must Road Warrior. Can't see them dropping the belts here on a 'smaller stage' when you can do it at SS if you want.
 
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KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT:

Quarterfinals:
Mr. Perfect
vs. Texas Tornado
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana vs. Jake Roberts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
vs. The Mountie

Semi-Finals:
Perfect
vs. Warrior
Roberts vs. Dragon (I think Roberts either wins the whole thing to dethrone Hogan or gets cost here setting up a Summerslam blow off match with Savage)

Finals:
Perfect
vs Dragon

Also on the card:

WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Bret Hart
vs. The Warlord

WWF Tag Team Championship
©The Legion of Doom
vs. Power & Glory
 
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KOTR PREDICTIONS!!!!

Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana vs. Jake Roberts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
vs. The Mountie

Mr. Perfect vs. The Undertaker
Ricky Steamboat vs. Jake Roberts

Mr. Perfect vs Ricky Steamboat

Also, I'll take Bret Hart over Warlord and LOD over Power and Glory

So far, nothing has changed since the last time you posted this....but I feel like something big is coming.
 

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Man I feel so nostalgic reading through this again. This and Szumi's WCW 99 and 01 BTBs are my favourites so I'm really glad this is over on here. You planning on adding to it once you're done posting? Or is it just a recap of the WC?
 
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I know I didn't leave any feedback from Mania but you know I enjoyed it immensely. Really fun to look back on this show now as well and know this really was the turning point where a few big character's in this BTB started making their run. Kudos to you for rewriting EVERYTHING though you crazy person, I couldn't bring myself to do that with my ECW repost that never gets finished...

Again, I don't really want to leave predictions, but I will say these KOTR brackets look pretty tasty. The fact we could be sitting on a Mr. Perfect vs. 'Taker/Warrior semi, and the other semi could feature the ultimate heel (Roberts) against the ultimate babyface (Steamboat) is pretty damn exciting.

Looking forward to KOTR continuing the trip down memory lane.
 
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WWF Coliseum Home Video Special:
King of the Ring 1991


June 1, 1991
The Mecca
Milwaukee, WI

WHO WILL GO TO SUMMERSLAM????


No fancy video package, no pomp and circumstance, because we are all about WRESTLING MATCHES TO CROWN A NEW KING TONIGHT!!! We get just a standard WWF intro followed by Vince McMahon hyping up all 8 participants in the King of the Ring Tournament!!

We get a wide shot of The Mecca as a rabid CAPACITY CROWD gets pumped up for the King of the Ring!! We are greeted by our commentary team of Gorilla Monsoon and Vince McMahon! They talk about the significance of this tournament, and hype up how the winner will be going to SUMMERSLAM to take on WWF WORLD CHAMPION HULK HOGAN!!!

They run down the card for this HISTORIC show as we all get to take a look at our brackets one last time before we can begin to yell at the television and cross off our “sleeper” picks early on!!

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KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT:
Quarterfinals:
Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana vs. Jake Roberts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat vs. The Mountie

Semi-Finals:
Perfect/Tornado vs. Undertaker/Warrior
Santana/Roberts vs. Dragon/Mountie

Finals:

Also on the card:

WWF Intercontinental Championship
©Bret Hart vs. The Warlord

WWF Tag Team Championship
©The Legion of Doom vs. Power & Glory


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We head over to the side of the entrance way, where MEAN GENE is standing by next to a big bracket, showcasing the names for the King of the Ring Tournament!! Gene says throughout the night he will be advancing the winners on the bracket! Thanks Mean Gene!!

Down at ringside, we are waiting and ready to go for THE KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT!!! It’s time for the first match of the tournament, with a returning Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat going up against The Mountie!!

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Match 1- KOTR Quarterfinals
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat vs. The Mountie w/Jimmy Hart


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The Mountie tries to SNEAK ATTACK STEAMBOAT right as the bell rings, but “The Dragon” is back in the WWF, he is new and improved, breathes fire, and knows when a sneak attack is on the horizon! He ducks Mountie’s attempt, and drills him with a back elbow!!

Mountie falls back as Dragon races off the ropes and connects with a flying shoulder block!! Steamboat is feeling it as Mountie charges…DRAGON WITH A BEAUTIFUL DEEP ARM DRAG!! AND ANOTHER ONE!!! AND ONE MORE!!! Mountie retreats to the floor where Jimmy Hart tries to get The Mountie to re-group…LOOK UP!!!

DRAGON COMES FLYING OVER THE ROPES WITH A SLINGSHOT CROSS BODY ONTO BOTH THE MOUNTIE AND JIMMY HART!!!

The rabid WWF crowd eats up Steamboat, as they LOVE THAT THE DRAGON IS BACK!!! Dragon pummels away on Mountie on the floor before he tosses him back inside the ring! Dragon slides back in and zeroes in on the shaky Mountie…

DRAGON WITH A RUNNING BULLDOG!!!

Mountie is down and out as Dragon heads for the skies, climbing to the top turnbuckle. Mountie turns around, Dragon leaps…

DRAGON WITH A DIVING CROSS BODY INTO A PIN!!!

1…2….3!!!

Winner at 5:00 and ADVANCING TO THE SEMI-FINALS- Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat


Steamboat gets his hand raised in victory as Monsoon and McMahon hype up Steamboat and say he just may be the odds-on favorite to win the entire tournament!! For now, Steamboat will be intently watching the monitors in the back to see if he will take on Jake Roberts or Tito Santana next!!

We get a quick shot of Mean Gene who welcomes Steamboat over to the side stage, where Steamboat takes his name on the magnet bracket, and stamps it down for the semi-finals!! Steamboat holds his arms up as the crowd continues to cheer for the returning star!!

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We head to the back, where SEAN MOONEY is standing by with JAKE ROBERTS! Roberts, fresh off of his gigantic Wrestlemania 7 win over Macho Man, stands cool and calm with his arms crossed. Mooney asks him about the King of the Ring…

“Y’know, I find it funny that even though I had arguably the biggest Wrestlemania 7 win, I still find myself having to qualify for a World title match…but it doesn’t surprise me. See, I know I am the black sheep of the WWF. The red-headed step child. The broken window on the skyscraper….but that’s how I like it…I’m not afraid of competition, and tonight I plan on doing what I did at Wrestlemania 7….win…”

Roberts heads off the set as Mooney sends it back down to ringside!

Monsoon and McMahon hype up Jake Roberts, and say he is projected to go very far in this tournament, and a date with Hulk Hogan seems very appetizing for Roberts…

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Match 2- King of the Ring Quarterfinals
Jake Roberts vs. Tito Santana


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Tito looks to get things started right as the bell rings as he runs at Jake, DRILLING HIM WITH A FLYING FOREARM!! Jake hits the deck and retreats to the corner…Tito runs full speed ahead and connects with a big splash!!

Tito has the crowd behind him as he looks for another big splash, but this time, JAKE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!!! Tito hits the turnbuckles hard and bounces back right into Jake’s grasp….JAKE ROBERTS HITS A SWINGING NECKBREAKER!!

Jake sits up from the mat as the crowd begins to boo, all while a devilish grin forms across his face! He begins to stalk Tito as if he is prey, waiting to strike! Jake clamps down on Tito with THE DREADED SLEEPER HOLD!!

Tito tries to fight back, and with the crowd behind him, is able to get out of the hold! But the savvy Roberts holds onto Tito’s arm, and as Tito tries to spring free, Jake turns him back around…

SHORT-ARM CLOTHESLINE!!!

It’s all but over at this point, as Jake mocks The Macho Man by waving his finger around in the air, much to the dismay of the crowd. Jake locks Tito in…

DDT TO TITO SANTANA!!!

Jake covers, and this one is in the books…

1….2…3!!!

Winner at 4:00 AND ADVANCING TO THE SEMI-FINALS- Jake Roberts


Roberts slithers out of the ring and up the aisle way, as he knows he just made quick work of Tito, and now a HUGE Semi-Finals matchup against Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat awaits!!

We cut over to Mean Gene, who is waiting for Jake to slap his name down on the bracket, but Jake looks over at Gene and waves his arms at him…

“I don’t have time to play your games, Gene! I have to show the world what they already know…I will fight Hulk Hogan at Summerslam!”


Mean Gene takes offense to Jake brushing him off, but shrugs and places Jake’s name down on the bracket, and we have one half of the first round now completed!!

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We switch gears as we now take a break from the tournament action, as our next matchup is the first of two title matches tonight- IT’S THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!

We see highlights from Wrestlemania 7 where Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect to gain the gold, followed by a few Superstars tapings of Bret Hart quickly dispatching Dino Bravo, The Mountie, and Sgt. Slaughter in hard-fought title defenses…

The Warlord gets his own hype video, showcasing his other-worldly strength and power! We see The Warlord destroying his opponents over the past two months, as his manager Slick narrates in the background, thanking Bret Hart for keeping the IC title warm for his WARLORD!!

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Match 3- Intercontinental Championship
©Bret Hart vs. The Warlord w/Slick


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Bret starts off immediately going for Warlord’s lower half, looking to chop down the big tall redwood of a man!

Bret flies off the ropes, ducks a clothesline, bounces back off, spins Warlord around in a circle…BRET CHOP BLOCKS WARLORD!!

Warlord falls down to one knee as Bret flies off the ropes once more…BULLDOG FROM BRET HART!! Warlord lands face first on the mat as Bret continues the assault, honing in on the big man’s leg, kicking it repeatedly before placing him in a leg lock!!

Slick’s big man is able to turn back around and forcefully kick Bret off of him! Warlord is back to his feet, shaking feeling back into his leg! Bret flies back off the ropes and goes for a FLYING CROSS BODY…BUT WARLORD PLUCKS HIM IN MID-AIR!!!

Warlord then parades around the ring with Bret before dropping him with A MASSIVE BODY SLAM!! Warlord bounces off the ropes and connects with an elbow drop to Bret! Slick cheers on his man as Warlord connects with ANOTHER elbow drop!! He goes for the first pinfall of the match…

1…2…NO!

Bret gets a shoulder up! Warlord continues the attack as he stomps away at Bret! He lifts the reigning IC Champion back to his feet and tosses him HARD into the corner of the ring!! Warlord follows it up with a BIG SPLASH IN THE CORNER!!

Warlord is in complete control as the crowd begins to rally behind Bret Hart! Warlord places Bret in the DREADED BEAR HUG!!!! Bret tries to fight out of it, and eventually pummels Warlord enough to slip out! Bret grabs a hold of Warlord, and although the big man is twice Bret’s size…BRET LIFTS HIM UP…AND CONNECTS WITH AN INVERTED ATOMIC DROP!!!

The crowd is firmly behind Bret as he looks for his second wind! Bret grabs Warlord…RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!!! Bret isn’t finished as he waits for Warlord to get to his feet and connects with a dropkick that sends Warlord bouncing out of the corner and onto the mat! Bret then climbs to the second turnbuckle and drops Warlord with an elbow!!!

Everybody knows what’s next as Bret calls for the end…BUT WAIT!!!

THE SLICKSTER HAS CLIMBED UP ONTO THE APRON!!!

Bret grabs a hold of Slick by his tie!!!! Warlord charges…BRET DUCKS…WARLORD KNOCKS SLICK OFF THE APRON, SENDING HIS MANAGER CRASHING TO THE FLOOR!!!

Warlord turns around where Bret is waiting with a double leg take down!!!! Bret then somehow wraps Warlord’s massive tree trunk legs around his…

SHARPSHOOTER!!!!!


Warlord has zero juice left, and nods his head…

WARLORD SUBMITS!!!!

Winner at 10:00 AND STILL INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION- Bret Hart

Bret is awarded his title as he holds it high above his head!! The rabid WWF crowd cheers for the budding superstar as he heads back up the aisle way!!

McMahon and Monsoon hype up Bret Hart, and say it’s going to take A LOT to pry that Intercontinental title away from him!!

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We head to the back where Sean Mooney is standing by with MR. PERFECT! Perfect looks as confident as ever as BOBBY HEENAN stands by his side, rubbing down his shoulders, as Perfect gets ready for his first round matchup…

“What you are about to see tonight is the ‘Prophecy of Perfection’! I told everybody that 1991 was going to be ‘The Perfect Year’ and tonight is the catalyst for that coming true! Texas Tornado, we’ve had our history in the past, and if I recall, the last time we squared off, you were just simply not…perfect enough! Tonight will be no different, and when I eventually go on a ‘perfect run’ and get crowned king…that’s when I put Hulk Hogan on notice…and that scenario isn’t just speculation…it’s the truth…and it’s simply…perfect!”

Mr. Perfect tosses his towel behind his back and it lands perfectly on Sean Mooney’s shoulder! Heenan grabs the towel off of Mooney as the dynamic duo heads off the set…

Back down at ringside, McMahon and Monsoon hype up our next Quarterfinal matchup!!

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Match 4- King of the Ring Quarterfinals
Texas Tornado vs. Mr. Perfect w/Bobby Heenan


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The two long-time rivals start this one out in a stalemate! Perfect drills Tornado with a hard right, while Tornado fires back with a left that sends Perfect into the corner! Tornado then drills Perfect with a back elbow in the corner before connecting with a HIP TOSS!!

Perfect bounces all around but is able to sweep the leg out from underneath Texas Tornado! Perfect goes to work with a few swift kicks to the back of Tornado!

Tornado gains his comeuppance as Perfect goes for a clothesline but Tornado ducks…ATOMIC DROP!!! Perfect bounces right into the corner where Tornado begins to SMASH HIS HEAD OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE…TEN TIMES!!!

Perfect flies back to the mat as Tornado gears up for the Tornado Punch!! He goes for it, but Perfect ducks AND GETS TORNADO WITH A SCHOOLBOY ROLLUP!!!

1…2…NOO!!


Tornado kicks out, and Perfect goes flying into the corner! Tornado runs up on Perfect but Mr. Perfect counters with a back elbow that dazes Tornado! Perfect places Tornado up on the top turnbuckle and latches on…

MR. PERFECT WITH A SUPERPLEX!!!

Mr. Perfect is up on his feet, playing into the crowd, as he gears up for the end! Perfect races forward…

RUNNING SNAPMERE ON TEXAS TORNADO!!!


Perfect lifts Tornado up to his feet…

PEREFCTPLEX!!!

BRIDGE!!!


1….2….3!!!

Winner at 5:00 AND ADVANCING TO THE SEMI-FINALS- Mr. Perfect


Mr. Perfect looks into the camera with determined eyes as he advances to the semi-finals!! Heenan drapes the towel around Mr. Perfect’s neck as Heenan shouts “ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO!”

McMahon and Monsoon put over Mr. Perfect on commentary, saying he looked very impressive in the first round, but a very tough draw of either Ultimate Warrior or The Undertaker awaits Perfect in the semi-finals!!

Mr. Perfect heads over to the side-stage where he allows Bobby Heenan to place his name onto the semi-finals of the bracket! Perfect looks out into the crowd, while Heenan hassles Okerlund for a brief moment before the pair head to the back…

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We head over to Sean Mooney who is standing by with the ever-growing MILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE!! TED DIBIASE, the leader, stands front and center. VIRGIL is to his right, holding the coveted Million Dollar Championship. BAM BAM BIGELOW stands to his left. CRUSH stands and waits for anybody to test the MDE, as he is their heavy... IRS stands behind them carrying a steel briefcase, and BROTHER LOVE brings up the rear. Mooney asks Dibiase why he is here tonight…

“Why are WE here tonight, Mooney? The answer is quite simple. See, The Million Dollar Empire is looking to expand. We are looking to add another piece to bring us to the promised land! And right now, we are playing both sides of The Undertaker and The Ultimate Warrior! Ultimate Warrior, you are down on your luck, and need a fresh coat of paint, and that color should be GREEN!”

Dibiase laughs as he continues…

“And Undertaker, just remember who brought you into this world! It was ME! And you still haven’t repaid me for creating you! But don’t worry, we won’t hold it against you. Paul Bearer is smart enough to know a good deal when he sees one, and tonight we plan on giving him this briefcase filled with 100 DOLLAR BILLS!”

The entire Empire nods in approval…

“Undertaker, Warrior…ONE OF YOU will eventually belong toThe Empire. It’s not a question of IF…it’s a question of WHEN! Because EVERYBODY’S GOT A PRICE…FOR THE MILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE!!! AHAHAHAHA!”

The Empire heads off the set as Mooney sends it back down to ringside…

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McMahon and Monsoon speculate just what Dibiase’s plan is with Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior. They also point out that the two men have very bad blood right now, and aren’t really thinking about Dibiase at the moment! They just want to destroy each other!!

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Match 5- King of the Ring Quarterfinals
The Undertaker vs. The Ultimate Warrior


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The official bell barely rings as Ultimate Warrior FLIES THROUGH THE AIR WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK…KNOCKING THE UNDERTAKER OVER THE ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR!!!

Warrior sprints around the ring, shaking the ropes, with the fans’ energy behind him…

BUT UNDERTAKER LANDS DIRECTLY ON HIS FEET…AND CLIMBS BACK TO THE APRON…WRAPPING HIS HAND AROUND WARRIOR’S THROAT!!!

Warrior begins to lose oxygen as Taker holds onto his throat while climbing back inside the ring!

Eventually, Warrior is able to pry himself loose from Undertaker’s grasp! Warrior throws a few punches at Taker before sprinting off the ropes…

WARRIOR WITH A DIVING SHOULDER BLOCK…

BUT THIS TIME UNDERTAKER MERELY STUMBLES BACK…

Warrior is back off with another one…

BUT UNDERTAKER PLUCKS WARRIOR IN MID-AIR WITH A FLYING CLOTHESLINE!!!

Undertaker looks to take control of the match as he chokes Warrior in the corner of the ring…

THERE IS COMMOTION IN THE AISLE WAY…

IT’S THE MILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE!!!

Ted Dibiase and his crew meander on down to the ringside area, and have become “spectators” for this one!!

Back inside the ring, the distraction of The Empire leads to Ultimate Warrior HITTING A CLOTHESLINE ON UNDERTAKER…AND BOTH MEN FLY TO THE FLOOR!!!

RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE!!!


Both Taker and Warrior are back on their feet, sizing each other up…they charge at the same exact time…

AND BOTH MEN HIT SIMULTANEOUS CLOTHESLINES!!!!

Both men are down and out, as Referee Earl Hebner begins to count!!!

1….

2….


Taker and Warrior are slow to their feet…

Ted Dibiase orders Crush to hand the briefcase over to Ultimate Warrior! Crush hands the briefcase to Warrior, who looks down at it…

WARRIOR SMASHES CRUSH OVER THE HEAD WITH THE BRIEFCASE!!!

6…

7….


Undertaker has had one thing on his mind this entire time, and it is ENDING THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR!!! Taker lunges at Warrior…

BUT AT THE SAME TIME BAM BAM BIGELOW THROWS A HAYMAKER AT WARRIOR…

WARRIOR DUCKS…

AND BIGELOW DRILLS UNDERTAKER IN THE FACE!!!!

Taker hits the deck as Dibiase puts his hands over his head in despair…he WANTS The Undertaker to join The Empire, and Bigelow may have just threw a wrench into his plans…

9…

10!!!!!


Referee Earl Hebner waves his arms, calling for the bell….AND THIS ONE ENDS IN A DOUBLE COUNTOUT!!!

No Winner at 5:00 VIA DOUBLE COUNTOUT


Warrior is right back on the action, and drops Bigelow with a clothesline before grabbing Dibiase by his shirt collar!!!

Virgil gets in on the action, but a groggy Undertaker has sat up, and doesn’t know who hit him…he grabs Virgil by the throat…

UNDERTAKER WITH A CHOKESLAM TO VIRGIL ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!

Dibiase orders The Empire to retreat up the aisle way….BUT UNDERTAKER ISN’T FINISHED!!!

He came here tonight to destroy The Ultimate Warrior!!!

Warrior is always down for a fight…

UNDERTAKER AND WARRIOR CONTINUE BRAWLING AROUND THE RINGSIDE AREA!!!

A host of WWF Officials come on out to break up the two titans!!

McMahon and Monsoon say they aren’t too sure if Taker and Warrior even cared about the tournament, as they just want to END EACH OTHER!!!

For now, we get a cheap booking way out to prolong this thing until Summerslam…The Million Dollar Empire is still in the middle of this mess….and most importantly, MR. PERFECT JUST GOT A SEMI-FINAL BYE…WHICH MEANS HE AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCES TO THE FINALS!!!

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The chaotic scene comes to an end as we send it over to Sean Mooney, who is standing by with IC Champion Bret Hart after his hard-fought victory over The Warlord earlier tonight…

“The Warlord was a tough opponent, but the fact of the matter is, Sean Mooney, that I’m at the top of my game right now! I am a fighting champion, and I will continue to do so as long as this title is around my waist! Whoever is next up, send them to me….”

WHACK!!!!!

WHAT THE HELL???!?!?!?!?

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“THE MODEL” RICK MARTEL HAS JUST STORMED THE INTERVIEW SET AND CLOCKED BRET HART IN THE HEAD WITH HIS BOTTLE OF ARROGANCE!!!!!

Martel blindsides Bret Hart with the cheap shot!!! He stands over the fallen Bret Hart, who has blood gushing from the side of his head!!!

“Let’s see you put your money where you mouth is, champ! THE MODEL is next up, and I’ll be seeing you shortly!”

Rick Martel takes a long gander at the Intercontinental title as he stomps on Bret Hart once more for good measure. Martel simply struts off the set, satisfied with his sneak attack, while Sean Mooney calls for help!!

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We head back down to ringside where McMahon and Monsoon hype up everything we’ve just witnessed over the past ten minutes! Mr. Perfect is in the finals after Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior went to a Double Countout, and then “The Model” Rick Martel blasted Bret Hart with his bottle of Arrogance!

We shift focus to our one and only Semi-Finals matchup-Jake Roberts up against Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat!!

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Match 6- King of the Ring Semi-Finals Match
Jake Roberts vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat


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The Dragon comes out firing in the early going, taking it to Jake Roberts! He connects with a barrage of flying forearms, a clothesline, and a missile dropkick that sends Roberts reeling to the outside!!

Steamboat has the crowd behind him as he follows Jake to the floor, but Referee Joey Marella is quick to corral the two back inside, not wanting another countout!!

As Roberts and Steamboat head back inside, Jake is up to his devious tricks as he sneaks in a thumb to the eye of Steamboat! This gives Roberts the control back inside the ring, and “The Snake” begins to methodically wear down Ricky!!

Roberts keeps everything on the ground as he switches between a sleeper hold and a front face lock, looking to wear down Steamboat! Ricky is able to pry himself loose, sending Roberts off the ropes…

RICKY WITH A FLYING CROSS BODY!!!

1…2….NOO!!!


That one was TOO CLOSE FOR JAKE ROBERTS’ LIKING!!! He knows he was a second away from losing, and decides to go deeper into his bag of sinister tricks for this match!

Knowing he is close to defeat, Jake grabs a hold of Steamboat…right in the midst of Referee Joey Marella!!! Roberts senses Ricky pushing back on him towards the corner, and with Marella boxed in, Roberts falls back…CRASHING RIGHT INTO JOEY MARELLA!!! AND WE GET A REF BUMP!!!

Phase two of Jake’s sinister plan is in full effect now as he winds up…AND KICKS RICKY STEAMBOAT SQUARE BETWEEN THE LEGS!!!

With Steamboat down, Jake quickly heads to the outside and GRABS A STEEL CHAIR!!! Roberts stalks Ricky and taunts him as well as the crowd as he wields the chair back…

WAIT A SECOND!!!!

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RANDY SAVAGE IS HERE!!!! HE SPRINTS DOWN THE AISLE WAY….AND GRABS THE CHAIR FROM JAKE ROBERTS!!!!

Savage punches Roberts, staggering his arch-nemesis for a brief moment as he leaps to the top turnbuckle…

SAVAGE LEAPS OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE…AND BLASTS JAKE ROBERTS OVER THE HEAD WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!

Macho Man has A LOT of pent-up frustration with Jake Roberts after Wrestlemania 7, and is most certainly NOT FINISHED WITH JAKE!!!

Macho tosses the chair to the floor as his job is done…

Referee Joey Marella begins to wake up as Ricky has recovered long enough to make it to the top turnbuckle. Roberts is extremely slow to get to his feet, trying to shake the cobwebs loose…

STEAMBOAT WITH A FLYING CROSS BODY…RIGHT INTO A PINFALL!!!!

1…2….3!!!

Winner at 10:00 AND ADVANCING TO THE KOTR FINALS- Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat


The crowd rejoices as Steamboat has his hand raised in victory!! He celebrates on the top turnbuckle as McMahon and Monsoon put him over, hyping up our KING OF THE RING FINALS LATER ON TONIGHT- MR. PERFECT VERSUS RICKY STEAMBOAT!!!

Jake Roberts is still reeling from the chair shot by Macho Man, and slowly crawls out of the ring. He sits on the ringside floor, distraught, as the camera zooms in on him. He lets out a small chuckle as he shakes his head, before snapping into a menacing look, knowing his war with Macho Man is far from over…

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We transition over to a SUMMERSLAM advertisement!! Narrated by Vince McMahon as only he can…

“The biggest party of the summer is coming to the world’s most famous arena! MADISON SQUARE GARDEN hosts SUMMERSLAM!!! This summer scorcher comes to you LIVE on Monday, August 26, 1991! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS BLOCKBUSTER EVENT!!!”

Following the Summerslam promo, we take a look at the bracket, which is officially set for our final matchup later on tonight- Mr. Perfect versus Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat! The winner goes to Summerslam to take on WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan!!

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We quickly cut to the backstage area…WHERE A BRAWL HAS ERUPTED BETWEEN JAKE ROBERTS AND MACHO MAN!!!

The two are at each other’s throats, tossing wild haymakers at each other!! Macho Man grabs a camera wire and tries to choke Roberts out, but Roberts MULE KICKS MACHO MAN!!! Roberts then grabs a hold of Macho Man…

AND TOSSES SAVAGE OUT THE BACK DOOR!!!

Savage falls hard on the pavement of the parking lot…BUT THESE TWO AREN’T DONE YET!!!

They begin to brawl in-between cars as the WWF Officials just can’t separate the two men!!

Savage SLAMS Roberts FACE FIRST into the side of a pickup truck!! Macho Man isn’t done with Jake Roberts yet as he tosses Jake into the bed of the pickup!!

Savage then climbs up to the top of the cab of the pickup truck…

MACHO MAN HAS LOST HIS MIND!!!

Savage is looking for an ELBOW DROP…BUT JAKE ROBERTS GRABS A SHOVEL OUT OF THE TRUCK BED AND SMACKS SAVAGE IN THE LEG!!!!

Savage falls down as Roberts begins to climb…

AND NOW BOTH MEN ARE ON THE CAB OF THE PICKUP TRUCK!!!

Savage loses his footing and falls off, sliding down the front windshield! Roberts slides down as well and latches onto Macho Man…

JAKE ROBERTS HITS A DDT ON MACHO MAN ON THE HOOD OF THE PICKUP TRUCK!!!

The force of the DDT causes Roberts to fall off, and this allows WWF Officials and Arena Security to separate the two men!!!

Jake looks up at the unconscious Macho Man on the hood of the car, as he wipes blood from his mouth…

“This ain’t over, Savage! Not by a longshot!”

The carnage is over for now, but these two men have taken their feud to a new level, and soon, things may end up getting too dangerous….

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Back down at ringside, McMahon and Monsoon hype up the Macho Man and Jake Roberts feud, saying that things could ultimately come to a head at SUMMERSLAM!!!

They shift focus and begin to hype up our next bout, the TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH!!!

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Match 7- WWF Tag Team Championship
©The Legion of Doom vs. Power & Glory w/Slick

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As Hawk and Animal pose on the top turnbuckles with their titles…

HERCULES AND PAUL ROMA SNEAK ATTACK THEM FROM BEHIND!!!!

Power & Glory put the boots to LOD, as they still have on their shoulder pads!!!

Hercules works over Animal while Roma stomps on Hawk…

Hercules tosses Animal to the outside while PNG look to double-team on Hawk…

BUT LOD DIDN’T COME HERE TONIGHT TO MESS AROUND!!!!

Hawk breaks free, bounces off the ropes…ducks a clothesline attempt by Herc and Roma…

HAWK WITH A DOUBLE FYLING CLOTHESLINE!!!!


Animal is back in as he shows off his massive strength and picks up Hercules, DUMPING HIM TO THE FLOOR!!!

Paul Roma is all alone and begins to plead with LOD…Hawk and Animal look out into the crowd, which is at fever pitch at the moment…

ANIMAL BLASTS ROMA WITH A LARIAT!!!!

Hawk and Animal give the thumbs up to the crowd as we all know what comes next…

Animal hoists Roma up…Hawk climbs to the top turnbuckle…

DOOMSDAY DEVICE!!!!!

Animal hooks the leg, and this one was over before it begun, giving us a nice squash match to write up…

1…2…3!!!

Winners at 3:00 AND STILL WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS- The Legion of Doom


LOD makes quick work of Power and Glory as the crowd showers them with cheers!!! LOD are handed their Tag Titles as Hawk and Animal pose one more time for the crowd!!!

McMahon and Monsoon hype up LOD, saying there really might not be a team in the WWF that matches up with them, let alone last more than three minutes in the ring with them…which is why they are the TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!

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We switch gears as we get ready for OUR MAIN EVENT of the evening- THE KING OF THE RING FINALS!!

Over on the side-stage, Mean Gene shows us the completed bracket with just one name left to put down- the winner of the tournament! Next to Okerlund is a large King’s chair, a crown, jacket and scepter all for the winner of the next matchup!!

McMahon and Monsoon hype up both Mr. Perfect and Ricky Steamboat, saying either man will give Hulk Hogan a run for his money at Summerslam!!

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Main Event- King of the Ring Tournament Finals
Mr. Perfect vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat


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Steamboat is visibly more exhausted than Mr. Perfect, who the latter received a nice rest by advancing to the finals with a BYE!!

The two mat-technicians go through the paces early on, showing some chain-wrestling at its finest!!

Steamboat gains the upper hand, and connects with TWO DEEP ARM DRAGS ON MR. PERFECT!!

Perfect retreats to the outside, where Bobby Heenan places his towel over Perfect’s head, attempting to cool him down…BUT NOT FOR LONG!!!

RICKY SKIES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A DOUBLE AXE HANDLE ON MR. PERFECT ON THE RINGSIDE FLOOR!!!

The crowd is behind Ricky as he hammers away on Mr. Perfect’s back! The Dragon smashes Perfect’s face off the ring apron and then connects WITH A HUGE BACK BODY DROP!!!

Steamboat rolls back in to break the count, and then right back out to continue inflicting maximum damage to Mr. Perfect!!

As Ricky rolls back to the floor, Mr. Perfect is waiting with a hard right hand, followed by a kick to the sternum! Mr. Perfect tosses Ricky hard into the steel guard rail!! The Dragon holds his ribs in pain as Mr. Perfect tosses Steamboat back inside!

Mr. Perfect heads inside the ring and slams Ricky to the mat! He props him seated up, bounces off the ropes…

RUNNING SNAPMERE TO RICKY STEAMBOAT!!!

Perfect can sense victory as he begins sizing Ricky up. He tosses The Dragon into the corner and goes to follow up with a side elbow, but Ricky blocks it, pushes Perfect off of him…RICKY WITH A DROPKICK OUT OF THE CORNER!!!

The WWF crowd is firmly behind Ricky as he begins his fiery comeback!! Ricky drops Perfect with a left! Perfect is up to his feet…ARM DRAG!!! ANOTHER DEEP ARM DRAG!!! RICKY STEAMBOAT IS ON FIRE!!!

Ricky has Perfect right where he wants him as he ascends to the top turnbuckle. Ricky waits for Perfect to get to his feet…

FLYING CROSS BODY!!!!

WAIT!!!

MR. PERFECT ROLLS THROUGH….


AND SOMEHOW MANAGES TO GET RICKY STEAMBOAT IN THE PERFECT POSITION….

PERFECTPLEX!!!!!


THAT CAME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE!!!!

BRIDGE!!!!

1…..2………..3!!!!!

Winner at 15:00 AND 1991 KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT WINNER- Mr. Perfect


The crowd was excited for the final sequence, and isn’t as mad as everybody thought they would be!!! Bobby Heenan rushes the ring and celebrates with Mr. Perfect as if they’ve just won the Super Bowl!!!

Mr. Perfect has his hand raised in victory, as the ring crew quickly bring down the KOTR props!!!

The rest of The Heenan Family head on out to congratulate Mr. Perfect, as he soaks in the victory!!

Mean Gene heads into the ring to officially announce Mr. Perfect as the 1991 KING OF THE RING WINNER!!!

Perfect sits down on his throne, as Haku places the crown on his head, while Bobby Heenan gives him his robe!!! Heenan takes the mic from Okerlund and hands it to Perfect…

“I told everybody back in January that 1991 was going to be the PERFECT YEAR! Well, so far, I’ve stuck to my word! I wrestled the perfect match, made my move at the perfect time, and YOU WILL NOW ALL REFER TO ME AS THE PERFECT KING!”

The crowd is back to booing Mr. Perfect as he is eating this all up as new king…

“Hulk Hogan! The date is set, the match is official. August 26, 1991- a night that will be remembered as THE PERFECT NIGHT! I just showed to the world that NOBODY can out-wrestle me, out-smart me, and I clearly showed that I SIMPLY DO NOT LOSE…because…I AM SIMPLY PERFECT!”

Heenan takes the mic from Mr. Perfect…

“NOW KNEEL BEFORE YOUR PERFECT KING!”

Heenan drops the mic as McMahon and Monsoon hype up all of the action we’ve all witnessed on what was an extraordinary night here at the King of the Ring! They thank us all for watching and sign us off…

The last scene from King of the Ring is Mr. Perfect sitting on his throne, waving and barking orders, such as a king does. Right now, there is no denying that Mr. Perfect is one of the most dangerous men in WWF, and has his chance to prove that at Summerslam…but will Hulkamania run wild on “The Perfect Summer”? Stay tuned, because the WWF temperature is about to get cranked up as we head straight into the heart of the summer!!!

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Ricky Steamboat defeated The Mountie in a KOTR Quarterfinals Match
Jake Roberts defeated Tito Santana in a KOTR Quarterfinals Match
IC Champion Bret Hart defeated The Warlord to retain
Mr. Perfect defeated Texas Tornado in a KOTR Quarterfinals Match
The Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior wrestled to a DOUBLE COUNTOUT in a KOTR Quarterfinals Match
Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts in a KOTR Semi-Finals Match
Tag Team Champions Legion of Doom defeated Power & Glory
Mr. Perfect defeated Ricky Steamboat TO WIN THE 1991 KING OF THE RING TOURNAMENT

 

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More really good stuff here. KOTR was a fun show. Not only do we now have the perfect king, perfect summer, perfect year (epic), but we also got the continuation of Roberts/Savage which has probably been the early best feud because Roberts is stupidly awesome in here.

Thumbs up for Steamboat getting a deep run in the tournament. Steamboat/Perfect is the perfect final, and I don't think I've mentioned this before, but love the booking decision of having no WWF Title match on this show so KOTR is the last thought on everybody's mind.

Also, after a filler first opponent, happy to see Bret sink his teeth into a feud as IC Champ now. Martel is the perfect foil, can't wait to see that one develop.

MDE being involved here was good, although I wish at some stage we just get to see Warrior/Taker tear each other to shreds.

Things all progressing really nicely. Only division probably not overly obvious as to where it's heading at this stage is the tag division, but based on the rest of the card, we all know you'll deliver.

Loving the trip down memory lane, which seems to be the "it" thing in BTB these days. Consider me happy.
 

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Enjoying the walk down memory lane here though admittedly my memory sucks so I am not sure I could spot at this point what is new and what was from the original, haha. KOTR was a lot of fun and love Mr. Perfect as the winner. The Perfect King is just fantastic and like the cheap bye to the finals he got. Not only do we now have the Perfect King / Perfect Summer / Perfect Year (which is such a slam dunk character direction), but the way you got there made Perfect feel like a true threat to Hogan rather than just the next challenger in line

Savage/Roberts is a big highlight as everything involving them hits strongly. The interference, the chair shot, and then the backstage/parking lot brawl escalated things to a way that makes their feud stand out from the rest of the card. Roberts especially feels like an absolute menace.

Bret continues to shine as IC Champ too. The Warlord match did exactly what it needed to do with the classic big man vs technician stuff, and then immediately rolling into the Martel attack was perfect. Martel is such a natural next challenger for Bret, and the “Bottle of Arrogance” spot gives you a really clean hook going forward. That whole segment felt very true to the era.

The Undertaker/Warrior/Million Dollar Empire stuff was chaotic, but in a way that works for all the characters involved. The double countout protects both guys and keeps their feud alive, while DiBiase stirring the pot adds another layer to things. It does feel like we’re still waiting for that moment where Taker and Warrior just completely obliterate each other without interruption, but the tension is definitely there.

But yeah everything is progressing nicely coming out of Mania and this was a well laid out/thought out KOTR that really gave the tournament the focus which I think is crucial for this event. Can't continue to say how glad I am to see this back.