What the World Was Watching: WWF Superstars – September 26, 1992

Vince McMahon and Mr. Perfect are calling the action, still broadcasting from Hershey, Pennsylvania. Perfect has a Hershey’s kiss-like hat. He argues that Randy Savage knows what it is like to kiss the WWF title goodbye.

Opening Non-Title Contest: The British Bulldog (Intercontinental Champion) (24-0) beats Barry Hardy after the running powerslam at 2:27:

The Bulldog looks good with the Intercontinental title. He does his usual moves to squash Hardy for the second time this year as McMahon and Perfect talk about the Ric Flair-Ultimate Warrior WWF title feud.

Gene Okerlund’s Update segment replays Okerlund’s interview with Savage on last week’s program.

Papa Shango (24-0) beats John Richner after the reverse shoulderbreaker at 1:28:

Richner was a Larry Sharpe trainee that began his career in 1987 when he was 15 years old. He worked on the New Jersey independent circuit as Abbudah Singh. Richner would later achieve his greatest fame as Balls Mahoney in ECW.

Shango does a curse on Richner, who clutches his left knee after the bell rings. In the split screen, Bret Hart denies that Shango’s curse cost him the Intercontinental title at SummerSlam and says that he is not scared of him. It is hard for Shango to get the bigger Richner up for the reverse shoulderbreaker but he does just enough to make the move look like it has an impact. One wonders why Shango makes his opponent’s knees hurt and not their shoulder, though, since his finisher focuses on that body part. After the bell, Shango holds his staff up so it can shoot fireworks, making fans smile and laugh. That is not the reaction the WWF wants.

The Komet Kid defeats Barry Horowitz with a rolling fireman’s carry slam at 2:37:

The Komet Kid gimmick was meant for Mexican superstar Konnan, who had worked up a design for a space-like costume that had some fun tools like shooting a fireball and shooting streamers. It also had a jet pack on the back but all it did was blow fire extinguisher-like smoke and the wrestler looked silly jumping up the steps to give it effect. Konnan has since said in interviews that hauling the equipment to each town was problematic and he did not show up at this television taping, leading to his firing. Paul Diamond, who was working as Kato, took on the gimmick when he joked to McMahon that he could fit into the costume if some slight alterations were made to it.

The gimmick was meant to be lucha libre influenced so Diamond does his best to replicate that style. There is a video online of a Konnan squash as the Kid and the audience turned on it because they believed all the high-flying moves lacked impact. The Kid does some decent moves with a flying bulldog and a few spinning heel kicks before doing a rolling fireman’s carry for the win. This got a good reaction from fans but the gimmick had a hard midcard ceiling.

The end of the Undertaker-Kamala match from SummerSlam is shown.

Razor Ramon (8-0) pins Nick Tarantino after the Razor’s Edge at 2:39:

Tarantino also went by Romeo Valentino and wrestled in the Mid-Atlantic region in the early 1990s. He was trained by Duane Gill and started his career in 1990. Taratino did some enhancement matches in 1991 for the WWF, losing to the Legion of Doom and Jim Neidhart.

Ramon pulverizes Tarantino with his usual brand of high-impact moves. It is announced that Randy Savage will appear via satellite on Prime Time Wrestling this Monday night.

The Big Bossman (18-1-2) defeats Bruce Mitchell after the Bossman Slam at 2:54:

Perfect jokes that Nailz is going to drive the Bossman out of the WWF and he is going to have to adopt the name “The Big Bus Man.” McMahon insists that the Bossman has become more aggressive since Nailz’s attack several months ago, proven by the Bossman extending Mitchell’s beating and choking him. After winning, the Bossman handcuffs Mitchell to the second rope and poses for the crowd.

Okerlund interviews WWF Champion Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect. Flair bills himself as willing to face all comers, including the Ultimate Maniacs. Perfect laughs about how they have a “leg up” on their competition. When asked specifically about the Ultimate Warrior, Flair repeats that the Warrior could have sold out and been the champion after SummerSlam. This promo did not pave any new ground and repeated what was said on Wrestling Challenge last week.

The Nasty Boys (w/Jimmy Hart) (22-1) defeat Bobby Perez & Akita Webb when Jerry Sags pins Perez after the Trip to Nastyville at 3:07:

In the split screen, the Nasties scream about how they are excited about being the number one contenders to the tag team titles and it is because of the efforts of Jimmy Hart. Perez and Webb get nasticized as McMahon wonders what Money Incorporated think about the Nasties being top contenders when Hart has told them that they are actually the top contenders for the belts. Jerry Sags does a leg drop off the second rope to Perez, leading to Knobbs’ avalanche in the corner and the Trip to Nastyville.

Tune in next week to see Crush, the Undertaker, Nailz, and WWF Tag Team Champions the Natural Disasters in action! Also, Razor Ramon will appear for a special interview!

The Last Word: Some insert promos helped move along some of the existing angles and stories but everything seems like it is in a holding pattern until the card is announced for Survivor Series. The British Bulldog got a big moment at SummerSlam but that is becoming forgotten since he did not get a televised match or segment until today’s program and he does not have a feud over his newly won title.

Up Next: Wrestling Challenge for September 27!