What the World Was Watching: WWF Prime Time Wrestling – September 28, 1992

Vince McMahon hosts tonight’s discussion between Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Hillbilly Jim, Bobby Heenan, and Mr. Perfect.

Razor Ramon joins the show from WTVJ in Miami, Florida. He has some good comebacks on Jim and Duggan’s hostile questioning, calling Jim a “hayseed” and asking if anyone has shoved Duggan’s 2×4 down his throat.

Opening Contest: Money Incorporated (w/Jimmy Hart) (22-2) beat El Matador & Virgil (1-1) when Irwin R. Schyster pins Virgil after Ted DiBiase trips Virgil suplexing IRS into the ring at 9:58:

This opener comes from Landover, Maryland on September 2. DiBiase reprises his SummerSlam white tight look for the bout. El Matador and Virgil have nice shine spots against both members of Money Incorporated early until El Matador gets kneed in the back running the ropes and ends up in peril. Money Incorporated trade off doing a long chinlock and IRS shows some smarts by throwing El Matador down when he starts elbowing his way out of the hold. There are some nice spots where El Matador is kept away from his corner until DiBiase puts his head down too early on an Irish whip and El Matador does a swinging neckbreaker to set up the hot tag. Virgil plants IRS with the side Russian leg sweep but DiBiase breaks up the cover and all hell breaks loose. Virgil goes to suplex IRS into the ring after dropkicking him to the apron but DiBiase trips him from the arena floor and holds his leg down so IRS can score the winning pin. This was a good showing from both teams. If the WWF was lacking babyface tag teams, pairing El Matador and Virgil would not have been the worst idea. Rating: **½

The Komet Kid’s squash from Wrestling Challenge is shown.

Duggan puts over the Kid as something new and exciting. Heenan complains that it is tough to know the Kid’s identity because he wears a mask.

Gene Okerlund interviews Shawn Michaels and Sensational Sherri. Michaels tells Sherri that he loves and cares about her but not as much as she loves and cares about him. He talks about how he would love to wear the Intercontinental title the most. Michaels warns the British Bulldog that he is going to collar him and calls Okerlund “chrome dome” to end the segment. This was just a reminder that Michaels was still in the running for the Intercontinental title. He has been chasing it for much of 1992 and it seems like a matter of time before he gets it.

The Nasty Boys’ squash from WWF Superstars is shown.

Okerlund’s Update segment recaps the formation of the Ultimate Maniacs.

Randy Savage joins the broadcast courtesy of station WWSB in Sarasota, Florida. Savage gives some generic comments about taking care of Razor Ramon. Duggan and Jim tell Savage that they admire his fighting spirit.

Bret Hart (29-2-1) beats Repo Man (21-6) with a small package at 8:29:

This match tells an interesting story of Bret taking Repo out of his element and forcing him to wrestle his style of match. Bret takes Repo Man to school in the early going, rolling him up in various pinning combinations for near-falls until a blind charge eats boot. Repo Man responds to Bret’s pace by brawling and but doing more technical wrestling than fans have seen him do. After a backdrop suplex gets a near-fall, Repo Man has a suplex reversed and Bret does the moves of doom. Repo Man blocks an O’Connor roll but when he tries to trap Bret in a small package because he thinks he can beat Bret at his own game, Bret reverses his weight and gets the win. Rating: **¼

The panel has a brief debate about whether voodoo cost Bret the Intercontinental title at SummerSlam.

Promo time with Sean Mooney! Jamison walks onto the set and puts a phone behind the Event Center television monitor. Kamala, Harvey Wippleman, and Kim Chee tell the Undertaker and Paul Bearer that they are not afraid of them. Jamison hands Mooney a phone and Heenan does a funny bit where he acts like Jack Tunney and tells Mooney his services are no longer needed and he can “hand in his stupid jacket” and deposit $500 in a bank account.

Nailz calling out the Big Bossman on Wrestling Challenge is shown.

A replay of Bob Backlund’s vignette from Wrestling Challenge airs.

Randy Savage and Razor Ramon’s satellite feeds are combined for a segment where they cut promos against each other. Ramon tells Savage that he will be history while Savage insists that Ramon has bad days coming. Savage adds that a bum like Ramon is not going to knock him down a few pegs. Ramon takes note of the geography, arguing that Savage should hop in a limo and head south to fight him in the streets of Miami.

Tatanka (30-0) defeats the Berzerker (w/Mr. Fuji) (14-2) after the Samoan Drop at 5:03:

This was the “popcorn match” before the main event at SummerSlam. Despite getting hype on the syndicated shows, it was not presented on the pay-per-view. After a big boot the Berzerker plants Tatanka with a powerslam but Tatanka kicks out at two. The big man throws Tatanka to the floor, takes him to the steps, and slams him in the aisle only to have Tatanka do the exact same thing moments later. Tatanka goes on the war path when the action resumes and he beats the Berzerker clean for his biggest win to date. Rating: **

Okerlund’s interview with Ric Flair and Perfect on Superstars is shown.

The Undertaker’s squash from Wrestling Challenge airs.

Papa Shango’s squash from Superstars is shown.

The Beverly Brothers (w/the Genius) (20-3) defeat the Bushwhackers (7-6) when Blake pins Butch after an elbow drop at 6:04:

This match took place in Huntsville, Alabama on August 10 and it originally aired on All American Wrestling on September 13. The Beverlys have won both matches between the two teams to this point in the year. There are some sloppy bits early and the Bushwhackers give Blake their double stomachbreaker finisher only to have Beau try to leg drop Luke after Luke goes for a cover and he misses everything when a heel miscommunication spot is what they were going for. Things settle down when Luke gets placed in peril after getting hit with the Genius’ scroll and Butch breaks up a pin after Beau uses a double axe handle off the second rope. Luke rebounds out of the corner with a clothesline to make the hot tag. Blake eats a Battering Ram but Beau breaks up the pin and all hell breaks loose. Beau trips Butch when he runs the ropes and Blake drops an elbow, with Beau holding Butch’s leg down when referee Bill Alfonso counts the pin. Throwaway tag match that found some footing after a rough beginning. Rating: *½

Razor Ramon’s squash from Superstars airs.

Heenan and Perfect hype Shawn Michaels, the Mountie, and Rick Martel as contenders for the British Bulldog’s Intercontinental Championship.

Intercontinental Champion the British Bulldog’s squash from Superstars is shown.

The Last Word: While the panelist banter remains flat and uninspired, this show had some perfectly acceptable wrestling to entertain fans for a few hours. Randy Savage and Razor Ramon each held their own in their promo segment, helped by the panelists being quiet and just letting each man tee off on the other. Ramon’s strong push on the card is in stark contrast to what happened with Papa Shango after WrestleMania 8 as Ramon had better vignettes, got to beat quality opponents, and also received more promo time to define his character.

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