World Wrestling Federation presents Wrestling Challenge
Date: 9/13/1992
From: Nashville, TN
Matches:
1.) Razor Ramon defeated Joey Maggs
2.) The Bushwhackers defeated Frankie Lancaster & Wendell Cooley
3.) Nailz defeated Ken Wayne
4.) Tatanka defeated Barry Horowitz
5.) Kamala defeated Burt Stiles
6.) Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated Bob Bradley & Louie Spicolli
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Footage of Razor Ramon attacking WWF World Champion Randy Savage with a kick to the knee. Ric Flair locked in a figure four and Savage passed out allowing Flair to pin Savage to regain the WWF World Championship. The match didn’t happen on TV yet as it is going to be airing on tomorrows (9/14) episode of Prime Time Wrestling. It’s a bizarre decision to air the finish on the Challenge before it even airs.
2.) Bobby Heenan is thrilled that Ric Flair is the new WWF World Champion while Monsoon is not nearly as excited. Heenan keeps saying “we’re in the money” and dances around Monsoon.
3.) Mean Gene is at ringside at an empty arena in Hershey, PA. This is where Ric Flair regained the WWF World Championship from Randy Savage. Gene talks about the knee injury that Savage suffered during the SummerSlam match with Warrior due to Ric Flair’s attack. Gene notes Razor Ramon confronted Savage prior to the match in Hershey. Ramon claimed to not be impressed by Savage and that Ramon is the man to hold the gold. Ramon tells Savage he’s going to take the WWF World Championship and that he’s oozing machismo. Ramon says that Savage needs lessons in machismo. Savage ends up decking Ramon of the podium and is favoring his left knee by not putting any pressure on it. We see more footage from the match between Flair and Savage in Hershey. Ramon ended up coming out to ringside and kicked Savage on the injured knee. After the match, Ramon continued to attack Savage even as officials tried to stop Ramon. Ultimate Warrior ended up coming out and carrying Savage backstage.
4.) Backstage, Razor Ramon says that Randy Savage isn’t so macho now nor is he the WWF World Champion. Ramon says that Savage is the dirt underneath his finger nails and throws his toothpick into the camera.
5.) The Bushwhackers shared comments during their enhancement match. They enjoy causing chaos and licking smiles off their opponents faces.
6.) Footage of WWF World Champion Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect celebrating Flair’s title win. Flair proclaims that the title is his and Bobby Heenan enters the scene to join in on the celebration. Perfect and Heenan brag that they told us so. Flair talks about Plan B working out just as they said it would. Flair smells a rose as Razor Ramon enters the scene. Ramon says the gold looks good on Flair and jokes “too bad about Randy Savage.” as the heels celebrate.
Final Thoughts:
A lot of focus on Razor Ramon this week as it’s obvious they are putting the rocket on Ramon to make him a viable heel main event act. The decision to spoil the title change before the full match airs on Prime Time is a bizarre choice. There’s no reason to watch the match since it’s literally been told the main angle involved in it on this show. I was far more interested in a potential match between Ramon and Savage than I am Flair being the champion again. I’m not even sure who would be an interesting challenge for Flair at this point. I suppose it could be Warrior if Savage is being transitioned into a feud with Ramon on the undercard. Ramon being a heel champion to end the year may have been a better direction to go in, though.
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