#JIM CRONETTE ON VADER TV#
Bret was given a “fighting champion” gimmick and wrestled a bunch of lower card guys on TV to build that Bret was truly taking on all comers. After nearly a year Bret Hart was once again given the ball – but the roster around him still wasn’t strong enough to facilitate a renewed boom period. The roster upheaval didn’t spark business either and Yokozuna was given the chance to be the monster heel with the hope that Hart, Luger, Tatanka and Undertaker could draw interest in trying to topple him. Savage was moved back down to an announcer position, veteran Curt Hennig was put back in the ring, Warrior left due to flaking out again and Yokozuna, Bam Bam Bigelow and Lex Luger were brought in to be built up for Bret Hart. Vince was also starting to build up his pet project Shawn Michaels to use as his upper mid card show case star.īy Fall the dwindling interest in the WWF saw a true change of focus as Bret Hart was put over Ric Flair for World Championship and Flair was shown the door shortly thereafter. Over the summer other men were elevated up the card – not young guys, but talented underexposed veterans like Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith and Scott Hall. The void on top was filled with other older acts like Randy Savage and Ric Flair on top, along with the return of the flaky Ultimate Warrior. At this point however, Hogan saw the writing on the wall and chose to take a hiatus. Hogan would later write in his autobiography that his solution for his dwindling popularity was for Vince to “push me even harder”.
#JIM CRONETTE ON VADER SERIES#
Hogan was becoming a parody of himself, a dream match series between himself and Ric Flair did disappointing box office numbers, and his occasional dick-ish behavior was finally earning him boos from the fans – such as eliminating Sid at the Royal Rumble after already having been eliminated himself. The Year: In the beginning of 1992, Vince McMahon had to deal with the reality that the Hulkamania gravy train that he had been riding since 1984 had lost its luster. If Cornette’s recollections leave you feeling nostalgic- consider checking it out. I have a related plug before we go onto today’s review: Ī few years ago I re-watched the entire year of WWF Raw shows from 1997 and reviewed them in a somewhat stream of conscious style – noting highlights, memories and retrospective on a fun ride through a company in transition. Presented by Sean Oliver and the Kayfabe Commentaries Crew
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