155K views · 99 shares | On January 19, 1992 at the 5th annual WWF Royal Rumble held at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York, Rowdy Roddy Piper defeated The Mountie (with Jimmy Hart) by submission to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. It would mark Piper’s only singles title reign during his legendary WWF career. | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

398K views · 8.9K reactions | On January 19, 1992 the WWF’s 5th...

77K views · 1.4K reactions | On April 4, 1992 WWF Superstars of Wrestling aired from the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama. As the buildup for WrestleMania VIII continues, check out the match between Shawn Michaels and Roddy Piper from the Prime Time Special “March to WrestleMania.” Then we get a WrestleMania VIII Report from Mean Gene Okerlund that features Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, Shawn Michaels, Tito Santana and Sid Justice among others. | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

On February 22, 1993 WWF Monday Night Raw aired from the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York City. Hulk Hogan made his return to the WWF after several months away from the ring. After WrestleMania VIII in April of 1992, news sources began to allege that Dr. George Zahorian, a doctor for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, had been selling steroids illegally to wrestlers and Hogan in particular. Hogan appeared on an episode of The Arsenio Hall Show to deny the allegations.

On April 5, 1992 WrestleMania VIII took place in front of 62,167 fans at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The card included 2 main events, both of which shared the official promotional poster. In the first, WWF World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defended his title against Randy Savage, and in the 2nd, Hulk Hogan faced Sid Justice. Notable matches on the undercard included WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Rowdy Roddy Piper defending against Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The Underta