20 Things You Didn't Know About WrestleMania (1985-1994)

4. WrestleMania VIII - Entire Original Card Was Totally Different

Unknown to many wrestling fans that have watched numerous WrestleManias is the number of changes that the original plans go through. It's already been discussed how these plans have impacted Ted DiBiase, Ultimate Warrior, Mr. Perfect and Sgt. Slaughter to name a few, some for the better and some for the worse, but there is perhaps no WrestleMania that suffered more changes to the original card than that from 1992. Like years prior, a number of reasons can be blamed for the constant shuffling of the deck for WretleMania VIII, but unlike some of the prior Manias, this event's lineup was still going through changes up until weeks before the event. From top-to-bottom, this card was completely different from what was designed for the event even as early as January 1992. The card's top 5 matches were originally expected to look like this: Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair - WWF Championship Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts (likely inside a steel cage) Sid Justice vs. The Undertaker Legion Of Doom vs. Natural Disasters - Tag Team Championship Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty - The Rockers Explode! The end result featured changes to every single one of these matches and, while many people are aware of the Hogan/Flair plans since it was actually promoted on WWF television, the rest of the card proved equally volatile.