| 1 | Randy 'Macho Man' Savage New WWF World Heavyweight Champion — WWF Championship Match Randy Savage's WrestleMania VIII championship victory was the emotional highlight of the entire event and one of the great feel-good WrestleMania title changes of the 1990s. His second WWF Championship reign — won in an era-defining feud against Flair — lasted until September 1992 when Flair regained the title. WM8 represented the peak of Savage's post-retirement comeback story that had begun at WrestleMania VII. | Challenger — became WWF Champion | Won | Reign lasted until September 1, 1992 — Flair regained wit... |
| 2 | Ric Flair Outgoing WWF Champion — Only WrestleMania Appearance Ric Flair's sole WrestleMania appearance was as the defending WWF Champion against Randy Savage. His performance — both in the ring and in his extraordinary pre-match promo work throughout the build — was extraordinary, and his loss to Savage was executed with the kind of chemistry only two superbly talented performers could produce. Flair regained the title in September 1992 and left WWF for WCW in early 1993. | WWF Champion — lost title | Lost | — |
| 3 | Bret 'Hitman' Hart New WWF Intercontinental Champion — Match of the Night Bret Hart's WrestleMania VIII performance in the IC Championship match against Roddy Piper was the finest pure wrestling achievement of the event. His rope-walk sleeper counter remains one of the most celebrated finishing sequences in WrestleMania history. The championship win launched Hart's most high-profile IC reign, ending spectacularly at SummerSlam 1992 at Wembley Stadium. | Challenger — became IC Champion | Won | Lost IC title at SummerSlam 1992 vs. British Bulldog at W... |
| 4 | Roddy Piper Outgoing WWF Intercontinental Champion — Classic Farewell Match Roddy Piper's WM8 performance against Bret Hart was one of the most technically impressive of his career — an older but still supremely capable brawler elevated by the excellence of his opponent. Piper's gracious post-match handshake with Hart was a perfect character moment for the reformed Hot Rod. WM8 was Piper's last WrestleMania IC Championship appearance. | WWF Intercontinental Champion — lost title | Lost | — |
| 5 | The Undertaker Grudge Match — Defeated Jake Roberts The Undertaker's WM8 performance was brief but atmospherically effective — a dominant showcase that continued his early WrestleMania undefeated streak. His Tombstone on the arena floor outside the ring became one of the match's most memorable images. | Babyface grudge match | Won by pinfall (Tombstone on floor) | — |
| 6 | Hulk Hogan Main Event — Billed as His Final Match Hulk Hogan's WM8 performance was one of his least-praised WrestleMania appearances, marred by the chaotic main event finish and the contrast with the superior Flair-Savage match earlier on the card. Billed as Hogan's final match, his DQ victory over Sid and the subsequent Warrior reunion provided the event's closing images. In reality, Hogan returned to WrestleMania at WM9. | Main event vs. Sid Justice | Won by DQ | — |
| 7 | Shawn Michaels Opening Match — WrestleMania Singles Debut Shawn Michaels' WM8 singles debut in the opening match against Tito Santana was the first step in a WrestleMania career that would eventually produce the greatest matches in the event's history. Accompanied by Sensational Sherri, Michaels' opening-match victory was modest in scale but infinite in retrospective significance. | Opening singles match — debut | Won | — |
| 8 | Owen Hart WrestleMania Debut — 2:03 Win Over Skinner Owen Hart's WM8 debut against Skinner was brief and unremarkable — a 2:03 victory that served only to place him on the WrestleMania card. His career would eventually produce one of the event's finest matches at WrestleMania X. | WM debut — singles | Won in 2:03 | — |