[Simpsons Modern Life]

Ok, so The Royal Rumble is by far my favourite WWF/E PPV of all time, every year I look forward to this, specially the actual rumble match, with the countdown, seeing who comes in next, who almost gets eliminated, who does get eliminated, I don't think there is any other match type in WWE history that can create as much on the edge of your seat viewing as The Royal Rumble can, so I wanted to go through one of my favourtie Royal Rumble's of all time, the 1991 Royal Rumble.

The talent around this time was absolutely jam packed, most mid carders could main event (specially in todays product), however those guys all played their part and made the mid card field just as strong as the upper card also, such a great, great time for wrestling on a whole.

Match Card

The Rockers Vs The Orient Express

I remember being really impressed by this match, both The Rockers and The Orient Express, really knew how to carry a match, the chemistry between these teams was real good also, The Rockers seemed to always put on GREAT opening PPV matches (just like Wrestlemania 7), and this match was no exception, they're already worked together at Wrestlemania 6 and this proved once again how good these teams were when put in the ring together, a great great opening match that started off the card just nicely.

The Big Boss Man Vs The Barbarian

Probably seen as one of those filler matches, but these two guys also I feel paired up well when put in the ring together, The Barbarian was such a great high flyer from the top turnbuckle and he had great chemistry with The Boss Man also, the match was again one of those filler matches, but it served it's purpose and served it's purpose well I thought, a nice little filler to say the least.

Sgt Slaughter Vs The Ultimate Warrior

This was also a great match, the thing that stands out the most for me on this one was Randy Savage's interference, not forgetting that very painful sounding scepter to the head of The Warrior within the match, helping gain Slaughter the win, Savage running around the arena picking up props from the crew onto Warrior ... it all worked really well, which brought us to that amazing match at Wrestlemania 7 that these two guys had.

The Mountie Vs Koko B Ware

Again, this match was added to the card as one of those filler matches, I think this went on for around 10 mins or so, from what I can recall, so was much longer than the one Mountie had with Tito at Wrestlemania (which could have been a great match!), I really like The Mountie and feel he is WAY too underrated also, but this match was just thrown in as a filler match, I don't overly remember too much about it right now, but from what I do remember it was an ok little filler match, nothing amazing, but not bad either from what I recall.

Ted Dibiase and Virgil Vs Dusty and Dustin Rhodes

Vintage Goldust eh? .... this match I thought was great .... anything with Ted Dibiase in usually turns out to be decent anyway, and of course he got the win in this one too .... so was a great great match, it's nice to see The Rhodes Family being involved in things as they are right now in today's product, kinda gives us this what they had back then too, a great match, and very enjoyable for me personally.

The Royal Rumble

The original intro including the participants (with a GREAT introduction from Vince!!!!)

Now, this match was jam packed with talent, the WWE at the time was packed with huge talent as mentioned above, but it made this Royal Rumble very special, a couple of low cards such as Saba Simba for example, but on a whole it was GREAT, it had big guys, small guys, technical guys, high flyers, the lot, many who came in was pretty much an entry where you're like 'woaah' kinda thing, started off with Bret Hart and Dino Bravo, which I know Bravo wasn't much of a favourite for Bret to work with, the guys battled it out and I remember earlier entries from Greg Valentine, Texas Tornado, Paul Roma all coming in to the match, you had talent such as Legion Of Doom, Demolition, Earthquake, Mr Perfect, British Bulldog, Jimmy Snuka, Haku, Hart Foundation, Tugboat, The Undertaker, Tito Santana, Randy Savage (who I will talk about in a bit), The Warlord, Jake Roberts and of course Rick Martel, who broke the longest running participant that year lasting in the rumble for over 53 minutes, only to be eliminated by Davey Boy towards the end, the thing that impressed me so much about this match was Rick's endurance he had throughout the whole event, he didn't sit and hide in a corner, he was constantly at it, which is why I reference this event in regards to showing Martel's incredible endurance that year, Randy Savage was also due to be a part of the rumble but he didn't show up, I remember it being a back near entry and there was only a few participants left, before we could work out that Savage didn't show up into the match (this made great viewing also, cause it had you wondering who it was throughout), of course the winning result went to Hulk Hogan (blah blah), but despite the predictable winner, the rumble itself was a solid, great, full on performance with lots of 'Oh no' moments and 'Yeeah' moments when people were eliminated, or close to being eliminated, it really did keep you on the end of your seat for quite a while and had lots of exciting moments while watching it, such a great great Rumble, the first one I ever saw and a favourite for me by far, the talent within this rumble was absolutely spot on!!!

So yeah, give me your thoughts in regards to this PPV, for me personally I thought this was absolutely spot on!!!!! However some questions for you to consider :

1. How would you rank this PPV over all?

2. Favourite match from the PPV?

3. Most memorable moment from the PPV?

Thoughts and enjoy

 

[RyanPelley]

Great write up. You're a badass addition to the classic section. Personally, I don't think too highly of the PPV. It was good, but I prefer everyone other PPV from 1991 over Rumble.

My favorite match of the night was Rockers / Orient Express. Just a simple, fun match. Most memorable part of the show is easily Macho King cracking Warrior with the scepter. That looked so god damn painful, and Warrior sold it perfectly.

 

[Flair Flop]

I didn't see this one live,but remember the anger from Warrior losing like it was yesterday. Possibly the most unexpected outcome in wrestling history and one of Savages finest heel moments.

 

[Emperor Palpatine]

Might as well do what I did for WM 7 .

Spoiler: ALERT ALERT LOTS OF TEXT

1991 Royal Rumble

American national anthem to start things off because this takes place during the Gulf War. Someone other than Vince announces the name for the RR. He sucks. He also announces all the other matches that take place. For Warrior Vs Slaughter, it just shows a close-up of Slaughter caressing a boot. Awesome.

Match 1 - The Orient Express Vs The Rockers - Fuck yes. A tremendous tag match to kick off the RR. If you haven't seen this one yet, then watch it. Now. Stop reading this and go fucking watch it. NOW. Don't bother with their WM match a couple of months later, THIS is the one you need to see. Plenty of time given to this, and we kinda get 2 tag matches in one. The STF (Southern Tag Formula) that most tag matches follow (because it works) can be simplified down to: Babyface shine period at the start, heel control segment, hot tag, finish. In this match, we get the babyface shine period, heel control segment, hot tag... and then they go back into a heel control segment. And I fucking love it. Just when you think the match is starting to finish, they go back a step and add some unpredictability to the whole thing so we will never be sure when the match will actually end. It's still using the STF, but making it so it isn't the exact same as other tag matches. Shawn takes a great beating which is no surprise because he's a great FIP (face in peril), and when the hot tag comes, MARTY GO BANANAS and so do the fans. And guess what? The heels still manage to get back control of the match! More awesome tag action . Finally the Rockers pick up the win. Incredible tag match, possibly a top 10 tag match in company history. Can think of 5 better off the top of my head... no 6... might be missing one or two though. ****1/4.

Savage backstage, saying he doesn't care who wins the WWF Title match. If Slaughter wins, he guarantees Savage will be #1 contender. Warrior hasn't made the same commitment, but Sensational Sherri is gonna try and bate Warrior into doing the same. She tries to come on to him. He wants nothing to do with her. Even when she gets down on her knees in front of him. Savage is pissed. He runs to attack Warrior but he's long gone.

Match 2 - The Barbarian Vs The Big Bossman - BOSSMAN'S OLD THEME!!! That's a good start. Wonder if I'll enjoy this match, since I hated it before, but ended up loving the Hacksaw match from the previous year. Barb is one of those few guys in the wrestling business that are usually mentioned as being a tough bastard you wouldn't want to mess with. Not as much as Meng, but he's up there. FACES OF FEAR. Bossman looks like he's lost a TON of weight, especially if you were to look at him from 2 years ago in the RR match as part of the Twin Towers team. Well, it's no Duggan/Bossman from last year. Starts off enjoyable, then Barb controls and well, he's a little dull. BEAR HUG. Followed by a BEAR HUG. They do some spots near the end where Barb looks to have Bossman finished, but he gets his foot on the rope. Then Bossman looks to have things won and Barb... can't quite reach the ropes LOL. He barely touches the bottom rope so they just say it counts. Bossman wins. Started good, ended alright, middle part was dull. **.

Slaughter promo. Then Warrior made loud noises.

Match 3 - The Ultimate Warrior Vs Sgt Slaughter - WWF Title is on the line. Early parts are good, because Slaughter is a great bumper. Then he gains control, and Warrior is a terrible bumper and terrible seller. BEAR HUG. That's all I fucking need. Camel Clutch at one point is the most stupid thing ever, as Warrior is half under the bloody ropes. And the ref doesn't notice for about 20 seconds. Somehow being in the Camel Clutch (one of the most devastating submission holds back in the day) enables Warrior to make a comeback and act like nothing happened. WRESTLING. LOGIC. FUCK YEAH. Sherri comes down, gets launched onto Savage. Savage wallops Warrior with his sceptre and... NEW WORLD CHAMPION. NEW WORLD CHAMPION. Do the fans feel for Warrior? Nah, HOGAN chants instead. This match was bad. *.

Match 4 - Koko B. Ware Vs The Mountie - CLASSIC. That's a word that should never, ever, ever be used to describe this match. Best part of this match is Jimmy Hart taunting Koko's bird. DUD.
Savage is being interviewed. Warrior tries to break his door down. Savage runs.
Usual RR competitors do promos thing. Could you imagine them doing this today? Fuck, we'd get about 29 god awful promos lol. Hmmm... seems like a lot of time left still for just the RR match. Have I forgotten something?
Match 5 - Dusty & Dustin Rhodes Vs Ted DiBiase & Virgil - Yeah, I forgot this. Hopefully I can forget it again. *.

Hogan promo, and LMFAO, half way in Mean Gene "gets an exclusive scoop" that Slaughter has defaced the American Flag. OMG NOOOOO NOT A FLAG! THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE IT HURTS! THERE'S... UMMM... AND THAT OTHER... ITS A FUCKING FLAG.

Match 6 - 30 Man Royal Rumble Match - Bret Hart and Dino Bravo are #1 and #2. Canada Vs Canada. Bret gets entrance music. Bravo gets entrance music. Could THIS be the Rumble where everyone gets entrance music? We'll see. No idea why I care so much about that lol. But I do. Aaaannnnd... nobody else gets entrance music. Bah! SAMBA SIMBA! What a legend. Tony Atlas for those who don't remember. Or want to remember. What a gimmick lol. Jake Roberts is fucking OVER. And he didn't get a main event run with Hogan because of that fact. Yeah, someone DIDN'T get a main event run because they were over. Fucking Hogan. Oh noes someone is getting cheered over me. CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN. So instead Jake is having to feud with guys lower on the card, and during this time its Martel. Martel isn't bad, but his model gimmick was shit. And this all leads to a blindfold match at WM. It's not terrible, but it isn't good either. THE UNDERTAKER. His first RR match. 16 years later he'd finally win one. He enters and immediately throws out Bret Hart. Texas Tornado seems obsessed with taking out Undertaker. Eventually Undertaker gets away from him and goes to work on Snuka, who would be his WM opponent in a few months, where Undertaker would begin the EPIC Streak. Shane Douglas! He's not a teacher though, so he'll never be a star. They count down for another entry and... nobody. Didn't know Benoit was part of the company at this time! Just kidding, it was supposed to be Savage, but he ran out of the area cos Warrior was after him. Funny though, you could see someone ABOUT to come out, and he had red on him, perhaps Animal of the LOD. And who actually does come out next? Animal. Of LOD. Ha. With both LOD in the ring they can no doubt cause some chaos, and they actually manage to eliminate Undertaker! Probably the most credible way for him to go out other than being eliminated by Hogan. Earthquake is again a big threat in this match, bigger than last year because he's just coming off a big feud with Hogan (they actually had a singles match at SummerSlam). Bushwhacker Luke comes in at #27 and is involved in one of my all time favourite eliminations ever. He does that Bushwhacker march down to the ring...gets in, gets grabbed by Earthquake who walks him to the other side, throws him out, and he continues marching to the back like nothing happened! WARLORD. I've said it in the past and I'll say it again; he looks like a roided up Steve Austin. #30 is... TUGBOAT. More like TUGOAT, right? I'm betting money on this guy. He's the last guy in and he's big and fat. Definitely in line for a monster push towards the title, yeah? Hogan eliminates him. TO START THEIR EPIC FEUD, RIGHT? Nah, tag team with Earthquake. WHO IS JUST FINISHING HIS FEUD WITH HOGAN, SO HOGAN TEAMS WITH WARRIOR, RIGHT? Nah. Martel finally gets eliminated by Bulldog. He lasted over 50 minutes, a new record, beating DiBiase from last year. And Bulldog's reward for finally eliminating him? Being thrown out straight after. LOL. Hogan is now left with Knobbs and Earthquake. Hogan eventually overcomes the odds and wins of course. He's the big American hero and this was during the Gulf War. Awesome match anyway. One of my all time favourites. I didn't really start watching until 1993, but I still have fond memories of so many of the guys in this one because they were either still going in 1993, or were in the WWF Annual 1992 book that I had (and still have) and would constantly read through lol. ****.

10th best RR event overall for me too .

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

Great write up. You're a badass addition to the classic section. Personally, I don't think too highly of the PPV. It was good, but I prefer everyone other PPV from 1991 over Rumble.

My favorite match of the night was Rockers / Orient Express. Just a simple, fun match. Most memorable part of the show is easily Macho King cracking Warrior with the scepter. That looked so god damn painful, and Warrior sold it perfectly.

Thanks for the kind words, it's nice to hear that after some people complaining about my posts (the minority of course), so I appreciate that, thank you!

Aw i love this PPV, as mentioned in my review, but I appreciate your input, this is what it's about (it's not about having the same opinion ha).

Yeah, that scepter thing was SO painful looking wasn't it? lol

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

I didn't see this one live,but remember the anger from Warrior losing like it was yesterday. Possibly the most unexpected outcome in wrestling history and one of Savages finest heel moments.

Oh Savage was at his peak here for sure wasn't he? Not that he ever was out of his peak, but you know what I mean, I did prefer Savage as a face to be honest but, there is no doubt the guy was a bad ass heel also, and he showed it around this time, no doubt, I'll never get over that scepter to Warrior's head, gimmicked or not, that must have hurt lol

Might as well do what I did for WM 7 .

Spoiler: ALERT ALERT LOTS OF TEXT

1991 Royal Rumble

American national anthem to start things off because this takes place during the Gulf War. Someone other than Vince announces the name for the RR. He sucks. He also announces all the other matches that take place. For Warrior Vs Slaughter, it just shows a close-up of Slaughter caressing a boot. Awesome.

Match 1 - The Orient Express Vs The Rockers - Fuck yes. A tremendous tag match to kick off the RR. If you haven't seen this one yet, then watch it. Now. Stop reading this and go fucking watch it. NOW. Don't bother with their WM match a couple of months later, THIS is the one you need to see. Plenty of time given to this, and we kinda get 2 tag matches in one. The STF (Southern Tag Formula) that most tag matches follow (because it works) can be simplified down to: Babyface shine period at the start, heel control segment, hot tag, finish. In this match, we get the babyface shine period, heel control segment, hot tag... and then they go back into a heel control segment. And I fucking love it. Just when you think the match is starting to finish, they go back a step and add some unpredictability to the whole thing so we will never be sure when the match will actually end. It's still using the STF, but making it so it isn't the exact same as other tag matches. Shawn takes a great beating which is no surprise because he's a great FIP (face in peril), and when the hot tag comes, MARTY GO BANANAS and so do the fans. And guess what? The heels still manage to get back control of the match! More awesome tag action . Finally the Rockers pick up the win. Incredible tag match, possibly a top 10 tag match in company history. Can think of 5 better off the top of my head... no 6... might be missing one or two though. ****1/4.

Savage backstage, saying he doesn't care who wins the WWF Title match. If Slaughter wins, he guarantees Savage will be #1 contender. Warrior hasn't made the same commitment, but Sensational Sherri is gonna try and bate Warrior into doing the same. She tries to come on to him. He wants nothing to do with her. Even when she gets down on her knees in front of him. Savage is pissed. He runs to attack Warrior but he's long gone.

Match 2 - The Barbarian Vs The Big Bossman - BOSSMAN'S OLD THEME!!! That's a good start. Wonder if I'll enjoy this match, since I hated it before, but ended up loving the Hacksaw match from the previous year. Barb is one of those few guys in the wrestling business that are usually mentioned as being a tough bastard you wouldn't want to mess with. Not as much as Meng, but he's up there. FACES OF FEAR. Bossman looks like he's lost a TON of weight, especially if you were to look at him from 2 years ago in the RR match as part of the Twin Towers team. Well, it's no Duggan/Bossman from last year. Starts off enjoyable, then Barb controls and well, he's a little dull. BEAR HUG. Followed by a BEAR HUG. They do some spots near the end where Barb looks to have Bossman finished, but he gets his foot on the rope. Then Bossman looks to have things won and Barb... can't quite reach the ropes LOL. He barely touches the bottom rope so they just say it counts. Bossman wins. Started good, ended alright, middle part was dull. **.

Slaughter promo. Then Warrior made loud noises.

Match 3 - The Ultimate Warrior Vs Sgt Slaughter - WWF Title is on the line. Early parts are good, because Slaughter is a great bumper. Then he gains control, and Warrior is a terrible bumper and terrible seller. BEAR HUG. That's all I fucking need. Camel Clutch at one point is the most stupid thing ever, as Warrior is half under the bloody ropes. And the ref doesn't notice for about 20 seconds. Somehow being in the Camel Clutch (one of the most devastating submission holds back in the day) enables Warrior to make a comeback and act like nothing happened. WRESTLING. LOGIC. FUCK YEAH. Sherri comes down, gets launched onto Savage. Savage wallops Warrior with his sceptre and... NEW WORLD CHAMPION. NEW WORLD CHAMPION. Do the fans feel for Warrior? Nah, HOGAN chants instead. This match was bad. *.

Match 4 - Koko B. Ware Vs The Mountie - CLASSIC. That's a word that should never, ever, ever be used to describe this match. Best part of this match is Jimmy Hart taunting Koko's bird. DUD.
Savage is being interviewed. Warrior tries to break his door down. Savage runs.
Usual RR competitors do promos thing. Could you imagine them doing this today? Fuck, we'd get about 29 god awful promos lol. Hmmm... seems like a lot of time left still for just the RR match. Have I forgotten something?
Match 5 - Dusty & Dustin Rhodes Vs Ted DiBiase & Virgil - Yeah, I forgot this. Hopefully I can forget it again. *.

Hogan promo, and LMFAO, half way in Mean Gene "gets an exclusive scoop" that Slaughter has defaced the American Flag. OMG NOOOOO NOT A FLAG! THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE IT HURTS! THERE'S... UMMM... AND THAT OTHER... ITS A FUCKING FLAG.

Match 6 - 30 Man Royal Rumble Match - Bret Hart and Dino Bravo are #1 and #2. Canada Vs Canada. Bret gets entrance music. Bravo gets entrance music. Could THIS be the Rumble where everyone gets entrance music? We'll see. No idea why I care so much about that lol. But I do. Aaaannnnd... nobody else gets entrance music. Bah! SAMBA SIMBA! What a legend. Tony Atlas for those who don't remember. Or want to remember. What a gimmick lol. Jake Roberts is fucking OVER. And he didn't get a main event run with Hogan because of that fact. Yeah, someone DIDN'T get a main event run because they were over. Fucking Hogan. Oh noes someone is getting cheered over me. CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN. So instead Jake is having to feud with guys lower on the card, and during this time its Martel. Martel isn't bad, but his model gimmick was shit. And this all leads to a blindfold match at WM. It's not terrible, but it isn't good either. THE UNDERTAKER. His first RR match. 16 years later he'd finally win one. He enters and immediately throws out Bret Hart. Texas Tornado seems obsessed with taking out Undertaker. Eventually Undertaker gets away from him and goes to work on Snuka, who would be his WM opponent in a few months, where Undertaker would begin the EPIC Streak. Shane Douglas! He's not a teacher though, so he'll never be a star. They count down for another entry and... nobody. Didn't know Benoit was part of the company at this time! Just kidding, it was supposed to be Savage, but he ran out of the area cos Warrior was after him. Funny though, you could see someone ABOUT to come out, and he had red on him, perhaps Animal of the LOD. And who actually does come out next? Animal. Of LOD. Ha. With both LOD in the ring they can no doubt cause some chaos, and they actually manage to eliminate Undertaker! Probably the most credible way for him to go out other than being eliminated by Hogan. Earthquake is again a big threat in this match, bigger than last year because he's just coming off a big feud with Hogan (they actually had a singles match at SummerSlam). Bushwhacker Luke comes in at #27 and is involved in one of my all time favourite eliminations ever. He does that Bushwhacker march down to the ring...gets in, gets grabbed by Earthquake who walks him to the other side, throws him out, and he continues marching to the back like nothing happened! WARLORD. I've said it in the past and I'll say it again; he looks like a roided up Steve Austin. #30 is... TUGBOAT. More like TUGOAT, right? I'm betting money on this guy. He's the last guy in and he's big and fat. Definitely in line for a monster push towards the title, yeah? Hogan eliminates him. TO START THEIR EPIC FEUD, RIGHT? Nah, tag team with Earthquake. WHO IS JUST FINISHING HIS FEUD WITH HOGAN, SO HOGAN TEAMS WITH WARRIOR, RIGHT? Nah. Martel finally gets eliminated by Bulldog. He lasted over 50 minutes, a new record, beating DiBiase from last year. And Bulldog's reward for finally eliminating him? Being thrown out straight after. LOL. Hogan is now left with Knobbs and Earthquake. Hogan eventually overcomes the odds and wins of course. He's the big American hero and this was during the Gulf War. Awesome match anyway. One of my all time favourites. I didn't really start watching until 1993, but I still have fond memories of so many of the guys in this one because they were either still going in 1993, or were in the WWF Annual 1992 book that I had (and still have) and would constantly read through lol. ****.

10th best RR event overall for me too .

Awesome dude!!!!!!! and yeah Boss Man's theme was awesome, one of the classic themes alongside Demoliton, Dibiase, The Mountie etc... nice write up!

 

[Palahniuk]

The Rockers were just the perfect show-openers weren't they - high-tempo, lots of great spots to get the crowd going, sympathetic babyfaces.

Can't remember much from this and looking at the card it's not going on my to-watch list any time soon, although I might check out Slaughter v Warrior before I hit the hay.

Was this the one with Earthquake or Perfect eliminated last? I always get 90 and 91 mixed up.

 

[Palahniuk]

Match 4 - Koko B. Ware Vs The Mountie - CLASSIC. That's a word that should never, ever, ever be used to describe this match. Best part of this match is Jimmy Hart taunting Koko's bird. DUD.

Lol'd much Callamus

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

The Rockers were just the perfect show-openers weren't they - high-tempo, lots of great spots to get the crowd going, sympathetic babyfaces.

Can't remember much from this and looking at the card it's not going on my to-watch list any time soon, although I might check out Slaughter v Warrior before I hit the hay.

Was this the one with Earthquake or Perfect eliminated last? I always get 90 and 91 mixed up.

Yeah, they really were, it's actually quite a compliment to have the opening match at a PPV, because you have to start the PPV off strongly, I suppose now it's down to the pre-shows we have online (which is there to entice buys on the PPV), but The Rockers were very good at starting off PPV's, without a doubt!

And yes it was in regards to Perfect/Earthquake

 

[Emperor Palpatine]

Great for opening shows as far as the fans went, but terrible for the other wrestlers who had to (and rarely could) follow them .

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

Great for opening shows as far as the fans went, but terrible for the other wrestlers who had to (and rarely could) follow them .

It's a shame they never legit held the belts really The Rockers, however I kinda feel that they're one of those teams that didn't really need to anyway, belts don't really make a difference when it comes to looking back on the greats really anyway.

 

[Flair Flop]

Oh Savage was at his peak here for sure wasn't he? Not that he ever was out of his peak, but you know what I mean, I did prefer Savage as a face to be honest but, there is no doubt the guy was a bad ass heel also, and he showed it around this time, no doubt, I'll never get over that scepter to Warrior's head, gimmicked or not, that must have hurt lol

Savage was definitely at his peak here. I will put this heel run over 89 with hogan. I always got the feeling that Savage held some real resentment towards Warrior. I think he was able to accept Hogan being above him, but when Warrior came in and was booked above him it was like he snapped.

It's a shame they never legit held the belts really The Rockers, however I kinda feel that they're one of those teams that didn't really need to anyway, belts don't really make a difference when it comes to looking back on the greats really anyway.

Vince pretending like their title win never happened has always bothered me. Id he didn't want the match to air he could have let them win the belts in the next show.

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

Savage was definitely at his peak here. I will put this heel run over 89 with hogan. I always got the feeling that Savage held some real resentment towards Warrior. I think he was able to accept Hogan being above him, but when Warrior came in and was booked above him it was like he snapped.



Vince pretending like their title win never happened has always bothered me. Id he didn't want the match to air he could have let them win the belts in the next show.

Yeah, I can imagine that with Warrior to be honest .... and as I was writing that, I was thinking about Vince in regards to Shawn ... weird how all that turned round isn't it?

 

[ByTor]

I've long had a low opinion of these early 90s WWF PPVs. I liked them all as a kid, but then the internet brainwashed me during my formative 'smark' years. I blame myself for being such an easily led sheep. Both WM 7 and this show aren't as bad as I'd been tricked into thinking over the years.

I got this show a few days after it happened from an ex-neighbor friend of my father. I watched the whole show once. Then I watched the Slaughter/Warrior and Mountie matches like 20 times during the next week. Slaughter beating Warrior was probably my biggest markout moment since Andre beat Hogan. And I really liked Da Mountie's french horn music :lol Little did I know he would go on to top himself in the theme department at least twice.


1. How would you rank this PPV over all?

It was alright

2. Favourite match from the PPV?

Critical old guy answer- Rockers/Orient Express is one of my favorite straight WWF tag matches ever. Oddly enough, this was one of my least favorite matches at the time. I was a 'character' guy and neither of these teams did anything for me in that department.

Marky young superfan answer- Sgt. Slaughter vs. Warrior was awesome! First Macho clocks the stupid Warrior with a Ruthian scepter shot. Then the unthinkable happens. Sarge pins the hated Warrior! NEEEEEEW Champion! Yes! Yes! Yes!

3. Most memorable moment from the PPV?

Slaughter pulling off the upset of the year.

Probably haven't seen the Rumble itself since 1991. Hogan won, so a rewatch would have been too painful. I did like how it took arguably the greatest tag team of all time to eliminate Taker though.

 

[Flair Flop]

Slaughter pulling off the upset of the year.

Just for the year? Where do you put it at all time?

 

[ByTor]

Just for the year? Where do you put it at all time?

Lol I was going to write 'upset of the decade' but didn't want to be accused of hyperbole. But it really is one of the biggest upsets ever imo. I would have put lots of money on Warrior winning. Warrior always won. Slaughter was an old midcarder. I mean it was obvious, right? Slaughter winning was like if Jacksonville beats the Colts next week.

 

[Flair Flop]

Lol I was going to write 'upset of the decade' but didn't want to be accused of hyperbole. But it really is one of the biggest upsets ever imo. I would have put lots of money on Warrior winning. Warrior always won. Slaughter was an old midcarder. I mean it was obvious, right? Slaughter winning was like if Jacksonville beats the Colts next week.

Since I have been watching the only one I think that ranks up there with it is Eddie beating Lesnar

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

I've long had a low opinion of these early 90s WWF PPVs. I liked them all as a kid, but then the internet brainwashed me during my formative 'smark' years. I blame myself for being such an easily led sheep. Both WM 7 and this show aren't as bad as I'd been tricked into thinking over the years.

I got this show a few days after it happened from an ex-neighbor friend of my father. I watched the whole show once. Then I watched the Slaughter/Warrior and Mountie matches like 20 times during the next week. Slaughter beating Warrior was probably my biggest markout moment since Andre beat Hogan. And I really liked Da Mountie's french horn music :lol Little did I know he would go on to top himself in the theme department at least twice.


1. How would you rank this PPV over all?

It was alright

2. Favourite match from the PPV?

Critical old guy answer- Rockers/Orient Express is one of my favorite straight WWF tag matches ever. Oddly enough, this was one of my least favorite matches at the time. I was a 'character' guy and neither of these teams did anything for me in that department.

Marky young superfan answer- Sgt. Slaughter vs. Warrior was awesome! First Macho clocks the stupid Warrior with a Ruthian scepter shot. Then the unthinkable happens. Sarge pins the hated Warrior! NEEEEEEW Champion! Yes! Yes! Yes!

3. Most memorable moment from the PPV?

Slaughter pulling off the upset of the year.

Probably haven't seen the Rumble itself since 1991. Hogan won, so a rewatch would have been too painful. I did like how it took arguably the greatest tag team of all time to eliminate Taker though.

You need to watch the Rumble again sometime!!!!!

The Slaughter thing was probably the upset of the year there, made me laugh when you said "First Macho clocks the stupid Warrior with a Ruthian scepter shot" ha

 

[Kowalski's Killer]

I love these things. Great job.
The Rockers Orient Express match was actually a rekindling of the Old AWA Midnight Rockers vs. Badd Company feud. By this point Pat Tanaka's masked partner was actually Paul Diamond. I always wanted them just to have a run as Badd Company. Orient Express was going nowhere.
Piper absolutely flipping out on commentary when Virgil smacked Dibiase with the belt is one of my all-time favorite moments in wrestling.
I also loved the Mountie. He was a great wrestler with a great gimmick that could tell awesome in-ring stories.
Oh yeah, Slaughter's heel run was one of the best ever. Pure heel hatred.

 

[Simpsons Modern Life]

I love these things. Great job.
The Rockers Orient Express match was actually a rekindling of the Old AWA Midnight Rockers vs. Badd Company feud. By this point Pat Tanaka's masked partner was actually Paul Diamond. I always wanted them just to have a run as Badd Company. Orient Express was going nowhere.
Piper absolutely flipping out on commentary when Virgil smacked Dibiase with the belt is one of my all-time favorite moments in wrestling.
I also loved the Mountie. He was a great wrestler with a great gimmick that could tell awesome in-ring stories.
Oh yeah, Slaughter's heel run was one of the best ever. Pure heel hatred.

Thank you, appreciate that!!!!

A lot of people actually credit The Mountie don't they, more than you realize, which is a GREAT thing, cause he's way too underrated!