I've been bored lately going back and watching all the Rumbles in order , again , and a few things that stood out to me that I didn't want to make my their own thread for. 


JBL aka Bradshaw aka Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw - Were the WWE just always high on him? He must have had a real connection to Vince or someone in the back from day one because even as far back as his Hawk days he was featured pretty prominently in the rumble. It seemed really weird to me to see handlebarred Bradshaw doing 40+ minutes in the rumble - especially because those spots don't go to his type often. And even in subsequent Rumbles he always seems to last quite a while and get a few moments. And decade and more later he finally gets his main event shot that apparently had been YEARS in the making. 

On the flip side of that is Ron Simmons , who seems to never last more than like 5 minutes and is always a quick exit. They've even had multiple gags with him getting eliminated whether it was buy Ahmed or the MSP who weren't even in the rumbles. I have to assume that it was as much to do with Simmons just being old and not wanting to be in there forever and wasting his body , time and energy. These were also during times where Farooq was a moderately important midcarder or in a team with Bradshaw who was booked far superior. Weird correlation really. 

Billy Gunn might be the ultimate tag team wrestler. A ton of rumbles through era's and years and he was always half of a pretty prominent tag team. Say what you will about The Smoking Gunns but there were one of the most popular and successful teams of that time for whatever it's worth. And then of course it's the NAO who were are one of the most popular of all time and one of the best in WWE history and finally it was Billy and Chuck - whom I forget about all the time and was reminded in 2002 when he came out. They weren't my favorites but did have some pretty featured storylines and were successful enough. I don't know if there was a Rumble I've seen yet that took place during one of his failed singles runs - they all seem to coincide with his tag teams. 

2001 should've been a failed Billy Gunn singles run, as he was trying to be The One at this point. My memory is failing me, but was he not in the Rumble match?

You’re correct. My point 99% stand though.

Now you've got me thinking about Rumbles, UT, and my brain always naturally drifts to revisionist history...

Here are some musings about alternative winners and/or concepts over the years:

1988
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
- Nothing wrong with Duggan as the first-ever RR winner, especially in its 20-man TV special iteration. He's an over face with no titles to chase, so this is a nice feather in his cap and sets him on an eventual collision course with kings Harley Race & Haku.

1989
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
- Help reestablish DiBiase after he flames out in 1988 against the Mega Powers. He buys #30, and with outside inference from Virgil on the floor, he eliminates Big John Studd to win. Perhaps André is somehow involved with Srudd's elimination as well to set up their WM5 deal.

1990
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
- The wily and resourceful Piper wins one, perhaps controversially but everyone turns a blind eye because they love the Hot Rod. Similar to Duggan before him, Piper is an over face without a title to chase. Backup option is just going with the Ultimate Warrior winning after last eliminating Hogan to set up WM6's main event, but I don't think that's needed honestly. I like the feather in Piper's cap better.

1991
"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan
- Same as real life. The Rumble history is weakened if Hogan isn't listed as a winner at some point. Let's say this is the year where we introduce the concept that the Rumble winner is named number one contender. It's not explicit yet that the Rumble winner earns a WrestleMania main event title shot, but since it's Hogan... It's clearly inferred. This helps cleanly bypass issues over why Warrior isn't exercising his rematch clause against Sarge.

1992
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair
- Untouchable. Only thing I consider changing is swapping Hogan and Sid in the finish to more neatly lead to Hogan/Flair at WM8 if I'm allowed to go that direction.

1993
"Macho Man" Randy Savage
- Assuming I'm stuck with a too-soon Bret as champ, let's give Mach a "thank you" nod and last hoorah here. Sets him up to challenge Bret and pass the torch to the New Generation at WM9. Savage wins by low-bridging a charging Yokozuna, who tumbles out eliminating himself to protect our new monster a bit.

1994
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
- Bret last eliminates narcissist Lex Luger to set himself up to reclaim the world title at WMX. We figure out some other swerve to still get Bret/Owen as well.

1995
"The King of Harts" Owen Hart
- Owen & Davey Boy do the #1 & #2 entrants going the distance deal. HBK eliminating a dominant Diesel with an "errant" super kick is the final straw for the Dudes with Attitudes. HBK eliminates himself running away from an enraged Diesel, and HBK/Diesel at WM11 is just a grudge match. Meanwhile, Davey Boy thinks he's won after chucking Owen. But Owen only touches with one foot, skins the cat, and eliminates a prematurely celebrating Davey Boy. Owen's 1995 Rumble win following his 1994 KOTR win continues his storyline of doing everything Bret did but better. The Bret/Owen rivalry finally ends at WM11 with Bret getting his win back in the first-ever Iron Man.

1996
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
- Same as real life, I guess?

1997
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
- Same as real life, for sure.

1998
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
- See above. Austin becomes the first-ever back-to-back Rumble winner in this universe.

1999
Mr. McMahon
- Honestly, I think the real life deal is as good as we could hope for with where we're headed. Austin three-peating runs the risk of predictability. So Vince wins it, then loses the title shot in a cage match against Austin at St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

2000
The Rock
- Fuck it, run HHH vs. Rock as a singles match with a returning retired Foley as the special guest referee.

2001
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin
- Same as real life. First-ever three-time winner.

2002
Triple H
- Same as real life, but it leads to HHH vs. Austin instead of jobber Jericho at WMX8.

2003
Triple H
- Ego-tripping HHH becomes the second-ever back-to-back Rumble winner when newly formed Evolution helps him eliminate SmackDown!'s Brock Lesnar. The win sets HHH on a date with destiny and a rematch with HBK for the WHC at WMXIX. Meanwhile, Brock defeats Benoit or Cena or Edge or Big Show someone in a tournament final to get his WWE title shot at Angle.

2004
Chris Benoit
- Another thank-you nod, same as real life. Only difference is I get the Lesnar/Benoit blow-off at WMXX.

2005
Batista
- Same as real life, including the fluke tie finish with Cena, blown McMahon quads, and restart.

2006
John Cena
- Sets Cena on a collision course for a rematch against Rated-R Superstar Edge at WrestleMania. Sorry, Rey. The inconclusive finish to Taker/Kurt at NWo leads to a submission match rematch at WM22 to settle things once and for all.

2007
The Undertaker
- Same as real life. Everyone starts fantasizing about HBK vs. Taker in the modern era.

2008
John Cena
- Same as real life. Surprise!

2009
Randy Orton
- The final member of Evolution gets his Rumble win, thanks to help from his Legacy stablemates.

2010
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
- Instead of a title match, HBK uses his second Rumble win to get the rematch with Taker that Taker has been ducking. Fans complain the win should've gone towards pushing younger, fresher talent. But then everyone stops complaining after HBK vows to retire if he fails to end the Undertaker's streak.

2011
Santino Marella
- Proving truly anything can happen, Santino wins the first-ever 40-man Rumble by last eliminating Alberto Del Rio. Maybe Santino goes on to challenge and defeat The Miz for the WWE title in the main event of WM27, or maybe Santino loses his title shot when forced to defend it in an Elimination Chamber.

2012
CM Punk
- WWE Champion CM Punk pulls a first and enters and wins the Rumble, thinking it'll mean he won't have to defend the title at WrestleMania and instead get an off night. He's wrong, of course, but it's a cute idea and impressive feat.

2013
Brock Lesnar
- One of Lesnar's exceptionally rare appearance dates is cashed in on him winning the Rumble as an easy setup for his WrestleMania appearance. Either go Brock/Rock II or Brock/Punk in a Heyman Guy vs. Heyman Guy deal. I dunno...

2014
Daniel Bryan
- Fuck it, let's give the fans what they wanted. DB wins after last eliminating a returning Batista.

2015
Roman Reigns
- Fuck what the fans want. Roman wins to crickets and/or boos, and goes on to become the cannon fodder upon which Suplex City is founded.

2016
Roman Reigns
- Because we're determined to make Roman a thing at all costs, he becomes the third-ever back-to-back Rumble winner. It's extra historic because he is actively defending his WWE title in the Rumble.

2017
Bill Goldberg
- After returning to defeat Brock Lesnar in shocking fashion at Survivor Series, Goldberg returns again and parlays that dominance into a feel-good Rumble win. Meanwhile, a pissed off Brock wins the title from whoever to set up a reverse rematch from real life.

2018
Shinsuke Nakamura & Asuka
- Fuck me, I don't know or care enough about this era to do anything else. 2018 is a good year to be Japanese.

2019
Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch
- Again, fuck me. But more so, fuck this era.

2020
Brock Lesnar & Charlotte Flair
- Brock makes history by entering as reigning champion, as #1, and eliminating the entire rest of the field. Meanwhile, Charlotte wins but doesn't step down to NXT because that makes no sense.

2021
Edge & Bianca Belair
- Sure, why not.

No real random winners in there? I’m only up to 2004 right now and haven’t thought too much about it but it’s crossed my mind a few times when guys come out and get a bigger pop and more love than 80% of the roster.

I love the Rumble but the main problem with it forever was that for a match that is billed as the chance for ANYONE to go to Mania - it’s never that. It’s just an easy way out to get who you want there without really having to book anything.

Davey Boy could have easily won one of them.

I've always been found a story I've heard. Vince punishing Greg Valentine by having the veteran by like the 4th to the last wrestler in the 1989 RR. Not realizing that will get him over.

Jun 24, 2021 16:16:29 GMT UT said:

JBL aka Bradshaw aka Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw - Were the WWE just always high on him? He must have had a real connection to Vince or someone in the back from day one because even as far back as his Hawk days he was featured pretty prominently in the rumble. It seemed really weird to me to see handlebarred Bradshaw doing 40+ minutes in the rumble 

Could be wrong but I don't think Bradshaw was a Vince Guy that early on. Cornette & JR championed him in those days while Russo was on the opposite end of the spectrum as a Bradshaw hater.

It was definitely weird to see Blackjack Bradshaw get the longevity push in the '98 Royal Rumble. It didn't even really work. Only got him over with one person- Me! That and his subsequent feud with Corny's NWA stable is what sold me on Bradshaw after two years of thinking he sucked.

It's also weird that Bradshaw tended to outlast Faarooq in Rumbles back then since 'rooq was a much bigger star than 'shaw in 97-98. 

20th Century Royal Rumble Revisions

88- Randy Savage
89- Hulk Hogan
90- Ultimate Warrior
91- Hulk Hogan
92- Ric Flair
93- Yokozuna
94- Lex Luger
95- Shawn Michaels
96- Shawn Michaels
97- Bret Hart
98- Steve Austin
99- Steve Austin

Jun 25, 2021 1:02:49 GMT Baker said:

Jun 24, 2021 16:16:29 GMT UT said:

JBL aka Bradshaw aka Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw - Were the WWE just always high on him? He must have had a real connection to Vince or someone in the back from day one because even as far back as his Hawk days he was featured pretty prominently in the rumble. It seemed really weird to me to see handlebarred Bradshaw doing 40+ minutes in the rumble 

Could be wrong but I don't think Bradshaw was a Vince Guy that early on. Cornette & JR championed him in those days while Russo was on the opposite end of the spectrum as a Bradshaw hater.

It was definitely weird to see Blackjack Bradshaw get the longevity push in the '98 Royal Rumble. It didn't even really work. Only got him over with one person- Me! That and his subsequent feud with Corny's NWA stable is what sold me on Bradshaw after two years of thinking he sucked.

It's also weird that Bradshaw tended to outlast Faarooq in Rumbles back then since 'rooq was a much bigger star than 'shaw in 97-98. 

20th Century Royal Rumble Revisions

88- Randy Savage
89- Hulk Hogan
90- Ultimate Warrior
91- Hulk Hogan
92- Ric Flair
93- Yokozuna
94- Lex Luger
95- Shawn Michaels
96- Shawn Michaels
97- Bret Hart
98- Steve Austin
99- Steve Austin

Thinking on things and realizing how much I might've perhaps been overthinking, I'm really liking this from a revisionist history perspective and wondering why they didn't just role with Savage and Hogan as the first two winners.

Savage wasn't even on the card of the 1988 Royal Rumble, but he was already face by then... Right? I feel like a marquee win as a face sets him on the path for WMIV with even more momentum.

Then Savage, turning more and more back toward his insecure heelish ways, wants to repeat in 1989 to prove he truly is the cream of the crop and the mountain's tippy top... But Hogan tosses him to win, proving it's every man for himself in the Rumble, even when it comes to the Mega Powers. Just another plot beat in the Mega Powers inevitable explosion.

Hogan gets a taste of his own medicine in 1990 when Warrior dumps him after the champions unite to clear everyone else from the ring.

1991 becomes the first one for a title shot since Sarge is winning the world title on the undercard. Hogan wins becoming the first two-time Rumble winner. And honor that really should only go to Hogan.

1992 is left as it was. And 1993 with Yoko winning is fine so long as we don't get that dumb finish with Savage being eliminated by powerful kick out.

Frankly, I'm good with Lex winning 1994 outright. Bret vs. Owen can still happen, and Bret doesn't need to be involved with the title. Lex overcomes the odds to finally get one more title shot, and he erases his choker status by beating Yoko for the belt. Lex drops to Mr. Backlund, who drops to Diesel.

1995 & 1996 are fine as they were then as Shawn becoming the first wrestler to win from #1 and then the first back-to-back Rumble winner feels like it fits the absurd push he was getting.

1997 I'm inclined to go with Taker. Just the idea of knowing the Grim Reaper is looming and awaiting the champion come Mania feels like a fun story to run. Death gets us all in the end after all. We still get Bret/Austin at WM13 this way, and worst case we get Taker/Sid for the title. Best case, Shawn keeps his smile or Vader has been monster heel since beating Shawn.

1998 & 1999 I'm good with as proposed since Austin makes sense to give a Hogan+HBK push to.

I'm going to go with alternative winners with the idea that the winner had to have no involvement in the main event, so I can't just swap champion and challenger over.

1995 - Lex Luger - We'll stick with Diesel as champion, except we're still keeping him as an edgy bad boy and Shawn Michaels' bodyguard. After falling short the previous year, Luger is not going to leave any stone unturned as the Lex Express collides with Big Daddy Cool. The American Hero vs. The Degenerate of the Road with Michaels constantly stirring things in the background. Unfortunately poor Lex is really just being used to push how uncool the previous generation was and we're going to put Diesel over strong with SummerSlam setting up Diesel/Michaels.

1996 - Vader - Vader is just going to tear through everyone and after destroying everyone at the Rumble he has his eyes set on the excellence of execution. What hold could Bret possibly come up with to compete with the Mastodon? Cornette promised he'd have his vengeance after Seasons Beatings and boy has he delivered.

1997 - Ahmed Johnson - After a killer 1996, Ahmed rides his momentum all the way to 1997 where he has a collision course with the unstoppable Vader. He's at odds with the Nation of Domination who want to make his run political but ultimately he decides to be his own man in the battle of behemoths.

1998 - Ken Shamrock - When Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Bret Hart in Bret's final match in the WWF Vince has turned to every corner to get the title off of him. Step up Ultimate Fighter Ken Shamrock, a personal friend of the Hart Foundation who officiated Austin's loss at Wrestlemania XIII and has a bone to pick with Austin who considers himself the baddest man on the planet. However Ken Shamrock is an unstoppable force and not even Vince can keep him under control. There's only one man who can officiated a match of this calibre and stop them from destroying the space time continnium Mike Tyson.

1999 - Triple H - With his buddy Shawn Michaels retired from in-ring action and taking the role of match-maker, Degeneration X have experienced incredible power, including HHH receiving not one but TWO Royal Rumble slots thanks in part to his girlfriend Chyna passing her spot to Triple H. Despite presenting themselves as rebels, they've welcomed both Vince and Shane McMahon to the mix and they've turned the entire WWF on it's head.

2000 - Test - After losing the love of his life, Test took a sabbatical from wrestling. After being taunted for weeks, Test made a dramatic return when he saved Rikishi from another McMahon-Helmsy Faction beatdown. Despite the deck being stacked in the favour of D-Generation X, The Big Show and Chris Jericho Test finished on top to set up a collision course and the man who embarrassed him. Pro Wrestling is going full soap opera and we're going to milk it for what it's worth. Trish Stratus debuts in the main event as Tests' smoking hot new girlfriend who gets into a catfight with Stephanie.

2001 - Kurt Angle - We're going to hold off on Kurt's WWF Championship reign and instead extend his heiness' reign when he conquers the Royal Rumble. That sneaky son of a bitch got in-between an epic HHH-Austin confrontation to send both out of the ring and collapsed to his knees like he had just gone 12 rounds with Ali and won. However now he's got a date with The Rock who he tries to shmooz but over time he loses all respect for the Rock, especially when he overhears some of the horrible things he has to say about Stephanie.

2002 - Rob Van Dam - Ever since coming onto the scene Mr Monday Night Rob Van Dam has made an impression on the WWF and his calm self-assured style has seen him beat some of the best and brightest on the WWE roster. In a star studded Royal Rumble, RVD managed to finish on top setting up a date with the Texas Rattlesnake Stone Cold Steve Austin who has a vice like grip on the WWF Championship. Can RVD go all the way? Or will the Bionic Redneck find another way to hold his title?

2003 - Hulk Hogan - After a brief run of matches around Wrestlemania season, Hogan took time off to undergo the hardest training of his career to come back in career shape. Lord knows he needs it as well because the company has been taken over by the next big thing Brock Lesnar. Lesnar is the most fearsome competitor in WWE history and has destroyed all comers in all scenarios. At Wrestlemania, Brock has not only guaranteed victory but he's promised he'll squeeze the life out of Hulk Hogan once and for all.

2004 - John Cena - Cena's career comes full circle earlier than expected when he manages to pull off the upset of the century, scoring the win against Brock Lesnar in an I Quit match. Brock Lesnar takes the loss so hard, he quits Pro Wrestling and is last seen walking around in the mountains.

2005 - Randy Orton - Evolution has pulled off the coup of the decade and they now have the opportunity to dominate both brands of the WWE. Randy Orton is the complete antithesis of Cena, he is a natural at Pro Wrestling who has three generations pounding through his blood. He knows every trick and has all the connections to get himself opportunity after opportunity. John Cena isn't fit to tie his boots and there's nobody who has his upper ceiling. Out of respect for HHH he's willing to go to the other brand, but he's got fans over there including JBL who is willing to bankroll his endeavors as long as it makes that no good punk, the doctor of thuganomics suffer.

2006 - Matt Hardy - After losing his girl, his job and his spot on Raw Matt finds himself in a dangerous situation where he has nothing to lose. He watched as his arch nemesis shocked the world and won the WWE Championship at New Years Revolution and it just made him even more determined. Despite skinning the cat a record 50 times, Matt held on and overcame all odds because Matt Hardy won't die! It all comes down to this, a Last Man Standing match in the grand daddy of them all and Matt has promised Edge that he'll have to kill him to beat him. It's basically Test 2.0 but with more background to work with.

2007 - Umaga - The samoan bulldozer has been an absolute nightmare for all and sundry in the WWE and it doesn't matter what brand you're on, nobody is safe from Umaga. The entire build-up to the Rumble was trying to find a way to eliminate him but he just destroyed everyone in one of the most impressive Royal Rumble displays in the history of the promotion. John Cena has actively improved to the stage where he's the best wrestler in the company, but he'll have to have a Wrestlemania XX performance to stand half a chance. Spoilers, he doesn't.

2008 - Ric Flair - In a stunning moment, the Nature Boy Ric Flair becomes the oldest Royal Rumble winner setting up an unlikely scenario where he'll face off against his former protege Randy Orton who has begun forming his own stable. Flair has been in the best form in quite sometime, but everyone is worried about how he'll go against the Viper who is the most ruthless bastard in WWE. Spoilers, Orton retires Ric in the most cold hearted moment in WWE history. Bake officially quits Pro Wrestling a year earlier in protest.

2009 - Jeff Hardy - After fully uncovering his imag-eye-nation Jeff Hardy has gone from strength to strength and become the form Pro Wrestler in the company. HHH who made the switch to SmackDown and dethroned Edge represents Jeff's biggest ostacle to date. Can Jeff deliver on the big stage? Or will HHH reign supreme?

2010 - John Morrison - Morrison had a Rumble performance for the ages where his parkour abilities made him virtually impossible to eliminate. After splitting up with The Miz, Morrison has gone from strength to strength which hasn't been unnoticed by reigning champion, Chris Jericho. Can the Shaman of Sexy deliver on the big stage or will Chris Jericho give him a reality check and embarrass him in the biggest moment of his career?

2011 - CM Punk - After commandering Nexus, CM Punk has taken his game to the next level and there's not a single wrestler who dares oppose him. He doesn't care if Dwayne is going to be the Wrestlemania host, Punk is going to achieve his destiny and put an end to Vince's monopoly of Pro Wrestling by defeating his cash-cow John Cena and making him look stupid while he does it.

2012 - Zack Ryder - Woo Woo Woo! In the biggest Royal Rumble upset of all-time your Internet Champion Zack Ryder defeated Sheamus to book himself a match against CM Punk. It's the biggest underdog story in Wrestlemania history but everybody respects Ryder including John Cena who is something of a mentor for Zack.

2013 - Ryback - Feed Me More! Ryback has been on a tear since joining the WWE which is bad news for CM Punk who has sold out and become a Paul Heyman guy. Can Punk crystalise his run? Or will Ryback continue his undefeated streak all the way to championship victory?

2014 - Daniel Bryan - After being screwed out of the WWE Championship, Bryan had the odds constantly stacked against him when he found himself getting help from the most unlikely sources. Namely the Wyatts started to help him as Bray watched on from his rocking chair. After finding himself being paired up with them they formed a bond and Bryan started to get more involved. This included a championship match at TLC where Bray Wyatt was victorious over Randy Orton and became a shock new WWE Champion. At the Rumble Bryan was given clear instructions by the Wyatts to sacrifice himself for Luke Harper which he refused to do turning rogue in the process. Once again, Bryan found himself with the odds stacked against him, but also found help from the weirdest places namely Batista and even The Undertaker who ultimately put Bray into his place once and for all.

2015 - Brock Lesnar - During his WWE Championship defence against a determined John Cena Seth Rollins cashed in his money in the bank briefcase and pinned Cena to screw Brock out of the championship. Upset, Brock took the #30 spot from a returning Daniel Bryan and yeeted everyone out of the ring before grabbing a mic and calling Rollins a deadman at Mania before throwing it down and getting the hell out of dodge. At Wrestlemania, Brock delivers just that.

2016 - AJ Styles - The Phenomenal One made an incredible debut when he managed to win the Royal Rumble match setting up a bout with WWE legend HHH in a dream match.

2017 - Kevin Owens - Along with Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens has been a big feature of Monday Night Raw but the big championship keeps alluding him. Everytime he has a championship match won, the referee will just find something out of the ordinary and Owens will go onto lose. However the two came up with the ultimate plan at the Royal Rumble to ensure Owens' victory and set up a match with Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania. However in a complete shocker, Reigns is eliminated early in his Elimination Chamber defence after being brutalised by Samoa Joe with Jericho going onto win in a hard fought victory. This leads to the festival of friendship and a heated rivalry with Jericho defending in the biggest match of his career.

2018 - Finn Balor - Balor was somebody who made an instant impact since he switched to Raw but has struggled ever since he suffered that serious shoulder (?) injury in 2016. After being embroiled in a bitter rivalry with the man who cost him a peak run on top in Seth Rollins, Balor has set his sights on Samoa Joe who has been on a tear as WWE Champion.

2019 - Andrade Cien Almas - The former NXT Champion is a chick magnet who has climbed the ranks of SmackDown and beaten some heavy hitters including AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura and Dean Ambrose. With the guidance of his beautiful valet Zelina Vega Andrade has taken the WWE by storm and when he wins the Royal Rumble by defeating up and comer Ricochet it's considered not a big shot. It puts him in a hair vs. title match against Daniel Bryan in a huge bout.

2020 - Keith Lee - Coming off a red hot Survivor Series appearance, Lee makes his official debut and shocks everyone by winning in commanding fashion. After some deliberation, Lee decides to challenge Brock Lesnar for the championship which he walks away victorious.

2021 - Big E - After being split up from the New Day, Big E manages to find a way to reunite the group by winning the Royal Rumble. This leads to a collision course between the Hurt Business and the New Day as Lashley/Big E square off at Wrestlemania - with Big E winning the big one.

Big Pete performing some unorthodox magic tricks with a surely shinobimusashi-endorsed Austin/Shamrock/Tyson deal at WMXIV and my personal favorites in Test and Matt Hardy V2 as Test 2.0 — such good shit, pal!

Random SUPERSTARS thoughts now -

Berserker literally just tried to stab The Undertaker in the middle of the ring with his sword. He also hit him with it earlier but man wrestling was wild.

Jun 28, 2021 4:31:50 GMT UT said:

Random SUPERSTARS thoughts now -

Berserker literally just tried to stab The Undertaker in the middle of the ring with his sword. He also hit him with it earlier but man wrestling was wild.

Emperor has a new favourite wrestler.

Jun 28, 2021 4:31:50 GMT UT said:

Random SUPERSTARS thoughts now -

Berserker literally just tried to stab The Undertaker in the middle of the ring with his sword. He also hit him with it earlier but man wrestling was wild.

One of the most memorable moments of that era. You just don't forget an overgrown viking trying to stab a giant zombie on Saturday morning tv. Kilgore, Nobi, and I discussed this more than once in the Match Review threads. 

Jun 28, 2021 16:35:41 GMT Baker said:

Jun 28, 2021 4:31:50 GMT UT said:

Random SUPERSTARS thoughts now -

Berserker literally just tried to stab The Undertaker in the middle of the ring with his sword. He also hit him with it earlier but man wrestling was wild.

One of the most memorable moments of that era. You just don't forget an overgrown viking trying to stab a giant zombie on Saturday morning tv. Kilgore, Nobi, and I discussed this more than once in the Match Review threads. 

I must have missed it because I remembered nothing of it and was really caught off guard. Such a sight to see that giant ass sword sticking out of the ring.

Superstars from that era is full of gems. The jobbers are legendary , the fans are hilarious (the shot of the ladies in Ep2 when High Energy came out) followed by the Dwayne Gill with his asinine hair.

It really needs a thread, I had a blast late last night after the Bucks game watching that.


Oh shit and Crush’s promo.

“I used to play baseball , but this ain’t baseball , I don’t play” that was it , that was his vignette and all his words. It’s a wonder he didn’t catch on. Lol

Jun 28, 2021 16:40:24 GMT UT said:

Jun 28, 2021 16:35:41 GMT Baker said:

One of the most memorable moments of that era. You just don't forget an overgrown viking trying to stab a giant zombie on Saturday morning tv. Kilgore , Nobi, and I discussed this more than once in the Match Review threads. 

Superstars from that era is full of gems. The jobbers are legendary , the fans are hilarious (the shot of the ladies in Ep2 when High Energy came out) followed by the Dwayne Gill with his asinine hair.

It really needs a thread, I had a blast late last night after the Bucks game watching that.

Oh shit and Crush’s promo.

“I used to play baseball , but this ain’t baseball , I don’t play” that was it , that was his vignette and all his words. It’s a wonder he didn’t catch on. Lol

Posts like this do more to sell me on the WWE Peacock Network than any amount of WWE shilling could ever do. 

Other memorable moments from that era include...

The Jake/Warrior vignettes
The Jake/Savage snake bite incident
Ric Flair cutting the first borderline shoot promo I can remember seeing on the Funeral Parlor. He straight up savaged The Hulkster.
Undertaker's face turn on Jake
Papa Shango's weekly shenanigans. The only thing more on fire than Papa Shango in the spring of '92 was that poor jobber's boots
Nailz heinous assault of Big Boss Man

All classic stuff

Jun 28, 2021 16:56:30 GMT Baker said:

Jun 28, 2021 16:40:24 GMT UT said:

Superstars from that era is full of gems. The jobbers are legendary , the fans are hilarious (the shot of the ladies in Ep2 when High Energy came out) followed by the Dwayne Gill with his asinine hair.

It really needs a thread, I had a blast late last night after the Bucks game watching that.

Oh shit and Crush’s promo.

“I used to play baseball , but this ain’t baseball , I don’t play” that was it , that was his vignette and all his words. It’s a wonder he didn’t catch on. Lol

Posts like this do more to sell me on the WWE Peacock Network than any amount of WWE shilling could ever do. 

Other memorable moments from that era include...

The Jake/Warrior vignettes
The Jake/Savage snake bite incident
Ric Flair cutting the first borderline shoot promo I can remember seeing on the Funeral Parlor. He straight up savaged The Hulkster.
Undertaker's face turn on Jake
Papa Shango's weekly shenanigans. The only thing more on fire than Papa Shango in the spring of '92 was that poor jobber's boots
Nailz heinous assault of Big Boss Man

All classic stuff

Jannetty jumping through the Barbershop window has to be up there too. Oh and Vince's death sell of a Roddy Piper chair shot during a melee with Ric Flair

Dudes! Spoilers! Gawd!

Looking forward to a bunch of it. I don't even care about the huge angles per say - just seeing the squash matches and jobbers has been fun. Plus watching like Shawn Michaels win with a punch or IRS with a pretty lame clothesline is great.

I still think they accomplish more in a 42 minute Superstars , even 30 years ago then in a 3 hour RAW today.