J. Hova
Don Corleone
Emotionally exhausted and morally bankrupt
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Post by J. Hova on Jan 28, 2017 2:05:37 GMT -5
I have been watching some random Royal Rumbles lately in the leadup to Sunday's big event and I stumbled upon RR 2000 which I had never watched before. I haven't gotten through the match yet but there is a really depressing scene, at a point in the Rumble, there is the following sequence of entrants (order might be wrong or there might have been an entry in between):
Viscera
Big Boss Man
Test
Davey Boy Smith
a few entrants later...Chyna
a couple after that...Crash Holly
I mean, yeesh. That isn't even counting Freddie Blassie, Moolah, or Mae Young (obviously those are different).
Sometime I get uncomfortable or just sad when I watch something from the late 80s or early 90s and realize that 3 of the 4 wrestlers are dead, but now it is even getting into this century and really depressing me.
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Post by revolver86 on Jan 28, 2017 2:29:54 GMT -5
Dude, the early 2000s were the resting place of many pro wrestlers, old and new. Shit, I quit watching for a while, after Benoit, I couldn't handle all of my heroes dying.
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TheDieselTrain
Fry's dog Seymour
Chicks Dig Hootie.
Is Stone Cold gonna have to smack a bitch?? WHAT!!!?????
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Post by TheDieselTrain on Jan 28, 2017 9:35:01 GMT -5
Yeah I've been watching 99 stuff and there was union/corporate ministry match and I'm like
retired..
dead
dead.
retired
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Squirrel Master
Hank Scorpio
"Then the Squirrel Master came out of left field and told me I'm his bitch!"
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Post by Squirrel Master on Jan 28, 2017 15:04:33 GMT -5
I just watched the first RR from 1988 and amazingly only four guys "went". They are Ultimate Warrior, Dino Bravo, Junkyard Dog and referee Joey Marella.
R.I.P., guys.
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chazraps
Wade Wilson
Better have my money when I come-a collect!
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Post by chazraps on Jan 28, 2017 15:06:46 GMT -5
What's the earliest Rumble where every participant is still alive?
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Post by MikeyMania on Jan 28, 2017 15:11:09 GMT -5
What's the earliest Rumble where every participant is still alive? 2009 I believe. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 28, 2017 15:13:54 GMT -5
What's the earliest Rumble where every participant is still alive? 2009 |
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Jan 28, 2017 15:15:29 GMT -5
What's the earliest Rumble where every participant is still alive? Unless there's someone that's dead that I forgot about, 2009. |
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Post by blake6905 on Jan 28, 2017 17:51:55 GMT -5
1998 is close! Just Owen unless I missed something
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 28, 2017 17:54:28 GMT -5
That being said it's a fantastic ppv with Dudleys/Hardy, HHH/Cactus Jack, a great rumble match.
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Shai
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Shai on Jan 28, 2017 22:42:30 GMT -5
I swear I made this exact thread last year before the Rumble.
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Shai
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Shai on Jan 28, 2017 22:44:45 GMT -5
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Eunös ✈
Dalek
Duck Feet Expert
Tolerated, just not practically liked.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jan 29, 2017 0:03:46 GMT -5
If you really want to be depressing.
The 1990 Royal Rumble has the highest amount of Wrestlers who are now dead.
12 of the 30 are no longer with us.
Randy Savage
Roddy Piper
Bad News Brown
Dusty Rhodes
Andre the Giant
Jimmy Snuka
Dino Bravo
Earthquake
Ultimate Warrior
Rick Rude
Hercules
Mr Perfect.
Dangerously close to being half the match.
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