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Post by wildojinx on Jan 17, 2019 16:59:32 GMT -5
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Post by CeilingFan on Jan 17, 2019 17:45:29 GMT -5
Dory Funk Jr was in the 1996 Rumble.
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 17, 2019 18:01:25 GMT -5
Surprised Tom Brandi didnt make the list.
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Post by LexExpress on Jan 17, 2019 18:12:20 GMT -5
I marked out over the closing credits theme. The West Side Story themed Rumble ad is still one of my favourite things ever.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jan 17, 2019 21:02:21 GMT -5
Surprised Tom Brandi didnt make the list. As an aside that led to one of my favorite JR commentary moments: *Brandi enters the match*
JR: Here comes Tom Brandi lately he's been having issues with Marc...
*Brandi gets eliminated*
JR: (As dismissive as possible) Well good bye Tom.
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Jan 17, 2019 21:05:42 GMT -5
Dory Funk Jr was in the 1996 Rumble. He was also in the f4 of the 1896 royal rumble with stu hart,mickie james and a grizzly bear |
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jan 17, 2019 21:12:52 GMT -5
Dory Funk Jr was in the 1996 Rumble. He was also in the f4 of the 1896 royal rumble with stu hart,mickie james and a grizzly bear Arn Anderson having already been eliminated |
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Jan 17, 2019 21:41:33 GMT -5
Dory Funk Jr was in the 1996 Rumble. He was also in the f4 of the 1896 royal rumble with stu hart,mickie james and a grizzly bear Terry Funk won the Royal Rumble of 44 BC shortly after Mickie James helped him eliminate Julius Caesar |
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Post by chazraps on Jan 17, 2019 22:10:19 GMT -5
As I put in the YouTube.com comments: "I correctly guessed #1 when clicking the vid, but what stands out to me about them in that Rumble was how important Curt Hennig on commentary made them seem. Gilbert coming out and Hennig going "Ah, USWA!" did a great job subtly insinuating that if they were on Perfect's radar, they must be good."
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jan 18, 2019 1:07:39 GMT -5
I didn’t realize the extent to which WWE was willing to work with other brands in the past. Facing potential real competition for the first time in forever with AEW and an aggressive NJPW expansion, it’s interesting then seem to be doing it again.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Jan 18, 2019 10:05:22 GMT -5
93-97 was the peak period for obscure Rumble entrants because the main roster was so small.
I actually kinda like obscure entrants in theory? It drives the point across that the Rumble is such a huge, important event that even wrestlers from promotions around the world want to participate.
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Post by auph10imitated on Jan 18, 2019 10:26:15 GMT -5
93-97 was the peak period for obscure Rumble entrants because the main roster was so small. I actually kinda like obscure entrants in theory? It drives the point across that the Rumble is such a huge, important event that even wrestlers from promotions around the world want to participate. Deffo. 1993 Carlos Colon Tenryu 1994 Greg Valentine Tenryu Kabuki 1995 The Blu Twins (hadnt debuted yet) Dick Murdoch 1996 Takao Omori Dory Funk Jr Doug Gilbert The Swat Team 1997 Pierroth Cibernetico Latin Lover Mil Masaras By 1998 they just had Mick Foley take 3 spots  |
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Post by auph10imitated on Jan 18, 2019 10:30:31 GMT -5
93-97 was the peak period for obscure Rumble entrants because the main roster was so small. I actually kinda like obscure entrants in theory? It drives the point across that the Rumble is such a huge, important event that even wrestlers from promotions around the world want to participate. Deffo. 1993 Carlos Colon Tenryu 1994 Greg Valentine Tenryu Kabuki 1995 The Blu Twins (hadnt debuted yet) Dick Murdoch 1996 Takao Omori Dory Funk Jr Doug Gilbert The Swat Team 1997 Pierroth Cibernetico Latin Lover Mil Masaras By 1998 they just had Mick Foley take 3 spots On another note, 1997 was the weakest roster clearly because they let the undercard wrestlers work the match that year and still never had enough to fill it. |
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