thecrusherwi
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jan 20, 2021 15:45:33 GMT -5
Yokozuna vs. Undertaker Casket Match in 1994 is still one of the most amazing spectacles in wrestling I've ever seen. It blew my mind at the time! I know it's not to a lot of people's tastes, but it will never not be awesome to me! That had a good storyline leading up to it too. 1994 is one of my favorite Rumbles. It’s mostly nostalgia, but it’s probably the first time they put real effort into the undercard of the Royal Rumble. While the Rumble matches are awesome from 1989-92, the undercards are pretty terrible and almost complete filler.
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Woo
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Post by Woo on Jan 23, 2021 18:21:28 GMT -5
Because the Rumble match itself is such a big draw, it tends to overshadow the title matches on the show. So we often get odd challengers for the world title match such as Razor Ramon in 1993, Scott Steiner in 2003, Hardcore Holly in 2004, Mark Henry in 2006, Umaga in 2007 and Jeff Hardy in 2008. So which world title matches deserve more attention from the previous Rumble shows? How were Razor, Umaga or Jeff Hardy in any way odd challengers? They had been built for months at that point to be the top contender and were all very over and believable possible winners. Especially Jeff. He was one of the biggest stars on the roster.
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Futureraven: Beelzebruv
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jan 23, 2021 18:23:30 GMT -5
How were Razor, Umaga or Jeff Hardy in any way odd challengers? They had been built for months at that point to be the top contender and were all very over and believable possible winners. Especially Jeff. He was one of the biggest stars on the roster. Even Steiner, in retrospect, yeah it was terrible, but he was the latest big signing, a former world champion and one of the highlights of late WCW, so you put him in a top level feud.
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Post by Instant Classic on Jan 23, 2021 21:20:51 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio vs Undertaker
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fw91
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Post by fw91 on Jan 23, 2021 22:18:15 GMT -5
Especially Jeff. He was one of the biggest stars on the roster. Even Steiner, in retrospect, yeah it was terrible, but he was the latest big signing, a former world champion and one of the highlights of late WCW, so you put him in a top level feud. Weird in the sense that they were for the most part upper midcarders that you know weren’t going to win the title just yet. They weren’t Hardcore Holly levels by any means but they never really been in the title scene before.
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The Blue Nova
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Post by The Blue Nova on Jan 23, 2021 22:31:24 GMT -5
Oh gosh this is a fun thread here is mine
1. Bret vs Razor 2 Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit 3. Cactus vs HHH 4. Cena and Umaga 5. Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton 6. Cena vs Styles 7. Cena vs Rollins vs lesnar 8. Undertaker vs Yokozuna 9. Cena edge 2006 10. Rock Jericho
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