Royal Rumble

After a Rumble event the previous year that, truth be told, may have been a bit disappointing, this 1991 edition comes back with a bang!

As usual, the preliminaries fall a bit flat (this time "headlined" by perhaps the worst Heavyweight Title match in WWF history), but the main event is as hilarious and entertaining as usual. All the stars are given their time to shine, and there is a lot of overall energy to the event.

About the only negative I can say about this tape is the absence of Jesse "The Body" Ventura from the announcing booth. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper fills in as best as can be expected, but Ventura's sardonic wit is missed.

Thus, if you are looking for a great walk down memory lane, this event will do it for you!

One of my favorite posters /covers for a WWF event. Which was supposed to be based on the poster for the movie the warriors was a style worth keeping.

Good match to start followed by a poor one.

A very weird random interview with sherry Martel mean gene and the ultimate warrior was very strange bit of business hard to work out the thinking.

An interview later with Hogan would see him lose his trail of thought 💭 not knowing what to say next was fun . Father and son Rhodes versus million dollar man and his bodyguard for all participants a match creating paths for the future .

American warrior against sgt slaughter for the world title in some places good others Had bad timing was just was off. Then it's time to Rumble. Rumble using a split screen when the next participant enters which means the action didn't stop unlike modern rumble where the action completely stops as participant know there off camera has the next participant entrance takes place.

I seem to say a lot about this era , is that it's a fun event and once again a proper fun event definitely worth a visit.

The 1991 Royal Rumble was partly remembered for the rather controversial heavyweight title match between The Ultimate Warrior and Sgt. Slaughter. The latter wrestler was receiving a lot of heat, on account of being a sympathiser for Saddam Hussain. Equally, the ending of the title match was a bit controversial. The Ultimate Warrior was worthy of being given the title and should have held it again. I love the matches with The Rockers vs. The Orient Express and The Big Boss Man vs. The Barbarian. Both matches are exciting and have genuine name value. Ah the good old days of the WWE! The tag team match with Ted DiBiase and Virgil vs. Dusty and Dustin Rhodes was OK if a bit limited. Watch carefully and you will see a few security guards rush off in the direction of someone who threw a drinks carton that landed on DiBiase's back! The Rumble event is one of the best I've ever seen and it's also one of the longest. Clocking in at 65 minutes, the action has to be good in order to be that long. Luckily, it is brilliant. There are some wrestlers who never made another PPV appearance, like Saba Simba (what happened to him?) and Shane Douglas. The Rumble event marks the first appearance for the likes of The Undertaker, Legion of Doom and Tugboat. This is how American wrestling should be: plenty of great characters, good workers and fun that the whole family can enjoy!