WWE Royal Rumble - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
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Actor: Hulk Hogan, Ric FlairBrand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 806 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-27
Studio: World Wrestling
Movie Reviews of WWE Royal Rumble - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
Movie Review: The Origins Of A Wrestling Tradition
Summary: 5 Stars
Since 1988, The Royal Rumble has been the second only to WrestleMania as the most important card on the WWE calender. Here is the beginning of that traditon:
Royal Rumble 1988
Ricky Steamboat Vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude (RIP) - A good opener but not the best of either man. Steamboat wins this one on a disqualification.
Leilani Kai/Judy Martin Vs. The Jumping Bomb Angels - Great women's tag team bout for its era! It was contested under 2 out of 3 falls for the now defunct WWF/WWE Women's Tag Team Titles with the JBA's taking the win!
The Royal Rumble Match - This one was only 20 men for this edition with Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Tito Santana starting the match. It was ultimately won by "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
The Young Stallions Vs. The Islanders - This tag contest was also 2 out of 3 falls with future Umaga along with Haku winning the match in two straight falls.
This one also features the late Dino Bravo's bid to break the world bench press record and the contract signing of then WWE Champion Hulk Hogan against the late Andre The Giant for a match in February 1988.
This one's a must see for historical reasons if nothing else.
Royal Rumble 1989
The number for this RR went up to 30 men and has remained that way ever since. It also had a decent undercard:
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation Vs. The Rogeuos Brothers & Dino Bravo (2 out of 3 Falls) - This was a good opener which ends when Duggan slugs Bravo from behind with his 2 X 4 during the 3rd fall.
"Ravishing" Rick Rude/The Ultimate Warrior engaged in a "Super" posedown. Personal opinion is that Warrior had the bigger and better body overall but Rude had him beat on abs! LOL! Anyway, it turns into a set up as Rude attacks him after the match which sets up their 6 month long feud.
Rockin' Robin Vs. Judy Martin (WWE Women's Title Match) - Can you say awful?! Judy Martin is another ladies legend in wrestling but Rockin' Robin makes some of the divas of today look like 5 star wrestlers! The best part of the match was at the beginning when "Sentational" Sherri Martel (RIP) challenged the winner of the bout. Anyway, Robin takes this one and retains her championship.
Harley Race Vs. Haku (Battle For The Crown) - This one was a slow but decent bout. I wouldn't call it five stars but it did feature one of the stiffest kicks I've ever seen when Haku kicked Race in the face! OUCH! How did Race get up from that afterwards?! I would've still been laying in the ring!
The Royal Rumble match this year featured the then WWE Tag Team Champions Demolition facing each other as numbers 1 and 2! From there, we get interesting action and the foreshadowing of The Megapowers (Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage) exploding in the coming months!
By the way, this one was won by the late Big John Studd!
Royal Rumble 1990
This one is probably one of my favorite Rumble's! Certainly it ties between this one and Rumble '92 on this volume!
The Rougeous Brothers Vs. The Bushwackers - Jacque and Raymond are on the losing end of this fun bout as the former Sheepherders take this one. Not a great tag bout but very fun!
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake Vs. Lanny "The Genius" Poffo - Not a great match but has some entertainment value. Ends in a double DQ and a bad haircut on Poffo but the late, great "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig gets revenge for him when he takes a steel chair to Beefcake's ribs!
Ron Garvin Vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine - This was a submission style match where that was the only way to win! Surprisingly physical especially for this era of WWF/WWE as it was more family friendly than it is now. Garvin wins with his version of the Scorpion/Sharpshooter after nearly submitting earlier to Valentine's figure four leglock.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan Vs. The Big Bossman (RIP) - Just a straight fight with almost no wrestling whatsoever! Duggan wins this brawl by DQ when the Bossman decides to use his nightstick. Duggan gets even afterwards with his 2 X 4 to the back of the Bossman and then gives Slick a nice paddling with his trusty board!
The Royal Rumble match was action packed as it featured Ted DiBiase, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, a young Shawn Michaels, Rick Martel, Tito Santana, The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, Randy Savage and many others! This one was won by Hogan but more significantly, it set up Hogan's match up with Warrior at WrestleMania VI.
Royal Rumble 1991
The Rockers VS. The Orient Express - Good tag bout to begin things. The Rockers take this one.
The Big Bossman Vs. The Barbarian - A brawling type bout much like his bout with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan a year before. This time, The Bossman takes the win over the stronger Barbarian.
The Ultimate Warrior Vs. Sgt. Slaughter(WWE Title Match) - While not the greatest match, it may have been one of the more emotional title matches ever due to the Iraqi angle and the real life war that was going on at the time in the Persian Gulf. Ends when "Macho King" Randy Savage cost UW the title with his sceptor upside the head, allowing Slaughter to take the win and the title.
Dusty & Dustin Rhodes Vs. Ted Dibiase/Virgil - Not a great bout. Only significant to see Virgil turn on Dibiase after the match.
The Rumble match for this one was okay. It was fun to hear the commentary of the late Gorilla Monsoon and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper though! Hulk Hogan takes this one after eliminating The Earthquake.
Royal Rumble 1992
The Orient Express Vs. The New Foundation - This was the team of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and the late great Owen Hart! They take this one with The Rocket Launcher a la The Midnight Express for the win!
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper Vs. The Mountie (WWE I-C Title Match) - This came on the heels of Bret "Hitman" Hart having to drop the title due to a legit illness he had at the time. Only two days into his title reign, The Mountie loses the belt to Piper who (until this point) had never held a title in the WWE! As for the match, it was pretty one-sided as Roddy didn't beat The Mountie.....HE WHIPPED THAT BOOTY THEN SENT HIM TO DREAMLAND WITH THE SLEEPERHOLD!
The Beverly Brothers Vs. The Bushwackers - More of a comedy thing with The Bushwackers' sidekick Jamison and The Beverly's manager "The Genius" Lanny Poffo than a real match. The Beverly's take this one but Jamison gets some revenge on "The Genius."
The Legion Of Doom Vs. The Natural Disasters (WWE World Tag Team Title Match) - The LOD carried much of this one as they made the late Earthquake and Typhoon look really formidable while still making themselves look good. TND wins by countout but LOD retains the titles in this one.
The Royal Rumble 1992 is special for two reasons: 1. It is the first and only time (to date) that the WWE title has been put up for grabs in this and 2. the now retired "Nature Boy" Ric Flair set a precident of an early draw winning this event (he went in at #3) by lasting an hour to win the title!
See Ric Flair face off with new enemies (at the time) such as the late British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith, a young Shawn Michaels, The Big Bossman, Tito Santana and The Undertaker. He also faces some old ones from his past such as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Rick Martel, the late "Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and many more! Of course, he faces off with Hulk Hogan in this and, to their credit, WWE left in the parts where Hulk was actually booed when he faced off with Sid (Vicious) Justice! They were originally edited out after the original PPV feed but now they've been put back!
While all the volumes I've seen have value, if I had to recommend one, it would be this one just for the nostalgic value alone!
Worth the $30 plus dollars!
Summary of WWE Royal Rumble - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
Vol. 1 It was a simple yet revolutionary concept. Two men start in the ring and every two minutes another Superstar is added to the match. Toss your opponents over the top rope to eliminate them until only one remains. It proved so popular that it was later moved to Pay Per View and the winner was awarded the WWE Championship. Now one of the WWE s biggest events you can own the first 5 Royal Rumbles on DVD in their entirety. Vol. 1 winners include back-to-back champ Hulk Hogan "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan Big John Studd and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. System Requirements:Run Time: 806 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/PRO WRESTLING UPC: 651191945764 Manufacturer No: 65119194576Sports DVD Video
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