BRET HART is number one again, with number two is DINO BRAVO Hart almost eliminates Bravo and you do think he was going to get him out for a moment, Number 3 is GREG VALENTINE with blonde hair, I am not sure when Rhythm N Blues ended but he had black hair (that didn't suit him) and he goes for Bravo showing there are no alliances here, and he ends up eliminating Dino Bravo and pushing his manager Jimmy Hart from the apron, was this the start of a Valentine face turn it seems that way, I also should point out this was Dino Bravo's last Rumble he's appearances would become less frequent over the next year and eventually would die being shot to death in early 1993 (like by gangsters). Number 4 is everybody's favourite member of the Four Horsemen PAUL ROMA, who I was never a fan of, just way too bland for my liking. Valentine and Roma team up to try and eliminate Bret but are unsuccessful and then try to fight amongst themselves. A quick note his no theme music for anybody besides the first two, entry number five is THE TEXAS TORNADO KERRY VON ERICH (who would also pass away in early 1993 - he committed suicide).
Number 6 is RICK MARTEL, and it just seems for now that nobody is in danger of going out just yet, there's little moments here and there but nothing too risky between the superstars. Roma doesn't seem to enjoy Martel prancing because he clotheslines him. Number 7 is SABA SIMBA, or Tony Atlas to little response, he was a failed gimmick which was short lived and deemed racist, in a positive note Atlas credits getting the job here as saving his life. Tornado has got the Claw on Roma as Number 8 and it's LUKE, of the Bushwhackers, doing the Bushwhacker walk, Saba Simba tries to dump Martel but he holds onto the top rope and Simba goes over instead. I'm still trying to work out if Valentine is a face now, given the every man for himself nature of the match.
Number 9 is JAKE ROBERTS, to a huge reception and goes straight for Martel (they would get a blindfold match at WM that year), Roberts always seems to have a feud going into these, Roberts motions to go for the DDT but Martel escapes under the bottom rope with Roberts giving chase. Number 10 sees HERCULES make his way out and double teams Butch with Roma, are they still Power & Glory at this point? I'm not sure. Number 11 is TITO SANTANA who goes straight for Martel, love the continuity while Roberts as eliminated Roma in the whole run against the ropes and I'll duck move. Tito is trying as best as he can to eliminate Martel but it's no avail. Number 12 is THE UNDERTAKER, who made his debut at the previous Survivor Series and would go onto not achieve much really, he's managed by Brother Love (I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU) here, Bret Hart is out after 20 minutes, so good showing old chap.
Number 13 is JIMMY SNUKA who I've never been much of a fan of while Undertaker eliminates the Bushwhacker while Number 14 is BRITISH BULLDOG in his first ever Rumble, while a bunch of wrestlers are teaming up to try and eliminate Undertaker, Superfly just looks different here to how you picture him (he has some facial hair), next up Number 15, SMASH who is heel in here for the first time, Jake tries to go for the DDT, he's gone for it a few times over the Rumbles but as never hit the DDT yet and Martel eliminates Roberts from the outside and he's gloating that he got him out. Number 16 is HAWK from Legion Of Doom, who all the heels gang up on straight away but he's the doing the typical LOD thing of not really selling it. Entry 17 is SHANE DOUGLAS, oh yeah I always forget he was around in the early 90's for a bit. Taker eliminates Texas Tornado then Superfly straight after (I think given the angle), number 18 it appears to be literally nobody, I think it was meant to be Randy Savage but he had interfered earlier in Warrior/Savage and was chased from the building (in storyline obviously not real life), number 19 is nobody again, only joking it's ANIMAL, meaning both members of Legion of Doom are in there now and they both team up and eliminate Undertaker to a good reaction and Hawk is out right after him. Valentine has impressively stayed in there a long time at this point (over half an hour), number 20 is CRUSH, who was added to Demolition because of Ax's health to make them a 3 man team, so there is two of Demolition in there and they beat on the British Bulldog, Valentine attempt to eliminate Martel who has also been in there a long time.
Entry 21 is the first ever winner of the Royal Rumble HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN who the crowd are loving, nothing much is happening as far as eliminations are going but entry number 22 is EARTHQUAKE so things could change quickly and faces first up to Animal, who runs at the ropes and is dumped out by Quake, Hacksaw then goes for Quake and is mostly a stupid idea. Entry 23 is MR. PERFECT, last year's number 30 and runner up who's taking his sweet time to get there, he's really one of my bumpers of all time and is doing it like a champ for Jim Duggan but then he ends up eliminating Hacksaw. Entry number 24 is oh no it's HULK HOGAN, and the place is going crazy, Smash goes for him originally and Perfect for a bit, before a boot to the face to Smasher and an elimination, Quake and Hogan are now fighting but Hogan is having trouble getting him over the rope. Number 25 is HAKU and Valentine as now broke the record and as been eliminated by Hogan. Number 26 is JIM NEIDHART, Tito has gone flying out and it's look we miss it, and then... Superfly is gone.. I'm watching this on the Network and it's had an issue and reset back... 27 is BUSHWHACKER LUKE doing the Bushwhacker walk down the aisle and straight to Earthquake who throws him over the top rope and Luke continues the Bushwacker walk, brilliantly funny moment, that for years was wrongly called the record for shortest time (Barbarian had beat him a couple of years before). Bulldog and Shane pretty much save Hogan from getting eliminated from the Rumble, Hogan wouldn't say the same thing.
Entry 28 is BRIAN KNOBBS of the Nasty Boys, you know what maybe Jerry Saggs wasn't the entry who didn't come in, maybe I just making up the Savage thing. Knobbs is looking extremely trim here for him. Piper and Monsoon discuss Martel's time while Knobbs dumps Hercules. Entry 29 is THE WARLORD, who looks more like a roided up Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hogan eliminates Crush as we say Shane Douglas still hanging there. Perfect appears to have gone under the middle rope and taking a breather as Hogan sends out The Warlord. Entry 30 is TUGBOAT Hogan's boy what's the over/under that Hogan screws him over and Tugboat goes straight for future tag-team partner Earthquake. Shane Douglas is thrown out after an impressive performance given his place on the card. Tugboat and Hogan are fighting and Boat almost gets him out, Tugboat moves on and while he's on the other side in a douchey way he takes out Boat, as British Bulldog (I think) eliminates Mr. Perfect. Martel then sends out Neidhart. Bulldog on a mini roll takes out Haku. Martel as been in there an impressive 50 minutes at this point. Martel goes on the tope to get Bulldog but he shakes the rope and he gets eliminated not before hitting his testicles and Martel does hold the record now. Knobbs and Quake now eliminate Bulldog, and how is he going to overcome these odds? Earthquake is going for the splash but Hogan just no sells it and manages to double clothesline them before kicking out Knobbs and than he kicks Quake in the first but doesn't knock him down, before a punch to Jimmy Hart and he's goes for a powerslam but he's too much for Earthquake. Quake hits a couple of elbow drops as well as running power slam. Earthquake has got this won now surely?
Hogan hulks up because of course he does and he says to go for a power slam again and he's successful and now motions to the crowd to throw him out and he clotheslines Quake out from the back. and your winner again is Hulk Hogan.
Hogan is holding a Peace in the Middle East sign in the ring now, and then a Saddam and Slaughter will surrender sign, one of them is worse than the other I think.
Okay so I get why Hulk Hogan won (but I don't have to love it), he wasn't in the title match and they was building towards the Wrestlemania VII main event but the ending felt like it was too the cost of Earthquake. The Rumble did have plenty of bright spots including Martel's performance and the short Bushwhacker performance, but the ending is clear Patriotic pandering given the time period.
Entry 21 is the first ever winner of the Royal Rumble HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN who the crowd are loving, nothing much is happening as far as eliminations are going but entry number 22 is EARTHQUAKE so things could change quickly and faces first up to Animal, who runs at the ropes and is dumped out by Quake, Hacksaw then goes for Quake and is mostly a stupid idea. Entry 23 is MR. PERFECT, last year's number 30 and runner up who's taking his sweet time to get there, he's really one of my bumpers of all time and is doing it like a champ for Jim Duggan but then he ends up eliminating Hacksaw. Entry number 24 is oh no it's HULK HOGAN, and the place is going crazy, Smash goes for him originally and Perfect for a bit, before a boot to the face to Smasher and an elimination, Quake and Hogan are now fighting but Hogan is having trouble getting him over the rope. Number 25 is HAKU and Valentine as now broke the record and as been eliminated by Hogan. Number 26 is JIM NEIDHART, Tito has gone flying out and it's look we miss it, and then... Superfly is gone.. I'm watching this on the Network and it's had an issue and reset back... 27 is BUSHWHACKER LUKE doing the Bushwhacker walk down the aisle and straight to Earthquake who throws him over the top rope and Luke continues the Bushwacker walk, brilliantly funny moment, that for years was wrongly called the record for shortest time (Barbarian had beat him a couple of years before). Bulldog and Shane pretty much save Hogan from getting eliminated from the Rumble, Hogan wouldn't say the same thing.
Entry 28 is BRIAN KNOBBS of the Nasty Boys, you know what maybe Jerry Saggs wasn't the entry who didn't come in, maybe I just making up the Savage thing. Knobbs is looking extremely trim here for him. Piper and Monsoon discuss Martel's time while Knobbs dumps Hercules. Entry 29 is THE WARLORD, who looks more like a roided up Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hogan eliminates Crush as we say Shane Douglas still hanging there. Perfect appears to have gone under the middle rope and taking a breather as Hogan sends out The Warlord. Entry 30 is TUGBOAT Hogan's boy what's the over/under that Hogan screws him over and Tugboat goes straight for future tag-team partner Earthquake. Shane Douglas is thrown out after an impressive performance given his place on the card. Tugboat and Hogan are fighting and Boat almost gets him out, Tugboat moves on and while he's on the other side in a douchey way he takes out Boat, as British Bulldog (I think) eliminates Mr. Perfect. Martel then sends out Neidhart. Bulldog on a mini roll takes out Haku. Martel as been in there an impressive 50 minutes at this point. Martel goes on the tope to get Bulldog but he shakes the rope and he gets eliminated not before hitting his testicles and Martel does hold the record now. Knobbs and Quake now eliminate Bulldog, and how is he going to overcome these odds? Earthquake is going for the splash but Hogan just no sells it and manages to double clothesline them before kicking out Knobbs and than he kicks Quake in the first but doesn't knock him down, before a punch to Jimmy Hart and he's goes for a powerslam but he's too much for Earthquake. Quake hits a couple of elbow drops as well as running power slam. Earthquake has got this won now surely?
Hogan hulks up because of course he does and he says to go for a power slam again and he's successful and now motions to the crowd to throw him out and he clotheslines Quake out from the back. and your winner again is Hulk Hogan.
Hogan is holding a Peace in the Middle East sign in the ring now, and then a Saddam and Slaughter will surrender sign, one of them is worse than the other I think.
Okay so I get why Hulk Hogan won (but I don't have to love it), he wasn't in the title match and they was building towards the Wrestlemania VII main event but the ending felt like it was too the cost of Earthquake. The Rumble did have plenty of bright spots including Martel's performance and the short Bushwhacker performance, but the ending is clear Patriotic pandering given the time period.
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