Rick Martel was away for a while because his wife was ill, maybe the fans just didn't know how to react in this Rumble. Also, Sione is the Barbarian, so if you created him for the 1989 Rumble, it's him without face paint. The tights are somewhat similar.
I was about to comment something similar to this but you beat me to it. As of the time I am writing this, I turned the game off because I am sick of seeing Taylor Swift every 5 minutes.
People weren't cheering for Timothy Well when he came out. They were cheering because Bulldog eliminated Owen Hart at the very same moment. OSW Reviews pointed that out during their review of the '95 Rumble. Those guys are hilarious!
I'm happy you decided to re-play this Royal Rumble. I do have a lot of love for this one b/c it was one of the first wrestling shows I saw (on tape). At this time, the WWF had no depth and you can see it in this show. However Bulldog and Shawn Michaels I think saved this otherwise pretty crappy rumble all things considered. It appears Martel was a replacement for Jim Neidhart who had just been fired by the WWF. I don't think they were using Rick Martel at that point. I like the idea in this timeline that the main event at WrestleMania XI is Diesel vs Dick Murdoch lol
It's great you've turned these little nostalgic Rumble romps into its own side-season, Ricky. Can't wait for the culmination that is the all-time champions Rumble.
We appreciate you Ricky for doing these Rumbles. No need for apologies man! We enjoy the time you take to even do these and bring us some entertaining matches. So thank you Ricky J! 💯
You should redo every WWF pay-per-view Starting from the beginning I think that would be extremely entertaining. Maybe start with WrestleMania 1 or the wrestling classic pay-per-view or even the MTV/WWF pay-per-view that existed before that.
Hey Ricky just wanted to say that my little man Aaron loved the birthday wish Friday night on the live stream.. he loves watching your videos... He turns 8 on Thursday
Such a great rumble! I remember this one as a kid. So many great memories. I remember King Kong Bundy and Mabel and bulldog and Michaels. Aldo Montoya went on to become Justin Credible in ECW and win the ECW world title. And i remember him tag teaming with Lance Storm, X-Pac, and Albert too. I can't wait for the next video!
Don’t know if you noticed Ricky but Doink the Clown is in the base game! Looked like you used a creation for this one. Great video as always though! Hoping to see more legends from these times in upcoming games.
Whoever made that Duke “The Dumpster” Drosey made him way bigger than he really is/was. He’s OP af in this Rumble! The Blu Brothers are just Ron and Don Harris from WCW in the early 2000’s. Kwang is Savio Vega and you made Steven Dunn look like a member of Rock N Roll Express. lol Aldo Montoya’s character is Portuguese. It’s just ECW’s Justin Credible in a weird mask. I don’t think he’s really even Portuguese. These are some of my favorite videos to watch with no sound! 👌
The WWF wasn’t happy that Bart Gunn won the Brawl For All. They wanted Steve Williams to win it, and were somehow surprised that the results of a real fight didn’t go their way when Williams got knocked out by Gunn. The Butterbean fight wasn’t the prize or reward for winning, it was Bart’s ‘punishment’ for winning as everyone knew Butterbean would destroy Gunn which is exactly what happened.
I really don't know why people say it was a punishment. I know Butterbean has said that was what he was told but still. Butterbean didn't know anything about the wrestling business. Yeah they may have said that to him but I think it was mostly likely a rib. If you're punishing someone with this why would you bother to pay for boxing lessons beforehand? This was WWF/E trying to get something out of a shitty tournament that was a colossal waste of time, talent, and money.
@@AWX_Wrestling Gunn signed a deal with All Japan right after the brawl for all. He came back to WWF to finish his deal, got beat up by Steve Williams and Bob Holly (who suggested the fight with Butterbean was punishment), gets put into a fight against a professional boxer, gets demolished then immediately fired.
1. Shawn Michaels/Eliminated 7th by Duke Droese D (+6) 2. The British Bulldog/Eliminated 2nd by Shawn Michaels F- (-) 3. Eli Blu/Eliminated 4th by Shawn Michaels F (+1) 4. Duke Droese/Eliminated 24th by Dick Murdoch B (+20) 5. Jimmy Del Ray/Eliminated 1st by Shawn Michaels F- (-4) 6. Sione/Eliminated 9th by King Kong Bundy D (+3) 7. Dr. Tom Prichard/Eliminated 10th by Duke Droese D (+3) 8. Doink the Clown/Eliminated 3rd by Duke Droese F- (-5) 9. Kwang/Eliminated 5th by Duke Droese F (-4) 10. Rick Martel/Eliminated 14th by Duke Droese C (+4) 11. Owen Hart/Eliminated 13th by Mo C (+2) 12. Timothy Well/Eliminated 6th by Duke Droese F (-6) 13. Bushwhacker Luke/Eliminated 8th by Rick Martel D (-5) 14. Jacob Blu/Eliminated 11th by Duke Droese D (-3) 15. King Kong Bundy/Eliminated 18th by Henry O. Godwinn C (+3) 16. Mo/Eliminated 17th by Henry O. Godwinn C (+1) 17. Mabel/Eliminated 12th by King Kong Bundy D (-5) 18. Bushwhacker Butch/Eliminated 15th by Mo C (-3) 19. Lex Luger/Eliminated 25th by Henry O. Godwinn A (+6) 20. Mantaur/Eliminated 22nd by Bart Gunn B (+2) 21. Aldo Montoya/Eliminated 16th by Lex Luger C (-5) 22. Henry O. Godwinn/Eliminated 26th by Crush A (+4) 23. Billy Gunn/Eliminated 19th by Henry O. Godwinn B (-4) 24. Bart Gunn/Eliminated 23rd by Henry O. Godwinn B (-1) 25. Bob Backlund/Eliminated 21st by Duke Droese B (-4) 26. Steven Dunn/Eliminated 20th by Bob Backlund B (-6) 27. Dick Murdoch/WINNER!!! A+ (+3) 28. Adam Bomb/Eliminated 28th by Fatu A (-) 29. Fatu/RUNNER-UP!!! A (-) 30. Crush/Eliminated 27th by Dick Murdoch A (-3) Duke Droese: 8 eliminations/Eliminated 24th Henry O. Godwinn: 5 eliminations/Eliminated 26th Dick Murdoch: 3 eliminations/WINNER!!! Shawn Michaels: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 7th King Kong Bundy: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 18th Mo: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 17th Fatu: 1 elimination/RUNNER-UP!!! Crush: 1 elimination/Eliminated 27th Lex Luger: 1 elimination/Eliminated 25th Bart Gunn: 1 elimination/Eliminated 23rd Bob Backlund: 1 elimination/Eliminated 21st Rick Martel: 1 elimination/Eliminated 14th Adam Bomb: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 28th Mantaur: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 22nd Steven Dunn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 20th Billy Gunn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 19th Aldo Montoya: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 16th Bushwhacker Butch: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 15th Owen Hart: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 13th Mabel: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 12th Jacob Eli: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 11th Dr. Tom Prichard: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 10th Sione: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 9th Bushwhacker Luke: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 8th Timothy Well: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 6th Kwang: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 5th Eli Blu: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 4th Doink the Clown: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 3rd The British Bulldog: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 2nd Jimmy Del Ray: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 1st When it comes to reliving Royal Rumbles like 1995, a match that was initially skipped over for various reasons, there is one important rule that Ricky J. fans must acknowledge: Always expect ‘the unexpected’. It is true that fans remember this rumble being a huge night for Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog, two major stars in a very underrated rumble and we all remember how this match ended. But once these two favorites were thrown over the top rope, one much sooner than anticipated, it’s anyone’s match now that the script was flipped over. For most fans, it would be difficult to say who ‘else’ would have the potential to win this match as at the time most of the WWF’s biggest stars branched over to WCW and the low ratings showed with what little talent they had to work with. Of ‘all’ the superstars that not even Ricky could’ve predicted to win this rumble, especially a certain ‘Dumpster’ man he was hesitant over seeing win, the one superstar that nobody expected to win was someone who initially came in as a ‘surprise’ entrant… Dick Murdoch… a name not everybody would recall, but a man who’s as tough as they come. How would his career have been ‘any’ different if he won the 1995 rumble? He was a tag team champion in WWF’s eighties period alongside Adrian Adonis, but after losing those titles to the U.S. Express Murdoch completely vanished from WWF related programming. While I do not know ‘much’ about who Dick was in life, such a victory would’ve made fans recognize his name even if they knew going in, he’d hardly last much against Diesel, who was the reigning champion at the time. However, since it would be less than a couple months in 1996 when he’d eventually die of myocardial infarction, to have this one shot at glory at the biggest event of the year and suddenly the fans realized, ‘Oh my God, he actually made it!’ even if he never won the World Championship in the WWF… just to be a headliner would’ve been his one last hurrah before his inevitable passing (But at least he gets featured in the champions’ rumble). But who was my MVP of the 1995 rumble? Let’s get down to the numbers: Of the thirty men featured in this match, only TWELVE men secured the most eliminations (That’s three stars less from crossing the half-way mark). The highest count reached up to an impressive ‘8’ eliminations, which is seven points higher than the average ‘1’ elimination. I give the Golden MVP Award for ‘coolest’ performance to: Duke ‘The Dumpster’ Droese They’d tell you that the reason this match would be skipped is because ‘no one’ would imagine someone like ‘The Dumpster’ ever being a main event contender for the company, which doesn’t help when your main gimmick with the company is carrying a trash can to the ring. But this rendition would prove the naysayers wrong, outlasting his own record in the 1995 rumble and scoring some impressive eliminations in such a manner that perhaps the ‘Mount Trashmore’ billed guy could’ve won this rumble. Eventually he got released due to the stress of the touring and he would have his left foot amputated due to an infection (Among other controlled substance issues that ultimately had him resign as a teacher). Still, if this was a match to prove that even someone like Ricky is ‘wrong’ to doubt his chances of being a champion… this match more than makes up for being eliminated by a clown at X-Seven. The nominees for the Dull Participation Medal for the ‘lamest’ performance are: Timothy Well… Steven Dunn… and The British Bulldog On one hand, it would’ve been so ‘easy’ to give the two former stars a medal for their performance. Almost no one knows who either Timothy or Steven is, unless they followed their time as ‘Well Dunn’, and they were mostly considered the ‘enhancement’ talent. But ultimately… I must give the award to The British Bulldog… and already folks are asking ‘why?’. While he wasn’t the ‘first’ eliminated from this match, he came in second… and was eliminated second (And by Shawn Michaels ironically). That to me is a worse feat considering that in the actual event, The British Bulldog ‘was’ the runner-up and ‘almost’ won the rumble to go to WrestleMania. Ultimately, I consider this moment a ‘stepdown’ for one of the most impressive men in the business and the ‘Well-Dunn’ boys should consider themselves ‘lucky’ I didn’t change my mind. Whether you know him or not, Dick Murdoch has made his presence felt cementing his name in the upcoming ‘Champions’ Rumble’, a final event that continues to grow with each rumble relived. While we continue this journey, we ask the following questions: Who did YOU want to win the 1995 rumble? Did The Dumpster’s performance in this match made fans change their minds about him? What other unexpected moments can we expect to find as this series continues? And the biggest question of them all: Who’s next?
Yo Ric I love these rumbles, they have me crying 😂 you motivated me to find a Bob bacland tee shirt. And for years I thought crush and atom bomb was the same person 😆
The only Rumble match to feature King Kong Bundy. I don't know if this game will let you do it, but if it does then you should play through every 4 vs 4 survivor series elimanation match ever.
I forgot about the Barbarians time as one of the Headshrinkers as Seone. Duke Drose made a name for himself prior to entering the WWF by being number 500 in the annual PWI 500 Aldo Montoya was Justin Credible. I think i remember reading that The Brawl for All was set up for Dr Death Steve Williams to win before he got Knocked out by Bart Gunn, and Gunn's match with Butterbean was punishment for him beating him. Gunn was fired shortly after that loss.
I think it would be sweet if 2k added a little more options to Rumbles like this. IE implement a "team" system where before the match you can choose alliances or something so that tag teams work together unless they're the only ones remaining in the ring.
I believe at the time Timothy Well was coming out was the same time Owen Hart got eliminated. I remember thinking wow what a pop for one half of Well Dunn.
The one thing I liked about the undercard was 123 Kid and Bob Holly winning the vacant Tag Team titles against Bam Bam Bigielow and Tatanka that was an upset and brilliantly played . The altercation with Bigielow and LT kind of spoiled things though because it led to Bam Bam sliding down the card after his loss to LT at WrestleMania 11 . No disrespect to LT but he didn't deserve a main event spot at WrestleMania .
For old school fans, Jimmy Del Rey and Dr. Tom Prichard were a tag team , The Heavenly Bodies, managed by Jim Cornette and they actually came from Corny’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling and had a little tag team title chasing program for a time in WWF back in the day.
I remember that I've got SummerSlam 1993 where The Heavenly Bodies went against the Steiners for the Tag Team titles and Survivor Series where they won the SMW Tag Team titles from The Rock & Roll Express Gorilla Monsoon and Jim Ross called the action in this match and right before that Monsoon almost got in a fight with Bobby Heenan as Heenan and Vince McMahon switched places with Gorilla and JR .
Random Wrestling Sketches *Inside the WWE building. Charlotte Flair is walking around the seats, cleaning up any left-behind litter, while Bayley and Rhea Ripley are busy making pancakes for the New Day's next promo. Nia Jax is milling around absent-mindedly, doing her lipstick and putting on a nice hat* Charlotte: Hey, Nia? Nia: (humming absent-mindedly to herself) Charlotte: *Nia!* Nia: (looking up at her) What? Charlotte: You do know I've got tons of litter to clean up, up here? Nia: Oh, yeah, I see that. Charlotte: Well, are you gonna help me clean it up? Nia: No! Because, unlike you three, *I* have a date tonight! (excited squeal) So I want to look my best for when he arrives! Rhea: Uh, you do know *I've* got Dom Dom, right? And Charlotte's got her hubbie. So, that taunt's not workin' as well as you'd like it to. Nia: Whatever, Ripley. Bayley: (tossing a pancake) So, who's your date? Big E? Sheamus? One of the big dudes? Nia: No, he doesn't actually work here, Bayley. He *is* in the books, though, I'll give you that. (checks her watch) Actually, he's showing up a bit later than he said he'd be. Hope he's alright. *Suddenly, Rhea notices a small person with curly brown hair, wearing a red coat, standing by the edge of the stadium* Rhea: Hang on, Bayley. Who's this? (she takes off her apron and walks over to the small person) Excuse me? You lost, little fella? Because we ain't doing any match-ups tonight, so if you wait here, and give me your parent's contact details, I'll phone 'em up, get them to bring you home. *The person turns around, revealing himself to actually be Bilbo Baggins* Bilbo: (very indignantly) Madam, I can appreciate a good joke as much as the next Hobbit, but mistaking me for someone's child is *scraping the bottom of the barrel* as far as I'm concerned! Rhea: (backing up) Whoa! S**t! Bayls, Charlie, Nia? We've got a flippin' Hobbit here! Bayley: (putting away the pancakes) What? Where? (sees Bilbo and smiles) Oh! Hi, Bilbo! Charlotte: (dropping her broom) Bilbo?! As in Bilbo Baggins?! Are you f-?! Bilbo: (waving back to Bayley with a polite smile of his own) Hello, Bayley. You wouldn't happen to know if Nia's around here, would you? Nia: (spinning around with an excited grin) *Bilbo!* (she runs over to the Hobbit, sweeps him from the floor, and spins around, clutching him tight against her heart, before stopping and putting him down again) You were meant to be here 10 minutes ago! What happened? Bilbo: (apologetic smile, along with brushing back his hair) Sorry, dear. Traffic was a nightmare getting to the studio. So, rather than call a taxi, what I did was call in a favour from an... old acquaintance of mine, and *he* agreed to provide our transportation for tonight. *Suddenly, with a grinding scream of tearing metal, the entire rooftop and ceiling of the stadium is pulled away (dropping a few pieces right next to a screaming Charlotte), and a gigantic red dragon with golden eyes lowers himself into the building until his head is level with the wrestler and the Hobbit* Charlotte: *WHAT IN THE F**K?! IT'S A DRAGON!! WHY THE F**K IS THERE A DRAGON?!* Bilbo: Ah, Smaug. What have I told you about asking permission to get into private property? Smaug: *Spare me your lessons in good manners, you thieving little Hobbit. I have other places to be tonight, so kindly take your lady and get on my back so we can leave already.* Bilbo: (shakes his head affectionately) Well, Dragons will be Dragons, I suppose. (to Nia) I've found an endearing little pub just 30 miles outside Boston. Would you like to have dinner with me there? Nia: (equally affectionate) Oh, Bilbo, I'd love to. (she interlaces her fingers with his) *Bilbo, perhaps blushing a little, walks with Nia into Smaug's outstretched hand(wing?), whereupon the Dragon lifts them into a massive leather monstrosity of a saddle that sits on his back for no apparent reason* Bilbo: (calling down to the awe-filled Bayley and Rhea, and the incredulous Charlotte) If Mr. Helmsley-McMahon comes to inspect the damage in the morning, just tell him to send the bills to my friend's account! Goodness knows, the old wyrm has plenty of gold that he doesn't use for that! *Smaug growls tetchily* Bilbo: (popping on a pilot's helmet, and giving one to Nia as well) Ready for another flight, dear? Nia: (wrapping her hands around Bilbo's waist) Say the word, Little Man. *Bilbo, though somewhat surprised at her boldness, gives a chuckle and a naughty wink, before waving to Smaug, whereupon the dragon rears up and flies out of the stadium, taking them both with him as he soars off into the night with a roar. After he leaves, a gaping Charlotte scrambles all the way to the lowest floor levels to regroup with Bayley and Rhea, at which point she finally erupts* Charlotte: Again, I ask you both: *WHAT THE ABSOLUTE F**K?!* Bayley: *Charlotte!* You don't need to swear like that! Nia's on a date, we thought you'd be happy for her! Charlotte: Sorry, Bayley, I *am* happy for her, and it's awesome that she's going on a date, but did either of you properly register that her date just happens to be BILBO MOTHER-*FUDGING* BAGGINS, who just took her out for a meal, in a pub *IN BOSTON, ON THE BACK OF A MOTHER-FUDGING DRAGON?!* (inhaling to try to calm herself down) Am I the only one who thinks this is weird? *He's a fictional character, for crying out loud!* Rhea: (nonplussed) And, what's the problem? We've had *plenty* of fictional characters appear in this show. Heck, some years back, Triple H even did a few Royal Rumbles with a bunch of blokes from Middle-Earth. I tell you, those Hobbits are pretty hot stuff when they're throwing down like the best of us. Charlotte: But he- he- he's- and she's- Rhea: (putting a soothing hand on his shoulder) Look, Charlotte. I'm pretty sure, if they're in love, size isn't important to either of them. Now, why don't you calm down, and eat a nice fluffy leftover pancake with us? Bayley will give you one, won't you, Bayley? (realizes Bayley's not responding, and turns to face her) Won't you, Bayley? *Bayley, instead of replying, is bending down to inspect a small golden ring that fell out of Bilbo's pocket before he got on Smaug. She's eyeing it hungrily, turning it over and over in her fingers* Bayley: (muttering with a faint rasp) Oh, you're so pretty... You're so... *Prrreeeciousssssssss...* Rhea: *Bayley?* Bayley: (snaps out of it and puts the ring away) What? I swear, I don't know how that ring got there! Rhea: (shaking her head) You need help, mate. *Now.* Author's Note: And for anyone who wonders why on earth I put Nia and Bilbo on a date, I got the idea from a single line of dialogue in a fanfiction I read earlier tonight, and the potential for comedy just grew from there. I make no apologies for it.
they were grooming Lex for a title run with his Lex Express bus tour, but Bret Hart got a bigger crowd pop when they were in the ring together at a PPV (I can't remember the exact circumstances) but they decided to give the Hitman the belt instead after that. And Aldo Montoya was Justin Credible from ECW if you ever watched that
The 95 Rumble was the shortest Rumble I have ever seen. I remember it only lasted like 35 minutes. The majority of the PPV was the tag team tournament.
Intercontinental title Jeff Jarrett beat Razor Ramon by pin to win the belt . Tag Team titles 123 Kid and Bob Holly beat Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow by pin to win the vacant belts . WWF title Diesel vs Bret Hart the match was stopped and declared a draw because the referee failed to control the match after icontinued interference from Owen Hart , Shawn Michaels , Bob Backlund , Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie Main event 30 man Royal Rumble..
Wow, I had forgotten the decided lack of main event talent in this Rumble. To answer your question about Lex Luger. Vince McMahon envisioned Luger as his next Hulk Hogan. Unfortunately for Luger he lacked the personality and charisma of Hogan. Vince got cold feat and didn't pull the trigger on the title change at Summerslam against Yokozuna and had planned to draw the feud out until Wrestlemania. Luger wasn't drawing as Vince had hoped and Vince simply lost interest in Luger between Summerslam and Wrestlemania and went off in another direction.
RE: Aldo Montoya - The reason for the mask was because although he's advertised as Portuguese, it was actually the whiter than white Justin Credible under the mask. It was basically to hide the fact that he didn't look Portuguese at all.
Bummer I was going for Fatu (later Rakishi) or Adam Bomb or Crush. I remember an old promotion that a young Vince McMahan did for Adam Bomb (the next big thing), about his height and strength was similar to Crush. When Crush did his orange Crush and Hawaiian thing promotion? I think an intended talk back then (before the rumble) final two was Crush and Adam Bomb?
My understanding of why Luger never got the belt was this: Shortly before he was going to win the belt, he blabbed about it to members of the media in a bar, and they printed it. McMahon got pissed for Luger letting the cat out of the bag, so changed the plan.
I think the 92 Rumble is a good template for the unpredictability factor. There were over half a dozen guys in that match that could have won and the fans would have accepted it. Any of the final six plus guys like Taker and Jake The Snake would have made perfect sense as the winners.
How about The Sheriff's Rumble with actors,real-life and fictional characters who plays them there's Bill Gillespie,John Wayne,Huckleberry Hound,Steven Seagal,Rango,Gene Hackman,Lyle Wallace,Andy Griffith,The Rock,Rosco P.Coltrane,Rick Grimes,Elory Lobo,Woody Pride,Black Bart,Ted Danson,Walt Longmire,Buford Pusser,James Garner,Popeye,Sylvester Stallone,Wyatt Earp,Jon Hamm,Bill Ramsey,Tommy Lee Jones,Captain William Stone,Clint Eastwood,Ricochet Rabbit,Brian Dennehy,Buford T.Justice and Sheriff of Notttingham.
Well the Moment we went into the final Four I knew Who would win. The Title of the Video took a liitle bit away. Too sad Murdoch won, at the end I cheered for Crush and Adam Bomb.
I was born in 95, i used to love the attitude Era i grew uo watching DX, the rock, broxk lesnar, Golberg, kurt angle, mr macmahon, triple h, kevin nash, the bikertaker, bald kane 😅, and i have pretty good knowledge of the 80s era with hogan, ric flair, andre the giant, million dolar man... etc, but between 1992 and like 1997 i have no clue who were the big stars 😂 this time was dark for the wwf idk why but from 92 to 97 no body watched this...
Smokey Mountain Wrestling where he was 5 time Tag Team champion with Dr of Desire Tom Prichard maybe but in bigger promotions such as WWF , WCW sadly not . Also sadly R.I.P Jimmy Del Rey .
Yes. Rick Martel was not in WWE for a few years before this rumble. "I think" they brought him back as they needed wrestlers to make 30 participants and, at that time, he was the only wrestler to be in every rumble.
@@robertclark2253 Yes. You are correct. I misspoke. Rick Martel was in the 94 Rumble. He was in every 30 man Rumble up to 1995. However, when he entered here, we had not seen him in a very long time and he was legitimately forgotten about. It has been nearly 30 years, so I may be off but I know Martel was not at Mania X. So likely, he left just after Rumble 94 and they brought him back for one night for Rumble 95. Fun fact...before the 95 Rumble, Martel had an amazing average finish. From 89 - 94, Martel was always one of the final six men left. That changed in 95 as he did not do so well.
@@crypticrealm2555 Martel was supposed to team with IRS , Jeff Jarrett and The Headshrinkers vs Tatanka , 123 Kid , Bob Holly and The Smoking Gunns bu this was cancelled because the ladder match took longer than planned . There was a kayfabe segment where the heel team argued over who was team captain . The match went ahead a few weeks later on RAW .
Pretty sure I heard that when Timothy Well entered someone was eliminated off camera. They were cheering the elimination not the entry. Think I heard that on Osw Review.
Hahaha! So glad you changed your mind about skipping this one Ricky. Dick Murdoch winning is hilarious. No disrespect to Murdoch, but if this had been the actual result of the ‘95 RR and we’d had Murdoch vs Diesel at WM11, there possibly wouldn’t still be a WWE today. What’s his CAW’s rating?
You mentioned betting on Wrestlemania…WWE recently pushed to allow betting on their PLE matches, but either it was Vegas or some gambling commission that shut it down because the match results are “predetermined”. WWE tried to give assurances that finishes would be kept secret, but no one was buying it. I can’t say for sure, but I think it was around the time the merger with UFC was announced. Personally, I think allowing betting on WWE matches might actually change the outcomes compared to how they are without betting. I think there would be influence and potential fraud. Imagine having an almanac like Back to the Future, but it’s the wrestling finish sheets. That’s a hard temptation to turn your cheek on.
William Hill had a system where you could bet on who would be WWF/WWE champion by New Year back in the 200'0's . I don't if this is still going haven't been to one of their betting shops in years and the one nearest to where I live is closed down .
I loved when Bart Gunn eliminated Mantaur, then Henry Godwinn immediately got rid of Bart (34:38). Great sequence. Oh by the way, you do know that Sione is the Barbarian right? That's his real name (Sione Vailahi). Great rumble!
Rick Martel was away for a while because his wife was ill, maybe the fans just didn't know how to react in this Rumble. Also, Sione is the Barbarian, so if you created him for the 1989 Rumble, it's him without face paint. The tights are somewhat similar.
A Ricky J upload is better than any Super Bowl
hahaha gotta get it in before the super bowl!
@@RickyJSportsthat’s what she said
Super Bowl? Rugby for those those that that are not tough enough to play rugby? Yep!!
I was about to comment something similar to this but you beat me to it. As of the time I am writing this, I turned the game off because I am sick of seeing Taylor Swift every 5 minutes.
Dick Murdoch’s nickname was Captain Redneck 😂😂😂
Fatu is Rikishi and Adam Bomb & Crush later became WCW Tag Team Kronic
What a performance by Duke The Dumpster Droese. He's earned a position in my roster. Same for Mo!
Aldo Montoya was ECW’s Justin Credible and was in fact, Portuguese. 😁
I had no idea JC is actually Portuguese. He looks way too white to be Iberian :P
The Portuguese Man-O-War
Sione was the barbarian... He replaced Samu I think from the head shrinkers
People weren't cheering for Timothy Well when he came out. They were cheering because Bulldog eliminated Owen Hart at the very same moment. OSW Reviews pointed that out during their review of the '95 Rumble. Those guys are hilarious!
I'm happy you decided to re-play this Royal Rumble. I do have a lot of love for this one b/c it was one of the first wrestling shows I saw (on tape). At this time, the WWF had no depth and you can see it in this show. However Bulldog and Shawn Michaels I think saved this otherwise pretty crappy rumble all things considered. It appears Martel was a replacement for Jim Neidhart who had just been fired by the WWF. I don't think they were using Rick Martel at that point. I like the idea in this timeline that the main event at WrestleMania XI is Diesel vs Dick Murdoch lol
yeah it was a dark time.. looked like the venue was inside a circus tent
@@RickyJSports I also thought Dory Funk jr was in this one, but then I remembered it was the next year.
It's great you've turned these little nostalgic Rumble romps into its own side-season, Ricky. Can't wait for the culmination that is the all-time champions Rumble.
thanks dude i cant wait as well!!
Good job ricky i agree wish the real rumbles were up in the air too. They could create a story after the win
Love your content Ricky J! You the man
thanks man... really means a lot... i do these for fun.. and it is a blast doing them man
Brother. This was amazing. Keep up the great work bro.
We appreciate you Ricky for doing these Rumbles. No need for apologies man! We enjoy the time you take to even do these and bring us some entertaining matches. So thank you Ricky J! 💯
thanks dude so much
Sione was formerly known as The Barbarian
Sione Vailahi is his real name his former Powers of Pain partner Warlord is Terry Szopinski .
I liked this Rumble better than the actual 1995 Royal Rumble. Keep up the amazing work.
wow mark that is awesome to know man
Great Video Rick, keep them coming brother
You should redo every WWF pay-per-view Starting from the beginning I think that would be extremely entertaining. Maybe start with WrestleMania 1 or the wrestling classic pay-per-view or even the MTV/WWF pay-per-view that existed before that.
Timothy Well and Steven Dunn are…WELL DUNN
Hey Ricky just wanted to say that my little man Aaron loved the birthday wish Friday night on the live stream.. he loves watching your videos... He turns 8 on Thursday
lafoy that is so awesome man.. HAPPY BDAY AARON!
Such a great rumble! I remember this one as a kid. So many great memories. I remember King Kong Bundy and Mabel and bulldog and Michaels. Aldo Montoya went on to become Justin Credible in ECW and win the ECW world title. And i remember him tag teaming with Lance Storm, X-Pac, and Albert too. I can't wait for the next video!
Don’t know if you noticed Ricky but Doink the Clown is in the base game! Looked like you used a creation for this one. Great video as always though! Hoping to see more legends from these times in upcoming games.
yeah man dammit! lol
What's up, Ricky J?❔️❓️ I think that you should replay the 1999 Royal Rumble.🤔👍
Whoever made that Duke “The Dumpster” Drosey made him way bigger than he really is/was. He’s OP af in this Rumble! The Blu Brothers are just Ron and Don Harris from WCW in the early 2000’s. Kwang is Savio Vega and you made Steven Dunn look like a member of Rock N Roll Express. lol Aldo Montoya’s character is Portuguese. It’s just ECW’s Justin Credible in a weird mask. I don’t think he’s really even Portuguese. These are some of my favorite videos to watch with no sound! 👌
The WWF wasn’t happy that Bart Gunn won the Brawl For All. They wanted Steve Williams to win it, and were somehow surprised that the results of a real fight didn’t go their way when Williams got knocked out by Gunn.
The Butterbean fight wasn’t the prize or reward for winning, it was Bart’s ‘punishment’ for winning as everyone knew Butterbean would destroy Gunn which is exactly what happened.
Came here to say this.
I really don't know why people say it was a punishment. I know Butterbean has said that was what he was told but still. Butterbean didn't know anything about the wrestling business. Yeah they may have said that to him but I think it was mostly likely a rib. If you're punishing someone with this why would you bother to pay for boxing lessons beforehand? This was WWF/E trying to get something out of a shitty tournament that was a colossal waste of time, talent, and money.
@@AWX_Wrestling Gunn signed a deal with All Japan right after the brawl for all. He came back to WWF to finish his deal, got beat up by Steve Williams and Bob Holly (who suggested the fight with Butterbean was punishment), gets put into a fight against a professional boxer, gets demolished then immediately fired.
Great rumble to pick. Brings back a lot of memories
Aldo Montoya was Justin Credible
1. Shawn Michaels/Eliminated 7th by Duke Droese D (+6)
2. The British Bulldog/Eliminated 2nd by Shawn Michaels F- (-)
3. Eli Blu/Eliminated 4th by Shawn Michaels F (+1)
4. Duke Droese/Eliminated 24th by Dick Murdoch B (+20)
5. Jimmy Del Ray/Eliminated 1st by Shawn Michaels F- (-4)
6. Sione/Eliminated 9th by King Kong Bundy D (+3)
7. Dr. Tom Prichard/Eliminated 10th by Duke Droese D (+3)
8. Doink the Clown/Eliminated 3rd by Duke Droese F- (-5)
9. Kwang/Eliminated 5th by Duke Droese F (-4)
10. Rick Martel/Eliminated 14th by Duke Droese C (+4)
11. Owen Hart/Eliminated 13th by Mo C (+2)
12. Timothy Well/Eliminated 6th by Duke Droese F (-6)
13. Bushwhacker Luke/Eliminated 8th by Rick Martel D (-5)
14. Jacob Blu/Eliminated 11th by Duke Droese D (-3)
15. King Kong Bundy/Eliminated 18th by Henry O. Godwinn C (+3)
16. Mo/Eliminated 17th by Henry O. Godwinn C (+1)
17. Mabel/Eliminated 12th by King Kong Bundy D (-5)
18. Bushwhacker Butch/Eliminated 15th by Mo C (-3)
19. Lex Luger/Eliminated 25th by Henry O. Godwinn A (+6)
20. Mantaur/Eliminated 22nd by Bart Gunn B (+2)
21. Aldo Montoya/Eliminated 16th by Lex Luger C (-5)
22. Henry O. Godwinn/Eliminated 26th by Crush A (+4)
23. Billy Gunn/Eliminated 19th by Henry O. Godwinn B (-4)
24. Bart Gunn/Eliminated 23rd by Henry O. Godwinn B (-1)
25. Bob Backlund/Eliminated 21st by Duke Droese B (-4)
26. Steven Dunn/Eliminated 20th by Bob Backlund B (-6)
27. Dick Murdoch/WINNER!!! A+ (+3)
28. Adam Bomb/Eliminated 28th by Fatu A (-)
29. Fatu/RUNNER-UP!!! A (-)
30. Crush/Eliminated 27th by Dick Murdoch A (-3)
Duke Droese: 8 eliminations/Eliminated 24th
Henry O. Godwinn: 5 eliminations/Eliminated 26th
Dick Murdoch: 3 eliminations/WINNER!!!
Shawn Michaels: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 7th
King Kong Bundy: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 18th
Mo: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 17th
Fatu: 1 elimination/RUNNER-UP!!!
Crush: 1 elimination/Eliminated 27th
Lex Luger: 1 elimination/Eliminated 25th
Bart Gunn: 1 elimination/Eliminated 23rd
Bob Backlund: 1 elimination/Eliminated 21st
Rick Martel: 1 elimination/Eliminated 14th
Adam Bomb: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 28th
Mantaur: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 22nd
Steven Dunn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 20th
Billy Gunn: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 19th
Aldo Montoya: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 16th
Bushwhacker Butch: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 15th
Owen Hart: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 13th
Mabel: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 12th
Jacob Eli: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 11th
Dr. Tom Prichard: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 10th
Sione: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 9th
Bushwhacker Luke: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 8th
Timothy Well: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 6th
Kwang: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 5th
Eli Blu: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 4th
Doink the Clown: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 3rd
The British Bulldog: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 2nd
Jimmy Del Ray: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 1st
When it comes to reliving Royal Rumbles like 1995, a match that was initially skipped over for various reasons, there is one important rule that Ricky J. fans must acknowledge: Always expect ‘the unexpected’. It is true that fans remember this rumble being a huge night for Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog, two major stars in a very underrated rumble and we all remember how this match ended. But once these two favorites were thrown over the top rope, one much sooner than anticipated, it’s anyone’s match now that the script was flipped over. For most fans, it would be difficult to say who ‘else’ would have the potential to win this match as at the time most of the WWF’s biggest stars branched over to WCW and the low ratings showed with what little talent they had to work with. Of ‘all’ the superstars that not even Ricky could’ve predicted to win this rumble, especially a certain ‘Dumpster’ man he was hesitant over seeing win, the one superstar that nobody expected to win was someone who initially came in as a ‘surprise’ entrant…
Dick Murdoch… a name not everybody would recall, but a man who’s as tough as they come. How would his career have been ‘any’ different if he won the 1995 rumble? He was a tag team champion in WWF’s eighties period alongside Adrian Adonis, but after losing those titles to the U.S. Express Murdoch completely vanished from WWF related programming. While I do not know ‘much’ about who Dick was in life, such a victory would’ve made fans recognize his name even if they knew going in, he’d hardly last much against Diesel, who was the reigning champion at the time. However, since it would be less than a couple months in 1996 when he’d eventually die of myocardial infarction, to have this one shot at glory at the biggest event of the year and suddenly the fans realized, ‘Oh my God, he actually made it!’ even if he never won the World Championship in the WWF… just to be a headliner would’ve been his one last hurrah before his inevitable passing (But at least he gets featured in the champions’ rumble).
But who was my MVP of the 1995 rumble? Let’s get down to the numbers:
Of the thirty men featured in this match, only TWELVE men secured the most eliminations (That’s three stars less from crossing the half-way mark). The highest count reached up to an impressive ‘8’ eliminations, which is seven points higher than the average ‘1’ elimination.
I give the Golden MVP Award for ‘coolest’ performance to:
Duke ‘The Dumpster’ Droese
They’d tell you that the reason this match would be skipped is because ‘no one’ would imagine someone like ‘The Dumpster’ ever being a main event contender for the company, which doesn’t help when your main gimmick with the company is carrying a trash can to the ring. But this rendition would prove the naysayers wrong, outlasting his own record in the 1995 rumble and scoring some impressive eliminations in such a manner that perhaps the ‘Mount Trashmore’ billed guy could’ve won this rumble. Eventually he got released due to the stress of the touring and he would have his left foot amputated due to an infection (Among other controlled substance issues that ultimately had him resign as a teacher). Still, if this was a match to prove that even someone like Ricky is ‘wrong’ to doubt his chances of being a champion… this match more than makes up for being eliminated by a clown at X-Seven.
The nominees for the Dull Participation Medal for the ‘lamest’ performance are:
Timothy Well… Steven Dunn… and The British Bulldog
On one hand, it would’ve been so ‘easy’ to give the two former stars a medal for their performance. Almost no one knows who either Timothy or Steven is, unless they followed their time as ‘Well Dunn’, and they were mostly considered the ‘enhancement’ talent. But ultimately… I must give the award to The British Bulldog… and already folks are asking ‘why?’. While he wasn’t the ‘first’ eliminated from this match, he came in second… and was eliminated second (And by Shawn Michaels ironically). That to me is a worse feat considering that in the actual event, The British Bulldog ‘was’ the runner-up and ‘almost’ won the rumble to go to WrestleMania. Ultimately, I consider this moment a ‘stepdown’ for one of the most impressive men in the business and the ‘Well-Dunn’ boys should consider themselves ‘lucky’ I didn’t change my mind.
Whether you know him or not, Dick Murdoch has made his presence felt cementing his name in the upcoming ‘Champions’ Rumble’, a final event that continues to grow with each rumble relived. While we continue this journey, we ask the following questions: Who did YOU want to win the 1995 rumble? Did The Dumpster’s performance in this match made fans change their minds about him? What other unexpected moments can we expect to find as this series continues? And the biggest question of them all:
Who’s next?
can you please NOT post these?
Yo Ric I love these rumbles, they have me crying 😂 you motivated me to find a Bob bacland tee shirt. And for years I thought crush and atom bomb was the same person 😆
I'm glad to hear the good news that you'll be doing ALL the Rumbles. (lol). And how about that, Dumpster was practically the MVP in this one.
The only Rumble match to feature King Kong Bundy. I don't know if this game will let you do it, but if it does then you should play through every 4 vs 4 survivor series elimanation match ever.
Duke being a garbage man gives him a real advantage in a Royal Rumble throwing out the trash.😅
LOVE IT AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO
I forgot about the Barbarians time as one of the Headshrinkers as Seone.
Duke Drose made a name for himself prior to entering the WWF by being number 500 in the annual PWI 500
Aldo Montoya was Justin Credible.
I think i remember reading that The Brawl for All was set up for Dr Death Steve Williams to win before he got Knocked out by Bart Gunn, and Gunn's match with Butterbean was punishment for him beating him. Gunn was fired shortly after that loss.
Sione was actually The Barbarian.
Sione Vailahi is his real name his former Powers of Pain partner Warlord is Terry Szopinski .
I've been watching your videos Snice season 1 and this one was great. ❤❤😊
Love the winner. Old school NWA guy. Also, I represented the late Mantaur in a legal proceeding years ago. He was a super nice guy.
I watched wrestling with my grandpa back in the 90s but he was a strict WCW fan so never watched WWF until they merged
wow that is loyalty
I hope Royal Rumble 2001 with Drew Carey and 2002 with Mr Perfect are next
I think it would be sweet if 2k added a little more options to Rumbles like this. IE implement a "team" system where before the match you can choose alliances or something so that tag teams work together unless they're the only ones remaining in the ring.
I believe at the time Timothy Well was coming out was the same time Owen Hart got eliminated. I remember thinking wow what a pop for one half of Well Dunn.
oh i thought they thought it was Marty Jennetty!!
Exactly. I don't think I realized this until I saw OSW Reviews review this Royal Rumble and they pointed that out in comedic fashion.
Mable can run in the ring around wrestlers very well. Impressive!
Lots of Legends come back for The Rumble it’s a good payday and they don’t have to Wrestle very long either.
Love these videos, keep them coming!!
thanks for putting the fire in the motivation tank brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The one thing I liked about the undercard was 123 Kid and Bob Holly winning the vacant Tag Team titles against Bam Bam Bigielow and Tatanka that was an upset and brilliantly played . The altercation with Bigielow and LT kind of spoiled things though because it led to Bam Bam sliding down the card after his loss to LT at WrestleMania 11 . No disrespect to LT but he didn't deserve a main event spot at WrestleMania .
For old school fans, Jimmy Del Rey and Dr. Tom Prichard were a tag team , The Heavenly Bodies, managed by Jim Cornette and they actually came from Corny’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling and had a little tag team title chasing program for a time in WWF back in the day.
I remember that I've got SummerSlam 1993 where The Heavenly Bodies went against the Steiners for the Tag Team titles and Survivor Series where they won the SMW Tag Team titles from The Rock & Roll Express Gorilla Monsoon and Jim Ross called the action in this match and right before that Monsoon almost got in a fight with Bobby Heenan as Heenan and Vince McMahon switched places with Gorilla and JR .
Random Wrestling Sketches
*Inside the WWE building. Charlotte Flair is walking around the seats, cleaning up any left-behind litter, while Bayley and Rhea Ripley are busy making pancakes for the New Day's next promo. Nia Jax is milling around absent-mindedly, doing her lipstick and putting on a nice hat*
Charlotte: Hey, Nia?
Nia: (humming absent-mindedly to herself)
Charlotte: *Nia!*
Nia: (looking up at her) What?
Charlotte: You do know I've got tons of litter to clean up, up here?
Nia: Oh, yeah, I see that.
Charlotte: Well, are you gonna help me clean it up?
Nia: No! Because, unlike you three, *I* have a date tonight! (excited squeal) So I want to look my best for when he arrives!
Rhea: Uh, you do know *I've* got Dom Dom, right? And Charlotte's got her hubbie. So, that taunt's not workin' as well as you'd like it to.
Nia: Whatever, Ripley.
Bayley: (tossing a pancake) So, who's your date? Big E? Sheamus? One of the big dudes?
Nia: No, he doesn't actually work here, Bayley. He *is* in the books, though, I'll give you that. (checks her watch) Actually, he's showing up a bit later than he said he'd be. Hope he's alright.
*Suddenly, Rhea notices a small person with curly brown hair, wearing a red coat, standing by the edge of the stadium*
Rhea: Hang on, Bayley. Who's this? (she takes off her apron and walks over to the small person) Excuse me? You lost, little fella? Because we ain't doing any match-ups tonight, so if you wait here, and give me your parent's contact details, I'll phone 'em up, get them to bring you home.
*The person turns around, revealing himself to actually be Bilbo Baggins*
Bilbo: (very indignantly) Madam, I can appreciate a good joke as much as the next Hobbit, but mistaking me for someone's child is *scraping the bottom of the barrel* as far as I'm concerned!
Rhea: (backing up) Whoa! S**t! Bayls, Charlie, Nia? We've got a flippin' Hobbit here!
Bayley: (putting away the pancakes) What? Where? (sees Bilbo and smiles) Oh! Hi, Bilbo!
Charlotte: (dropping her broom) Bilbo?! As in Bilbo Baggins?! Are you f-?!
Bilbo: (waving back to Bayley with a polite smile of his own) Hello, Bayley. You wouldn't happen to know if Nia's around here, would you?
Nia: (spinning around with an excited grin) *Bilbo!* (she runs over to the Hobbit, sweeps him from the floor, and spins around, clutching him tight against her heart, before stopping and putting him down again) You were meant to be here 10 minutes ago! What happened?
Bilbo: (apologetic smile, along with brushing back his hair) Sorry, dear. Traffic was a nightmare getting to the studio. So, rather than call a taxi, what I did was call in a favour from an... old acquaintance of mine, and *he* agreed to provide our transportation for tonight.
*Suddenly, with a grinding scream of tearing metal, the entire rooftop and ceiling of the stadium is pulled away (dropping a few pieces right next to a screaming Charlotte), and a gigantic red dragon with golden eyes lowers himself into the building until his head is level with the wrestler and the Hobbit*
Charlotte: *WHAT IN THE F**K?! IT'S A DRAGON!! WHY THE F**K IS THERE A DRAGON?!*
Bilbo: Ah, Smaug. What have I told you about asking permission to get into private property?
Smaug: *Spare me your lessons in good manners, you thieving little Hobbit. I have other places to be tonight, so kindly take your lady and get on my back so we can leave already.*
Bilbo: (shakes his head affectionately) Well, Dragons will be Dragons, I suppose. (to Nia) I've found an endearing little pub just 30 miles outside Boston. Would you like to have dinner with me there?
Nia: (equally affectionate) Oh, Bilbo, I'd love to. (she interlaces her fingers with his)
*Bilbo, perhaps blushing a little, walks with Nia into Smaug's outstretched hand(wing?), whereupon the Dragon lifts them into a massive leather monstrosity of a saddle that sits on his back for no apparent reason*
Bilbo: (calling down to the awe-filled Bayley and Rhea, and the incredulous Charlotte) If Mr. Helmsley-McMahon comes to inspect the damage in the morning, just tell him to send the bills to my friend's account! Goodness knows, the old wyrm has plenty of gold that he doesn't use for that!
*Smaug growls tetchily*
Bilbo: (popping on a pilot's helmet, and giving one to Nia as well) Ready for another flight, dear?
Nia: (wrapping her hands around Bilbo's waist) Say the word, Little Man.
*Bilbo, though somewhat surprised at her boldness, gives a chuckle and a naughty wink, before waving to Smaug, whereupon the dragon rears up and flies out of the stadium, taking them both with him as he soars off into the night with a roar. After he leaves, a gaping Charlotte scrambles all the way to the lowest floor levels to regroup with Bayley and Rhea, at which point she finally erupts*
Charlotte: Again, I ask you both: *WHAT THE ABSOLUTE F**K?!*
Bayley: *Charlotte!* You don't need to swear like that! Nia's on a date, we thought you'd be happy for her!
Charlotte: Sorry, Bayley, I *am* happy for her, and it's awesome that she's going on a date, but did either of you properly register that her date just happens to be BILBO MOTHER-*FUDGING* BAGGINS, who just took her out for a meal, in a pub *IN BOSTON, ON THE BACK OF A MOTHER-FUDGING DRAGON?!* (inhaling to try to calm herself down) Am I the only one who thinks this is weird? *He's a fictional character, for crying out loud!*
Rhea: (nonplussed) And, what's the problem? We've had *plenty* of fictional characters appear in this show. Heck, some years back, Triple H even did a few Royal Rumbles with a bunch of blokes from Middle-Earth. I tell you, those Hobbits are pretty hot stuff when they're throwing down like the best of us.
Charlotte: But he- he- he's- and she's-
Rhea: (putting a soothing hand on his shoulder) Look, Charlotte. I'm pretty sure, if they're in love, size isn't important to either of them. Now, why don't you calm down, and eat a nice fluffy leftover pancake with us? Bayley will give you one, won't you, Bayley? (realizes Bayley's not responding, and turns to face her) Won't you, Bayley?
*Bayley, instead of replying, is bending down to inspect a small golden ring that fell out of Bilbo's pocket before he got on Smaug. She's eyeing it hungrily, turning it over and over in her fingers*
Bayley: (muttering with a faint rasp) Oh, you're so pretty... You're so... *Prrreeeciousssssssss...*
Rhea: *Bayley?*
Bayley: (snaps out of it and puts the ring away) What? I swear, I don't know how that ring got there!
Rhea: (shaking her head) You need help, mate. *Now.*
Author's Note: And for anyone who wonders why on earth I put Nia and Bilbo on a date, I got the idea from a single line of dialogue in a fanfiction I read earlier tonight, and the potential for comedy just grew from there. I make no apologies for it.
FIN WHERE CAN I BUY YOUR BOOK??
@@RickyJSports Whichever bookshop's willing to incur the wrath of WWE by letting me publish and sell such a book!
Thank you for going back even though it made sense
I just like seeing any Rumbles you can show us no matter what
Murdoch is the biggest underdog story in Ricky j rumble history
Always better than the original thing Ricky J sports is the 🔥🔥
they were grooming Lex for a title run with his Lex Express bus tour, but Bret Hart got a bigger crowd pop when they were in the ring together at a PPV (I can't remember the exact circumstances) but they decided to give the Hitman the belt instead after that. And Aldo Montoya was Justin Credible from ECW if you ever watched that
lex was as stiff as can be... and i think the crowd realized he was average :)
@@RickyJSportsI preferred him as the Narcissist when he was taking everyone out with his loaded surgically repaired forearm
This is probably the Rumble I watched the most. I had it recorded on vhs.
nice man!
The 95 Rumble was the shortest Rumble I have ever seen. I remember it only lasted like 35 minutes. The majority of the PPV was the tag team tournament.
Intercontinental title Jeff Jarrett beat Razor Ramon by pin to win the belt .
Tag Team titles 123 Kid and Bob Holly beat Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow by pin to win the vacant belts .
WWF title Diesel vs Bret Hart the match was stopped and declared a draw because the referee failed to control the match after icontinued interference from Owen Hart , Shawn Michaels , Bob Backlund , Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie
Main event 30 man Royal Rumble..
Wow, I had forgotten the decided lack of main event talent in this Rumble.
To answer your question about Lex Luger. Vince McMahon envisioned Luger as his next Hulk Hogan. Unfortunately for Luger he lacked the personality and charisma of Hogan. Vince got cold feat and didn't pull the trigger on the title change at Summerslam against Yokozuna and had planned to draw the feud out until Wrestlemania. Luger wasn't drawing as Vince had hoped and Vince simply lost interest in Luger between Summerslam and Wrestlemania and went off in another direction.
Oh yeah! Time to skip work and watch the new rumbles 😂
This was the quickest ever Rumble over in 38 mins
I remember Pam Anderson looking like she wanted to be anywhere except with Michael's, lol
No need to apologise. Seriously, these videos are great. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
i appreciate you man thanks!!!!!
RE: Aldo Montoya - The reason for the mask was because although he's advertised as Portuguese, it was actually the whiter than white Justin Credible under the mask. It was basically to hide the fact that he didn't look Portuguese at all.
Bummer I was going for Fatu (later Rakishi) or Adam Bomb or Crush. I remember an old promotion that a young Vince McMahan did for Adam Bomb (the next big thing), about his height and strength was similar to Crush. When Crush did his orange Crush and Hawaiian thing promotion? I think an intended talk back then (before the rumble) final two was Crush and Adam Bomb?
My understanding of why Luger never got the belt was this: Shortly before he was going to win the belt, he blabbed about it to members of the media in a bar, and they printed it. McMahon got pissed for Luger letting the cat out of the bag, so changed the plan.
I think the 92 Rumble is a good template for the unpredictability factor. There were over half a dozen guys in that match that could have won and the fans would have accepted it. Any of the final six plus guys like Taker and Jake The Snake would have made perfect sense as the winners.
When one of Well Dunn came in there was a loud pop because Owen Hart was eliminated by Bulldog because he got attacked by Bret Hart .
What a great Rumble! Duke was MVP!
How about The Sheriff's Rumble with actors,real-life and fictional characters who plays them there's Bill Gillespie,John Wayne,Huckleberry Hound,Steven Seagal,Rango,Gene Hackman,Lyle Wallace,Andy Griffith,The Rock,Rosco P.Coltrane,Rick Grimes,Elory Lobo,Woody Pride,Black Bart,Ted Danson,Walt Longmire,Buford Pusser,James Garner,Popeye,Sylvester Stallone,Wyatt Earp,Jon Hamm,Bill Ramsey,Tommy Lee Jones,Captain William Stone,Clint Eastwood,Ricochet Rabbit,Brian Dennehy,Buford T.Justice and Sheriff of Notttingham.
2 minute intervals and a new entry would come out into the Rumble Match.
Hey Ricky lov watching this need to do a wcw best vs WWE best
The rockers break up was an amazing moment in wwe history
it was so sad for me!!
Again dude these throwback rumbles are great content
Thats Marty Janetty brother!!! LOL
Gotta do one of these for the chamber and mitb
Hahahaha Bon Jovi!!! 😁👍
Pam wasn‘t happy to celebrate with Michaels in the end, but I guess she‘s not happy either now with Dick Murdoch!
Well the Moment we went into the final Four I knew Who would win. The Title of the Video took a liitle bit away. Too sad Murdoch won, at the end I cheered for Crush and Adam Bomb.
Steven Dunn looks like Ricky Morton 😂😅
Dick Murdoch is problematic I was hoping he wouldn't win but great Rumble! haha
Problematic is putting it VERY lightly.
This title makes me wonder....what was the first year I SAW a Royal Rumble..
I was born in 95, i used to love the attitude Era i grew uo watching DX, the rock, broxk lesnar, Golberg, kurt angle, mr macmahon, triple h, kevin nash, the bikertaker, bald kane 😅, and i have pretty good knowledge of the 80s era with hogan, ric flair, andre the giant, million dolar man... etc, but between 1992 and like 1997 i have no clue who were the big stars 😂 this time was dark for the wwf idk why but from 92 to 97 no body watched this...
Man, what a thin roster! Haven't heard of most of those guys.
1996 was worse even more guys you probably never heard of and it went really went slow as opposed to this which irl seemed to be in fast forward .
Kwang was Savio Vega
The Bulldog didn't get super-jacked until later in his career when he hell-turned on Bret. I think he's about the right size here.
Ricky, "The Gigolo" Jimmy Del Ray will always be high profile.
lol
Smokey Mountain Wrestling where he was 5 time Tag Team champion with Dr of Desire Tom Prichard maybe but in bigger promotions such as WWF , WCW sadly not . Also sadly R.I.P Jimmy Del Rey .
Sione was the Barbarian with a different name, same as Fatu is actually Rikishi, and Aldo Montoya was Justin Credible
Sione Vailahi is Barbarian's real name his former Powers of Pain partner Warlord is Terry Szopinski .
30:39 Mideon's tag team partner eliminates Viscera's tag team partner
Yes. Rick Martel was not in WWE for a few years before this rumble. "I think" they brought him back as they needed wrestlers to make 30 participants and, at that time, he was the only wrestler to be in every rumble.
yeah u can tell by the reaction from the crowd
Rick Martel was in the 1994 Rumble he got №26 that year .
@@robertclark2253 Yes. You are correct. I misspoke. Rick Martel was in the 94 Rumble. He was in every 30 man Rumble up to 1995. However, when he entered here, we had not seen him in a very long time and he was legitimately forgotten about. It has been nearly 30 years, so I may be off but I know Martel was not at Mania X. So likely, he left just after Rumble 94 and they brought him back for one night for Rumble 95. Fun fact...before the 95 Rumble, Martel had an amazing average finish. From 89 - 94, Martel was always one of the final six men left. That changed in 95 as he did not do so well.
@@crypticrealm2555 Martel was supposed to team with IRS , Jeff Jarrett and The Headshrinkers vs Tatanka , 123 Kid , Bob Holly and The Smoking Gunns bu this was cancelled because the ladder match took longer than planned . There was a kayfabe segment where the heel team argued over who was team captain . The match went ahead a few weeks later on RAW .
You don't have to apologize for missing a few rumbles. After all, it is your channel.
thanks dude... i will make sure to get those ones done before moving on to 99!!
Still can't wait for the 2001
Ricky, check under your bed for Doink tonight! 🎈😂😂
HAHAHA NO!!!!!!!!
This Rumble actually lasted longer than the real life version!
Jacob & Eli Blu went on to later become 8-Ball & Skull along with Chainz and Crush
That's right and they were a biker gimmick way before Undertaker , Chuck Palumbo or Aces & 8's in TNA .
Rick the model martel was a replacement for the anvil because the anvil was fired from WWF for no showing events
Aldo is Justin credible
Dick Murdoch was one of the toughest SOB's to ever step into the ring
Pretty sure I heard that when Timothy Well entered someone was eliminated off camera. They were cheering the elimination not the entry. Think I heard that on Osw Review.
It was because Owen Hart was eliminated by Bulldog because he got attacked by Bret Hart .
Here’s an idea for a Royal Rumble; Jobber/Low overall ranked guys.
Like Brooklyn Brawler and Duane Gil lol.
Check out Season 2 Episode 16 Jobbers and Guys Who Can't Fight .
Dirty Dick, I would've never thunk it! Keep rockin' Ricky!!
Fun little sidenote: when you replayed the 94' Rumble, Fatu was the finalist then too.
This Rumble is actually longer than the real 1995 Rumble
Dick Murdock a territory legend. Priceless
i had no idea wow
@@RickyJSportsHe was fairly big in the 70s and 80s. Him and Adrian Adonis were WWF Tag Team Champs in 1984(The North South Connection)
Aldo Montoya is Justin Credible from ECW
Hahaha! So glad you changed your mind about skipping this one Ricky. Dick Murdoch winning is hilarious. No disrespect to Murdoch, but if this had been the actual result of the ‘95 RR and we’d had Murdoch vs Diesel at WM11, there possibly wouldn’t still be a WWE today. What’s his CAW’s rating?
This was SO DAMN GOOD!! Hey would an elimination chamber be possible?
Loved Adam Bomb I always thought the character in general was cool
they should have used him more
The Portuguese man of war was Justin Credible
You mentioned betting on Wrestlemania…WWE recently pushed to allow betting on their PLE matches, but either it was Vegas or some gambling commission that shut it down because the match results are “predetermined”. WWE tried to give assurances that finishes would be kept secret, but no one was buying it.
I can’t say for sure, but I think it was around the time the merger with UFC was announced.
Personally, I think allowing betting on WWE matches might actually change the outcomes compared to how they are without betting. I think there would be influence and potential fraud. Imagine having an almanac like Back to the Future, but it’s the wrestling finish sheets. That’s a hard temptation to turn your cheek on.
William Hill had a system where you could bet on who would be WWF/WWE champion by New Year back in the 200'0's . I don't if this is still going haven't been to one of their betting shops in years and the one nearest to where I live is closed down .
I loved when Bart Gunn eliminated Mantaur, then Henry Godwinn immediately got rid of Bart (34:38). Great sequence. Oh by the way, you do know that Sione is the Barbarian right? That's his real name (Sione Vailahi). Great rumble!
And aldo mantoya is justin credible
Kwang was savio vega
And eli and Jacob blu was the harris twin
Yeppers. One of those Blu twins also played 8-Ball who was in the '98 Rumble.@@barryackrill7799
yeah thats what i thought barbarian has to be sione!