Ya I thought the same thing when Flair was number 3 even though I was just 11 years old....It seems like whoever draws number 1 its almost like they're gonna win the for the great story line like Edge
What's GENIUS about Heeenan's commentary is, not only is he putting over Flair, but every time he sounds scared when other wrestlers either come down and/or attack Flair, its also putting over that particular wrestler as well. Just so genius. RIP Bobby Heenan
Well of course. Heenan understood that if your opposition never looks credible, you don't either. Flair didn't outlast 29 jobbers, he outlasted the best 29 other guys in the company and came out on top.
This is easily the best RR of all time for a myriad of reasons. Heenan and Monsoon on commentary. Classic wrestlers and at least a dozen of them could have viably been the new champion. Having Flair at #3 win it all is so much of a good business move. Seen it at least 1/2 dozen times and never get tired of these moments.
I loved when Bobby Heenan said "Thank You Roddy It's a kilt not a skirt", but changes his mind when Roddy turns his attention to Ric. "You skirt wearing freak."
I loved how Gorilla Monsoon kept hammering the point home that "noone who drew numbers 1 through 5 been there at the end" to help cement how big of a victory this was for Flair
@@canuckster24 The likely main reason Savage did not care about his 2nd championship run, was his relationship with Elizabeth went into the gutter. The bright side though, Flair had a 2nd run with the WWF belt and Savage made Razor Ramon a star. Then Flair lost the belt to the most deserving Bret Hart.
Kind of reminds me of WW3 1995 in WCW. Giant pulls Hogan from under the rope, which the ref doesn't see. Then the ref see's Hogan outside the ring and eliminates him giving Macho Man the victory and the WCW Heavyweight Championship. Hogan then gets in the ring and has a tantrum and demands a title shot while the crowd all boo him.
Ric Flair going in 3rd, lasting a whole hour, winning the world title and proceeded to dish out my favorite wrestling promo ever..truly my go to rumble alongside '07 and '18
'07 is really good, i don't care for '18 much, or any of the last 4. Mine are '91, '01, '06 and '09 along with '92, plus the one Roman was put in as the champ (2016).
@@ceeal2943 yep..the match felt like a breath of fresh air with WWE going with a totally new guy (even tho they fcked him over afterwards 😅), great surprises and the match was a banger
"WITH A TEAR IN MY EYE, THIS IS THE GREATEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE". Flairs promo is the standout moment in this Rumble. He not only puts over the WWF title so well by saying it's the ONLY title in all of wrestling that makes you no1 but also puts over all the other WWF's top stars at the same time. Perfect & Heenan is the cherry on the cake "WE'RE NOT THE KIND OF GUYS TO SAY WE TOLD YOU SO, BUT WE TOLD YOU SO". Classic
Love that they gave flair the last word! The Hogan/Justice moment after flair had won in the ring was a little overshadowing, but WWE made up for it by giving flair the last word.
@@michaelmadden8269 It was the best decision, as Ted DiBiase was already an emphasized heel coming in at #1 from a previous RR. This way it was more of a surprise and Flair still competed for over 60 mins. It wasn't overdone either, just have big odds against Flair to beat. If Flair was #1 and threw people left, right and center, through the entire hour, it would be excessive and not enjoyable. I think Royal Rumble 92 was perfect.
@Josh Ednoff i also loved an interview he did with, i think wendi richter where she said "aint no one gonna lie on top of me"! ... He tries to hold it in but bursts out laughing!! Cut back to vince and hes laughing his ass off too!!!
The Brain 🧠 was quick witted and had a wicked sense of timing..and Gorilla 🦍 was the perfect straight laced baby face announcer for Bobby to work with..remember "Be Fair to Flair..Woooooo!
Agreed, but I would put the 2002 Rumble up against any year. There were thirteen former and future world champions* in another huge field of Hall of Famers. (*From a time when that meant something.)
I remember renting this VHS from Kroger as a kid in the late 90's. I'll never forget Hennig saying "We're not the type of guys to tell you we told you so, but we told you so"
This is the one. It was this show that made me fall in love with wrestling. I wore that vhs tape to shreds watching it. The bright colorful larger than life characters, the over the top action, the great story telling. At 3 years old I was hooked. This is the one that would mold my life for the next 30 years.
Randy Savage had the most passionate run through those curtains in this particular Royal Rumble. I honestly thought he was going to kill Jake the Snake Roberts LOL it didn't matter about the other opponents! This was definitely a great Royal Rumble!
The way Flair looks with all those now gone legends around him celebrating with him. Such a great moment in time and I’m happy to have been around for it. Brain, Perfect, and Mean Gene. Loved it then and now.
Totally. Pretty dominate display by Sid, considering Sgt. Slaughter was (briefly) a world champion when you could still count the number of those with one hand.
And Bret Hart. Bret was renegotiating good contract, so he dropped the Intercontinental title to the Mountie at a house show. The Mountie dropped the belt to Piper at the PPV. Shame that Bret couldn't be in either the IC title match or the Rumble match.
I just watched this last night with my 7 yr old son! Always will be the best rumble. Heenan was on point all night, flip flopping and panicking. Rumble 98 is epic as well but 92 is the tops in my opinion
When i was a kid, my dad let me have 10 friends over for this PPV. We all got 3 names and if our guy won, we got 20 bucks. It was awesome! My favorite ppv viewing experience.
I too had a tear in my eye watching this. I grew up an NWA guy and I remember having so much pride back then when he won the WWF title. Thanks for this moment of nostalgia. And RIP to the Legendary Bobby Heenan who was simply brilliant on commentary. WOOOOOOO!!!!
This is the first match I could remember where I was cheering for a heel (Flair)to win. This win showed all the great characteristics of Ric Flair in one match.
LoL, yeah that was hilarious, I remember Heenan saying that. I think there was another moment during that rumble bobby was said : "Weasel your way out of there" (he wanted Flair to just get out of the ring away from the action) Gorilla Monsoon said: "Weasel your way out of there? He was surprised Heenan would use those words because that's what everyone called Heenan.
Mine too. All these great Matches: Rumble 92, Savage vs. Flair, Savage vs. Warrior, Bret vs. Shawn, Bret vs. Bulldog and all these great Wrestling Legends in one year: Hogan, Flair, Undertaker, Bret, Savage, Shawn, Legion of Doom, Money Inc., Sid Justice, Ultimate Warrior, Jake Roberts, Mr. Perfect, British Bulldog, Crush, Tatanka, Razor Ramon, Rick Martel, Kerry von Erich, Sgt. Slaughter, Natural Disasters, Nasty Boys, Piper, High Energy/ New Foundation and so on...I loved it back then and still do in 2021
fun fact about these early Rumbles: Hercules and The Barbarian eliminated each other in 89, 90, and 92. in 89 Barbarian eliminated Hercules. in 1990 and 1992, Hercules eliminated Barbarian
Cool. Here's a little more.... Hulk Hogan eliminated #30 in '90, '91, and '92. (Tugboat in '91, who would team up later with the entrant Hogan eliminated to win, Earthquake! And the Warlord in '92, whom Hulk also got rid of in '91). And by this point, only five Royal Rumbles in, Tito Santana and Jake Roberts are the only two guys who competed in all of them. Santana would extend his record to six in '93.
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Not nearly enough credit goes to Monsoon. Go back and watch it as an adult and pay attention to the subtle ways that Monsoon sets up Heenan for many of his lines. Everytime I listen to him now I'm more amazed by how subtly he guides the commentary whether it's Piper, Heenan, Neidhart, or even Vince himself.
This was definitely the greatest Royal Rumble of all time, and I'd argue that it's probably the greatest match of all time. As you mentioned, so many stories intersected and converged that night and it's amazing how deep the roster was in 91-92. Also, it's an interesting and awkward time to see Hogan start to lose his stranglehold on the card. Great video!
I could be wrong, they could be booing him because he murdered a lady in a hotel room and Vince helped him cover it up. Hey...Now THERE is a video idea.
Big difference between this and modern Rumbles, everyone has a story and those stories are woven into the match. Made everything seem more important in my opinion. Modern Rumbles just have a guy come in, run wild for 30 seconds, get cut off, and then everyone lies around again. RIP Pat Patterson
One of the things that makes its so great is that you have so many guys in there that had great feuds over the years with Ric Flair. You've got Greg Vantetine, Roddy Pipper and Kerry Von Erich to start. It was like watching a whole history of Flair's career coming back to haunt him.
@@hydradominatus3641 lol yea, but honestly as far as selling stunners goes.... everyone always talks about the rock or the way that scott hall took it at WM18.. but truth be told, Vince took it the best, the very first time he ever took it all those years back on Monday Night RAW... it literally looked like he died hahaha
My favorite part of that promo is when Brain says "let's get a big one!! WOOOO!" But Flair just let's out a little "woo" that sounds like when Bender became human and died and air was escaping from his fat folds lol
Ric Flair stayed true to the whole old wrestling ethos throughout this Royal Rumble - he earnt the win throughout the whole match. Hogan showboating at the end just showed how hollow 'Hulkomania' was by the tail end of his first time with then WWF. Great summary of an epic and titanic battle. So glad the whole match is available to see on WWE's YT channel.
Awesome work as always man. 98 Royal rumble, I can remember it like it was yesterday. The build up was nuts and when the glass shattered, we nearly lost it at home and the pop was insane!
What a great period that was, watching this era at the time was excellent, the arrival of flair was a shot in the arm with his feud with piper and hogan.
Very good piece and I'm in total agreement, particularly on the commentary's part in it. There's a moment where Flair is on offense despite having taken a real beating late in the match, and Heenan says something like: "Look at that Monsoon - I told you, the man's a champion" and Monsoon says "Well he's proving that to me Brain". And for me, those moments where they break the 'cheer-the-face-boo-the-heel' dynamic you usually have in commentary are what are priceless and feel honest.
The font and effect that was used to write "ROYAL RUMBLE" in those times were so eye catching it was just fun when the Rumble season came around it was such a spectacle... the GRAND OLD DAYS
The greatest show I had the honor of attending live. Even without Heenan's five-star commentary, it was heart-in-your-throat excitement. To craft an hour match that never loses the plot and keeps the audience frantic the entire time was no mean feet. I assume much of the structure came from Patterson. And man, did that building come unglued when Flair won it. As we all filed out of the arena that afternoon, every stairwell and corridor was filled with people going "whooooo!!"
Absolutely love this, great job. You even got that brilliant 80s WWF music at the start, man it took me back. NOTHING will ever beat these days of WWF, it was like no other.
This match hooked me into wrestling I was 8 years old I must’ve watched the event hundreds of times I’m now 36 and still watch wrestling every week. God bless Ric Flair
Let me know your favourite Royal Rumble match and maybe we can do this again soon!
By far the best channel on RUclips.
This is definitely a favorite. The 40-Man in 2011 was decent too.
Royal Rumble 2001
2008
The first Rumble with Hacksaw Jim Duggan. He should have been World Champion, baby! HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
I like that Flair was number 3. It's slightly random and more realistic, and it's early enough to be considered surviving the whole match.
But it is brilliant to book him at number 3 to showcase with Flair his ability to wrestle to have a hour matches to be familiar with Flair quick.
Ya I thought the same thing when Flair was number 3 even though I was just 11 years old....It seems like whoever draws number 1 its almost like they're gonna win the for the great story line like Edge
@@inevitableexpertise1016 same with Chris Benoit
@@lexkanyima2195 What number was Benoit again ? I can't remember
@@inevitableexpertise1016 number 1
Can we just remember when Heenan said "Jannety is a coward, he tried to escape out the window"
That line killed me when I first heard it.
Bobby always had me dying some type way
@@ShizSantana he was such a legend. So good at what he did. Hasn’t been a better commentator IMO.
Sounds about right. I remember watching it but I don't remember that. To funny! He was the best!
Lmao 😂 I didn’t catch that but can picture him
Saying it
Flair low blows the bulldog.
Monsoon: Did you see that?
Heenan: I’d do that to my grandmother if I had to.
Monsoon: I bet you would.
@patrickunkn0wnLMAO 😂..yeah I remember that one. Woooooo!
Was this the 1st time WWF fans of the Vince Jr era saw one of those? Can't recall any Federation years matches with this as an attack.
What's GENIUS about Heeenan's commentary is, not only is he putting over Flair, but every time he sounds scared when other wrestlers either come down and/or attack Flair, its also putting over that particular wrestler as well. Just so genius. RIP Bobby Heenan
Well of course. Heenan understood that if your opposition never looks credible, you don't either. Flair didn't outlast 29 jobbers, he outlasted the best 29 other guys in the company and came out on top.
and the repo man!
I will never get tired of Heenan yelling "It's not fair to Flair!"
This is easily the best RR of all time for a myriad of reasons. Heenan and Monsoon on commentary. Classic wrestlers and at least a dozen of them could have viably been the new champion. Having Flair at #3 win it all is so much of a good business move.
Seen it at least 1/2 dozen times and never get tired of these moments.
With a tear in my eye... this was the greatest rumble ever by far
Woooooi definitely.
Woooooo
Nice 👍👍👍👍
2001 is a very close second
@captain scentsible39
macho man wrestlemania 4 (they had a tournament)
I loved when Bobby Heenan said "Thank You Roddy It's a kilt not a skirt", but changes his mind when Roddy turns his attention to Ric. "You skirt wearing freak."
Bobby was awesome.
It's not fair to Flair Monsoon
@@gazb2740 Will you stop! ;)
@@ZlothZloth I told you to shut up!! lol
Heenan by far the most entertaining person in wrestling
The Brain’s commentary when Flair wins though “YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!” 😂
And a young Daniel Bryan takes notes
"He never backed down" lol
Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
There will never be another Bobby. You know that saying "often imitated, never duplicated?" His "marking out" for Flair was incredible.
"I TOLD YOU, MONSOON! I TOLD YOU!"
I loved how Gorilla Monsoon kept hammering the point home that "noone who drew numbers 1 through 5 been there at the end" to help cement how big of a victory this was for Flair
Monsoon had to keep things grounded!
Bobby after each reminder from Gorilla: "I told you to shut up!"
Hulk Hogan after his elimination: if I can’t be the champion Sid can’t be the champion
Hogan was such a heel
Which was brilliant to ensure Flair got the belt. Imagine how shitty it would have been if Sid got the championship at the time.
@@alanguages yeah and then they put it on the Macho Man who had a nothing run with it.
@@canuckster24 The likely main reason Savage did not care about his 2nd championship run, was his relationship with Elizabeth went into the gutter. The bright side though, Flair had a 2nd run with the WWF belt and Savage made Razor Ramon a star.
Then Flair lost the belt to the most deserving Bret Hart.
Vince doctored the audio on repeat highlights to portray him as a babyface too.
Kind of reminds me of WW3 1995 in WCW. Giant pulls Hogan from under the rope, which the ref doesn't see. Then the ref see's Hogan outside the ring and eliminates him giving Macho Man the victory and the WCW Heavyweight Championship.
Hogan then gets in the ring and has a tantrum and demands a title shot while the crowd all boo him.
Ric Flair going in 3rd, lasting a whole hour, winning the world title and proceeded to dish out my favorite wrestling promo ever..truly my go to rumble alongside '07 and '18
Actually he was 34 seconds short of an hour. But who's counting.......... besides me (heh)
'07 is really good, i don't care for '18 much, or any of the last 4. Mine are '91, '01, '06 and '09 along with '92, plus the one Roman was put in as the champ (2016).
18? Really?
@@ceeal2943 yep..the match felt like a breath of fresh air with WWE going with a totally new guy (even tho they fcked him over afterwards 😅), great surprises and the match was a banger
This wasn't just the greatest Royal Rumble ever but one of the best PPV's in WWF/WWE history!
"WITH A TEAR IN MY EYE, THIS IS THE GREATEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE". Flairs promo is the standout moment in this Rumble. He not only puts over the WWF title so well by saying it's the ONLY title in all of wrestling that makes you no1 but also puts over all the other WWF's top stars at the same time. Perfect & Heenan is the cherry on the cake "WE'RE NOT THE KIND OF GUYS TO SAY WE TOLD YOU SO, BUT WE TOLD YOU SO". Classic
Love that they gave flair the last word! The Hogan/Justice moment after flair had won in the ring was a little overshadowing, but WWE made up for it by giving flair the last word.
I love it when Flair comes out at #3
Heenan: DAMN IT!
I think Flair as #3 was a better decision, than from the beginning as #1 or #2.
@@alanguages Agreed. It gives him his solo entrance to walk the aisle.
@@michaelmadden8269 It was the best decision, as Ted DiBiase was already an emphasized heel coming in at #1 from a previous RR. This way it was more of a surprise and Flair still competed for over 60 mins. It wasn't overdone either, just have big odds against Flair to beat.
If Flair was #1 and threw people left, right and center, through the entire hour, it would be excessive and not enjoyable. I think Royal Rumble 92 was perfect.
@@alanguages agreed...liked it being slightly built to by Heenan being confident during the first two minutes
@@alanguages that is to showcase of his ability to have a hour matches to be familiar with Flair. But he has just got in the company
"Put that cigarette out!" - Mean Gene
@Josh Ednoff I was lookin for a WOMAN. I couldn't find one, I saw a bunch of men that LOOKED like women!🤣
@Josh Ednoff that promo was gold especially Gene cracking up and David Schultz saying what’s wrong with you Gene 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Josh Ednoff i also loved an interview he did with, i think wendi richter where she said "aint no one gonna lie on top of me"! ... He tries to hold it in but bursts out laughing!! Cut back to vince and hes laughing his ass off too!!!
@Josh Ednoff that’s cool!!!!!
Flair: *low blows Undertaker*
Gorilla: Did you see that?
Bobby: He just tried to lift the Undertaker!
Gorilla: He did not!
Great times..Bobby and Gorilla 🦍..I miss those guys.
The Brain 🧠 was quick witted and had a wicked sense of timing..and Gorilla 🦍 was the perfect straight laced baby face announcer for Bobby to work with..remember "Be Fair to Flair..Woooooo!
Heenan: Virgil came out at 23 right?
Monsoon: yes
Heenan: Who knows how many bags he's gone through in the back.
Monsoon: WILL YOU STOP!!
The WWF at it's absolute peak right here. The roster at this time was absolutely jacked.
Agreed, but I would put the 2002 Rumble up against any year. There were thirteen former and future world champions* in another huge field of Hall of Famers. (*From a time when that meant something.)
Bingo. Easily 1/3 of the entrants at least could be considered legitimate contenders to win.
Not
Ahh the year of Max moon lol
@@pigs18 2001 too
1989 through 1992 was the golden years of the Royal Rumble
I agree
96-98 was pretty good too
2001-2005 was the second golden age. Imo😏😅
I know, Royal Rumble without its classic theme just isn't the same...
I agree I’m a throw 93 & 94 in there
I remember renting this VHS from Kroger as a kid in the late 90's. I'll never forget Hennig saying "We're not the type of guys to tell you we told you so, but we told you so"
Mr. Perfect was such a great heel, in and out of the ring!
My local vhs store I do remember renting this
This is the one. It was this show that made me fall in love with wrestling. I wore that vhs tape to shreds watching it. The bright colorful larger than life characters, the over the top action, the great story telling. At 3 years old I was hooked. This is the one that would mold my life for the next 30 years.
Randy Savage had the most passionate run through those curtains in this particular Royal Rumble. I honestly thought he was going to kill Jake the Snake Roberts LOL it didn't matter about the other opponents! This was definitely a great Royal Rumble!
Ran out at top speed. He really wanted at Jake.
I like how Taker kept trying to get Savage back in the ring, but he kept going after Jake even after hitting the back of his head on the guardrail
Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon was the best "match" ever😁
Amen 👍👍👍
Their chemistry was incredible.
@@ThaClancyFam2 phenomenal chemistry between those two and Jim Ross and Jerry The King Lawler was another phenomenal chemistry
WILL YOU STOP?!?!
@@SimpleManGuitars1973 PEARL HARBOR!
Four words made this the greatest Royal Rumble: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Five. "This isn't fair to Flair!"
@@robertanderson2898 Didn't he do a great job it was awesome.
I’d do that to my grandmother if I had to. Hey you stupid get me something to drink Classic Heenan.
His commentary was the best. I watched this the other day and just watched fully with no parts to skip
"Thank you, Piper. It's a kilt, it's not a skirt."
...
"Why you no good Piper... it's a skirt!"
*When Virgil comes out* Bobby: “Just think about how much time he had to go through everyone’s bags in the back!”
Monsoon: “Oh, will you stop!?”
Lol
That still kills me. Bobby was the greatest!
Classic Bobby.
Coming in at number 3 instead of 1 was the right call.
I'm a simple man... I see a new wrestling bios video, I see it is the 1992 Rumble, I give thumbs up before the video even starts
The way Flair looks with all those now gone legends around him celebrating with him. Such a great moment in time and I’m happy to have been around for it. Brain, Perfect, and Mean Gene. Loved it then and now.
Great time to be a fan. #memories
Mean put that cigarette out.. classic
this was, without a doubt, one of WWE's shining moments. kudos to all involved
This brings back so many memories. It was my favorite Royal Rumble ever. I remembering doing the "woooo" when Naitch had won the vacated WWE Title
Sgt. Slaughter's exit looked brutal.
He hit that turnbuckle hard af lol
Totally. Pretty dominate display by Sid, considering Sgt. Slaughter was (briefly) a world champion when you could still count the number of those with one hand.
Made me 😂
That's one of Slaughter's pattened bumps.
Got tossed out like trash
Hands down YES!!!!! The ONLY thing missing is Mr. Perfect in that ring instead of ringside!!!! 😃💪❤
Totally agree
And Bret Hart.
Bret was renegotiating good contract, so he dropped the Intercontinental title to the Mountie at a house show. The Mountie dropped the belt to Piper at the PPV.
Shame that Bret couldn't be in either the IC title match or the Rumble match.
and Rick Rude
@@jerrywong563 omg..... how could I have forgotten him 😔 he is one of my FAVORITES!!!! 💓💓💓
@@TheSBleeder As explained by Mean Gene, "You see, Bret Hart faced the Mountie... , Against Doctor's Orders!! A hundred and 4 Temperature!"
I watched this ppv live with my Dad and sister with a tear in my eye!
I just watched this last night with my 7 yr old son! Always will be the best rumble. Heenan was on point all night, flip flopping and panicking. Rumble 98 is epic as well but 92 is the tops in my opinion
98's was too predictable. 92 rocks tho!!
@@christerry1611 true. I could watch 92 over and over for heenan alone
When i was a kid, my dad let me have 10 friends over for this PPV. We all got 3 names and if our guy won, we got 20 bucks. It was awesome! My favorite ppv viewing experience.
[Piper saves Flair]
Heenen: Thank you Piper, its not a SKIRT its a Kilt
[Piper attacks Flair]
Heenen: YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING SKIRT WEARING FREAK
Sid was enormous. Thought he was a pretty scary dude when I was a kid in the 90s!
He got over like Warrior and Hogan
He was as tall as they made out
At an ecw event once and he was just hanging out watching smoking a cig. He was an intimidating dude that’s for sure
Totally underrated. Sid is one of my all time favorites
One of the few legit scary wrestlers.
Heenan, Hennig and Flair together was pure gold.
I too had a tear in my eye watching this. I grew up an NWA guy and I remember having so much pride back then when he won the WWF title. Thanks for this moment of nostalgia. And RIP to the Legendary Bobby Heenan who was simply brilliant on commentary. WOOOOOOO!!!!
This is the first match I could remember where I was cheering for a heel (Flair)to win. This win showed all the great characteristics of Ric Flair in one match.
I saw this in-person and it's still the best wrestling show I've ever been to.
Did they really boo Snuka?
*Roddy saves Flair*
it’s not a skirt it’s a kilt
*Roddy attacks Flair*
you skirt wearing freak! it’s a skirt not a kilt!
LoL, yeah that was hilarious, I remember Heenan saying that.
I think there was another moment during that rumble bobby was said :
"Weasel your way out of there" (he wanted Flair to just get out of the ring away from the action)
Gorilla Monsoon said: "Weasel your way out of there?
He was surprised Heenan would use those words because that's what everyone called Heenan.
That's as great as Heenan screaming "I'M NOT GONNA GET UPSET" at WM8
I arts free
I arts free
Heenan and Monsoon were gold that night.
I loved this rumble and 92 was one of my favorite years in WWF history
Mine too. All these great Matches: Rumble 92, Savage vs. Flair, Savage vs. Warrior, Bret vs. Shawn, Bret vs. Bulldog and all these great Wrestling Legends in one year: Hogan, Flair, Undertaker, Bret, Savage, Shawn, Legion of Doom, Money Inc., Sid Justice, Ultimate Warrior, Jake Roberts, Mr. Perfect, British Bulldog, Crush, Tatanka, Razor Ramon, Rick Martel, Kerry von Erich, Sgt. Slaughter, Natural Disasters, Nasty Boys, Piper, High Energy/ New Foundation and so on...I loved it back then and still do in 2021
@@ceeal2943 WoW a hole paragraph of WWF superstars
The most star studded rumble match ever period
Loved how Flair met every legend when they entered the ring... creating moments with each one and selling like a champ
fun fact about these early Rumbles: Hercules and The Barbarian eliminated each other in 89, 90, and 92. in 89 Barbarian eliminated Hercules. in 1990 and 1992, Hercules eliminated Barbarian
Cool. Here's a little more.... Hulk Hogan eliminated #30 in '90, '91, and '92. (Tugboat in '91, who would team up later with the entrant Hogan eliminated to win, Earthquake! And the Warlord in '92, whom Hulk also got rid of in '91). And by this point, only five Royal Rumbles in, Tito Santana and Jake Roberts are the only two guys who competed in all of them. Santana would extend his record to six in '93.
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If you watch OSW Reviews. Herc was on like 20 WWF PPVs in a row and must have made a huge amount of money.
I felt like Warlord, Hercules, The Barbarian, and the Berzerker were pretty much sharing the same gimmick .
Shawn eliminates Shelton Benjamin 3 times
"It's not fair to Flair."
Not nearly enough credit goes to Monsoon. Go back and watch it as an adult and pay attention to the subtle ways that Monsoon sets up Heenan for many of his lines. Everytime I listen to him now I'm more amazed by how subtly he guides the commentary whether it's Piper, Heenan, Neidhart, or even Vince himself.
This was definitely the greatest Royal Rumble of all time, and I'd argue that it's probably the greatest match of all time. As you mentioned, so many stories intersected and converged that night and it's amazing how deep the roster was in 91-92. Also, it's an interesting and awkward time to see Hogan start to lose his stranglehold on the card. Great video!
Maybe
I'd love to see the 2001 Royal Rumble covered in this format!
The best
Favourite Rumble for sure. Ive lost count how many times ive watched it. And Bobby Heenan is pure GOLD. His jab at Virgil is priceless.
What did he say about Virgil?
@@TheSBleeder He said something about Virgil having gone through all the bags in locker room.
@@brianm2881to which he got a classic “OH WILL YOU STOP” from Gorilla.
With a tear in my eye - still one of Flair's best promos too! 1992 Royal Rumble is certainly high in my own top 5 Royal Rumble matches
It's number one
Number one for me
94 right behind it
93 was a drop down, but I watch it for nostalgia
I don’t think they were booing Snuka, they did all that “ooh ooh” thing whenever he came out.
Yes. I was going to post the same thing.
It definitely wasn't boos , but (and Maybe I'm thinking about another match) but I thought it was Suuuuuuuperfly that they were chanting....
Was going to post the same comment as well.
I could be wrong, they could be booing him because he murdered a lady in a hotel room and Vince helped him cover it up.
Hey...Now THERE is a video idea.
@@AmateurBarbarian That would certainly be the case now and rightly so, but no one knew about it back then.
Sid Justice looked like a super mutant in this era.
Flair’s best win ever and spotless promo. One of the best moments in wrestling history.
I really wanted The Repo Man to win it. 2/10
I did too. One of the great underestimated gimmicks of the era.
I loved his gimmicks. Repo man 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 lyfe!
I loved repo man ( smash)
What's mine is mine and what your is mine too.....he he he he.
Big difference between this and modern Rumbles, everyone has a story and those stories are woven into the match. Made everything seem more important in my opinion. Modern Rumbles just have a guy come in, run wild for 30 seconds, get cut off, and then everyone lies around again. RIP Pat Patterson
One of the things that makes its so great is that you have so many guys in there that had great feuds over the years with Ric Flair. You've got Greg Vantetine, Roddy Pipper and Kerry Von Erich to start. It was like watching a whole history of Flair's career coming back to haunt him.
9:38 - most unbelievable kick to the face ever.
Always love seeing anything Kerry Von Erich!
Kerry and Flair squared off one on one. Long time wrestling fans loved seeing that again.
The crowd isnt booing Snuka they are all doing his “ Hoo Hoo” that he finished his spots and interviews with surely? Brilliant channel mate!
I was saying Booo-ka...
My 28 years old doubt has been finally cleared. Thank you.
Boo-urns.
The first royal rumble I've seen and my absolute favorite. Gonna watch it on vhs again soon
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH i just watched the bump that slaughter took when Sid eliminated him, like 15 times.. perfect.
Slaughter takes the best bumps ever. Remember the stunner he took? Lol
@@hydradominatus3641 lol yea, but honestly as far as selling stunners goes.... everyone always talks about the rock or the way that scott hall took it at WM18.. but truth be told, Vince took it the best, the very first time he ever took it all those years back on Monday Night RAW... it literally looked like he died hahaha
He made Sid look like a killer.
Snuka didn't come out to a round of boos it was the crowd saying ooh-ooh-ooh as they always did with Snuka.
My favorite part of that promo is when Brain says "let's get a big one!! WOOOO!" But Flair just let's out a little "woo" that sounds like when Bender became human and died and air was escaping from his fat folds lol
😂
".....hoo...".. LOVE that episode.
Agree....the best "woooo" ever....cracks me up every time
Sid had the most wicked shoulders I've ever seen.
he's so steamy
If he had half the brains of Kevin Nash he really could have been something
Sid did presses with 120 lb dumbbells.
@@andrewthorne3570 ha ha, LOL. I hear you..Ya, coming off the ropes vs Scott Steiner wasn't smart either.
@RA Diabolikal comment of the year!!!
The world was such a different place back then sad things change sometimes
Most of the competitors and all the commentators and interview people are dead in less than 30 years
A lot the guys where dead before mobile phones became the norm.It’s sad wrestling so magic back then I watch royal rumble 1992 when was 3
Watch out, these sort of comments attract the attention of losers that love to use the line of "okay boomer".
That’s what happens when you take all the drugs away
Yup! I blame leftism
Ric Flair stayed true to the whole old wrestling ethos throughout this Royal Rumble - he earnt the win throughout the whole match. Hogan showboating at the end just showed how hollow 'Hulkomania' was by the tail end of his first time with then WWF. Great summary of an epic and titanic battle. So glad the whole match is available to see on WWE's YT channel.
I was there. I was 8 years old and it was my first wrestling show ever. It. Was. Magical.
You lucky man
I really like Royal Rumble 2001 and 1997, I also really like 1992, I think those are the 3 best. Great video, good 2021 to you .
I still enjoy Sid's work even if he wasn't always a fan of wrestling.
Excellent video essay on why Royal Rumble '92 is indeed, the greatest. Great video!
Awesome work as always man.
98 Royal rumble, I can remember it like it was yesterday. The build up was nuts and when the glass shattered, we nearly lost it at home and the pop was insane!
Ric Flair's hair was so entertaining as it shakes when he tumbles, especially when he begs and falls flat on his face.
I counted 7 falls and 11 begs!
That's why Pit Bulls are also very fond of Ric Clair. They can't stop saying WOOOOO when they're in the mood and happy!
Lol I always thought the 1992 Royal Rumble was the best, it had the most legends in it out of all of them
Just watched this yesterday with my girlfriend and 10 year old son and all 3 of us had an amazing time!! We watched royal rumble 2000 tonight
I just rewatched this rumble last week. Still one of my favorites all time
i love this song that was played for the early 90s PPV
ruclips.net/video/StwBHB1uqG4/видео.html there u go 😎👍
Royal Rumble for SEGA Genesis was my favorite wrestling game back in the day
Me too it’s in my top 5 it had a nice roster I think The SNES Roster was a lil better, but Sega had Hogan on there
@@markkhardaway2017 if it only had the Great Muta it would have been the best ever lol
Snuka was getting a "hoo hoo hoo" chant, like that noise he made in his promos, not boos.
I was saying -Boo urns- Snoo-kah.
Boo-Urns
Yes, this is exactly what happened. Paul got it right
I watched this the other day and it was the first wrestling match I’d ever actually watched and it was incredible.
40 minutes of Bobby Heenan quotes would be amazing. Hell, you could probably make a best of and just cut together him talking about Helen Hart.
Cant wait. One of my favorite rumbles, part of me wishes I was alive to see it
I was....part of me wish i wasnt!😅
The 50's are looming ...
@@monsieurdubitatif8567 yeah that's exactly why I said part me. The 20s are looming for me so I'm great full for my youth.
What a great period that was, watching this era at the time was excellent, the arrival of flair was a shot in the arm with his feud with piper and hogan.
Very good piece and I'm in total agreement, particularly on the commentary's part in it. There's a moment where Flair is on offense despite having taken a real beating late in the match, and Heenan says something like: "Look at that Monsoon - I told you, the man's a champion" and Monsoon says "Well he's proving that to me Brain". And for me, those moments where they break the 'cheer-the-face-boo-the-heel' dynamic you usually have in commentary are what are priceless and feel honest.
The font and effect that was used to write "ROYAL RUMBLE" in those times were so eye catching it was just fun when the Rumble season came around it was such a spectacle... the GRAND OLD DAYS
that's amazing. I would love to see Ric Flair's career covered as well. He seem to have a finger in every important event for so many years.
Ric Flair and Rowdy Roddy Piper, my two favorite wrestlers.
This was my first rumble I ever watched. Still the greatest!
Bro this is has become one of my favorite channels overall. The dedication shows in the quality of every video.
Oh man, this brought back some memories. I had this on VHS, I must have watched it 25/30 times and well into 1995.
The greatest show I had the honor of attending live. Even without Heenan's five-star commentary, it was heart-in-your-throat excitement. To craft an hour match that never loses the plot and keeps the audience frantic the entire time was no mean feet. I assume much of the structure came from Patterson. And man, did that building come unglued when Flair won it. As we all filed out of the arena that afternoon, every stairwell and corridor was filled with people going "whooooo!!"
Absolutely love this, great job. You even got that brilliant 80s WWF music at the start, man it took me back. NOTHING will ever beat these days of WWF, it was like no other.
Still, Ric’s best promo was “600 dolla custom-made lizard shoes”!!
"Intensified Beef Products. You're talking about ALL MAN. WOOOOOOOOOOO!"
I think his promos in the mid 80s were the best.
2001 Rumble is right up there as well
No
Maybe third or fourth
They didn't boo Superfly Jimmy Snuka. They were saying Hoo Hoo Hoo. That was his saying.
This is the 2nd best thing to actually watching this Rumble, bravo sir. No crowd reactions like when Piper went after Flair happen anymore.
The ‘tear in my eye’ promo is my favourite promo ever. It’s clear how much it means to Flair.
The WWF's roster was absolutely insane during this time! One of their best rosters ever, in my opinion.
I was so happy when I saw this on your channel. It is definitely the best.
This match hooked me into wrestling I was 8 years old I must’ve watched the event hundreds of times I’m now 36 and still watch wrestling every week. God bless Ric Flair
They were not booing Snuka, they always chanted "Woo, woo, woo" when he came out.