Royal Rumble (1991) (V)

Release Date:

19 January 1991 (USA)

Plot:

The Fourth Annual Royal Rumble battle royal, with the winner to recieve a shot at the WWF Title at Wrestlemania VII...

Plot Keywords:

Barbarian | Warrior | Mountie | Rocker | Father Son Relationship

Cast

Warrior	...	Himself (as Ultimate Warrior)
Sgt. Slaughter	...	Himself
Bret Hart	...	Himself (as Bret 'Hitman' Hart)
Adolph Bresciano	...	Dino Bravo
Greg Valentine	...	Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine
Paul Centopani	...	Paul Roma
Kerry von Erich	...	The Texas Tornado
Rick Martel	...	Rick 'The Model' Martel
Tony Atlas	...	Saba Simba
Brian Wickens	...	Bushwhacker Luke
Jake Roberts	...	Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Ray Hernandez	...	Hercules
Merced Solis	...	Tito Santana
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker
'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka	...	Himself

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Trivia:

Bushwhacker Luke lasted the shortest in this Royal Rumble at just 9 Seconds.

Quotes:

Sensational Sherri: Come on, Warrior, are you gonna grant the Macho King a title match? Come on, Warrior. Tell everybody what an honorable man that you are. What a brave and wonderful champion you are, Warrior. What is it to you? Come on. Are you gonna grant the Macho King a title match? Just say yes to me, that's all I want from you. That is all I want from you, Warrior.
Warrior: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Street Fighter III: New Generation (1997) (VG)

Bar none, best Rumble ever

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

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I gave this one the first 10 I've given for any WWF show. All matches were just great. Keep in mind, the obligatory Koko B. Ware putting over debuting heel (in this case, the Mountie) match is not on the video. I'm sure it was nothing special, besides one of Koko's great dropkicks.

The Rockers-Orient Express opener was just great, lasting nearly 20 minutes. The action never lets up, and there are several very inventive spots. The end is quite original. Amazingly, this was the Rockers' first pay-per-view win ever, from their debut at the '88 Survivor Series.

The Warrior-Slaughter match was at its best at the outset, when the Warrior beat the stuffing out of him and tortured him with the Iraqi flag. Did you know that Slaughter had to wait until 3am to leave the arena?

I think I remember Virgil's turn the most. This feud would not have been as good had it not been for Piper's involvement.

The battle royal was the best ever. That includes Ric Flair's performance the year after. This one didn't depend on just one performance, because it had several, including two Iron Men, Greg Valentine and Rick Martel. Valentine had one elimination, while Martel collected several over the course of the match. Earthquake is an overlooked participant, and the British Bulldog got an immediate push, eliminating Haku, Martel, and I-C champ Mr. Perfect. He would spend the next 19 months in mediocrity. I guess the bookers forgot that Jim Duggan had won a Rumble before and made him mail it in.

Royal Rumbles always tended to lose steam about the 30- or 40-minute mark, but this one never let up on the action. There were still oodles of men in the ring when Tugboat, number 30, came in. That and a great undercard make this the best Rumble in history.