Ranking The Rumbles: The Greatest Royal Rumble

Like a slumbering kraken, I have been awakened and re-emerged to the wrestling side of 411mania from the TV/Movies department and my podcast because I have heard tale of a Royal Rumble that occurred in a far off land (that’s what… that’s what Krakens do, yes?). I gave approximately two seconds worth of thought to “Well… does this Royal Rumble count towards the Reviews” before deciding that … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: The Greatest Royal Rumble

Ranking The Rumbles: 2015

2015: The BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO The 2014 Royal Runble’s crowd turned toxic because Daniel Bryan, the fan favorite of this era, was not entered into the match. One year later, WWE decided to put Daniel Bryan in the Rumble, so that would certainly turn out better, right? Participants 1. The Miz2. R-Truth3. Bubba Ray Dudley4. Luke Harper5. Bray Wyatt (this gets called his first Rumble ever, which … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2015

Ranking The Rumbles: 2012

2012: Shades of 1995 Hmmmm. Sometimes Royal Rumbles are negligible. Even when the ultimate outcome is indirectly very important, sometimes the Rumble itself is reduced to filler. Say, for instance, you could adjacently link one Royal Rumble to the creation of the Yes Movement, which was a yearlong storyline that culminated in one of the best WrestleManias ever. You’d think that Rumble would have to … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2012

Ranking The Rumbles: 2011

2011: The Reminder That Randy Savage, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Rob Van Dam, and Daniel Bryan Have All Never Won A Royal Rumble After two+ decades, even really good ideas can need a good shaking up. And while my viewings for this series has shown me that the Royal Rumble is nothing if not inconsistent, sometimes you need something more, something … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2011

Ranking The Rumbles: 2010

2010: The Drama The very best Rumbles are the ones that have at least one marquee tale to tell and handle it deftly. Both 2004 and 1992 told the story of an underdog’s journey to a championship. Other great Rumbles can be fluidly broken down into story-telling segments where noteworthy events come one after another, not unlike the 2001 iteration that stands as my lone … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2010