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Royal Rumble 1994

Your hosts- Vince McMahon and Ted DiBiase

Tatanka vs Bam Bam Bigelow-Ludvig Borga was scheduled to face Tatanka here but got injured at an MSG house show right before this. Solid opener here as they both had chemistry plus the crowd here in Providence RI was hot for it. Tatanka with the win after a crossbody from the top. That's revenge from that hair cut he got from Bigelow the previous Summer!

The Quebecers vs Bret and Owen Hart for the WWF Tag Titles- Standard tag match here but this was all about the post match stuff. The seeds were planted at the previous SSeries and here we with the big moment. Quebecers retain the belts after the ref stops the match due to Bret's knee injury he got earlier in the match. We get the post match heel turn from Owen where he kicks Bret's leg(out of his leg) to great heat. The evil laugh by DiBiase on commentary is the icing on the cake. Just a great all around turn here and one of my favorites in history. Here's Owen's post match classic interview...

Just a big moment here that would start their classic feud along with the great matches they would have at Mania X and SSlam of this year.

Razor Ramon vs IRS for the WWF IC Title-J.R. and Gorilla Monsoon are on commentary here as Vince/$ Man head over to radio WWF.Not a bad match here but the ending was never in doubt. HBK comes out near the end to help Irwin get the win and new champ! but NO as another ref comes down and explains the situation and the match is restarted. Razor would get the win not long after with the Razors Edge. This would lead to the infamous ladder match at WM X to see who is the undisputed IC Champ.

Yokozuna vs Undertaker for the WWF World Title in a casket match-Yep it's this match.The one on one stuff was really only like 5 minutes long until we get a crap ton of heels come out to prevent Taker from winning from the likes of Crush,Adam Bomb, Bigelow,Jarrett, even the Great Kabuki! It just gets real ridiculous as you got like 10 guys on 1 and still Taker is fighting them off like it's nothing. The end comes when the urn is stolen and opened by Yoko in which all the ''powers'' escape it making Taker helpless. They all throw him in the casket to end this....IDK what you would call this mess. The post match stuff is even more over the top as they're wheeling him up the aisle the place goes dark in which then the casket starts pouring out smoke. We then get an Undertaker promo from the inside followed by...him ascending up into the heavens!!! It's just so cheese and over the top it's gotta be seen to believe. Taker would take time off after this to heal injuries and would return at SSlam. Horrible title match. I'll leave it at that.

30 man Royal Rumble match- Decent outing here but no more than that. The big highlight for me was seeing Diesel get a chance to shine early on by throwing out 7 guys in quick fashion. The crowd here was white hot for that moment so it's no surprise Diesel would get the belt by the end of this year. I do gotta question why guys like Sparky Plugg and Mo from MOM got over 20 minutes in there but that's another story. The final two is Bret Hart(still selling the knee from earlier) and Lex Luger. The finish happens when both guys go over the top rope at the same time resulting in them being co-winners even though Lex's feet clearly hit first. This would lead to both getting a title show at Mania X. Again not a bad Rumble here but nothing to write home about.

Final Thoughts- Definitely a mixed bag here with the good stuff being good and the bad being well...real bad *cough WWF Title match *cough*. I also thought Ted DiBiase was good in the heel commentary role despite Bruce Prichard's opinion of him on SETWW. For a solid opener,Great heel turn, and a decent enough Rumble this gets a passing grade.Verdict-Recommended.

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