Replaying the 1997 Royal Rumble! Can Stone Cold Do It Again???

[@wrestlemaniac829]

1. Crush/Eliminated 5th by ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin F (+4) 2. Ahmed Johnson/Eliminated 1st by Phineas Godwinn F- (-1) 3. ‘Fake’ Razor Ramon/Eliminated 3rd by Crush F- (-) 4. Phineas Godwinn/Eliminated 4th by The Sultan F (-) 5. ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin/Eliminated 10th by Triple H (+5) 6. Bart Gunn/Eliminated 16th by Savio Vega C (+10) 7. Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts/Eliminated 7th by ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin D (-) 8. The British Bulldog/Eliminated 6th by Mil Mascaras F (-2) 9. Pierroth/Eliminated 2nd by Bart Gunn F- (-7) 10. The Sultan/Eliminated 8th by Triple H D (-2) 11. Mil Mascaras/Eliminated 11th by Triple H D (-) 12. Triple H/Eliminated 17th by Savio Vega C (+5) 13. Owen Hart/Eliminated 22nd by Rocky Maivia B (+9) 14. Goldust/Eliminated 9th by Triple H D (-5) 15. Cybernetico/Eliminated 12th by Owen Hart D (-3) 16. Marc Mero/Eliminated 13th by Latin Lover C (-3) 17. Latin Lover/Eliminated 19th by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart B (+2) 18. Faarooq/Eliminated 15th by Latin Lover C (-3) 19. Savio Vega/Eliminated 21st by Fake Diesel B (+2) 20. ‘Road Dogg’ Jesse James/Eliminated 14th by Savio Vega C (-6) 21. Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart/Eliminated 20th by Savio Vega B (-1) 22. Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler/Eliminated 18th by Latin Lover C (-4) 23. Fake Diesel/Eliminated 28th by Vader A (+5) 24. Terry Funk/Eliminated 23rd by The Undertaker B (-1) 25. Rocky Maivia/Eliminated 26th by Vader A (+1) 26. Mankind/Eliminated 24th by Henry O. Godwinn B (-2) 27. Flash Funk/Eliminated 27th by Vader A (-) 28. Vader/WINNER!!! A+ (+2) 29. Henry O. Godwinn/Eliminated 25th by Flash Funk A (-4) 30. The Undertaker/RUNNER-UP!!! A (-1) Vader: 4 eliminations/WINNER!!! Savio Vega: 4 eliminations/Eliminated 21st Triple H: 4 eliminations/Eliminated 17th Latin Lover: 3 eliminations/Eliminated 19th ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin: 2 eliminations/Eliminated 10th The Undertaker: 1 elimination/RUNNER-UP!!! Fake Diesel: 1 elimination/Eliminated 28th Flash Funk: 1 elimination/Eliminated 27th Rocky Maivia: 1 elimination/Eliminated 26th Henry O. Godwinn: 1 elimination/Eliminated 25th Owen Hart: 1 elimination/Eliminated 22nd Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart: 1 elimination/Eliminated 20th Bart Gunn: 1 elimination/Eliminated 16th Mil Mascaras: 1 elimination/Eliminated 11th The Sultan: 1 elimination/Eliminated 8th Crush: 1 elimination/Eliminated 5th Phineas Godwinn: 1 elimination/Eliminated 4th Mankind: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 24th Terry Funk: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 23rd Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 18th Faarooq: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 15th ‘Road Dogg’ Jesse James: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 14th Marc Mero: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 13th Cybernetico: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 12th Goldust: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 9th Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 7th The British Bulldog: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 6th ‘Fake’ Razor Ramon: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 3rd Pierroth: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 2nd Ahmed Johnson: 0 eliminations/Eliminated 1st For those who followed the Royal Rumble to the point where they’ve seen the ‘97 rumble in some form, this was the match for ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin to win. Controversy surrounded that victory, however, as it appeared he was already eliminated but for some reason the officials were too distracted to notice. Because of that, Stone Cold was able to sneak back into the match and costing some potential winners a chance to win this rumble. But when replaying these rumbles, if the actual winner doesn’t succeed in this match, it’s an ‘open season’ situation for anyone looking to finally make their mark. And sure enough, it was somebody’s ‘time’ to win a rumble and secure a place in the champions’ rumble… Big… Bad… Vader… how would his career have been different if he had won the ’97 rumble? On the one hand, if he ‘still’ had to compete in that ‘In Your House’ Final Four match, there was still a 25% chance he’d have gone on to the main event regardless. But imagine if instead of teaming with Mankind to fight Owen Hart & British Bulldog, the reigning tag champions at the time, he fought Sycho Sid for the championship in that No Disqualification match. If we had thought the original set-up for that main event was brutal, with Vader involved it probably would’ve been an encounter we’d never imagined would’ve happened, but it could’ve made for quite a match. In a way, Vader would ‘still’ get to go to WrestleMania, but the fans would’ve known that it was truly ‘Vader Time’ for the big man to be in the main event (Maybe the WWF Champion by then… ‘maybe’). But who was my MVP of the 1997 rumble? Let’s get down to the numbers: Of the thirty men featured in this rumble, SEVENTEEN men secured the most eliminations (Now ‘that’ is over half the roster). The highest count of the night reached ‘4’ eliminations, which is three points higher than the average ‘1’ elimination. Since Vader has already secured himself a place in the final rumble, the nominees for the Golden MVP Award for ‘coolest’ performance are: Savio Vega… and Hunter Hearst Helmsley a.k.a. Triple H Both men performed exceptionally well during this rumble, probably better than their actual time spent during this event. But if I had to pick just one, I would end up siding with Savio Vega, which is funny because in this match he eliminated Triple H just as he was doing well. While I can’t imagine if Vega was ever considered ‘main event’ material, he certainly fought like he wanted to be in the main event. And without a doubt this applies to the reason why Savio Vega is still a popular competitor even after this point. The Dull Participation Medal for the ‘lamest’ performance goes to: Pierroth While it’s not a big surprise that Pierroth wasn’t going to win this rumble, it would be the fact he was eliminated ‘so early’ and not even by the hands of Mil Mascaras. Not a good showing for the guy who’s supposed to be the leader of the Los Boricuas group that ran wild way back when. Still, it’s not to discourage the guy’s good name as I’m sure he was one of the finest when it comes to making guest appearances during this rumble. But judging based on this overall performance… I just wasn’t impressed. Someone’s time was bound to come and right now it’s Vader’s time to prove he deserves a place amongst all the men who’ve won their right to appear in the upcoming Champions’ rumble. As the spaces start to become limited, we ask ourselves the following questions: Who did YOU want to win this rumble? Did Steve Austin deserve to win that year? If a few of these competitors hadn’t actually eliminated themselves, would they have stood a chance at winning the rumble? And the biggest question of them all: Who’s next?

[@RickyJSports]

The legend has arrived. How r things man?

[@wrestlemaniac829]

@@RickyJSports Can't complain. Been doing just well for myself. Moved to a new place, getting used to my own privacy, and relying more on streaming than satellite T.V. Otherwise... I'm good. Look forward to the next rumble.

[@trotter73ca]

they should have had Fake Razor and Fake Diesel as a tag team and called them 'The Insiders'😅

[@robertclark2253]

Fake Diesel and Fake Razor actuality had a Tag Team titles match against Owen Hart and British Bulldog idk if the Diesel/Razor team were given a name but they lost the match .

[@heisensaul5538]

License to print money.

[@darrencole97]

That would have been a great idea.

[@trotter73ca]

Haha, Ricky had me pinned but I kicked out.🤣

[@BigLou2]

Fake Diesel and Razor was just Vince’s way of mocking Hall and Nash after they left for WCW. The vignettes during that same time period of “Old man Hogan and Macho Man” were hilarious. Vince was petty!😂

[@jeffreyriley8742]

Well said. Vince thought he'd made Hall and Nash as Razor and Diesel and that the characters were what people cared about, not the people playing them. He was very wrong.

[@jreese2474]

The Huckster and The Nacho Man! Vince can hold a grudge... unless he can make some money.

[@gabe9296]

It was also a way of Vince showing that he owned the gimmicks of Diesel and Razor Ramon. I believe there was even something made about Scott Hall using the accent and the toothpick in WCW but not sure how far that really went.

[@jasonVH1]

Also was a way to make good ol Jim Ross as a heel

[@beeznutts3323]

@@gabe9296hall was already using the toothpick prior to wwf when he was the Diamond stud in WCW

[@Mrx35ful]

Vader deserved a shot with the WWF title but Shawn Micheals killed that.

[@adamcavalle]

It's exactly why I love Sting and Flair. Both of them let Vader beat the crap out of them. Vader worked very stiff. Hogan & HBK didn't like how stiff he was and killed his character. 1993 was prime Vader. He's definitely in my top 5 favorite

[@JackQSmith]

Even with 60% of "The Click" gone at this point, he was still killing guys main event pushes. Although to be fair, several wrestlers said that Vader rarely washed his ring gear and for that reason didn't want to work with him. But that didn't seem to be Shawn's only reason.

[@RickyJSports]

Haha I loved vader

[@AmateurBarbarian]

Austin’s reaction when Bret came out in the Rumble is one of those iconic moments. Jesse James was playing the gimmick of “The Real Double J”, claiming that he had sung Jeff Jarrett’s country song released the year before, as a way to stick it to Jarrett after he left for WCW. What’s crazy is that it was true! Also, Mil Mascaras also supposedly refused to allow anyone to eliminate him from the match, and demanded that he be allowed to eliminate himself.

[@TheImapotato]

"No Yob, essa, no yob!"

[@RickyJSports]

That reaction reminded me of flair and piper in 92!!

[@AmateurBarbarian]

@@RickyJSports I always liked how at first Austin is genuinely shocked but then immediately goes into business mode and is ready for him In the middle of the ring.

[@adamcavalle]

Back in 97 Mil Mascaras refused to be eliminated by anyone so he ended up eliminating himself.

[@MichaelYianni-sn3wm]

He actually didn't even go over the top rope, which he did on purpose. Technically he is still in there!

[@rumblebird9888]

@@MichaelYianni-sn3wm Unfortunately the refs didn’t care

[@RickyJSports]

What really? I gotta look and check

[@foxfireinferno197]

The resemblance Mero had to Little Richard was the basis of his entire WCW gimmick as Johnny B. Badd.

[@RickyJSports]

Awesome

[@mdmyer]

But Johnny B. Good was by Chuck Berry, not Little Richard :/

[@ohmyjlord]

I think the original idea behind Fake Razor and Fake Diesel (other than making fun at Hall and Nash) was to send a message to every workers: "We create the gimmicks, and you're just portraying them...but everybody could". Of course, they realized that it wasn't that true.

[@anthonycairo9202]

So In the 97 rumble Austin threw over 10 guys. He tied Hogan in the 89 rumble with 10 as well. Also great final 4. Really thought Flash was going to pull out the win.

[@Ycekhold]

Regarding the fake Razor Ramon and Diesel--sure, there could've been some ill will toward Nash and Hall from their former employers, but I think it was mostly the WWF wanting to keep the characters active despite the original actors being gone. When the fake Razor and Diesel debuted, the WWF basically stated, "Yeah, we know these guys aren't Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. We never said they were." Hell, "Fake Diesel" himself would get the impostor treatment later on in his career. At one point, the now-WWE weren't sure whether or not Glen Jacobs would be leaving the company, so what they did is have someone else (IIRC, the same guy who wrestled as Festus) show up and start stalking Kane, wearing an outfit identical to Kane's original outfit (including the mask, of course) and mimicking all of the mannerisms Kane originally had. If Glen Jacobs had indeed quit, WWE would've said "Glen Jacobs was the impostor, and this new guy was the real Kane all along!", keeping the character alive. (On a side note--if you'll recall how Kane's "burned face" looked fake as hell when he initially unmasked, Glen Jacobs not being the real Kane would've been a great in-story explanation for that.) As it turned out, it was all unnecessary. Glen Jacobs didn't quit, and both the Impostor Kane character and his story arc were quietly buried.

[@RickyJSports]

Unbelievable drama lol

[@robertanderson2898]

LOL Flash Funk was fun to watch, one of the most entertaining Final Fours I've seen on these WWE remakes. Loved the 360 Tombstone from 'Taker too, that was unexpected!

[@jajison]

Funny story about the fake Razor and fake Diesel: the WWF were teasing Razor and Diesel’s return. WCW thought Hall and Nash were going back to WWF because of those teases so WCW gave them both huge contract extensions to keep them even though they were never leaving 😆

[@Mortal-Monk]

That was a good Rumble. I am glad I was able to see some these wrestlers live at a house show, Farooq, Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Flash Funk those were great times.

[@RickyJSports]

Same here

[@rodpjr21]

You're good, Ricky. Jake was having issues but also looked terrible in that rumble. There's no need to apologize... people or someone was just being sensitive. Keep doing your thing, man. I'm enjoying the rumbles.

[@JackQSmith]

Agreed. He was at a point where he was overcoming his past issues anyway (albeit temporarily). But Ricky only commented on his physique and nothing else. Unlike the WWF who kept making it part of the storyline. Even Austin's famous KOTR speech, which helped launch his career, referenced Jake's real life struggles.

[@RickyJSports]

Thx dude

[@d77543020]

Marc Meros gimmick in WCW was basically Little Richard

[@RickyJSports]

I love.it

[@saintdrewthewinterwizard3063]

Such a great video! I enjoy these rumbles. Vader vs taker at the end was great. I can't wait for the Next one with the 99 rumble.

[@mikelehmann6256]

Great rumble Ricky! Nice to see some of the finisher moves used! What time is it! It’s Vader’s time! Also those other three rumbles were also fantastic! Thank you and can’t wait till the next rumble! Cheers, Mike L 😎🇨🇦✌🏼

[@RickyJSports]

Thx mike this was a very fun one. U r the man. I hope all is well

[@mikelehmann6256]

@@RickyJSports Just dealing with some legal issues right now hopefully by week’s end they will be resolved. Thanks for your kind thoughts.

[@therbomb19]

Denny Green: “they are who we thought they were! That’s why we took the dam field. Now if you wanna crown em THEN (SLAM) CROWN they’re asses! But WE ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!”

[@chrisjamesr77]

Absolutely one the classic "coach rants" of all time! RIP Dennis Green

[@RickyJSports]

Haha awesome

[@ntx512]

I went to this Rumble. Been waiting for you to upload this one!

[@RickyJSports]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Crushbra]

Another great replay. Been enjoying your vids lately. That Latin Lover looked like Bo Dallas and that Cyberneyico looked bad.

[@RickyJSports]

Appreciate that

[@RichardRitenour0522]

Have you considered doing the Elimination Chamber matches? A juiced up Ricky Martin ROFL! These Rumble revisits are awesome! Thanks for the solid entertainment, keep rockin' Ricky!

[@RickyJSports]

Haha maybe after we r done with the rumbles

[@kylesechrist]

Yo Ricky! I made a playlist of all your Rumbles, and I had to say hi. Okay back to action. I just got done with the 92 Rumble, on to the 93 Rumble, and I can't wait to end the day with this one.

[@RickyJSports]

U r the man man thx for thr support

[@kylesechrist]

@@RickyJSports After I posted this, I realized that earlier on, you made the 98 Rumble, so I actually had to watch that one too, so all of them are still in correct order!

[@AirforceVet96]

Looking forward to 1999 royal rumble love ya Ricky J stay blessed my brother!

[@RickyJSports]

Thx brother. Tomorrow it will drop!!

[@christopherstadig3475]

Lawlor kicking Savior square in the nose with the blood shooting out at the same time as dropping a leg drop on the fake Diesel. Amazing. Wouldn't happen in real life of course but it is amazing. 😂😂😂😅

[@stevengootsj]

You are awesome Ricky j.love all these rumbles

[@RickyJSports]

Thx Steve!!!!!

[@angelayala4404]

How’d you get all these wrestlers, do you create them or find them on creations by other people?

[@RickyJSports]

Create and download

[@todortodorov2762]

I love how HHH and Undertaker had back-to-back the same entry numbers 10 years apart (#1 in '96 and '06 and #30 in '97 and '07 respectively).

[@Nclchitchat]

In regards to the fake Razor (Rick Bognar) and Diesel (Glen Jacobs aka Issac Yankem aka Kane) WWE (or more so Vince McMahon) believed that the gimmicks would 'get over' no matter what worker portrayed the them. Also it was a shot at WCW in trying to dilute the impact that Scott and Kevin would have in WCW. The whole thing led to a lawsuit that WWE brought against WCW in that WWE believed that the gimmicks Scott and Kevin were portraying in WCW closely matched the gimmicks they portrayed in WWE which in their eyes was a copyright/licencing/gimmick infringement as WWE continued to own the rights to the gimmicks after they left. On a side note, Jim Cornette was tasked to train the fake Razor and Diesel in how to work like Scott and Kevin i.e. throw their style punches and execute their signature moves. WWE didn't see a whole lot of talent in Rick Bognar but did with Glen Jacobs, they released Bognar after a short time but kept Jacobs around which ultimately led to him becoming Kane. Also you know the Sultan is Rikishi?

[@trotter73ca]

Former WWF superstar Virgil suffered 2 strokes earlier this week and was diagnosed with early stage dementia. Update 2/28. Virgil has passed away at age 61.

[@rumblebird9888]

Didn’t that happen a year ago?

[@gregoryhoyle3739]

I knew he wasn't doing well. I used to see him everywhere. It's been at least a year since he has been out and about.

[@MichaelYianni-sn3wm]

Not good! Hope things turn around for him.

[@robertclark2253]

I heard Jerry The King Lawler had a stroke recently but nothing about Virgil are you sure ? In any event best wishes to Virgil and The King and hopefully they both recover .

[@trotter73ca]

@@robertclark2253 yeah, just search Virgil stroke. It says he suffered multiple strokes. Apparently he's even got stage 1 cancer in his intestines.

[@scottfitzgerald5309]

No one created Jesse James but someone created the Latin lover 😂

[@RickyJSports]

Lol that's so funny

[@vegan3162]

Wow! That final 4 was going on forever then Vader just decided, “Enough playing around! You’re all going out now!”

[@RickyJSports]

Haha

[@Crossfirepyro2]

Definitely, Just mocking Scott Hall and Kevin Nash for jumping to WCW. Great job, as always Ricky J

[@RickyJSports]

Good stuff lol

[@Tcmewborn]

I've been loving these royal rumbles. Can't wait for more.

[@RickyJSports]

Thx brother

[@MrJamBluejam]

Gorilla said something like: 'If he thinks that tainted victory is gonna entitle him to a title shot at WrestleMania, he's got another think coming" - so we settled it with a 4-way.

[@MrDuneedon]

I only watched pro wrestling from 1986 to about 1992-and mostly only WWF (a few exceptions), so I knew very few of the dudes in this Rumble. But I still had a lot of fun watching this!

[@davidepling724]

The press conference line was "They are who we thought they were."

[@phillyking2159]

DAM I LOVE ❤️ THESE RUMBLES better than the real thing action packed keep up the good job 👏🏾 👍🏾

[@RickyJSports]

Thx Philly baby!!!

[@HoustonHardHitters01]

Let's go boss hogg I have been binge watching these lately

[@RickyJSports]

That'd awesome. Love the nickname lol

[@stevemasters4104]

Loved how there were Luchadors in this Rumble, fond memories

[@michaellefever2285]

New drinking game,every time Ricky J says "but anyway" you take a shot?!

[@RickyJSports]

Lol love it

[@mastercarnage8165]

i hope they finally get damage done to people a lil better like when u do that finisher there not getting up or even through a table they wont " lil more realistic "

[@jeffreyriley8742]

11:00 What the heck did Mil Mascaras just do here?

[@RickyJSports]

What did he do? I watched it and didn't notice

[@jeffreyriley8742]

@@RickyJSports He did a spring board from the middle rope and flew across the ring into the corner.

[@TBKingViper]

2 Cold Scorpio had me cheering out loud. I almost thought he was going to pull it off.

[@paulbenincase5009]

Bro you should do a Heaven Royal Rumble and take the top 30 wrestlers who have passed away and see who wins!

[@RickyJSports]

Done it!

[@JackQSmith]

One of the AAA (Mexican) guys eliminated himself in this Royal Rumble because he didn't want his character to look weak by having someone else eliminate him. So instead he just looked dumb for not knowing the rules. That and Ahmed contradicted the 1992 Royal Rumble when Savage jumped over the top rope to go after Jake. He wasn't supposed to do that because he was booked to goto the final 4. Monsoon and Heenan awkwardly explained that he wasn't eliminated because nobody else threw him over.

[@jimkeel8967]

So, WWE had a partnership with Mexican promotion AAA at this time, which is why we saw so many one time attractions like Cibernetico, The Latin Lover, etc. Also, that's why a lot of them eliminated themselves because they didn't know the rules.

[@RickyJSports]

Cool ❤

[@paulwalkert2915]

Thanks for another thrilling chapter! I was rooting for Rocky Miavia, but Vader was too powerful. Joke Slammed him twice, the last one was out of the ring.

[@AssistantToTheRegionalManager]

5:46 it wasn't Bart's reward to face Butterbean as the winner of the Brawl For All. It was actually his punishment for beating Steve Williams and embarrassing JR and the WWF heads. Williams was supposed to roll through the tournament and be built as a monster, but Bart ended that and was punished.

[@TheThird1977]

The simulation got 75% of the IRL final-four, which is always satisfying.

[@dieseltyme]

Does the game actually come with "fake" wrestlers? You'd think WWE would want to sweep those under the rug?

[@JackQSmith]

This had 3 of the legit final 4 for the 1997 Royal Rumble (had Austin's elimination counted). Fake Diesel was eliminated after Stone Cold was thrown out. But he was eliminated legitimately by Bret so he wasn't part of the Final 4 match and the next PPV.

[@Mrx35ful]

Steve Austin had the record with 10 in 97 till Kane broke it with 11. That was broken by the big dog 13. The thing with fake Razor and Diesel was when Scott Hall and Kevin went to WCW, they were still using there characterizes of Razor Ramon and Diesel. Things like throwing the toothpick and WWF did not like that and tried to sue them. But because of that WWF said Razor and Diesel was coming back Hall and Nash and an early termination in their contract so WCW thought there were leaving WCW to go back to WWF and had them sign a contract extension that paid them both 400,000 each to stay.

[@JackQSmith]

Razor Ramon was Scott Hall's idea but he still didn't own the rights to the IP. In storyline nobody in WWF was meant to believe they were the same characters, unlike when Doink was replaced a few years earlier. Jim Ross acted as though they were the same but it was part of a weird, short-lived failed heel turn for JR.

[@khalidgattas7429]

Hey Rick you rock brother Can you make a list with pictures ft the current replayed rumbles winners so we can keep track for the final 30 top rumbles contests

[@RickyJSports]

I did man

[@adamcavalle]

Atlanta Braves has the flash.

[@sizzcolbert]

He’s the freeze 😂😂😂

[@adamcavalle]

@@sizzcolbert no idea why I said Flash haha

[@RickyJSports]

Oh yeah!!!

[@robertclark2253]

Ahmed Johnson eliminated himself after chasing Farooq , Farooq eliminated himself after being chased by a 2x4 wielding Johnson , Mil Mascaras basically said fuck it if I'm not winning I'll eliminate myself and after all that we got Austin being eliminated , which apparently none of the refs saw , then Austin sneaked back in and eliminated Undertaker then Vader and after Bret Hart eliminated Fake Diesel Austin eliminated him . After all that nonsense we got the Final Four pay per view which was supposed to decide the №1 contender between Austin , Vader , Undertaker and Bret but Shawn Michaels vacated the WWF Title so the match was for the WWF title instead with the new champion facing Sycho Sid next night on RAW .

[@mattbatesteacher]

The entire Jake the Snake story is sad. Wrestling (and lots of drugs) was his escape from physical and sexual abuse :(

[@dustyhughes1049]

the Sultan reminded of Bane(in the comics Bane was actually a little skinny luchadore and he became a human experiment for a Mad Scientist) from Christopher Nolan Batman

[@HoustonHardHitters01]

Danny Green the Cardinals HC said that about the Chicago Bears after MNF they gave up a huge lead to the best defense in football at the time.

[@MichaelYianni-sn3wm]

Dame! I still didn't get Faarooq & Bret against eachother! When i was a lot younger i bought the VHS tape of this Rumble. I assumed that the Undertaker would win because i knew he faced Sid at Mania, so i was waiting for him to come out but when it got to 29 & he wasn't there then i was confused because i knew that at that point no one had ever won the Rumble from number 30. I remember thinking that any of the final 9 guy's that were still in when Taker arrived could win. Possibly my favourite final 10 in the Rumble ever.

[@RickyJSports]

I wish we can go back to those times man we're the outcome was so important to us all

[@ChampagneS4366]

trivia fact for anyone who didn't know, the Sultan was portrayed by Fatu/Rikishi.

[@player1connected]

Ricky doing the AI "pLaYoFfS??!" Is historical 😂

[@RickyJSports]

Lol

[@heisensaul5538]

I mean.... Of course, Marc Mero looked like Little Richard. That was his whole gimmick in WCW (Johnny B. Badd) :p Damn, I was pulling for Fake Diesel lol Good for Vader. He would have been a great monster heel champion IRL.

[@jeffwolfplays0513]

i was at this rumble as a kid and was so upset bret got screwed. lol and marc mero looked like my dad. lol

[@nitailevi8001]

Bart wasn't rewarded for winning Brawl for All. He was punished because they were hoping someone else would win, so they had him box a real boxer and expectedly he got demolished.

[@kurtomac2386]

You are thinking of coach Dennis Green. He said “They are who we thought they were!”

[@mdmyer]

Just call the Sultan Rikishi, lol.

[@JokerThaToker]

Mideon at number 4! Rick Bogner played fake Razor… RIP. Vince owned the named “Razor Ramon” and “Diesel” and by him having other guys plays these roles it was to be a slap in the face to the guys who originally played those characters. Vince was super salty about losing 2 of his bigger stars and alot of litigation followed between the 2 organizations.

[@patrickhein6986]

It´s Time! It´s Time! It´s Vader Time! What an awesome final Four that was. Great Rumble.

[@RickyJSports]

Thx patty

[@matthewsherer4406]

I have an idea for the next to last rumble before the championship: A Rumble with all 27 real winners of the Royal Rumble and the three most asociated: Kane for his record in appearances and eliminations, Chris Jericho for most cumulative Rumble time and Kof Kingston for 2nd most appearances and regular feats.

[@nato4024]

Lets b honest jake was never a body guy and always had a below average physique

[@martintomlinson3073]

Will you do 1999 or 2000 one next please

[@MichaelYianni-sn3wm]

Of course he will you mad man😊

[@RickyJSports]

Yeah man 99 next!!

[@simobut7174]

Jake was one of the best psychological minds in the business he knew how to use psychology

[@stevengrayson1853]

Crazy you didn't want to do these rumbles but they turned out great with really good endings......never seen 360 tombstone either

[@RickyJSports]

haha that was the best part of this rumble!!!

[@justinhuston6855]

He has no fear He feels no pain He is the man called Vader

[@rumblebird9888]

It’ll be neat you can do single 1 on 1 tournament matches

[@RickyJSports]

I have.before!!

[@dustyhughes1049]

in the description can put how many wrestlers that won so far for champions Rumble

[@MichaelYianni-sn3wm]

Most people think that the Mania main event was supposed to be Bret vs Shawn. But i believe that it was supposed to be a triple threat between Bret Shawn & Sid. & Stone Cold would have reluctantly teamed with Taker against Vader & Mankind, in exchange for a match against Bret at the next PPV whitch i believe would have been for the title. There is quite a bit of evidence at the time to support this.

[@danielgroth6605]

Flash Funk !!! Never before has there been a guy I can't remember existing yet want to win so bad .! MVP !!! ............. ( and fake Deisel) better than the real thing 😂😂😂

[@AlmaNegra420]

I might be wrong, but i think you're kinda right about Owen and British Bulldog. It was kinda the start of the split between them, but I think not too long after Bret got them back together for the Hart Foundation. I'm not 100% sure though.

[@RickyJSports]

Yeah, I think you are right

[@JackQSmith]

Bret and Owen were still enemies here. They didn't make up and form the Hart Foundation until a few months later after Wrestlemania.

[@MrJamBluejam]

Re: Fake Razor and Diesel "who were you fooling?" - WCW. Apperently the announcement that Razor and Diesel were turning up earned Hall and Nash a payrise! lol.

[@marklemaster4707]

Ricky J,that was me who said that about Jake Robert's he was battling addiction and whole bunch of other things bro, look it up brother

[@RickyJSports]

thanks man yeah i will

[@victorhohnberger151]

Wow! I thought Undertaker was going to beat Vader. Yes, I think that was the best final 4 this 10th season?

[@robertlee9602]

What time is it??

[@MichaelYianni-sn3wm]

Vader Time!

[@RickyJSports]

Lol

[@treystyles3760]

I agree Ricky... Owen was the better wrestler. And he passed too soon.

[@RickyJSports]

I agree I loved watching him work

[@JokerThaToker]

Mero played “Johnny B Badd” in WCW before this WWF run and he was basically a boxing Little Richard. That was his gimmick. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@RickyJSports]

Amazing

[@m4kn4zty52]

Sweet get to watch a double header nd gud boxing on Friday n sat

[@RickyJSports]

Much love.man

[@emirlsanchos6302]

Fake Diesel and Razor Ramone were both a subtle, yet no less personal, swipe at Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (partially due to the infamous Curtain Call Incident where they broke Kayfabe with Shawn Michaels and Triple H by engaging in a group hug before the crowd) and a chance to involve Jim Ross in a storyline as this bitter, heel-turned commentator with a grudge against his employers where he claimed to have convinced Diesel and Razor to rejoin the roster, passing off pale imitations as the real deal. Fake Diesel was portrayed by Glenn "Big Red Machine Kane" Jacobs.

[@shogunn2517]

I think this was the Rumble where they STRUGGLED to fill out the roster. Vince had to go get a bunch of Luchadores to compete and they weren't familiar with the rules and apparently couldn't follow the run sheet, which lead to a self elimination.

[@RickyJSports]

Wow tough times back then

[@joshnewman4297]

ITS BILLY KIDMAN 😂😂

[@RickyJSports]

THE LATIN LOVER!!

[@Sick_mitch22]

Glad the rumbles are back

[@RickyJSports]

thanks big poppa!

[@andygluehere8266]

Have you did the manager rumble yet?

[@RickyJSports]

Yeah brother it's here

[@Shadowslayer87]

The idea for fake razor and diesel was Vince owned the characters so thought he could put anyone in the role with the same success

[@Big.Stepper.]

Isnt that the wrong undertaker?

[@dan5609]

That final four yeesh

[@Georgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

you should of given the winners their world title matches at wrestlemania to see if they'd rewrite history

[@RickyJSports]

Yeah cool idea

[@finnover9781]

Random Wrestling Sketches *Roman Reigns is backstage, searching through an old box of antiques* Roman: (muttering to himself) *Grumblegrumble* I'm the f***ing Head of the Table. I shouldn't have to deal with s**t like these antiques... *grumblegrumble* Why can't Triple H run through this box of curios himself? *Suddenly, Roman finds what appears to be an old oil lamp in the box, and pulls it out* Roman: Huh? What's this doing here? (starts rubbing and polishing the lamp) Could probably fetch a good sum at the auctions, once it's cleaned up... *Suddenly, a stream of pink smoke emerges from the lamp, and from that smoke comes none other than Macho Man Randy Savage, who now appears to have pointed ears and bright green skin* Randy: *OHHHH YEAHHHHH!!!* Thanks for gettin' me out of there, brother! I've been rubbin' against the walls of that lamp so long, I swear I'm startin' to smell of rust! Roman: (incredulously) Macho Man Randy Savage? Randy: No, brother, I ain't the Macho *Man* no more! I've transcended the planes of humanity an' become a Macho *Genie!* Ohhh yeahhh!! Roman: "Genie," huh? Let me guess, you grant wishes as well? Randy: Sure do, brother! (takes off his sunglasses) An' judgin' by the look on your face, I'd say *you're* in search of wishin' yourself, ain't ya? Roman: (sighs) Yeah, Randy, I just... I just feel like people ain't giving me my proper due respect and attention, you know? *I wish more people would acknowledge me.* Randy: (concerned expression) Uh, brother? You ever heard the phrase "be careful what you wish for"? Roman: Yeah, so what? Are you saying you can't grant me that wish? Some genie you are... Randy: Oh, I *can* grant it, brother! Ain't no question 'bout that! It's just, some of what you get with it might not be what you like. You good with that? Roman: Yeah, sure, whatever. Now grant me my wish, genie. Randy: You got it, brother! (pulls out a Slim Jim, pops it between his teeth and snaps it in half) *Randy teleports back inside the lamp after he snaps the Slim Jim. For a few moments, Roman sits expectantly, and then Triple H walks into the room* Triple H: Alright, Roman? You found anything expensive in that box? Roman: Uh, yeah, Trips. How about these? (he pulls out some old championship belts with built-in candle-holders) Triple H: Wow, mama! Those should fetch a few hundred bucks at least! (pats Roman's shoulder) Good job, Roman. You keep this up, I'll see about getting you more places in the upcoming action! Roman: (happy smile) *Later that day, Roman is busy doing push-ups, when Seth Rollins shows up* Seth: Hey, Roman. Just wanted to say, good job in the ring tomorrow! If you win, we'll go to dinner with our families, and *I'll* pay for all your food. You like that? Roman: Very much, man. (frees one of his hands to shake Seth's) *Later on, Roman can be seen walking down a hallway, passing various wrestlers and managers who keep congratulating him on a job well done and how much they respect him. He smiles even wider, clearly enjoying all the attention. But then...* *Roman is busy cleaning the top of a locker, when Nia Jax sneaks up to him and taps him on the shoulder* Nia: (slyly) Hey, Roman. Uh, I mean *Tribal Chief.* Roman: Nia. (steps down to look at her) What would you ask of me? Nia: Okay, um, I was wondering if I could borrow the keys to your hotel room for tonight? Roman: (not entirely sure where this is going) Okay, why, though? Nia: Well, since me and Bilbo have been going out two weeks now, I thought I should give him a real treat, you know? Like, I'll take him out to dinner, and then I'll take him clubbing, so we can do some karaoke, and then, (at this point, a really *cheeky* look creeps onto her face) and then, we're gonna take him back to your hotel room, and I'm gonna *rock. His. Worrrllllddddd...* Roman: (now uncomfortable) You don't gotta tell me this, Nia. Nia: No, no, I swear I won't hurt him! (cheeky grin and wink) But I won't mind if he decides to show me "Sting"... *If you know what I mean.* (she starts elbowing Roman in the ribs repeatedly, wilfully ignoring his discomfort) Roman: *YOU DON'T GOTTA TELL ME THIS!!* (Takes a moment to calm down) Okay, fine. Nia, here's my hotel keys. (drops them into her hand) Go off and do what you want with your Hobbit boyfriend, but *I don't wanna know the details, okay?* Nia: (smiling with fake innocence) Thanks, cousin! You're the best! (she hugs him and then runs off, singing cheerfully) *Later on, Roman is busy inspecting his shoes, when R-Truth walks in on him* R-Truth: Heyyyy, Tribal Chief! Can I borrow your shoes, man? Roman: (suspicious) Why? R-Truth: Oh, nothin' weird! I just wanna compare 'em to Randy Orton's, see which is better. Roman: (giving him the shoes) Here, you can have them for twenty minutes, but no longer, got it? *Later on, Roman is visiting a supermarket, when John Cena storms up behind him* John: (in a cold, calm voice) Tribal Chief. I heard you were trash-talking my house earlier. The Cenation demands punishment. Roman: (trying to stay calm, whilst turning his head around) I'm not in the mood for this, John. (waves hand in front of face) I can't see you, remember? John: No, but you *can* see *this!* (He slaps an entire cake into Roman's face, showering him with icing, before walking off) *The rest of the day goes by in the same way. Roman eventually ends up running from the massive crowd of people who are either acknowledging him because they want to ask favours, or because they want to bash him up. He finally finds shelter at an abandoned house with a swimming pool* Roman: (pant, pant) Oh, my... s**t, this is a nightmare. *This* isn't what I wanted. (muttering) This is your fault, you stupid genie... (takes off his shirt) I'll go for a swim, that should calm me down... *Roman then dives into the pool... only to resurface a few minutes later, screaming in pain, with an alligator's teeth locked into his butt. Just then, Nikki Cross runs out of the house with a camera* Nikki: Oooh! If it isnae Roman Reigns, the Heid o' the Table! (takes a photo of the biting) D'ye mind tellin' Nikki if it hurts doon there? Roman: *STOP ACKNOWLEDGING ME, NIKKI!! STOP ACKNOWLEDGING ME!!*

[@RickyJSports]

The story teller!!

[@finnover9781]

@@RickyJSports Thanks, mate.

[@normanbareng28]

“Double J” Jesse James

[@terryfronk9507]

Jesse James was aka the Roadie...used to be Jeff Jarretts lackey Kinda had like a country/western get up