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[@anmolsundaram1369]

8:05 To put into perspective, Foley had 10% of the total entries in the Royal Rumble 98!

[@Fragger_Phrst]

Has anyone had better odds?

[@TheThird1977]

Foley told a story about how he was telling his kids about the time he entered the match three times, proud of the accomplishment, only for one of the kids to deflate his ego immediately by saying "And you STILL couldn't win?" 🤣

[@aztecwrrior1997]

​@@TheThird1977it was probably Dewey

[@jeffreypridemore100]

I was at the ‘09 Rumble. My brother, my mom, and I sat right under the big WrestleMania Star. One of my all time favorite wrestling memories is Randy pointing to that sign, and we all looked to it… and nothing happened. We’re like “….yeah…?”

[@dwanedabney5780]

I was at that Rumble as well. I was only 8 years old at the time so I didn’t really understand why he kept pointing at the sign and flipping out lol. Until the pyro went off on like the 5th attempt.

[@ChristianH3742]

PFK actually explained what happened. Randy forgot the shot was supposed to be him on the middle rope pointing, so that’s why they weren’t triggering it. As soon as he was reminded and got on the middle rope and pointed, they triggered it.

[@TheMouthOfTheSouth]

It is now my personal head canon that Randy stands by the curtain for every entrant of both rumbles hearing other peoples music just going "well i'm not going out"

[@WhyAlwaysMe1888]

As is the lottery of the rumble

[@thesimpsons17]

29:40 Luke's impression of Tempest was so spot on!!!

[@Crit_Phil]

In defense of the Rollins referee controversy in his match against Reigns, after the ref checked his hand, he was clearly gripping the rope, and was clearly still conscious.

[@jahidulalam6622]

I don't really watch wrestling that much nowadays but back when i did , i liked royal rumble far better than any other pay per view

[@kristopherzumwalt1562]

Correction for Luke, the 2004 rumble, Brock broke Hollies NECK. Not his arm. Idk if anybody said that already

[@stream_gene]

I noticed that. Was Angle that broke Holly's arm with a botched moonsault if I recall right?

[@kristopherzumwalt1562]

@@stream_gene i believe so. This one was a botched powerbomb where he dropped Holly right on his head

[@DariusFrench6273]

And then Holly came back to try and break Brock’s arm. And that lead to their match at the Rumble.

[@NyeHF]

Sees a 3-Count, Clicks watch.

[@michaeld1889]

Pete would ding you for it being more than 3 words 😂

[@Wweandaew]

@@michaeld18893 count watch 😂

[@zakarijenkins341]

As we should

[@Fauxflux]

See 3-count, watch.

[@Wweandaew]

@@Fauxflux idk why I didn’t think to use a hyphen

[@apocrypha5363]

8:10 not only are three of the competitors Mick Foley, but Skull of the DOA doesn't enter due to being mistaken for Stone Cold and beaten up backstage, so there are only 27 competitors.

[@bigleejam1]

How can you not remember Timothy Well and his tag team partner Stephen Done! "Well done" were tag team royalty.

[@wcthesecret]

Steven. Well Dunn.

[@BoltUnagi]

For 2015 Rumble match my three words is "Eliminated. Shattered Dreams."

[@bradsimpson2760]

As someone who was at the 2019 rumble, the dugout entrance was a very cool entrance, they really should keep the trend of having rumbles at baseball stadiums because I think it gives the show a distinct look.

[@diabeticman2194]

After watching OSW’s review of the 1995 Rumble, my three words would be ‘biggest missed opportunity’ for not allowing Jimmy Del Rey to do his dance in front of Pamela Anderson Edit: I will always enjoy the Shane Rumble 2022 booking story, never fails to make me laugh when I hear it

[@_Pauper_]

OSW Numba 1 hahaha Yokozuna Numba 1 hahaha

[@Dave_ja_vu]

Based on the reason he was fired it's just as well they kept Jimmy away from any famous attractive females

[@ajk]

I see your biggest missed opportunity....and raise you one foot rule.

[@dokuganryu1565]

The story is better than the match.

[@RC99_Productions]

Also, fun fact about that commercial for the 2005 Rumble: It's the one where TNA "invaded" and they showed it on IMPACT or on PPV because WWE were filming the commercial at Universal Studios. TNA also managed to show Konnan interacting with an unmasked face-censored Rey Mysterio.

[@stream_gene]

If I recall, the 09 Orton Pyro spot wasn't that the pyro wouldn't go off, it's just Vince wanted the final shot to be Orton on the turnbuckle pointing at the sign. You can see sorta see a ref communicating to him to move to the corner and do the spot again, and Randy is kinda like "ffs lads"

[@gorgusan]

I'll never forget being an early teen and seeing Randy Savage try to pin Yokozuna, then get propelled out of the ring. I was SO pissed back then but omg was it hilarious lol!

[@calumbishop7082]

Unrelated Side-Note, when is Worst Match Ever coming back?

[@joshjohnson6891]

Yesssss, Big Show won and I die on that hill 😂 he even won the match at No Way Out that determined who the winner would be. Rock eventually won on a random episode of Raw to make it the fatal fourway.

[@asianmerr]

A very interesting 3 for the 2011 rumble, Alberto Always Last. Watched this rumble last year and if you watch the promo at the beginning and rumble videos whenever they do the shots of a bunch of wrestlers when they’re like “who’s going to win” Del Rio is always the last person to flash up, giving away the winner.

[@apocrypha5363]

5:00 I love that, after this Rumble they had two WRESTLERS who both argued that they had the right to WRESTLE in the main event of WRESTLEmania and the way they decided to settle that was... A coin flip.

[@souvikdeb808]

it was so corny.... lol

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

It was also one of those weird examples where WWE made the HEEL you were supposed to BOO the one facing unfair odds that he had to overcome, because Yokozuna had to wrestle two top guys in one night.

[@press_x_tojason]

@@THENAMEISQUICKMANand the guy who “won” the coin toss wound up having to face him FIRST, when he wouldn’t yet be tired!

[@noobyguyplays1776]

@@press_x_tojason No it was all fair. Luger also wasn't tired, and Bret wrestled Owen, so he was also tired when he faced Yokozuna.

[@LowQualContent]

For the 04 rumble, Brock broke Holly's NECK, not arm. Also, y'all just forgetting about that great Eddie Chavo match.

[@TheScarletSpidey]

The Kofi reaction face WAS for Diesel’s return.

[@FoxeyeValkyrie]

Luke does a great Mick Foley impression.

[@warrenwallsjr.2564]

"I'm going to choose to ignore what you said and live in my nostalgia"-Oli Davis🤣 that quote should be on a shirt😎

[@Ragan31687]

3:18 Savage did not eliminate himself from the 1991 Rumble. He never even made it to the ring. He was chased out of the building by Ultimate Warrior before the Rumble started.

[@LubbockBabesFan]

Yes thank you Luke needs to check his facts.

[@Wooderz245]

Just to be pedantic, Brock Lesnar broke Hardcore Holly's neck when he sandbagged him on a powerbomb and took him out for a year. Kurt Angle broke Hardcore Holly's arm with a botched moonsault.

[@jonathancohoon]

2020: "This is the best thing about this rumble" Edge: Am I a joke to you?

[@speedy932key4]

I get that Oli doesn't like Super Cena,but to say that everyone hated him is a stretch,especially during that Rumble return. I don't remember hearing a single person boo him when he came out and eventually won

[@donazard8884]

​@@BryRobinsonSure, but a good bit of the crowd still cheered him even when he won. I just don't like when people say everyone hated him for a long time, when there was people like me and a good few people who really liked him.

[@shivjindal2071]

Its the online bubble which will always hate him no matter what. Cena cant do anything right for this section of audience. But for the casuals this was a legendary moment

[@donazard8884]

​@@shivjindal2071 I know, I don't hate these guys at all, they seem really nice outside of wrestling but I just get really annoyed when they talk about their hate for Cena. Some of it is definitely understandable but it feels like they just hate on him no matter what he does, whether it is win, lose, on the mic, doing a facial expression, putting someone over and in ring. They keep saying that he can't wrestle when he's had numerous great matches in WWE.

[@shivjindal2071]

@@donazard8884 Dont listen to the YOU CANT WRESTLE allegations. Umaga,Edge,Shawn,Owens,Sami,Cesaro,Brock, JBL, Styles, Punk matches are all legendary. You want me to be honest with you, Wrestletalk like their indy guys that never draw a dime and Cena was the exact opposite, not doing PWG shit but selling out arenas and appealing to the young demo.

[@stevenjoseph6048]

​@donazard8884 agreed. The same for the constant Miz hate. Feels like they have to force themselves to compliment him lol. I don't really mind what they think though as long as their biases doesn't affect the videos

[@Jiren261]

Savage wasn't in the 91 rumble, he was supposed to be but he never showed because he left the building after costing Warrior the title. So in a way its correct that Savage eliminated himself just not in the way you'd think. Also Timothy Well was part of a tag team with Steven Dunn called "Well Dunn"

[@QIntellect77]

I was there at this rumble when Cena came out and the way Ollie described it… is exactly how I reacted.

[@markg3105]

5:34 Timothy well and Steven Dunn they called themselves....well Dunn 😜🤣🙌👏

[@shawnzorf]

Admit it, we're all here to see "Vince blows quads" in the 2005 review

[@Dj0287]

Hogan wasn't champion in 1991 when he won the Royal Rumble (he was in 1990) Warrior was champion in 1991, and lost the title to Sgt. Slaughter at the event. Also Savage wasn't in the 1991 Rumble he was supposed to be but no showed because he was running from the Warrior after he cost him the WWF title.

[@TheMegaDudeBroski]

5:25 you mean Ollie doesn’t know about the iconic duo of Well Dunn? All of the classics they had with….The Bushwhackers and The Smoking Gunns…

[@codynelson7575]

2010 is a very underrated Rumble match

[@UndisputedFigureCollector97]

These are my favorite kind of videos from you guys

[@Catch22WebKeysYT]

"sid shits himself" never fails to get a laugh outta me

[@hitmonkey3602]

*handshake*

[@Catch22WebKeysYT]

@@hitmonkey3602 handshake

[@Dreinalus]

2020 stand out moment has to be Edge's return.

[@philipreid2542]

Production botches spear

[@mrdethbuzzard4885]

Tony Schiavone also did MLW before AEW

[@q.h.s5051]

From 2011-2017 we had bad winners yes but what everyone always needs to remember for Rumble 2016 and 2017 is that our mentality by the end was “ANYONE BUT ROMAN” As soon as Roman was gone from both rumbles we couldn’t be happier. Orton will tell you himself that he didn’t want the win but I’m still happy he did it over Roman. This year will hopefully feel like 2001 again with knowing anyone could win especially now that Rollins is hurt and Roman is against Hunters boy, fastest rising fan favorite, and beloved AJ… So many choices for winner this year

[@mycahjofficial]

2011: CM Punk should’ve won 2012: Chris Jericho should’ve won 2013 ? 2014: Daniel Bryan should’ve won 2015: Daniel Bryan should’ve won 2016: Dean Ambrose should’ve won 2017: Chris Jericho should’ve won

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

I love that for a period from like 2016 to 2019 they kept sticking Roman right near the end so the eventual winner would get a big pop for Not Being Roman(TM), like when nobody really wanted Randy to win in 2017 but everyone popped because Roman was the runner up lmao

[@scotthamilton9515]

Support WrestleTalk! Love this series - keep up the great work lads!

[@bryannicholls200]

I still have the Royal Rumble 91 poster from the VHS tape I bought in 1992/3.

[@Brodysseus]

So idk who could make it work, but I just had an idea for a Kofi Rumble spot, appropriately in under 3 words: Kofi Crowd Save. Big guy, maybe Omos, throws him out, or a big pounce, possibly with a rebound pounce from someone eliminated getting up from the floor giving a double bounce thing, ends up with Kofi in "the crowd." (planted) Kofi then borrows their chairs as stepping stones to get back to the ring.

[@paulc1553]

1992 is the Royal Rumble GOAT. Honourable mentions to 2001, 2007 and 2008.

[@spoogtastic]

My favorite bit of wrestletalk lore, you can always kinda place when the guys add a new gimmick. For example, when Luke became the d.a.d was when Britt was big and it made sense, when did 3 count start? Yup, when scissoring was all the rage. Let's keep up the great work lads.

[@mrdfk9410]

People also forget in 2014 that Roman Reigns had good a run in that match and great reaction from the crowd. Which might have - in part - explained his win the next year!

[@arnoldvelasquez6473]

That was Shield Roman, the silent yet powerful muscle. Big difference by 2015 when he became the phoned in and overexposed Suffering Succotash abomination.

[@rushguy1]

2024 Men’s: R-Truth Hot Tag 2024 Women’s: Jade Jacks Jax

[@Joseconcepcion-xs6dc]

I enjoyed this Luke and oli you guys always deliver must watch and must hear damn I can't get enough

[@japrettyman1]

Timothy Well and Steven Dunn! The great Well Dunn tag team back then

[@MeanGene404]

They worked Memphis back then also..... I believe this is around the time Memphis and WWF were working together.

[@japrettyman1]

@MeanGene404 absolutely correct. Rex King and Steve Doll. The southern rockers.

[@adzter96]

That Cena, reactionary cheer into boos happened all the time. People deep down loved him and then remembered it wasn't "cool" to cheer him.

[@GeekOfArabia]

​​​@@trewilliams8411 Part of the problem was that Vince had a booking strategy that had been long outdated by that point, which was establishing a single top star and making the universe revolve around him. It was a strategy that worked exactly once, but Vince was a stubborn bastard. He was so desperate for his new Hulk Hogan and finally found it in John Cena, who as a face at the time just really wasn't as interesting as he was as a heel. (A lot of the Doctor of Thuganomics gimmick hasn't aged well admittedly.) Couple that with the fact that with a genuine desire for pushes for technical wrestlers with high work rates (Eddie Guerrero, Chris Jericho, and yes, Chris Benoit) and you had a recipe for disliking Cena. It isn't that people genuinely hated Cena, they just hated seeing him booked as the all-conquering hero, especially when it was at the expense of other guys we would much rather have seen pushed. (The Nexus, Zack Ryder, CM Punk, Bray Wyatt) Anyone with pattern recognition ability will notice that there had been a similar response to Roman Reigns. There was a dislike for what they represented.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Nah, everyone was happy he was back but then remembered "oh yeah he's just going to walk through everyone like he's been doing for about four years now and it'll be really fucking boring as usual". It's not that it was cool to hate him, we were all just fucking sick of the same thing happening over and over again.

[@GeekOfArabia]

@trewilliams8411 way to extrapolate 'you personally hated Cena' out of 'he wasn't who audience members wanted to see on top'

[@TheBlackamura]

Hearing The Rock never checked in on Foley really leaves a bad feeling in my stomach.

[@TheBlackamura]

@BryRobinson they just said it in the video, I should've fact checked tbf.

[@HardlyQuinn]

When this series started I really didn't like it, doesn't lend itself to listening unless you can watch. But it's steadily become one of my favourite shows now

[@BigBullet-sk8vg]

Main Event for 88 rumble was The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)

[@GrtSage]

23:11 “no one wanted Cena to win this rumble” Luke I’ll have you I did. 😤 Granted I was 11 at the time but you know. Still counts. 😂

[@DinoCrazy15]

Randy Orton winning the 2017 Royal Rumble made me decide that i wanted Randy Orton to be the one to tie Stone Cold Steve Austin for 3 Rumble Wins

[@andersoncontreras183]

Nice for them to mention Chris Benoit for once instead of saying adjacent 😂

[@bolio9383]

Redacted?

[@dylansmith7808]

“Greatest Royal Rumble” = Titus World-Slide

[@LeRoiEnJaune]

21:18 Those were the greatest, most American accents I've ever heard and I implore you to do them as often as necessary. More often than you dare.

[@TheThird1977]

Luke: Shoulda Me (an intellectual): Should've

[@BlueCollar1212]

You two and solomonster are my favorite people that talk wrestling.

[@BruvvaUK]

We need more of these! I love this series

[@DEVILDRIVER2694]

The Fact that 92 wasn’t “HEENAN COMMENTARY MASTERPIECE” for me as a big fan of that rumble, makes me think is more me being a mark than anything else

[@Kraken-6989]

I have watched this videos so many times. Every time they do the "eh cross over rumble" bit @ 7:03, it cracks me up.

[@dj-hyrul3654]

12:28 When you're talking to an Attitude Era fan and try to say ANYTHING about the Attitude Era wasn't good.

[@markjacob1129]

Thanks to osw review I can't watch a luger match anymore without hearing the noise luger makes when he gets hit. Flairs rumble is best ever for me

[@Ragan31687]

0:49 The Main Event of the 1988 Royal Rumble event was The Islanders (Haku & Tama [AKA The Tonga Kid]) defeating The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) in a 2 out of 3 falls match.

[@hansmuir9548]

Love this! Is there any chance you could say the names? So I can listen while I'm walking as tour podcasts are my walking material. So this would be great! Thanks guys! Love the new content and how you change things up to keep it fresh! :)

[@DbpLukcy]

I was definitely hoping for a 3 faces of Wyatt one year RIP

[@Djshnx]

For 99, Gangrel fans bounce. Like 6, guys in the front row loving the Gangrel/brood theme and bouncing left to right. Awesome

[@paulcooper7942]

Love all these 3 count videos, 1992 and 2001, i think best 2 in history, so much star power

[@lazypaladin]

"We need more Hamilton/Wicked in Wrestling" My Brain: Cody Rhodes in AEW - _I'm the Villain in my own Company. The Crowd boo eventhough I set myself on fire._

[@VinnieBartilucci]

They sold the Bam Bam / LT fight SO WELL - you could hear Vince drop his headset, they cut to the logo card, and all you heard was King saying "He's not here...he's not here..." before they cut the sound altogether. Allegedly they banned both guys from the parties afterwards, to help sell it as a shoot. Rock not checking on Mick after their match ended up not being true. mick said that in his first (?) book, and Rock contacted him to tell him he had, and Mick was knocked so goofy he just forgot. Heck, I think there's footage in BtM of the moment? And I'm sorry, but the proper response for the 2016 rumble is "R-Truth ladder spot".

[@danielholmes-nj5nq]

"Fewer" is the grammatically correct way of saying it.

[@DJBERTIEBOOSTER]

royal rumble 2004, goldberg kills nunzio! honestly one of the best spears iv ever seen form goldberg, tbh nunzio sitting outside most of his time in the match is so funny

23:28 I felt exactly the same! It took Lucha Underground to rekindle my love for Rey

[@flamingson]

Honestly I personally enjoyed the Cena return rumble, he was the baby face you cheered and triple H was the heel you didnt want to win. Honestly one of my favorites. Idk why people hate John so much. Yes there are things to not like but thats more Vince's fault then John's. He was the generational baby face that held a compnay that sucked at making stars because creative was stuck in the past.

[@UltimateHikikomori]

The randy orton bit of "i'm not going out" at Nia's music cracked me up wwww

[@MetsGiants26]

You could say savage eliminates himself in 1993 too, had Yokozuna down and he went for a pin in which Yoko throws him while on the ground over the top rope

[@joshjohnson6891]

With how many times he eliminated himself, gotta think he made that decision himself 'ooh yeah I'm not letting anyone eliminate me, I'll just eliminate myself' I can respect it though.

[@fraserwilson4366]

I disagree with the 2009 royal rumble being "Buncha lads rumble", looking back at it now, seeing the stars in that match. Triple H, Orton, Undertaker, Kane, Big Show, RVD(Who returns at 25), Jericho, Mysterio. And then arguably the greatest midcard WWE has ever had with John Morrison, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler. I feel like the 2009 rumble is criminally underrated.

[@grizzly_lariatto]

Hold up, hold the phone, wait a minute. The Main Event Mafia ended in around 2009 cuz Nash was doing the band with Hall and Waltman in 2010 and made it all the way to Bound for Glory that year pinning Samoa Joe while Booker T was just missing.

[@demarcoadkins]

These types of videos are always so good!

[@megavolnutt4629]

15:25 did Oli just say Freddy Guerrero lol?

[@hitmonkey3602]

I think he's saying 'for Eddie Guerrero' but it doesn't sound like that

[@Steadysphere]

It amazes me that an angle involving Brock accidentally breaking Hardcore Holly's neck for realsies could result in such a boring, forgettable match.

[@eMinorV1]

23:01 I felt that "No, John, No!!" xD

[@clpuno5453]

Titus World Slide btw

[@Bungied2thetree]

Luke doesn’t give his answer for the 1995 match. They get so wrapped in what they are talking about, he doesn’t say it.

[@tankdiggs8974]

Someone doesn't remember the tag team of Well Dunn.

[@markmccallum475]

How can an elimination count if you're eliminated by someone who's already gone over the top rope?

[@thomaswingate6333]

2013 was my first rumble

[@lucash741]

AAA crossover in scouse is great

[@Georgia_Outlaw_Vinyl]

Timothy Well was in a jobber tag team with Steven Dunn. Their tag team name was obviously Well Dunn

[@arunsingla3452]

5:35 how dare you not know the most over wrestler in 1995 royal rumble. Go and watch that match pop at his entrance was legendary

[@thesterlingstudies]

Here's the weird about the Warlord's record - Christian Maracle timed the Warlord's record along with Santino's and Santino lasted .1 seconds longer, which should make Warlord's the fastest, but WWE almost got his account down...so yeah.

[@soulcrusher807]

Timothy Well was part of the tag team Well Done. I remember the team but not the members.

[@thatonek1duno]

17:37 the reason the Pyro didn’t work when Randy won is because he was standing in the wrong spot, and they were waiting for him to stand on the turnbuckle Randy forgot that he needed to stand there for them to do the Pyro , so instead, he looks like an idiot

[@ajk]

That's dumb too.

[@davidjacobus186]

2003 Rumble: Nowinski’s Concussion Botch

[@Pointesouth]

The audience didn’t recognize Timothy Well either, but gave him a huge pop because of his blonde hair and colorful gear, even though he was in the heel tag team, Well Done. #1995

[@SooperstarSooper]

After Luke speaks about Macho Man eliminating him self at 3:26 (and the one before), i had to go and see what happened. Cause the 92 rumble is on WWE's KZbin

[@stuartpenzer773]

Watching these every x 3 counts, it's amazing how much wrestling we gloss over, cherry-picking the best moments. It's also amazing. wwe stayed in business, having the worst run of about 15 years.

[@heylolp9]

The Cena return at MSG was so shocking, that MSG of all places forgot for a Second that they hate that Cena Chap