Episode 159: Deep-Dive | 1991 Royal Rumble, Chapter 9 (w/ @TrashbagGhost)
The 1991 Royal Rumble was a WWF (World Wrestling Federation) pay-per-view event that took place at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida on January 19, 1991, two days after the United States and it's allies waged war against Iraq in the Gulf War (codenamed Operation Desert Shield and later Operation Desert Storm).
The evening featured several marquee matchups—The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) v. The Orient Express (Kato and Tanaka, with Mr. Fuji), Big Boss Man v. The Barbarian (with Bobby Heenan), Sgt. Slaughter (with General Adnan) v. The Ultimate Warrior (WWF World Heavyweight Championship), The Mountie (with Jimmy Hart) v. Koko B. Ware (with Frankie), Ted DiBiase and Virgil v. Dustin Rhodes and Dusty Rhodes—and culminated in the titular event, The Royal Rumble. The Rumble featured 30 participants, although only 29 made appearances: Bret Hart, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, Paul Roma, The Texas Tornado, Rick Martel, Saba Simba, Bushwhacker Butch, Jake Roberts, Hercules, Tito Santana, The Undertaker, Jimmy Snuka, The British Bulldog, Smash, Hawk, Shane Douglas, Animal, Crush, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Earthquake, Mr. Perfect, Hulk Hogan, Haku, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Bushwhacker Luke, Brian Knobbs (Nasty Boys), The Warlord and Tugboat. "Macho King" Randy Savage was scheduled to wrestle in the Rumble but no-showed the match.
Chris and Ben are joined by Chris Noble, AKA Trashbag Ghost, to deep-dive this formative, seminal moment.
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