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Written by Skooch on June 23, 2008
I had always intended on picking up the 20th Anniversary Royal Rumble Anthology collection, but I could never justify spending $170 plus dollars on it, and that was with my staff discount. Lo and behold, there was a shocking price drop on it the other day, going down to $99.99 and I immediately scooped that puppy up. 20 years of WWF/E wrestling history, and my favourite match of all time, the Royal Rumble. All of them. In one box. I was elated, and I asked Scotsman if he’d be cool with me doing Retro PPV write-ups for the Front Page since there’s nothing else going on there at the moment. So here is the first of what will hopefully be at least 20 Retro Royal Rumble Reviews. I’m not going to give you move-by-move rundowns, just my thoughts and observations on the proceedings, like you care.
WWF Royal Rumble 1988
January 24, 1988
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Attendance: 18,000
Commentators: Vince McMahon, Jesse “The Body” Ventura
“Enough is enough and it’s time for a change!”
# 16. Owen Hart
238 points (15 out of 43 lists)
Highest Rating: Marky Mark at #2
Real Name: Owen James Hart
(In)Famous Gimmicks: The Blue Blazer
Owen Hart’s wrestling career has been overshadowed by his untimely death, and that’s a shame. While there’s no doubt his shocking death made him more prominent in the wrestling world, his accomplishments and body of work easily stand on their own. [Continue...]
