One of the unique selling points of the 30-man throwdown is that partnerships are often formed, and broken, in the confines of the ‘every man for himself’ narrative. Eventually all three of these gimmicks were woven into his character, and they never co-existed as brilliantly as they did at the Royal Rumble. Dude Love was his first creation though, a hippie heartthrob Foley had devised while wrestling in his backyard with friends in his youth. Upon joining WWE, he was re-packaged as Mankind, a boiler room-dwelling masked man straight from a horror film. Fans of Mrs Foley’s baby boy got a rare treat during the 1998 Rumble, when Mankind, Dude Love and Cactus Jack all made separate appearances in the big match.Ĭactus Jack was Foley’s original wrestling persona, a hardcore outlaw he had portrayed in WCW, ECW and on the independent scene.
Mick Foley was fortunate and talented enough to have portrayed three. Most wrestlers are lucky if they create one character that strikes a chord with audiences. This is the Royal Rumble against which all others are measured. His post-match promo is almost as iconic as the victory, when a teary ‘Nature Boy’, flanked by Mr Perfect and Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan, declared his win “the greatest moment in my life”. The winner of the match is perhaps the greatest of them all, as Ric Flair survived for over an hour to claim the vacant WWE championship. Hulk Hogan, Undertaker, Randy Savage and Roddy Piper were just four names among a star-studded cast of thirty. The Rumble featured a who’s who of wrestling royalty from sports entertainment’s first mainstream boom period. The 1992 Royal Rumble match is held up as the greatest in history, and with good reason. To get you ready to Rumble, here are some of the greatest moments from wrestling’s finest January tradition. This year’s event takes place on Saturday 29th January, and already the rumour mill is in overdrive with predictions for who might be taking part. The annual battle royal throws up huge moments through its use of returning guests, shocking storyline developments and the looming prize of a world title shot at WrestleMania. While ‘Mania is a huge, heavily-hyped stadium spectacle, the Rumble derives its fun from the element of surprise. While WrestleMania will always command the top spot in the pantheon of WWE’s most important events, the Royal Rumble is often the aficionado’s favourite.
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