WWF Royal Rumble 1994 - January 22nd 1994 - Providence, Rhode Island
Matches
Tatanka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (6/10)
The Quebecers defeated Bret & Owen Hart {WWF Tag Team Titles} (8/10)
Razor Ramon defeated IRS {WWF Intercontinental Title} (7/10)
Yokozuna defeated The Undertaker {WWF World Heavyweight Title} (9/10)
Bret Hart and Lex Luger both won the Royal Rumble (8/10)
Moments - Positives
Some very good matches during this event. The Hart match was very good and set up a classic feud between Owen and Bret which started at Survivor Series and continued during this event. Yokozuna's first truly great title defence was with the Undertaker and there was a classic ending to this match with everyone trying to help Yokozuna (all the heels) and the Undertaker then rising from the dead.
Finally, two wrestlers winning the Rumble itself also made this a truly memorable PPV and I thought it was a terrific twist.
Moments - Negatives
Very few negatives. The opening match was a little bit weak and the Razor Ramon match perhaps should have been a little bit shorter but overall not many negative points.
Overall Summary
This was probably one of the best Royal Rumbles to date which is surprising given the poor reviews I gave to Survivor Series and Summerslam. Some of the top stars like Bret Hart, HBK, Razor Ramon and Yokozuna began to really look like top main eventers and the PPV reaped the rewards for this. The various twists and feuds also gave the matches more of a story than normal which helped the event. A true classic.
SCORE = 9.0
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