This week we're watching the biggest Royal Rumble in history!*
Its the first ever Me, You, and FORTY Other Men as we set our wrestling time machine to 2011. Featuring groups like Nexus & The Corre, and talent like John Morrison, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, John Cena, Wade Barrett, Sheamus, Santino Marella, and a whole lot more.
*At the time.
It's an iconic rumble this week, but probably not for the reasons WWE expected it to be. Jake and Alexandra are watching 2005's quad tearing extravaganza. Featuring superstars of the era like John Cena, Dave Batista, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Edge, Shawn Michaels and a whole lot more.
It's our final 90s Rumble and the match is stacked with icons like Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Mr. Perfect and so many more.
We're back and we're GOING back! Way back to the very beginning for the inaugural Royal Rumble, 1988! Featuring superstars of the era like Bret Hart, Jake Roberts, Don Muraco, Nikolai Volkoff, Junkyard Dog, Jum Duggan, and much more!
The last of the "Attitude Era" rumbles we have yet to see, we're watching 2002's. The 2002 Royal Rumble took place on January 20th at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and featured stars of the era including Rikishi, The Hardy Boyz, The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldust, Triple H, The Godfather, Perry Saturn, Kurt Angle and many more!!
We're heading back to 2008 for an extremely fun episode. The 2008 Royal Rumble took place on January 27 at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The first ever Rumble to be presented in High Definition! (Please "Oooo!!!" in amazement) featured stars of the era from Smackdown, Raw, and ECW brands including The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Batista, Mark Henry, CM Punk, Umaga, Kane, John Cena, Triple H, and many more!!
We're watching Edges triumphant Royal Rumble return! No, not that one... its 2010! The 2010 Royal Rumble took place on January 31 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The second shortest 30 man rumble it history, it featured stars of the era from Smackdown, Raw, and ECW brands including Dolph Ziggler, CM Punk, Legacy, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, John Cena, Kane, MVP, Kofi Kingston, Batista, and many more!!
Its a historic year this week on Me, You, & 30 as we check out the 1995 Royal Rumble Match! The 95 Rumble took place on January 22 from the USF Sun Dome in Tamp, Florida. The only Rumble to ever feature only 1 minute intervals between competitors, it featured stars of the era like Doink the Clown, The British Bulldog, Owen Hart, King Kong Bundy, the Headshrinkers, Men on a Mission, Lex Luger, Shawn Michaels, The Smoking Guns, Adam Bomb, and many more!
It's time to party like it's 1999. With the Attitude Era in full swing the Royal Rumble 1999 took place on January 24, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in California and featured stars of the era like Kane, Edge, DX, Gangrel, The Oddities, The Corporation, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Jeff Jarrett, Mark Henry, Owen Hart, Chyna, Mabel, and so much more!
--In the yeaaaarrrrr two-thousssaaaaaaand!--
It's a new year and Me, You, and 30 is back, checking out the 2000 Royal Rumble match. The height of the attitude era the 2000 Rumble took place on January 23, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured stars of the era like Kane, The Big Show, The Rock, Degeneration X, Hardcore and Crash Holly, Edge, Christian, Rikishi, Chris Jericho, Chyna, and so much more!
We're heading to the New Era for the 1993 Royal Rumble just before Wrestlemania IX. It took place in. It took place on January 24, 1993 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured stars like The Undertaker, Ric Flair, Ted DiBiase, Jerry Lawler, Mr. Perfect, Yokozuna, Owen Hart, Bob Backlund, Randy Savage, Tatanka, I.R.S. and many more!
For the first time ever, directly after the Rumble, Jake and Alexandra watched the Wrestlemania match it led to! Hear Alexandra’s reaction to the infamous Wrestlemania IX WWF Title Match in this website exclusive! And please… consider buying a shirt or mug.
It's time to party like it's 1989! We're watching the 2nd ever Royal Rumble and the first to ever take place on PPV! It took place on January 15th at the Summit in Houston, Texas, and featured stars of the era like Mr. Perfect, Greg Valentine, Andre the Giant, The Bushwhackers, The Rockers, Hulk Hogan, Big John Studd, Randy Savage, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Ted DiBiase and many more!
This time we're diving into the ever-criticized 2015 Royal Rumble! It took place on January 25, 2015 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA and kicked off the Road to Wrestlemania 31! It features superstars like The Miz, Bray Wyatt, Big Show, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Roman Reigns, Wade Barrett, Rusev, Fandango, Stardust, and many more!
It's the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Rumble, 2012!
The 2012 Rumble took place on January 29, 2012 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and kicked off the Road to Wrestlemania XXVIII! It features superstars like The Miz, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, Wade Barrett, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, and many more!
We've seen 1996, 1997, and now we're finishing the “birth of the attitude era rumble trio” with 1998!
The 98 Rumble took place on January 18th in San Jose, CA and featured names like The Rock, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, Cactus Jack, the Headbangers, Ahmed Johnson, Steve Austin, Blackjack Bradshaw, Jeff Jarrett, Mark Henry and many more!
The 2014 Rumble is one of the more infamous Royal Rumble Matches. It took place January 26th in Pittsburgh Penn and was the beginning of the Road to Wrestlemania XXX and featured superstars like The Shield, Kane, CM Punk, Ryback, Batista, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler and many more!
The WWF is most certainly the Clique's because we're going back to 1996!
The '96 Rumble was the first Rumble to feature theme music for each wrestler as well as the first in which the Royal Rumble match itself was NOT the main event on January 21st in Fresno, California. But it was the main even in our hearts as stars of the era fought for a WWF Championship title shot including Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jerry Lawler, Bob Backlund, Jake Roberts, Yokozuna, Vader, Shawn Micheals, Diesel, the British Bulldog, Owen Hart and many more!
It's 1991! Barely out of the 80s but still... very much the 80s. The '91 Rumble was the 4th ever Rumble and the whole "winner gets a title shot" system was not yet in effect. It took place in Miami, FL on January 19th and featured WWF talent of the time including Rick Martel, The Bushwhackers, Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Bret Hart, The British Bulldog, Demolition, Earthquake, Mr. Perfect and many more!
Let's get our 2003 on.
The 2003 Royal Rumble took place in Boston Mass on January 19th and was the first Royal Rumble as the "WWE" after Vince and co. got the F out. Not far after the original brand split it featured 15 superstars from the Raw brand and 15 from Smackdown. Superstars like Test, Edge, Chris Jericho, Dave Batista, Kane, A-Train, Matt Hardy V1, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and many more!
On this episode of Me, You, and 30 Other Men, we travel back to very near past, its 2016!
The 2016 Royal Rumble took place in Orlando Florida on January 24th and was the SECOND Royal Rumble in which the WWE World Heavyweight Championship was on line! Billed as "One Vs. All" the defending champion Roman Reigns would start the match with the McMahon family stacking the odds against him. It featured a wellspring of talent from Raw & Smackdown including the Wyatt Family, Goldust and Stardust, Dolph Ziggler, Kane, the Big Show, The League of Nations, Dean Ambrose, Kevin Owens, the debut of AJ Styles and many more!
