10 Fascinating WWE 1990 Royal Rumble Facts

6. On The DVD, Big Boss Man's Music Is Edited

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In the mid-2000s, WWE began releasing classic events such as WrestleManias and Royal Rumbles in anthology sets, allowing fans to stock up on WWE history in bulk. One major criticism levied by consumers was the numerous theme song changes, due to rights issues and the like.

One of the greatest crimes on any said anthology sets is when the song "Jive Soul Bro" gets replaced, due to some issue over the Piledriver album. In a few instances, a generic stock theme that sounds like a poor man's version of Michael Jackson's "Bad" gets dubbed in its place.

In the case of the Boss Man at the 1990 Rumble, for his match with Hacksaw Jim Duggan, his music is dubbed over with "Cell Block", the in-house song he used from his 1998 return onward. Because reasons.

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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.