10 Reasons The 1990 Royal Rumble Is The Best Of All Time

4. It Built Towards WrestleMania

Royal Rumble 1990 Piper Bad News Brown
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There was a time when the Royal Rumble match was vital when it came to building matches for WrestleMania. This has been forgotten over time, as the mass of WWE content gives the company ample time to put together bouts for its biggest show of the year. This spread has meant that the Rumble has lost a little bit of prestige and excitement.

This wasn’t the case in 1990.

Without any prior knowledge of feuds in the company, you can watch this match and put together a healthy number of the big matches that would take place at WrestleMania VI. It is clear from this bout that Jake Roberts vs. Ted DiBiase, Dusty Rhodes vs. Randy Savage, Roddy Piper vs. Bad News Brown, Demolition vs. Andre & Haku, and of course Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior were planned for the Show of Shows.

It is a point worth stressing over and over again. Professional wrestling is supposed to be simple, and it is at these points that it is most enjoyable. There was no complex booking on show in this match. Babyfaces and heels went at it, building towards a major match on the big stage. The 1990 Royal Rumble was the best example of this.

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