One of the most overused lines announcers love to repeat is that the Rumble is every man for himself. In the second Royal Rumble, the reigning WWF Tag Team Champions became the living embodiments of that phrase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI5zeKe9SGE Drawing Nos. 1 and 2, Ax and Smash wasted no time in attacking each other, pounding away for the entire two-minute interval. Demolition ceased hostilities once No. 3, Andre the Giant, entered the ring, teaming up to try to stop their future rival. That simple showing taught fans right away that friendships could end (or at least temporarily halt) during the Rumble.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
