Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View From Worst To Best

24. 1989

Royal Rumble
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The Good: The Mega Powers came within a whisker of exploding shortly before their Main Event collapse just weeks later after Hulk Hogan sh*thoused Randy Savage out of the match. The tension was luxuriously palpable and clearly going to make the company millions.

The Bad: Boredom abounds in much of the battle royal itself as WWE continue to work out the kinks in the gimmick. Big John Studd winning makes sense because of his size, but the man himself inspired little interest otherwise. A tag team opener should have lit up the undercard but instead felt much, much longer than the 15 minutes it was afforded.

The Ugly: Harley Race and Haku fighting over WWE's fake crown was insipid, but still not the worst thing on the show. A Women's Title clash between Rockin' Robin and Judy Martin was carried by Sensational Sherri on commentary and more's the pity - the match needed her far more than the booth.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett