Guest Incandenza Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Nowhere during the actual event does anyone bother to explain why the World title was vacated. The closest I could figure is that Jack Tunney had something to do with it (Hogan runs down Tunney in his pre-match promo; Tunney gets a modicum of heel heat upon his entrance), but that's it. While I'm at it, how great was it when a face pop erupted for Sid after he eliminated Hogan, AND the "Sid!" chant that started after the match, AND that Sid openly acknowledged the face heat he was receiving and mocking Hogan about it? My feelings on the PPV itself? The Rumble was great, of course, but the rest of the card left a lot to be desired. The Orient Express vs. New Foundation match was decent, while the Piper-Mountie bout was passable (though barely); but the LOD-Natural Disasters match was shit, and the Beverlies-Bushwackers match made me contemplate suicide. That Rumble main event made up for all the pain, however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Drury37 Report post Posted July 1, 2002 The reason why the WWF Title was vacant at WWF Royal Rumble 1992 was because at WWF Survivor Series 1991 The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Title but,Flair helped The Undertaker win the WWF Title and therefore they had the rematch at WWF Tuesday In Texas and Hulk Hogan won back the WWF Title but not without Flair interefering in the match and accidently hitting The Undertaker with a steel chair.Therefore Jack Tunney said that because of the intereference in both matches the WWF Title was vacant and he announced that the winner of the 1992 WWF Royal Rumble Match would be the WWF Champion and Flair won the 1992 WWF Royal Rumble Match and therefore he was the WWF Champion. It was pretty weird to see the crowd turn on Hogan after the 1992 WWF Royal Rumble Match,and Sid started yelling "Hulk Who?"and he was pointing to a sign a fan was holding up that said "Hulk Who."The 1992 WWF Royal Rumble Match was defintely the best WWF Royal Rumble Match of all time!!! Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest midnightxpress 4life Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Well it started at Survivor Series 91.. Undertaker beat Hogan for the title with help from Ric Flair. because of the cheating Tunney ordered a rematch at the terrible Tuesday in Texas PPV. In that match Flair came out to help taker but hogan ended up winning by threwing the ashes from the Undertakers Urn in takers face. Tunney stripped the title from hogan and said the winner of the Rumble is the champ. And yes Sids chant was great. I also love how Hogan is the WORST loser in the world as he pulls Sid out of the ring after being eliminated. Well he beat me to it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest papacita Report post Posted July 1, 2002 And yes Sids chant was great. I also love how Hogan is the WORST loser in the world as he pulls Sid out of the ring after being eliminated. That's the one Rumble I never saw, but that one moment right there made me a Hogan Hater. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted July 1, 2002 i love royal rumbles but a rumble where the title is on the line is automatically sweet in my books. the fact that flair went the distance and won the title that year made it all the better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andy Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Such an awesome Rumble. Thanks, Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DEEP THOUGHT Report post Posted July 1, 2002 I doubt the Hogan pulling Sid out of the ring was a shoot...it must have been the way the booker(s) (Pat Patterson?) booked the rumble. So I don't think it proves that Hogan is the "worst loser in the world". It does make you wonder why you would want to have your top babyface doing something like that though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted July 1, 2002 I doubt the Hogan pulling Sid out of the ring was a shoot Who said it was a shoot? The point is that it was nonsensical for the company's top face and all-around good guy to behave in such a manner after being eliminated fair and square by Sid. I could understand that if it was to sew the seeds of a Hogan heel turn, but it wasn't, so why did it happen? I don't mind, though. I got a big kick out of seeing Sid getting a bigger face pop than Hogan, plus Flair won, so it's all good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nl5xsk1 Report post Posted July 1, 2002 I think that Vince and company thought that the fans would pop when Hogan pulled Sid out of the Rumble. Like when Hogan would wrestle like a heel and the fans would still cheer him (back rake of doom, for example). I guess that the WWF didn't think that the fans would ever boo Hogan. When there response wasn't the thunderous applause that they'd anticipated, they just pretended it didn't happen and left Sid as the heel and Hogan as the face. Speaking of the back rake of doom, I knew that I was a heel-mark for life even when I was a little kid and Hogan would pull a move like that, and Jesse the Body would condemn him, and Gorilla would make excuses ... I'd always agree with Jesse. Man, I hated Hogan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Drury37 Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Hulk Hogan helped in eliminating Sid because Sid eliminated him from behind,but a lot of guys have been eliminated from behind in the WWF Royal Rumble Match. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest joshicho Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Hogan shouldnt have been booked in such a way really, and if I were him I wouldnt let myself be booked in such a way. It befuddles me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Without any doubt, The Royal Rumble of '92 was the greatest Rumble ever. It was more then just the fact for the first and only time, The Rumble meant something (Title shots weren't promised until a year later). It easily had the best roster of all the rumbles save for 2002's rumble, with one glaring difference...Only three superstars were believeable winners (Angle,HHH and Austin). In 1992, with the title on the line, any of the 30 stars stood a chance but the big names were Hulk Hogan, Undertaker, Flair, Savage, Piper, Sid, and Jake Roberts. It had the story of Ric Flair and his marathon run of 61 minutes starting at #3. It also had the side-story of Roberts/Savage. Along with Ric Flair's greatest hour, it was Bobby Heenan's greatest performence of his life. The Final four was easily the greatest we've ever seen. Sid. Savage. Hogan. Flair. The ending was very shocking to everyone seeing the Face Sid Justice toss out Hogan and Hogan's hissy fit of DOOM. Flair's seekiness when he pulled himself up and shoved Justice over as Hogan grasped Sid's hands. The backlash was immediate. Justice got the cheers and Hogan, for the very first time, Hogan was not the crowd's favorite. This followed with the Staredown with Sid and Hogan. Flair's interview was undermined but the message was made...Things were changed. NWA Superstars are taken control of WWF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Hogan did the exact same thing to Bossman in the 1989 Rumble after being eliminated by the Twin Towers. He was also a sore loser at Survivor Series 1987. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bob_barron Report post Posted July 1, 2002 Hey- Tuesday in Texas is an awesome PPV. Also- Hogan and Taker were guaranteed a number in the 20s so what number did Take get? #20. Flair pushed Sid out, Hogan held onto his arm. I guess they figured the crowd would cheer for Hogan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 2, 2002 Weren't Sid and Hogan on-screen "Buddies'? Then Shoulden't Hogan have tried to pull Flair out? I'd didn't know about the Hogan/Taker promise of 20-30. BTW...How did they explain that...Did they have have them draw first with only balls 20-30 in the thing and then throw the other numbers in or what? Do they even actually draw numbers? I always thought they know where the winners would be but drew for the rest... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest papacita Report post Posted July 2, 2002 Yeah, Sid and Huck were tight on screen, but if that was the case, Sid should've tried to toss Flair out, not Hogan. The whole ending was cool as hell to me, anyway (because Hating Hogan gives me FEVA!), but if they wanted Huck to stay face, they should've done it the other way around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nWoScorpion Report post Posted July 3, 2002 Why wasnt title title vacated at WM 9, SSeries 96 and other PPVs where cheating was involved in the title match? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MillenniumMan831 Report post Posted July 3, 2002 If anyone has Invasion 1992, the overdubbing of the end of The Rumble is just SO SAD, yet hilarious. Monsoon cries because Sid is just standing around (I'd want to catch my breath too). Then after Hogan's elimination, The crowd starts chanting "Hogan Hogan Hogan!!!" Holy Mackrel! It's must-see material! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted July 3, 2002 Why wasnt title title vacated at WM 9, SSeries 96 and other PPVs where cheating was involved in the title match? because then the title would be vacant 24/7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JHawk Report post Posted July 3, 2002 Why wasnt title title vacated at WM 9, SSeries 96 and other PPVs where cheating was involved in the title match? The catch in this instance was that Jack Tunney was at ringside at Tuesday in Texas (or as I like to call it, TIT) to ensure there'd be no outside interference...and of course he got KOd which led to more interference. I remember being a 13 year-old mark when this was going on and thinkng "Didn't Tunney say when Andre beat Hogan that the referee's decision is final?" I was questioning vacating the title under that theory. Oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nWoScorpion Report post Posted July 4, 2002 Going into the final four you had Savage, Flair, Hulk, Sid. For the first time the heel is out numbered 3-1, so (looking at it now) someone had to play heel. Hogan paired with flair and sid with Savage and Sid quickly dumped randy (with a slight assistance of a Flair push into Sid). Throughout the whole match remember Sid & Hogan were working together (at times0 and out of nowhere sid from behind casually dumps Hogan over. Then They exhchanged words i think, Hogan grabbed onto Sids arm and Flair tossed him out. I don't know why this was done but I guess Sid turning on Hogan made him the heel. It still baffles me why they pushed Sid/Hogan when Sid was on his way out several weeks after Wrestlemania. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
