WWF Royal Rumble (2002) Watch Along Discussion

[Leon TrotSky]

No, it's a lot bigger one. I want to see who is currently The Man

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

Damn

 

[Chris]

I wonder how much money you'd have to put in to just win $1 on Naitch blading for this match

 

[Chris]

No, it's a lot bigger one. I want to see who is currently The Man

Starting from WHEN

 

[Leon TrotSky]

When he first declared "To be the Man, you gotta beat the Man" at WrestleWar 89

 

[Chris]

Realistically I think it would have to start from Flair's first match after he first said the "To be the man"

 

[Brandon Blaze]

I am hoping for Edge

 

[Chris]

Oh you know when he first said it

 

[Chris]

My money is on Rick Rude

 

[Chris]

Vince getting blood on fans

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

Damn

 

[Brandon Blaze]

If so we gonna unbury him, just so Edge can bury him

 

[Chris]

This needs to be more trainwrecky tbh but it's still been entertaining

 

[Chris]

King has been annoying tho

 

[Smart Marx]

Yeah it was just a Raw match right?

Yep. They pull the plug spontaneously out of the blue the night Austin walks out. Vince just shows up on Raw unannounced to shit on Austin walking out and when Flair tries to kick him out of his “show” Vince basically says no and they book a random match for control of both shows. It was so abrupt and I’d love to get a podcast explaining why Austin was the catalyst to ending the original brand split and being replaced by Stephanie and Eric a month later after Vince runs both.