Royal Rumble 2002 Review

Royal Rumble 2002 Review


This is the original DVD version, so no blurring for me! Let's begin.



The Dudley Boyz vs Tazz & Spike Dudley
Tag Titles are on the line. I never even knew that Tazz and Spike were ever a team, nevermind Tag Champs. I think the Dudleys are meant to be heels, but they received quite a loud cheer from the crowd when they entered. As usual Spike was great in his face in peril role. This was really short, but it was a lot of fun while it lasted. It got the crowd in the wrestling mood anyway. **



Edge vs William Regal
IC Title is on the line. If they knew that Wrestlemania was in Toronto that year, then why didn't they keep Edge as the champ to give him a proper match at Mania, instead of a random feud with Booker T? Who knows. This wasn't as good as I thought it might have been, and it was quite slow at times. It did get quite exciting by the end though. Regal is the new IC Champ. **



Trish Stratus vs Jazz
Jacqueline is the referee for this Women's Title match. I can't tell why she is the champ as it wasn't really explained. Trish's hand is all taped up after Jazz closed a box lid on it. This was a good match and I wish it had been longer because I was enjoying it. Jacqueline didn't do much as the ref except for pissing off Jazz. Solid, short match here. *1/2


The next review is from my McMahon DVD Review:  http://prowrestlingtvreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/mcmahon-dvd-review.html



Vince McMahon vs Ric Flair : Street Fight
This was never going to be a technical classic, but I'm sure both guys were trying their best to give us the most entertaining match they could. At the time, Ric was part owner of the WWE, and obviously that pissed off Vince. Ric also wasn't an active wrestler here. Didn't take long for Flair to blade. And yes this was a fun match. Not the best, but enjoyable. Vince is the master of making a bad-looking match highly entertaining.  **1/2



The Rock vs Chris Jericho
The Undisputed Title is on the line. These two have tremendous chemistry together, and this match definitely proves that point. Their No Mercy match was better, but this was still awesome. The run-ins don't hurt the match, but they do make Jericho look a little weak. A brilliant back and forth match between two of the all time greats, and easily the match of the night. ****



The Royal Rumble Match
I find it quite hard to rate a rumble match as a whole. I think the most memorable part of this match was Maven eliminating the Undertaker. It would have made him look quite good if Taker didn't immediately kick his ass afterwards. It was still pretty damn awesome though. Seeing Mr Perfect return was a nice moment too, and he hadn't changed a bit. That's about it for memorable moments. It wasn't the worst rumble ever (that goes to the 1999 atrocity), but it certainly wasn't the best either. I'll go with  ***



6/10. A solid PPV here. There was nothing bad about the undercard, but it was just unmemorable, except for the entertaining Street Fight. The Undisputed Championship match was awesome and the highlight of the night, and the Rumble was pretty enjoyable.