amanwhorocks 1. Intercontinental Title Match: Jeff Jarrett Vs. Champ-Razor Ramon 6/10 2. I.R.S. Vs. The Undertaker - I think Taker needed change in 1995, this match was ordinary. And his waking up after getting stunned was overbooked at this moment. And stealing urn from Bearer? It was there already. 6/10 3. WWF Heavyweight Title Match: Bret Hart Vs. Champ-Diesel - Another ordinary Title match. Can't hear some exclusive crowd reaction. Diesel bored me. I like him better as Michael's small fries. After 2 possible DQ we get DQ already. Blah. 5.5/10 4. WWF Tag Title Match: Champs(Goes first)-Bam Bam Bigelow/Tatanka Vs. Bob Holly/1-2-3 Kid 6.5/10 5. Royal Rumble: Shawn Michaels, British Bulldog, Eli Bu, Duke Droese, Jimmy Del Ray, Sione, Tom Prichard, Doink the Clown, Kwang, Rick Martel, Owen Hart, Timothy Well, Mentally Ill Human Woodcracker, Jacob Blu, King Kong Bundy, Mo, Mabel, Another Useless Woodcracker, Lex Luger, Mantaur, Aldo Montoya, Henry Godwinn, Billy Gunn, Bart Gunn, Bob Backlund, Steven Dunn, Dick Murdoch, Adam Bomb, Fatu, Crush - Who were all those jobbers? Bushwackers again?? Dick MUrdoch? That was weakest Royal Rumble ever. Shawn really deserve that win. 7/10

bh_tafe3 Well, this was the year they tried new things in the Rumble match and they didn't quite work aesthetically. After cutting down the time between entrants from two minutes to 90 seconds for the 1994 rumble, they decided to cut it down to just one minute this year. Given the lack of main eventers in the rumble match, that wasn't a bad idea.The night started off with Pamela Anderson arriving in a limo. She would be escorting whoever won the Royal Rumble to the ring for their title match at Wrestlemania.The in ring action began with Razor Ramon putting the Intercontinental Championship on the line against Jeff Jarrett. For a long time Jarrett had been a minor player in the WWE, wearing a ridiculous silver outfit and playing the part of a crony for Mr Fuji. He would step out Fuji's shadow tonight, putting on a super match with Ramon and winning the IC Title. Ramon had been in control of the match until he hurt his knee on the outside. The ref had counted out Ramon, but Jarrett had goaded him back into the ring. Ramon's knee gave way as he attempted the Razor's edge allowing Jarrett to get the pin. And he was happy to tell us all about it backstage.The next match was the beginning of a year long rivalry as the Million Dollar Corporation's Irwin R Shyster took on the Undertaker in another good match. Undertaker won after a chokeslam, but was then assaulted by King Kong Bundy, another member of the Million Dollar Corp. IRS took his opportunity to steal the Undertaker's earn. A feud between the Million Dollar Corp and the Undertaker had begun.Todd Petengill then interviewed a very focused Diesel and Bret Hart before their big WWE Title match which was next. Hart had lost the WWE title to Bob Backlund a couple of months before, but Diesel had won the title from Backlund just three days later. And so Hart got his chance to regain the title here. Hart had tremendous ring sense and great chemistry with anyone and he and Diesel put on a match of the highest quality here which unfortunately ends in a double DQ after Owen Hart and his cronies interfere in the match. Well we got to see a good match so can't complain too much. Unfortunately that took Bret Hart out of the title scene.Todd Pettengill makes his way into Pamela Anderson's dressing room.Next up is the tournament final to determine the new tag team champions. It's the underdog team of Bob "Sparkplug" Holly and the 1-2-3 Kid taking on the Million Dollar Corporation's Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka. The underdogs won, but the real story here happened as Bigelow insulted New York Giants NFL Legend Laurence Taylor on the sidelines. And I mean that's the real story, because Kid and Holly lost their tag titles less than a week later. LT was a volatile guy, I'm sure he'll take offence to that.And the last match of the night was the Royal Rumble. The first two in the ring were Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog, the last two in the ring were Shawn Michaels and the Britsih Bulldog. Bulldog thought he'd won when he threw Micheals over the top rope and his music started playing, but Micheals held on to the top rope and didn't allow both feet to touch the ground. He jumped a celebrating Bulldog from behind and won the match. Owen Hart, Lex Luger and Bob Backlund were the only other potential main eventers in the match. Shawn became the first man to win the Rumble from #1, and had the most eliminations. Pamela Anderson came to the ring to meet Michaels, looking rather dismayed at this gentleman she would be accompanying to the title match at Wrestlemania XI.Good PPV really. Not a great rumble match, but building the match around Shawn and Bulldog at least made it entertaining. And a nice subtle set up for the Bigelow/ Laurence Taylor match at Wrestlemania.

wwfhistoryguy *SPOILERS*The Rumble from the previous years had great under cards, with the exception of 90. 89 wasn't so great either, because there was on great match and two other lackluster ones. But this was the first time we had a lackluster battle royal.The under card was superb. Razor Ramon and Jeff Jarrett had a fine match. Did anyone notice that he was in 5 Royal Rumbles, but never once fought in the battle royal? The Undertaker-IRS match was fun because of Vince McMahon's commentary. Every time the Undertaker rises miraculously, he makes this weird noise. Vince McMahon's commentary has always been so bad it's good. Bret Hart and Diesel did quite well.The tag team tournament final stole the show. It was a lengthy, exciting match, with plenty of heat. A few notes: I'm sure the Kid and Bob Holly's combined weight of 344 lbs. was a typo. Either that or they were trying to add to the momentum they were trying to build about Kid and Holly being underdogs. When I saw the match on pay-per-view, I knew Kid and Holly would win just because of McMahon and Lawler constantly pointing out that they didn't stand a chance against Bigelow and Tatanka.Now, on to the battle royal. The reason Michaels and the Bulldog lasted the whole match is that there was no competition. Was anyone holding his breath when Duke the Dumpster held Michaels over the top rope, or when Eli Blu ran down to face the Bulldog? This was also the reason they shortened the entries from 2 minutes to 1. Out of 30 men, only about 5 of them were A-list stars, and 2 of them got taken out prematurely by Bret Hart. Did anyone want to see Henry Godwinn and Well Dunn slug it out for a solid hour?Ultimately, this was the first of many Rumbles with a poorly-executed battle royal and a great under card.

Spawn Devil In a lot of ways, the Royal Rumble match is all about luck. As good as you are, drawing an early number can always come back to haunt you. Entering the match early on ensures you at least half an hour to an hour of work before you even have a chance to capture the Rumble title. So entering the Rumble match at No. 1 is a recipe for disaster, right? Not if your name is Shawn Michaels. The Heartbreak Kid entered the Rumble match at No. 1, with the British Bulldog following at No. 2. After all 30 men had entered, there were just two superstars remaining -- HBK and the Bulldog! Bulldog then tossed Shawn over the top, and went to go celebrate his win. But the crafty Shawn held onto the rope, pulled himself back into the ring, and knocked the unknowing Bulldog out to become the first man ever to win the Rumble match after entering at No. 1! Also at the 1995 Royal Rumble, the 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly won the finals of a tournament, defeating Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka to win the vacant Tag Team Championship. After the bout, football great Lawrence Taylor -- who was a guest of WWE Champion Diesel at the Rumble event -- poked some fun at Bigelow, who then shoved L.T. to the ground! This confrontation would ultimately lead to a one-on-one match between Taylor and Bigelow at WrestleMania XI!Jeff Jarrett pinned Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental Championship Undertaker defeated Irwin R. Schyster via pinfall WWE Champion Diesel and Bret Hart wrestled to a draw 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka in a tournament final for the vacant Tag Team Championship Shawn Michaels won the Royal RumbleOverall Mark: B+