CommentsXp Best movie ever!

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

zkonedog When Hulk Hogan's "prime" in the WWF finally came and went in the early 1990s, the torch was passed to Bret "Hitman" Hart, who actually could put on a better show in his sleep than Hogan ever could dream of. Unfortunately, following the abdication of Hogan, the WWF was not able to support its top superstar with any other top-tier talent, and this fact was never more apparent than at Royal Rumble 1996.From top to bottom, this was a terrible card. The preliminary matches were incredibly lackluster (the character of "Goldust" only proves how low the WWF was stooping at this time), the Rumble was filled with fat guys, has-beens, and a few 100% jobbers, and event the main event (Hart- Undertaker) didn't live up to past billings. Long gone are the days of exciting characters and thrilling matches, replaced instead by weirdos and stereotypes that don't elicit any sort of emotional connection with the fans/viewers.Unless you are a die-hard WWF junkie, please do not spend one cent of your finances on this three-hour snoozefest.

bh_tafe3 Well, the strange year of 1995 was behind us, Diesel's title reign was no more, he'd lost his WWE Championship to Bret Hart in November. Not only that but the Undertaker was getting a title shot tonight rather than Diesel. The big man was none too pleased that he had yet to be granted a rematch.Of equal concern coming in was the health of fan favourite Shawn Michaels, who had collapsed in the ring during a live RAW broadcast in December (entirely fictional but effective stunt taking advantage of the old adage "You can do anything on a live show"). The Royal Rumble would be his first meaningful match since.The night kicked off with Duke Droese defeating rich snob Hunter Hearst Helmsley (who would later be better known as Triple H) by disqualification in a throwaway match that I think was actually part of the free for all, but found its way onto both the VHS and DVD releases.At least I hope that's the case because the next match followed in another disappointing DQ with the recently returned Jeff Jarrett trying to take out powerhouse Ahmed Johnson with his guitar. Johnson was not the best worker in the WWE on his best day, and didn't have a great night here either. Bad match.Todd Pettengil got a rather diplomatic interview from Diesel about not having a title match tonight and his chances of winning the Royal Rumble, drawing special attention to former WCW Champion Vader, who would be competing in this match in an early WWE PPV appearance. An exceptionally mobile big man in his prime, Vader never really caught on in the WWE.The next match saw the Smoking Gunns (Bart and Billy) successfully defend their Tag Team Championships against the Body Donnas (Skip and Zip) despite the managerial skills of Sunny. This again was not really a great match. Well at least it's a step up from losing to Barry Horowitz, hey Skip? Ted DiBiase now gives us a look at his wrestling war room. Not one of his more memorable segments.Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon had a big problem going into the next match, the man he'd be putting the title on the line against, Goldust, supposedly had a crush on him and had been sending him love letters and beguiling him with poetry. It was all a sham though, I mean who needs Razor when you've got Terri Runnels. Goldust and Terri worked well in tandem, and amidst much suggested hanky panky and other shenanigans Goldust got the pin and became new IC Champion. Decent match, but weird as well. Goldust certainly was a sight to behold.We had the typical video montage going into the Rumble, with various wrestlers saying they were going to win it. In the end Triple H came in at one and lasted the longest, Shawn Micheals had the most eliminations and was also the winner. This was not really a great rumble, the ending came with Shawn Michaels super kicking Diesel just as he was eliminating a hapless opponent. Diesel was furious, his Wrestlemania dream in tatters, but Shawn Michaels would be there. It was only a question of who he would face.Bret Hart and Undertaker worked a neat little match in the main event, not either's best work but perfectly fine, before Diesel ran in and hit Hart, giving the Undertaker victory by disqualification. It was all part of Diesel's plan to keep himself in the Wrestlemania picture and it worked. Gorilla Monsoon announced at the end of the PPV that Bret Hart Diesel would get his title match at In Your House 6 in a month, so Michaels would need to wait a few weeks longer to find out who he would be facing at Wrestlemania in March.

Spawn Devil The 1996 Royal Rumble was historic for a number of reasons.The man who would go on to win the Rumble -- Shawn Michaels -- was competing in his first match back in the WWE, after collapsing on an episode of RAW in October 1995, during a bout with post-concussion syndrome. Michaels took full advantage of his return, becoming just the second man to win back-to-back Rumble matches. He would go on to capture his first WWE Championship from Bret Hart that March at WrestleMania XII, in the memorable Iron Man Match. The Rumble match also featured the Rumble debuts of a number of superstars who would go on to become big-name players in WWE. Stone Cold Steve Austin -- then known as "Ringmaster" Steve Austin, the Million Dollar Champion -- made his WWE Pay-Per-View debut, as did Vader, a former WCW Champion. Triple H competed in his first Rumble in 1996, entering at No. 1 and lasting nearly an hour. Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett via disqualification Tag Team Champions the Smoking Gunns defeated the Bodydonnas via pinfall Goldust pinned Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental Championship Undertaker defeated WWE Champion Bret Hart via disqualification Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble

BimmerDude World Wrestling Federation Champion Bret The Hitman Hart defends his WWF Title against Big Daddy Cool Diesel in the main event. This was one of WWF Chammpion Bret"The Hitman"Hart's first title defences since regaining the title at the survivor series and one of Diesel's last matches for the WWF. Besides the WWF Championship match, the over the top rope Royal Rumble was action packed as usual with stand out performances by the Slammy Award Winning Owen Hart, Vader and a returning Shawn Michaaels.