WWF 1991: Evolution is the Solution

Trevor Belmont · August 4, 2020

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Hello everyone (and by everyone I mean whomever may stumble upon this scripture someday), my name is Shane McMahon: son of world-renowned WWF owner, Vince McMahon. The main reason I've decided to begin recording a journal is to track my progress in this new venture I'm set to embark on. Currently, it's January 1st, 1991 and this is my first official day as head booker of the World Wrestling Federation.

Around Survivor Series time, my father sat me down and informed me he'd be exploring other avenues out there and wasn't sure if he could handle the full workload that comes with running this company top to bottom, and therefore has handed a giant responsibility down to yours truly -- much earlier than I ever could have imagined, mind you.

Now don't get me wrong, he'll still be overseeing, and for the most-part, making all our biggest decisions final. The things he's interested in, talent we sign/let go, who our heavyweight champion is, or anything else that has a mass effect on the WWF brand in general, is ultimately still his call. On the other hand, I, myself, am a bit more hip to society and have plenty of ideas creatively on how to evolve this company. That will be my job - writing, booking, negotiating, steering this ship further into the 90's, and clearing it all with pops. This oughta be fun.

A few quick thoughts on the current state of the World Wrestling Federation:

As previously stated, I personally believe we need to EVOLVE. And in order to do so, it starts with having our finger more on the pulse of society, and the entertainment industry in general.

Back 4/5 years ago we were there. Fully. But presently, as some time has gone by, society seems to be passing us a little, and it's shown in our ticket sales, PPV buys, and just about all other numbers across the board. That being said, should we remain rather stagnant, under this Rock N' Wrestling banner as pops likes likes to call it, there's only one way to go -- and that's the same way we've been.

The time has come to move upward and onward.

These are the three immediate avenues I'd like to focus on:

- Open a developmental training school, even though we currently have a working agreement where we can send talent to be developed, with the USWA, I'd personally like to have our very own. Ever since my father dropped this bombshell, I've been doing what I can to retrieve tape on some of the top-rated talent from around the world. I've also got some of our agents doing as much, therefore we can seek out the best of the best and bring them into our training facility, work with them on all aspects of their in-ring skills, overall character/presentation, and get 'em ready for the big time.

- Working with talent more up-close and personal. In my humble opinion, good people occasionally do bad things and bad people occasionally do good things. Example: while Hulk Hogan would be considered a true all-American hero/role-model for kids across the globe, someone like Jake "The Snake" Roberts per-say, who we'd also consider a "babyface" within the industry, might not take the exact same approach, nor be as good a role-model to our youth, technically. I'd like to emphasize to our talent a more character-based approach, as opposed to the straight-forth babyface/heel divide. Whilst the divide will still be in-tact somewhat, you can expect to see "shades of grey" incorporated a bit more.

- Television show restructure. In short, my vision here is to run an edgier program in a prime-time slot, quite possibly even live, where we feature better matches overall, and a slightly different format -- which would be more "episodic entertainment" based. We'd also have a lot more freedom here storyline-wise, with my logic being - if we can create more interest on free Tv, then show tickets, PPV, merch sales. etc. would all shoot back up as well. But as for right now, our on-screen President, Jack Tunney, is set to make two big announcements in regards to both PrimeTime Wrestling and the Royal Rumble, which of course, is coming later this month.

What's happening (a quick overview):

- The Ultimate Warrior is the current World Wrestling Federation champion. He's in a heated feud with recently turned Iraqi turncoat, Sgt. Slaughter (the number one contender to his title) and "The Macho King" Randy Savage. Nine months in, his reign hasn't gone as well as expected overall, and while pops tends to swiftly point the finger at and blame his champ for business being down, I believe while he may deserve some -- our product as a whole has become slightly stale. Take Michael Jordan for example. He's clearly become the single best player in the NBA to date, yet hasn't won the big one because his supporting cast (and by supporting cast, I mean both management and teammates) has failed him. If they were just a little better, he'd shone more. And who knows? Maybe he will in time, but HE is not the problem. Not that I'm comparing The Warrior to Mr. Jordan for the record - but maybe with a better, more hip product here, and "team" as a whole, he COULD be what we've envisioned. And the same goes for Michael. He COULD be an NBA finals champion. But at the end of the day, only time will tell.

- Hulk Hogan, our biggest star to date, has also lost some steam in the eyes of the WWF audience, but definitely still sits a-top our mountain as far as popularity goes. Especially considering his frequent Hollywood crossover-ing in the last couple years or so. He's been at it with Earthquake for quite sometime now, and also seems to be in a lifelong blood-feud with Randy Savage. Furthermore, he's formed a loose, respectable alliance with The Ultimate Warrior, ever since dropping the title to him at WrestleMania VI. All in all though, The Hulkster certainly seems to be in a bit of lingo.

- Mr. Perfect is our current intercontinental champion, winning the belt back from the man who took it from him at SummerSlam back in August, "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich. This monumental achievement did not come however, without a helping hand from "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase -- whom Kerry has now turned his attention to. He is eligible though, as anyone who loses their title is, to a championship rematch.

- Speaking of DiBiase, he's had some recent issues with his bodyguard Virgil as well, because the two just can't seem to stay on the same page. Also breathing down their necks are the Rhodes family: Dusty and Dustin - ever since The Million Dollar Man utilized his good fortune to acquire "Sweet" Sapphire from right under The American Dream's nose.

- Bobby Heenan and Rick Rude have/had insulted The Big Bossman's momma one too many times. With Rude now though, no longer under contract with World Wrestling Federation as of two months ago - the former corrections officer from Cobb County, GA has vowed to make life a living hell for The Brain and everyone else associated with him!

- In a sheer power affair, there's been some recent issues with The British Bulldog and The Warlord. Clearly, both men just want to prove who is the alpha here, and needless to say: dad's all over this one with competitive strength endurance ideas!

- If there's one thing that's NOT lacking right now, it's our tag division. With The Hart Foundation carrying the gold at the moment, the road to remain on top will be anything but easy - being the legendary Legion Of Doom, three-time champs Demolition, the newly signed Nasty Boys, the ultra high-flying tag team specialists, The Rockers, Mr. Fuji's Orient Express, and the purely well-rounded Power & Glory, to name a few - are all gunning for the straps.

- On the Brother Love Show some months ago, during a heated confrontation, Rick "The Model" Martel ended up spraying "Arrogance" (his very own brand of men's cologne) straight into the eyes of Jake Roberts, damaging the left one severely. The Snake has since gone through full-blown surgery and made his triumphant WWF return with a glass eye! He appears as well, to be more dangerous than ever, and has sworn furious vengeance on the man who did this to him!

- Lastly, we've had an overwhelming response to our mammoth newcomer, The Undertaker, following his debut at the 1990 Survivor Series as Ted DiBiase’s mystery partner on the Million Dollar Team. It's still pretty early, as he's only been with us just over a month, but when we children are outright terrified, and people on the street keep asking if he's really dead - this could be a sign of wonderful things to come. There seems to be tons of investment, and when it's all said and done - we may just have our very own Michael Meyers/Jason Voorhees on our hands.

** I plan on updating Shane's journal at the start of every month, and as I see fit. It should help things move along fluently. Also, my write-outs are going to be more storyline/angle driven, with brief match write-ups most of the time. (Obviously there will be SOME more detailed ones, like at PPVs and whatnot). I'm going to work on this when I have time, so shows/posts may come quicker at times, and at others, a bit slower. I have a myriad of ideas, and really wanna provide something solid from this time-period. Thanks in advance to anyone taking the time to follow along! **

Up next: an official list of our current roster and champions.

IronmanCampbell · August 4, 2020

Looking forward to this, good start.

Trevor Belmont · August 4, 2020

Looking forward to this, good start.

Thanks man. Roster should be up later, followed by Jack Tunney’s state of the union address, then the first card.

Trevor Belmont · August 8, 2020

Update: this dynasty is by no means dead lol. We had a storm on Tuesday that knocked a ton of power and internet out (the latter of which I do not have back still). Been working in my notepad though, so hopefully soon we can get this ball rolling!

Trevor Belmont · August 11, 2020

WWF Champions and Active Roster List:

(As of 1/1/91)

WWF World Heavyweight Champion:

The Ultimate Warrior

Won From: "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania VI - Week one, April 1990)

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WWF Intercontinental Champion:

Mr. Perfect

Won From: The Texas Tornado (WWF Superstars - Week three, December 1990)

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WWF World Tag Team Champions:

The Hart Foundation

Won From: Demolition (SummerSlam - Week four, August 1990)

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Active Roster

Faces in blue. Heels in red.

"Mr. Outrageous" Al Burke

Animal

Barry Hardy

Bob Bradley

Boris Zhukov

Bret "Hitman" Hart

Brian Costello

Brian Knobbs

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake (out injured)

Bushwhacker Butch

Bushwhacker Luke

Crush

"Canadian Strongman" Dino Bravo

"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

"The Natural Disaster" Earthquake

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Haku

Hawk

Hercules

"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Jerry Sags

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Jim "Anvil" Neidhart

Jim Powers

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Kato

"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Marty Jannetty

Mr. Perfect

Nikolai Volkoff

Paul Roma

"Macho King" Randy Savage

Rick "The Model" Martel

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper

"The African War Machine" Saba Simba

Sam Houston

"Iraqi Turncoat" Sgt. Slaughter

Shane Douglas

Shawn Michaels

Smash

Tanaka

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

The Barbarian

The Big Bossman

The British Bulldog

The Brooklyn Brawler

The Genius

The Mountie

The Texas Tornado

The Ultimate Warrior

"The Demon of Death Valley" The Undertaker

The Warlord

Tito Santana

Tugboat

Managers

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (The Barbarian, Mr. Perfect, Haku)

Brother Love (The Undertaker)

General Adnan (Sgt. Slaughter)

"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart (Greg Valentine, Brian Knobbs, Jerry Sags, Earthquake, Dino Bravo)

"The Devious One" Mr. Fuji (Smash, Crush, Kato, Tanaka)

Sensational "Queen" Sherri (Randy Savage)

"The Doctor of Style" Slick (Paul Roma, Hercules, The Warlord)

Virgil (Ted DiBiase)

Announcers

Gorilla Monsoon

Sean Mooney

Vince McMahon

Colour Commentators

Lord Alfred Hayes

Authority Figures

Jack Tunney

Personalities

"Mean" Gene Okerlund

Mike McGuirk

Referees

Danny Davis

Earl Hebner

Jack Doan

Jim Korderas

Joey Marella

Mike Chioda

Shane Stevens

Tim White

Tony Garea

Road Agents

Chief Jay Strongbow

Jack Lanza

Gerald Brisco

J.J. Dillon

Pat Patterson

Rene Goulet

Tag Teams:

Demolition (Smash and Crush)

Earthquake and Dino Bravo

Haku and The Barbarian

Power & Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma)

The Bushwhackers (Luke and Butch)

The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart)

The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal)

The Orient Express (Kato and Tanaka)

The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)

The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)

Stables:

The Heenan Family (Mr. Perfect, Haku and The Barbarian)

** MY INTERNET IS BACK!! And I've decided I'm going to update you guys with a brief weekly review sheet, covering all my incidents, injuries, some news, etc etc.

Anyone who's played this game could relate: you can map out all the plans you want, but GOD KNOWS what these guys are gonna end up doing half the time (especially in these old-time "wild west" days lol). Tbh, I'm extremely worried about the Royal Rumble match, cause if one of these boneheads is wasted on drugs or whatever, 29 others gonna be pissed!

Figured this will at least give some insight to whatever decisions I may make, or be forced to make down the stretch. Wish me luck **

Up next: WWF President Jack Tunney makes a State of the Union address!

Trevor Belmont · August 11, 2020

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State Of The Union Address:

Greetings. My name is Jack Tunney and I'm here to inform you of a few major changes I, and the board of directors here in the World Wrestling Federation have come to terms on -- effective immediately. All of which I believe, will leave our wonderful audience quite pleased, to say the least. So without further ado, let's get right to it, shall we?

Firstly, in regards to this month's forthcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view spectacular: THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH, WILL CHALLENGE FOR THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA, AT WRESTLEMANIA 7! Furthermore, as pertains to the match itself: if you are a current title holder, or have held a singles title at any point here in the WWF, you have been automatically entered into the match itself.

This means: "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan, Mr. Perfect, "Macho King" Randy Savage, The Texas Tornado, Tito Santana, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and The Hart Foundation are all eligible to potentially headline this years WrestleMania! And the other 22 participants will have to earn their way in by competing in a serious of qualifying matches throughout the month of January.

In addition, as both a THANK YOU to our loyal fans all around the globe and an attempt to EXPAND our global fan-base extensively, WWF PrimeTime Wrestling will now be featuring better overall match quality each week, starting this coming Wednesday - when we'll be seeing a Six-Man Chicago Street Fight, as Demolition teams up with The Warlord to lock horns with The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith! Also, The Ultimate Warrior defends his World Wrestling Federation championship against none other than, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase!

Thank you all for your time.

Trevor Belmont · August 11, 2020

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[Wednesday. Week One. January 1991.]

Prediction Key:

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Boris Zhukov Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chicago Street Fight:

Demolition and The Warlord Vs. The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. The Ultimate Warrior ©

** The final two matches will account for two points a piece. I think I'm going to run this contest until WM7, where the winner will get a pretty cool prize. I'm still ironing out the details of the idea I have in mind, and will inform yous as soon as it's set in stone. Let the games begin. **

RKOwnage · August 11, 2020

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware - YES.

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express - PUSH HERCULES.

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Boris Zhukov Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chicago Street Fight:

Demolition and The Warlord Vs. The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith - Both teams rule but I love Bulldog.

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. The Ultimate Warrior ©

Trevor Belmont · August 12, 2020

Royal Rumble Qualifier:
Winning Team In/Losing Team Out
Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express - PUSH HERCULES.

Be careful what you wish for!!

Satyr24 · August 13, 2020

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Boris Zhukov Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chicago Street Fight:

Demolition and The Warlord Vs. The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. The Ultimate Warrior ©

dukka · August 13, 2020

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Boris Zhukov Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chicago Street Fight:

Demolition and The Warlord Vs. The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. The Ultimate Warrior ©

Gorilla Monsoon · August 13, 2020

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Boris Zhukov Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chicago Street Fight:

Demolition and The Warlord Vs. The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. The Ultimate Warrior ©

ReggieLove · August 13, 2020

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Martel was the original "iron man" of these rumbles, so it really wouldn't feel like one without him in it to be honest.

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Boris Zhukov Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chicago Street Fight:

Demolition and The Warlord Vs. The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

"The Million Dollar Man" ted DiBiase Vs. The Ultimate Warrior ©

Mattitude90 · August 13, 2020

Prediction Key:

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

Power & Glory Vs. The Orient Express

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Boris Zhukov Vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chicago Street Fight:

Demolition and The Warlord Vs. The Legion Of Doom and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. The Ultimate Warrior ©

Trevor Belmont · August 14, 2020

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[Wednesday. Week One. January 1991.]

Pre-Show:

- Jim Powers and Shane Douglas defeated Barry Hardy and Bob Bradley in 4:50 when Jim Powers pinned Barry Hardy with a Running Powerslam.

- Dustin Rhodes defeated Virgil in 7:58 with a quick cradle.

- Dino Bravo and Earthquake defeated The Bushwhackers in 8:43 when Earthquake pinned Luke following an Earthquake Splash.

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Televised Broadcast:

The PrimeTime intro airs, followed by Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan in studio, welcoming us to this evening's show and running down the card. After a few short moments of banter, we get a quick recap vid of the Martel/Roberts saga, as both men will be in action tonight for their Rumble qualifiers. Gorilla and Bobby then take us to our first of the two, taped yesterday in Chicago, Illinois.

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

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This was a decent back and forth affair, with Koko getting a few near falls early, utilizing his fast-paced offense and a series of dropkicks, forcing Martel to the outside to regroup. Once The Model got his act together though, he methodically worked over The Birdman for a few minutes, and slapped on the Boston Crab! Koko actually fought hard though, and got to the ropes, much to the surprise of Martel and most of those in attendance! The damage however, was already done, and it wasn't long before the arrogant French Canadian put him away with a cradle piledriver.

Your Winner: Rick "The Model" Martel via pinfall.
Time: 8:27

Rick Martel advances to the 1991 Royal Rumble match.

Grade: 67

Back in studio, Heenan gloats over Martel, saying if it wasn't a foregone conclusion that a Heenan Family member was gonna win the Royal Rumble match, he hopes Rick does. Monsoon counters by putting over Jake Roberts, stating The Model has big problems on his plate, and may have bitten off a little more than he can chew. Gorilla then takes us out to East Rutherford, New Jersey for a most-unique encounter.

Royal Rumble Qualifier:
Winning Team In/Losing Team Out

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In a rare heel Vs. heel match up, Power & Glory defeated The Orient Express, when the referee reprimanded Mr. Fuji, who appeared to be setting up to throw salt in the eyes of Hercules -- which led to Slick hopping up on the ring apron, and waffling Kato right in the head with his pimp cane while the official was distracted! From there, the evil masked-man backed right into a Hercules Full-Nelson, and it was lights out.

Your Winners: Power & Glory via submission.
Time: 9:27

Power & Glory advance to the 1991 Royal Rumble match.

Grade: 55

Paul Roma seemed off his game.

During the last match, The Rockers cut a short promo in the top left corner of the screen, claiming that 1991 is gonna be their year to take the big step forward. And at the Royal Rumble on January 19th in Miami, it starts with putting the Orient Express away once and for all!

We cut to Ogdensburg, NY, where our main event will be taking place from shortly. Lord Alfred Hayes is standing by with the challenger, Ted DiBiase.

DiBiase: "You see little man, tonight is MY night! For years now, that ingrate President of ours, Jack Tunney has done everything in his power to keep the Million Dollar Man down! He even STRIPPED ME OF THAT TITLE when it was RIGHTFULLY MINE! NOW, as for this lunatic who runs around swinging MY belt over his head, tonight, he is gonna be the one who PAYS heavily. WARRIOR, KISS IT GOODBYE! And TUNNEY! KISS MY RICH WHITE ASS! AH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! VIRGIL! Let's go."

Hayes kicks it over to the one and only "Mean" Gene Okerlund, who's standing by with the champ.

Warrior: "What me and my Warriors stand for, this title we've thrived so hard for, and through SO MANY BATTLES to attain, all the money in the world could not buy, Million Dollar Man. NOTHING you can say or do is even a FRACTION of this... this Warrior Nation, which is set to flatten you forever in just a few short moments, damning your soul down below to join the other evil cretins that await. I'll kiss NOTHING GOODBYE, AS ME AND ALL MY LITTLE WARRIORS RIDE INTO BATTLE YET AGAIN, YOU WELL FEEL THE POWER... OF THE ULLLLLTIMATE... CHAAAAAMMMPION! UUHHHAAGGHHHHAAAA....."

Gorilla and Bobby shoot on our main event momentarily, with Heenan talking about how it's been a long time since we've had an honorable world champion here in the WWF, and DiBiase will sure make a great one. Monsoon laughs his "idiotic" comments off, as we head over to Wilkes-Barre, PA, where Jake "The Snake" Roberts is set for action.

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

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Roberts, who received a standing ovation from the Wilkes-Barre audience, was all business, and has been ever since Martel destroyed his left eye. He put Zhukov away in dominant fashion - though the rough, rugged Russian did get some offense in, the match mainly pertained of Jake on a smooth, yet slower attack while playing to the crowd simultaneously. When he felt the time was right, the Snake hit a short-arm clothesline, followed by a devastating DDT, before unleashing Damien onto Boris post-match - sending a clear message to The Model that his days are numbered.

Your Winner: Jake "The Snake" Roberts via pinfall.
Time: 5:43

Jake Roberts advances to the 1991 Royal Rumble match.

Grade: 63

Royal Rumble report, with Sean Mooney. We hear from several participants who're already entered, including The Hart Foundation, Mr. Perfect, The Texas Tornado, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana and "Macho King" Randy Savage, who all cut pre-taped promos with their logos behind them.

Highlights:

Heenan: "30 men. 29 of which, who are flawed in some way, shape or form. See folks, this man right here is not only Perfect, but he's also the only man in the entire Rumble match who holds a singles title here in the World Wrestling Federation, which even all you morons out there can see, makes him head and shoulders above the rest, in and of itself."

Perfect: "That's right Bobby. I don't care who it is! Texas Tornado! Hulk Hogan! Earthquake! You may all think your power and strength gives you some kind of advantage in a match like this, but at the end of the day, brains will always outsmart brawn. And PERFECTION will always prevail over all else! Now THAT...... is..... perfect."

Savage: "ooOOhhHH YEAHH! With Sensational Queen Sherri by my side, yeah, the MACHOO KING shall once again REIGN SUPREME and become the World Wrestling Federation champion yeah! And the King's quest starts January 19th at the ROYAL RUMBLE uh huh -- not that I should haaave to go through 29 other men to earn a shot, yeah, but if THAT'S WHAT TUNNEY WANTS, then that's what I'll do. NOBODY! And I mean NOBODY! Is gonna stop me from soaring straight BACK to THE TOP! YEAH! First name Macho, last name KING! OOOOHHH YEEEAAAHH!"

We cut back to the PrimeTime studio, where Monsoon tells Heenan - he's just been informed by President Jack Tunney that his guy, Mr. Perfect, will also be defending his Intercontinental title at the Royal Rumble, against the man he stole it from last month, "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich. That's of course, if he makes it past "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in just two short days from now at Madison Square Garden. The Brain is visibly upset, and proceeds to holler about how unjust this is, before ripping through/tossing his papers everywhere, and walking off set. Back to Chi-Town we go, for our highly anticipated six-man Chicago street fight.

Six-Man Chicago Street Fight:

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An all out brawl this one was from jump, when Demolition and The Warlord met their adversaries in the aisle pre-bell, fists instantly flying! These six guys went all over the place, repeatedly whipping each other into the ringside guard rails and steel steps, using any/everything they got their hands on as a weapon, and then some. The end came when Animal and Smash were long gone into the audience, duking it out, and Slick distracted Hawk, as Mr. Fuji connected this time with a handful of salt to his eyes on the outside when he turned back around! Unlike earlier, Slick and Fuji were clearly on the same page here. Meanwhile, in-ring, Davey Boy has the Warlord down and out, following his signature Running Powerslam! However, Crush, who managed to arm himself with a lead pipe (which of course is 100% legal in a match of this stature), came off the top rope, crashing down with it onto the back of the Bulldog's skull, just before referee Danny Davis came down for the three count! After pushing The Warlord aside, he made the cover, leaving every last person in the Rosemont Horizon in shock and awe.

Your Winners: Demolition and The Warlord via pinfall.
Time: 13:30

Grade: 47

Smash sustained a Fully Ruptured Triceps Tendon.

Upon coming back from commercial break, we see Mean Gene standing in the ring before the Chicago crowd, and he introduces his very special guest at this time, "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan! The opening chord to his iconic theme sends the entire arena into a frenzy, as he does his thing, then talks the Rumble match and the current state of affairs with the United States, Iraq, and Sgt. Slaughter:

Hogan: "And just like last year brother, 29 other men will fall and just ONE will be left standing! Only this time Mean Gene, it's gonna be my meal ticket, and the meal ticket of all you 'Maniacs out there, straight back to the World Wrestling Federation title, dude! Ultimate Warrior, you know The Hulkster, and all of America are a thousand percent behind YOU to take down that no good Iraqi traitor, Sgt. Slaughter! Each and every one of us know and believe that the power of the Warrior is gonna send him packin' straight back to the dirt-lands he migrates in, jack! And then, when the dust settles and the smoke clears, the stage will be set: the biggest rematch since Ali/Frazier 2 -- Hogan/Warrior 2!

But! If SOMEHOW that no-good SON OF A BITCH, Sgt. Slaughter, happens to walk outta Miami with the WWF Championship belt around his big, fat waist, then ME, AND ALL MY HULKAMANIACS promise to bring HELL TO HIS DOORSTEP, BROTHER, like he's NEVER SEEN BEFORE! So to the 29 other participants, to Slaughter, and yes, even to YOU, ULTIMATE WARRIOR - WHATCHA GONNA DO, WHEN ME, MY 24 INCH GUNS, AND ALL THESE 'MANIACS RUN WILD ON YOOOUUUU!?!!?"

A vignette airs, with some kind of seemingly heroic-esque music heard in the background. A man appears on horseback, outdoors in the mountains somewhere, calling himself The Mountie, and vowing to bring TRUE Law & Order to the World Wrestling Federation!

We cut back to the studio where Monsoon is now alone, recapping the wild brawl we just witnessed, the Hulkster's sheer determination, and of course, The Mountie - saying he has a sneaking suspicion that this man's set to bring anything BUT true law & order to the World Wrestling Federation. After a brief thank you statement to the television audience, it's back to Ogdensburg, New York for our main event.

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

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In what turned out to be a superb encounter, both The Ultimate Warrior and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase left it all on the line, as the title nearly changed hands several times. This one came to a close when The Warrior reversed an Irish whip into the corner, and The Million Dollar Man awkwardly flailed his arms out, inadvertently clotheslining the official! Vince, who was on commentary for this one, alongside Randy Savage, claimed that the shot "didn't look too inadvertent to him" -- to which the Macho King asked what the hell he was talking about, blaming the ref for putting himself in harm's way! DiBiase then hit a low-blow, immediately followed by Virgil coming in with the Million Dollar belt and diving towards the Warrior's head, who side-stepped, leading to him laying out his own man! The champ sent him flying, and hit his patent Gorilla Press/Big Splash combo on the challenger, just as the referee came to his senses! He headbangs along with the count! 1... 2... 3 !

Your Winner: And STILL WWF World Heavyweight Champion, The Ultimate Warrior! (Via Pinfall.)
Time: 14:14

Grade: 71

Ted DiBiase and Virgil are an awkward pairing.

A few moments ago, during our main event, Sgt. Slaughter cut a promo in the top left corner, flaunting off the boots that were hand-given to him last month by Saddam Hussein himself, and stated that it's going to be his honor and privilege to hand Mr. Hussein the World Wrestling Federation title in return.

As The Warrior is celebrating his victory with those in attendance, we also see DiBiase slap Virgil across his face, while berating him on the outside. Then, from nowhere, Sgt. Slaughter runs up behind the champion, nailing him with a running knee to the back! Taking the Iraqi flag from General Adnan, he begins choking The Warrior out with it! With the ring bell going off excessively, he proceeds to lock in the Cobra Clutch, before a whole bunch of agents and officials come running down to yank him off! A chorus of boos is heard, as Adnan waives the Iraqi flag high and mighty for all to see!

__________________________________________________

Post-Show:

- In an exceptional post-show match, Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage in 13:12 by pinfall with a Big Leg Drop. During the match, Sherri accidentally hit Savage.

Overall: 75.

Gained popularity in 1 region.

** My last two matches suffered because I didn't use enough time for a slow build. It's tricky, cause guys like Hawk, Animal and The Warrior tend to blow up rather quickly. I've also lost Smash for a month with the injury, though he's still available for angles, which isn't too bad. Don't seem like the six-man street fight went over too well though as a whole, which I guess makes sense, seeing as it wasn't really the WWF's style at the time.

But as previously stated, I wanna add my own spin to this (through Shane obviously), making things a bit more edgier immediately (hence the "ass" and "bitch" drops lol), but not completely out of the realm of this time-period. Anyways, hope you all enjoyed my first show. And thanks to all who read and predicted. Next one is gonna be a good card from Madison Square Garden (they used to air those on the MSG Network here every 3/4 months or so as the WWF would come through, and I thoroughly enjoyed them in my youth, so I'm figuring why not give them to ya'll here too ), followed by SuperStars/Challenge, both B-shows. **

Trevor Belmont · August 15, 2020

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Rick "The Model" Martel Vs. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware
Martel was the original "iron man" of these rumbles, so it really wouldn't feel like one without him in it to be honest.

You'll be happy to know that I'm a huge mark for The Model and have some really great plans for him.

Trevor Belmont · August 15, 2020

Prediction Scores:

ReggieLove - 6

Gorilla Monsoon - 5

Mattitude90 - 5

RKOwnage - 5

Satyr24 - 5

dukka - 4

Overall:

ReggieLove - 6

Gorilla Monsoon - 5

Mattitude90 - 5

RKOwnage - 5

Satyr24 - 5

dukka - 4

Thanks again guys, and congrats to ReggieLove, who chose The Orient Express! Believe it or not, actually didn't choose a winner for that one -- I let the game do it lol

Trevor Belmont · August 15, 2020

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[Friday. Week One. January 1991.]

Prediction Key:

Haku Vs. The Big Bossman

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Crush Vs. Shawn Michaels

WWF World Tag Team Championship:

"The Demon Of Death Valley" The Undertaker Vs. Tugboat

The Mountie Vs. "The Birdman" KoKo B. Ware

WWF Intercontinental Championship:

Special Attraction Match

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

Brother Love Show, with special guests, The Legion Of Doom!

War Of The Worlds Tag Team Grudge Match:

"Macho King" Randy Savage and "Iraqi Turncoat" Sgt. Slaughter Vs. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior

** Every one of these accounts for two points a piece. Good luck all. **

Gorilla Monsoon · August 15, 2020

Haku Vs. The Big Bossman

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Crush Vs. Shawn Michaels

I mean ... c'mon. You can't NOT have HBK in there.

WWF World Tag Team Championship:

Unless you're intending to head toward Hart's singles push, I see no reason to cut off Foundation this early.

"The Demon Of Death Valley" The Undertaker Vs. Tugboat

The Mountie Vs. "The Birdman" KoKo B. Ware

WWF Intercontinental Championship:

Special Attraction Match

I suspect this is designed to put over Perfect moreso than anything. Could be mistaken.

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

Picturing a rehab win after he took the L to Warrior.

War Of The Worlds Tag Team Grudge Match:

"Macho King" Randy Savage and "Iraqi Turncoat" Sgt. Slaughter Vs. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior

ink625 · August 15, 2020

Some really good promos in your first show, Trevor! Writing promos was my favorite part of the '91 WWF diary I did for TEW 2016. Doing them for Savage and Warrior in particular was great fun. Anyway, let's give this prediction thing a shot:

Haku Vs. The Big Bossman

Crush Vs. Shawn Michaels

"The Demon Of Death Valley" The Undertaker Vs. Tugboat

The Mountie Vs. "The Birdman" KoKo B. Ware

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

"Macho King" Randy Savage and "Iraqi Turncoat" Sgt. Slaughter Vs. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior

dukka · August 15, 2020

Haku Vs. The Big Bossman

Crush Vs. Shawn Michaels

"The Demon Of Death Valley" The Undertaker Vs. Tugboat

The Mountie Vs. "The Birdman" KoKo B. Ware

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper Vs. Mr. Perfect (c)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

"Macho King" Randy Savage and "Iraqi Turncoat" Sgt. Slaughter Vs. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior

ReggieLove · August 15, 2020

Updated Prediction Scores:

Thanks again guys, and congrats to ReggieLove, who chose The Orient Express! Believe it or not, actually didn't choose a winner for that one -- I let the game do it lol

Haha I literally just took a random guess, I was expecting to be completely off the mark on that one!

Haku Vs. The Big Bossman

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Crush Vs. Shawn Michaels

WWF World Tag Team Championship:

"The Demon Of Death Valley" The Undertaker Vs. Tugboat

The Mountie Vs. "The Birdman" KoKo B. Ware

WWF Intercontinental Championship:

Special Attraction Match

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

Brother Love Show, with special guests, The Legion Of Doom!

War Of The Worlds Tag Team Grudge Match:

"Macho King" Randy Savage and "Iraqi Turncoat" Sgt. Slaughter Vs. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior

- Main Event, I suspect the heel managers get up to all kinds of shenanigans that cost the faces the match

Trevor Belmont · August 15, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gorilla Monsoon" data-cite="Gorilla Monsoon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51522" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> I mean ... c'mon. You can't NOT have HBK in there.</div></blockquote> Unless I'm pushing Crush to the moon lol <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ink625" data-cite="ink625" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51522" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Some really good promos in your first show, Trevor! Writing promos was my favorite part of the '91 WWF diary I did for TEW 2016. Doing them for Savage and Warrior in particular was great fun. Anyway, let's give this prediction thing a shot:</div></blockquote> Loving your WCW ' 91 and got started on your WWF from '16. Going to be all caught up eventually and any ideas I may hijack, I promise to run by you first <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ReggieLove" data-cite="ReggieLove" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51522" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Haha I literally just took a random guess, I was expecting to be completely off the mark on that one!</div></blockquote> It was a tremendous pick! And being my dumbass don't know how to embed a link here, all you have to do is click and enjoy. <div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/MBwHPWM74X0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="WWE: Orient Express Theme"></iframe></div></div>

Trevor Belmont · August 15, 2020

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[Sunday. Week Three. January 1991.]

The card so far...

The Orient Express Vs. The Rockers

WWF Intercontinental Championship:

WWF World Heavyweight Championship:

30-Man Royal Rumble:

Winner Receives A WWF Title Shot At WrestleMania VII

"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan - Mr. Perfect - Bret "Hitman" Hart - Jim "Anvil" Neidhart - "Macho King" Randy Savage - The Texas Tornado - Tito Santana - Greg "The Hammer" Valentine - Rick "The Model" Martel - Hercules - Paul Roma - Jake "The Snake" Roberts - plus many more to be announced in the coming weeks!

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Satyr24 · August 16, 2020

Prediction Key:

Haku Vs. The Big Bossman

Royal Rumble Qualifier:

Crush Vs. Shawn Michaels

WWF World Tag Team Championship:

"The Demon Of Death Valley" The Undertaker Vs. Tugboat

The Mountie Vs. "The Birdman" KoKo B. Ware

WWF Intercontinental Championship:

Special Attraction Match

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs. "The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

Brother Love Show, with special guests, The Legion Of Doom!

War Of The Worlds Tag Team Grudge Match:

"Macho King" Randy Savage and "Iraqi Turncoat" Sgt. Slaughter Vs. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior

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