Royal Rumble 1996

1. Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification

This was the typical Ahmed slopfest, but they kept this quick paced, which helped the flow. Still, the DQ was an easy way out.

Rating: 1.25 (out of 5)

2. The Smoking Gunns defeated The Body Donnas by pinfall

This started off good, but kind of lost it's luster down the stretch. Why the WWE doesn't have some of the divas watch tapes of Sunny is beyond me. She was top notch.

Rating: 1.75

3. Goldust defeated Razor Ramon by pinfall to win the Intercontinental Championship

The first 10 minutes or so are all story with no workrate. However, they got over the Goldust character without really hurting Razor too much.

Rating: .5

4. Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble

This was a little predictable, but it was well booked. I loved how great Vader looked, even if they botched the rest of his run with the company.

Rating: 3.25

5. Undertaker defeated Bret Hart by disqualification

***Match Of The Night***

This was a good match, as expected. The more I watch these old shows, the more respect I have for Bret. I'm not a fan of the ending, but it led to the top two feuds at WrestleMania.

Rating: 3.75

Well, I have to say I liked this show a lot better than I remember. However, the first three matches are nothing worth seeing. The top two matches are over half of the show and are both pretty good, especially if you're a Michaels/Hart/Undertaker fan.

Overall Rating: 63%