Talk:Royal Rumble (1994)

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[edit] Additions

GCF, I added some free-use pics and the table of other on-screen talent...I hope that is okay. The pics (with the exception of Hart) aren't necessarily from the pay-per-view or time period, but I still think it helps spice up the article to see what a few of the wrestlers look like. Feel free to remove them if you disagree. I also tagged the trivia...try and move all the relevant info into the prose. Good work! Nikki311 19:22, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

The Scott Steiner one should eventually be changed because he looked nothing like that in 1994. He wouldn't get the huge muscles and blond hair until 1997. He still had long brown hair and a more realistic (i.e. not steroid) physique in 1994. Same with Shawn Michaels. TJ Spyke 22:08, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
I was coming in here to say the same thing. That's almost a whole different Steiner.«»bd(talk stalk) 02:12, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

"Shawn Michaels’ assistance in eliminating Diesel from the Royal Rumble foreshadowed the split between the two at Survivor Series 1994." - has there been any confirmation that Michaels tried to eliminate Diesel. The citation given doesn't support this. Epbr123 (talk) 18:56, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

You're right. They don't. The official WWE website says that five wrestlers eliminated Diesel, although it doesn't specify who they were. The cameras conclusively showed Bigelow, Mabel, Plugg and Crush, which means that they must recognize Michaels as having played a part in the elimination. However, I haven't yet found a source that directly says that Michaels helped eliminate Diesel. I'll continue to look for a source, but I've rewritten the relevant statements for the time being (in the Event and Aftermath sections) to reflect the uncertainty. GaryColemanFan (talk) 21:53, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Even if Michaels was involved (it's been a few months since I watch the 1994 RR), it's wouldn't be worth noting about the split. WWE has said many times that the RR is every man for himself, and we have seen tag team partners eliminate each other (like at the 2000 event where Rikishi eliminated his allies Too Cool). TJ Spyke 02:02, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
True, it is every man for himself. However, if what happens between two wrestlers in the Royal Rumble match advances a storyline, I don't see why it wouldn't be essential to the Aftermath section. GaryColemanFan (talk) 03:34, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
If they actually mentioned that in storylines (like Diesel saying something about it), that's fine. I just want to avoid OR and say it was foreshadowing if it wasn't planned. TJ Spyke 03:45, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
I think the WWF made it pretty clear that it was planned. They showed replays of the Royal Rumble footage to build up the tension, and the growing animosity between Michaels and Diesel was one of the big storylines in 1994. GaryColemanFan (talk) 17:36, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Consistency

Take a look at the other Royal Rumble pages and you see they do not have the detail as the 1994 page. Does the 1994 page really need this level of detail. Shouldn't the other Rumble pages be consistent? If we don't want to delete from the 1994 page, we should add the same level of detail to the other years. Bruinfan13 01:30, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

I reverted your blanking. We at WP:PW are trying to expand PPV articles, but we only have a limited amount of time and members and can't do them all at once. I think the person who started expanding this one said they were doing so since it was one of their favorite PPVs. Eventually the others will get done too. TJ Spyke 06:33, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Successful good article nomination

I am glad to report that this article nomination for good article status has been promoted. This is how the article, as of October 21, 2007, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Pass
2. Factually accurate?: Pass
3. Broad in coverage?: Pass
4. Neutral point of view?: Pass
5. Article stability? {{{stable}}}
6. Images?: Pass

Well written article and relitivly easy to understand from a non-wrestling point of view. Does require another couple of images to say, illustrate a "casket" match and the even poster would be good as other wrestling PPV articles have them. I shall pass the imaes criteria now, but may re-assess as a fail if this is not rectified. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to Good article reassessment. Thank you to all of the editors who worked hard to bring it to this status, and congratulations.— Lucy-marie (talk) 12:34, 6 December 2007 (UTC)