With This Ring #52

With This Ring #52: 1999 Royal Rumble

Ryan and Cindy are kick off their fifth year with a bang, continuing their chronological journey into 1999 WWF. Among the topics discussed:

• They catch up on the long break between Rock Bottom and the Royal Rumble including Mankind’s World title win and the competing Fingerpoke of Doom.
• They talk about the Corporate Royal Rumble and the feud between Vince McMahon and Steve Austin hitting the ring.
• Why are we having a straight up match between the Hardcore champ and the former Hardcore champ?
• The debut of Ryan Shamrock and her meet-ups with both Billy Gunn and Val Venis
• The diminishing returns of Sable being in the ring.
• The brutal nature of the I Quit match between the Rock and Mankind and how it forced a change in style for Mick Foley.
• They talk about the Royal Rumble and asks if it is the worst version of the match, at least to this point.

All this and much more, enjoy!