Happiest Day Of The Year... Rumble Young Man, Rumble!

Okay, based mainly on jealousy and the fact that Steve's updated his blog I feel the need to chime in here and update (six months since the last update... yes, I am lazy) tonight, just over an hour from the WWE's grandest event of the year, the Royal Rumble. A lot of wrestling fans will argue for hours over which show is their favorite each year, and even if Wrestlemania gets more press and is generally the larger show, the Rumble's almost always more fun.

In fact, quite a few of my favorite wrestling events of all time are Rumbles. 2004 for Chris Benoit's amazing victory and subsequent title push; 2002 for a stellar rumble itself with great action, huge returns, Chris Jericho as the Undisputed Champion, and the Pint Sized Powers of Pain (trademark Scott Keith) as tag team champions; 1996 has long been a favorite of mine, given that it bridged the end of the real Kliq years with the start of Steve Austin and what eventually developed into the Attitude Era; and of course 1992 with Ric Flair's triumph for the title in the rumble match (although it took me several years and the release of the Flair DVD to actually sit and watch the match in full). Hmm, seems like the really special Rumbles are even numbered years. Well now I'm really anticipating tonight's.

I'll check back in after the show with some random thoughts, although after a six month layoff I'm not deluding myself into thinking I have an audience of more than myself. :) Still, enjoy the show!