[4.0] "Other than the awesome opener, this show was brutal to sit through. Some of these matches were given too much time. This show didn't need to be 3 hours long. I did like the development of the Savage vs Warrior rivalry and the Virgil babyface turn. Other than that, this was just a one match show. The Rumble match was probably the worst ever."

[5.0] "This was an average show. The opener was very solid and the rest of the matches were mediocre or bad."

[6.0] "My Rating for Royal Rumble 1991 it's a 6/10, the event was fine and entertaining, of course with all the gulf conflict and the war of Iraq and USA I can understand this was to be patriotic, but also there were problems like The Opener being probably the best match and that's it, then It was on the middle and It stayed right there with it's lows and highs, but in general I think a 6/10 it's something good for it"

[5.0] "Match 1: 8/10 Match 2: 6/10 Match 3: 4/10 Match 4: 3/10 Match 5: 5/10 Match 6: 5/10 Overall Total: 5.1/10"

[7.0] "Probably bang on for a 6... But yet I'm rating it a 7 for sentimental value. I personally enjoyed the title match (I know, I know, I'm crazy ..) and the Rockers opener was ahead of its time too. Aside from that a decent Rumble and some fun storyline moments. The weakest match was probably Boss Man Vs Barbarian but even that was a 5 in my book."

[6.0] "I liked this Rumble more than the last one, honestly. Maybe this had more of an "entertainingly bad" factor than 1991, a kind of dull PPV in comparison, but I found myself enjoying this a bit."

[5.0] "Match 1: 7/10 Match 2: 6/10 Match 3: 5/10 Match 4: 2/10 Match 5: 5/10 Match 6: 6/10 Overall Total: 5.16/10"

[4.0] "Not horrible but very forgettable. The opener stole the show and was the only show I'd say is actively worth watching. Savage Vs. Warrior is genuinely underrated but still nothing special. The rumble was boring until the very ending. Everything else was just meh."

[4.0] "Incredible opener but it was all downhill from there. The title switch was incredible heat and seeing a near-riot at a WWF PPV is certainly a novelty but the match itself was awful and still left us with Sgt. Slaughter as champion in 1991. Rumble match was a whole load of nothing, as they loaded it up on big names but they all just came and went without doing anything to overshadow Hogan's promise to the troops. Yawn."

[6.0] "This show comes in just this side of boring. The opening match is the match of the night as the Rockers take on the always entertaining Orient Express. The Big Boss Man then drags a surprisingly good match out of the Barbarian. Sgt. Slaughter controversially wins the World Heavyweight Title from the Ultimate Warrior in a match that, while bad, is never as bad as you'd expect. The crowd gets a chance to refocus during an absolutely terrible match between the Mountie and the usually reliable Koko B. Ware. Ted DiBiase and Virgil took on Dusty and Dustin Rhodes in a match which is poor in-ring, but tells an amazing story. Finally, the main event is the Royal Rumble itselfe which is really long and boring this year."

[5.0] "Royal Rumble 1991 represents "play it safe" mediocrity in almost every sense. There is literally one thing that moves the needle on this card: a wonderful tag team opening contest between The Rockers and the New Orient Express. It was a great in-ring match that could have likely been argued to be a legit 5* classic of its era, if the WWF had only bothered to establish any sort of real belt stakes or had written a good story arc around it; I'd settle for a healthy 9/10 for now. While the rest of the card avoided any true trainwrecks, no other match was any better than purely mediocre. This, somewhat surprisingly, even includes the Royal Rumble match itself, those of which I tend to grade very easily being my favorite match format. Having Hogan win two years in a row, and still not giving a heel character a rumble win four years into this PPV program, is a cowardly and boring look. Just as importantly, there were almost no designed rivalry or creative/fun spots in the rumble match this time. Roberts and Martel had some nice energy spots going from their rivalry, and Hogan and Earthquake had a nice sequence at the end... but that was practically it. Almost everything else was just a full ring of people repetitively struggling to eliminate guys on the ropes or at the turnbuckles. The thing that actually hurts this PPV more than anything for me is the totally needless and over the top right wing, pro-military, pro-US involvement presentation. I don't mind a couple words of encouragement being given on air, and hey, the fan segment expressing well-wishes to the soldiers was actually kind of sweet. But holy crap man, the whole show is relentlessly drenched in an embarrassing level of one-sided jingoism that has no place in professional wrestling at all. Watching this thing felt like watching an RNC event far too often, lots of buzz words and patriotic rhetoric dancing around the point. Embarrassing."

[6.0] "This PPV started off well with a great match between The Rockers and The Orient Express, followed by a surprisingly solid match between Bossman and Barbarian, but unfortunately it lost its way a bit after that. The WWF Title match had really good energy, but Slaughter looked really poor and like he belonged nowhere near the title picture. His main event push has been a colossal dud and significantly detracts from every show that he appears on. Mountie's debut was not good at all, and the Rhodes family tag was pretty basic, but Virgil's face turn which followed was a great segment and very memorable. The Rumble match itself had its moments, but was a bit of a slog, with too many periods where it felt like nothing much was happening. I'd say there was just enough on this show to eke out a positive rating rather than a mediocre one, but only just barely."

[10.0] "This is one of my absolute favorite PPVs from the Golden Era. There is so much star power packed onto this show! The featured bout is the Royal Rumble itself, and length-wise it dominates the card. The Rumble match is excellent, maintaining a brisk pace throughout, furthering several feuds, and having almost no blatantly obvious rest spots. The match disappoints a little with the absence of the Macho King. The crowd catches on late and take out their disappointment on poor Tugboat as he comes out at #30 to raucous boos. Fun match that showcases the roster well! The rest of the card is better than some suggest, in my view. The opening tag team match is one of my favorite tag bouts in the WWF, Bossman/Barbarian is good for a plodding hoss match, and the Warrior/Slaughter title bout has great heat and features interference from the Macho King and Queen Sherri which helps hide the limitations of Warrior. The crowd deflates after the shocking title change. This was a big deal at the time and led to death threats for Slaughter and his family. HEAT! Unfortunately this effectively kills enthusiasm for the next two matches. Mountie/Koko is a 12 minute squash match that doesn't really help either guy that much, and Dusty+Dustin/DiBiase+Virgil, while a satisfactory tag team bout, doesn't get enough time to breathe and has a dud of a finish that comes out of nowhere, lacking proper build. The segments after the match, however, gets the crowd riled back up again, as this is the famous moment that Virgil clocks DiBiase and turns babyface, something that had been hinted at in segments for many weeks prior. The crowd buys into the turn 100% and it's a joy to see after Slaughter's deflating victory. And I've already covered the Rumble itself. Don't skip to the matches though! There are some great segments in between the matches, most notably being the Macho King and Queen Sherri at the peak of their talents, cutting some amazing promos, including Sherri trying to seduce Warrior in a surprisingly racy angle, and Macho putting over Warrior by running away as he pounds on his dressing room door after Macho costs him the world title. Highly recommended event if you have any interest in the time period."

[6.0] "In terms of bell to bell action, it was fine and the Rockers/Express match being a highlight, not only for the show but the whole Golden era of the WWF. The Sherri/Warrior/Savage angle was the highlight of the night for me, just a shame that it had to include that Warrior/Slaughter match, that really stunk up the joint. Was there no one better to give the belt to then Slaughter? ! But I enjoyed a good majority of the show and the star power they had was off the charts. They also started to plant the seeds of WrestleMania VII perfectly (Warrior/Savage, DiBiase/Virgil, Boss Man/Heenan Family) and the crowd was hot for 95% for the night, which helped massively. Would have been rated higher if it wasn't for the World title match leaving such a poor taste in my mouth."

[7.0] "This is a pretty good ppv you have a fantastic tag team opener you also have a solid rumble match this is the best rumble ppv so far up to this point now is it the best ppv no but there is so rewatchable moments and it is fun to watch love the opening tag match."

[9.0] "Rewatching this 2024. Just as good as renting it in 1991. One of my personal favorites rumbles. All star card and roster. Great stories with Savage and Warrior. As well Dibiase and Virgil. Not the best rumble match by far. But still, what a roster with a debuting Undertaker. This show deserves more love. Also greatest poster artwork ever"

[6.0] "A show that hits its peak way too early, but is still a fairly easy watch. Rockers/Orient Express is the clear MOTN with plenty of strong highflying (8/10) Bossman/Barbarian was a bit dull at times but it had some other surprising athletic movies to even it out (5/10) Slaugther/Warrior was overbooked and pretty basic wrestling wise, but I thought it was surprisingly entertaining building up the Warrior/Savage feud. Extra pint for Sherris bump (6/10) Mountie/Koko was an extended squash and basically filler, but kept decent by having solid workers (5/10) Dibiase/Virgil vs. the Rhodes was average with good work from the better guys in the ring, a good early showing for Dustin as well. The most important part is the storytelling leading to Virgils face turn (6/10) The Rumble itself is worked well enough but it doesn't really have many highlights except maybe Taker's presence when he first comes in. Its nothing bad but very unremarkable (5/10) One really good match and the rest being along the middle with no awful I think its enough for a satisfactory rating"

[6.0] "This Royal Rumble perfectly does what every great Royal Rumble event should strive to do. Drive home quality and entertaining matches while ultimately laying the framework or solidifying the already existing framework that gets us to Wrestlemania. More than any other PPV, I think Royal Rumble holds the most storytelling weight to it. This particular Rumble event does both very well. By the end of this event, pretty much all of the pieces are in place for what you'll be seeing at Wrestlemania 7. And on top of that, match quality wasn't sacrificed here for the storytelling. The whole card only has one throwaway match. Besides the Mountie vs. Koko, every other match is serviceable at worst, which is honestly all you can really ask for. While this event might not QUITE be good enough that it tore the house down, and probably aged a little worse than some other events, I don't think there's too much more you can ask for. The show is enjoyable and engaging pretty much the whole way through. It's a show that'll keep your eyes on it, and one I think many people will enjoy matching as a whole event even now."

[5.0] "Not a bad PPV. Two stinkers were Barbarian vs The Big Boss Man and The Ultimate Warrior vs Sgt. Slaughter, but apart from that every match was at least decent. The Rockers had a nice match packed with action and Koko vs Mountie was another showdown of Birdman's ability to get the new guy over. DiBiase & Virgil vs The Rhodes was also a really good match, this time more focused on the story and the characters rather than the pure in ring work, while the Royal Rumble Match was alright although a bit disappointing. Overall a mid PPV, but with some good stuff here and there."

[7.0] "The best Royal Rumble event so far. Most the matches on this card are actually decent to good; which is truly refreshing. Heck I even enjoyed an Ultimate Warrior match on this show and that doesn't happen every day. Some great character work/work in general from Sherri on this show; she was my MVP. I hate to say this considering the timing but General Adnan (R.I.P) had my least favourite performance of the show. Hogan gets his second Rumble win on this night. A banger of an opener was a nice treat here. A surprisingly good show."

[4.0] "Great opening match with The Rockers and The Orient Express, but then the show goes downhill very quickly and has what feels like a very anticlimactic ending."

[7.0] "This is something of a sentimental favorite as a friend had this among a handful of Coliseum Video releases and it got a few views from us over the years. It's not quite as strong as the previous year's Rumble overall, but is fairly close. The Rumble itself isn't quite as strong as its 1990 counterpart; at some points it has just too many guys in the ring brawling aimlessly, but it does have its moments - the Road Warriors getting a somewhat surprising elimination on Taker, a good run from Earthquake, the funny quick elimination of Bushwhacker Luke, etc. - and while Hogan winning for the second time in a row was maybe anticlimactic in a way, I don't really know who else it would've been at the time with an implied (if not yet officially announced) title shot against heel Slaughter at Mania at stake. On the undercard, we get a great tag opener between the Rockers and Orient Express, a decent hoss battle between Boss Man and Barbarian, and the farewell match of the Rhodes as well as the face turn of Virgil, and the controversial Iraqi-sympathizer Slaughter winning in nefarious fashion over the Warrior. The undercard was actually somewhat stronger than 1990s, while the Rumble itself was weaker. A solid and nostalgic watch nonetheless."

[5.0] "Starts strong but then falls into the same pit of mediocrity as every other WWF PPV from this time period."

[6.0] "After a great start to the show this one went downhill pretty fast for me. While I'd only say the Mountie match was downright bad, the rest was just middling or boring. Shame, this was on course to be really good."

[8.0] "I believe this might have been the VERY first WWF ppv I ever saw. A rental in mid 1991 and I loved it and it's always been a sentimental favorite. The tag opener is far beyond the typical WWF formula and the Rumble was better than the previous year in some ways and weaker in other. Overall, a great show!"

[5.0] "Starts really strong but goes off a cliff once you get to the WWF title match. It does stick the landing with a solid but still pretty uneventful rumble match it"

"The very first PPV I ever saw. Call it nostalgia if you want but I still enjoy this event. The rumble match itself is nothing special interesting of moves or spots but it is the one I will never forget. I can recite the order of all the entrants without even having to think about it. And up until the 2000s this might have had the best undercard of any rumble. I think the rockers vs orient express match still holds up today and the Slaughter vs Warrior title match has all the smoke and mirrors in the world. If you grew up during the hulkamania era this show is definitely worth a watch."

[5.0] "The WWF at its absolute jingoistic worst. The two tag matches and a few of the angles were fun but the rest was hard work"

[9.0] "I like how Koko B. Ware was sent out for a match after Sgt. Slaughter won the title; like having a clown conduct a funeral. Great pay-per-view anyway, especially if you're drawn to the storyline aspects that run through the show as much as the matches, like I am. The opener is one of the WWF's all-time great tag team matches; the Warrior/Savage/Sherri stuff is gold even if Sherri's acting isn't; Boss Man vs Barbarian is way better than it has any right to be; Virgil's face turn is a lovely moment; and the Rumble Match is a Rumble Match, and sometimes that's enough."

[6.0] "Even though I'm not a big fan of the Rumble match itself, there's a lot of stuff from this whole PPV to like. The Rockers vs. The Orient Express was a terrific opening match, Bossman vs. Barbarian was a really good hoss fight, Warrior/Sarge was really dramatic with tons of heat which I enjoyed to a degree, and the DiBiase/Virgil segment was awesome as well. I would give this more had the Rumble match been better in my opinion, but this was still a pretty good show."

[9.0] "Great event overall, almost the whole undercard was super enjoyable and the Rumble itself is always a blast, even if Hogan's push seemed a little over the top by this time. The only downside for me is the poor Slaughter/Warrior match, at least Slaughter didn't get crickets like he did at Survivor Series but this is the angle that would force the company to massively downgrade their Wrestlemania venue due to poor ticket sales (and a "bomb threat", sure... ). But yeah, overall this is a great show after an overall weak 1990."

[7.0] "Great show based on the Gulf War ! Sgt winning the title and allying with General Adnan was one of the best booking ideas Vince ever had and the whole plot that was invented into this show to create build up for WrestleMania VII was fantastic. The way the match between Warrior and Slaughter ended was perfect for the construction into the historic retirement match between Warrior and Savage! also Hogan winning the rumble was Great and perfect for that period of time! This was also the first ever Royal Rumble for The Undertaker! so ... Great! 7. 5 is my rating! mostly for the build up for WrestleMania VII! Rest of the card was good! Rockers vs Orient express great tag team match! I loved the way Virgil betrayed Ted Di biase venting months and months of fustration! A first time ever for a Storyline that will be used so many times inside WWE! think about Murphy turning on Rollins! think about Batista turning on HHH in Evolution! happy to see "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes teaming up with his father Dusty! Their relationship reminds me the one we are seeing nowdays between Rey Mysterio and Dominik! I gave to Dominik a blessing! If he will have a Carrear half good the one Dustin had he will become a true Superstar!"

[7.0] "The Rockers vs. The Orient Express. This is the Orient Express 2. 0 with Paul Diamond reuniting with his former Bad Company cohort Pat Tanaka. These two teams had dozens of matches in the AWA, so their chemistry is down pat, and it shows here. In fact, these two teams go so far back that Shawn Michaels and Paul Diamond used to be in a tag team known as the American Force back in Texas. One of my favorite tag matches of all time. ****1/2. The Barbarian vs. The Big Bossman. Barbarian stalls for a while before getting in. I don? t know what they said to Barbarian, but he had his work mukluks on here. Bossman was reaching his peak as a worker too, so this was better than it looked on paper. **1/4. The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter. Warrior snaps the Iraqi flag pole in half and chokes Slaughter with it. He shoves the flag in Slaughter? s mouth, I guess as some kind of metaphor. The crowd was hot throughout, but the match was horrible. 3/4* Ted Dibiase & Virgil vs. Dusty Rhodes & Dustin Rhodes. In one of those little ironic twists, this is Virgil? s big moment, and it comes as he faces the man he was named after ? Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels). Dustin debuted by lasting 10 minutes in a match with Dibiase, so now Dibiase wants to humiliate him. The whole thing started, of course, when Dibiase bought Sapphire out from under Rhodes. It was an odd finish, but Dusty already had a deal to return to WCW as their booker, so they weren? t going to put him over. I should also point out that a lot of people in the WWF were upset with him at the time because he promised them jobs when he got hired and then ignored them when they called. *3/4. Of course, post match, Virgil would finally turn on Dibiase and beat him up. Royal Rumble Match. The match had some big moments, and I like it a lot more in rematches than when I first watched it. ***. The Iraq War angle sours a lot of people, and perhaps rightly so, but there is an outstanding Rockers match, a shocking title change, the Virgil turn, and a decent Rumble. Sadly, the Rockers match would mean nothing in the long run as the WWF decided to break them up before giving them a title run. Thumbs up, mostly for the undercard."

[7.0] "Best Royal rumble before hulk left WWE . We have got nice rumble match , even we see a title change and this lead to 2 matches at wrestlemania"

[7.0] "A solid Rumble PPV. Opener is simply a great match, maybe the best match on Rumble so far and maybe the best match of the Rockers as a team. Barbarian vs Bossman is a good two big man match. Slaughter vs Warrior is pretty awful. It is one of the shortest matches on this event but it felt like an hour. Mountie vs Koko is enjoyable at some points but the crowd is totally dead after Slaughter's win. Virgil's face-turn is a very underrated moment in my opinion, I really liked it. Unfortunately Royal Rumble match itself isn't that good, though still not bad."

[5.0] "Overall an unremarkable show. The tag match was good but the rest didn't live up to expectations. One of the more disappointing Rumbles I've seen."

[7.0] "This was a good Royal Rumble event, the opening tag team match was the best match, solid action from the Rockers and the Orient Express. Big Boss Man vs The Barbarian was better than exptected, Warrior vs Slaughter a terrible match with horrible consequences (Slaughter vs Hogan as the main event of WM7), The Montie vs Koko B. Ware is forgettable, the feud Rhodes-DiBiase comes to a surprising ending with the face turn of Virgil. The Royal Rumble match wasn't good or better than the previous years, but at least it has an impressive star power."

[3.0] "Surprise, surprise. Another low-rated Royal Rumble -- sorry! What can I say? It was pretty much all downhill after the opening tag team match (The Rockers went almost twenty minutes against the Orient Express -- crazy! )."