24 Inch Podcast 32: Royal Rumble 1989

On the 32nd episode of the 24 Inch Podcast, Steve Bennett and Dave Rowlands take a deep dive into the 1989 Royal Rumble. On this night, Hulk Hogan is by himself taking on 29 of the roughest and toughest wrestlers in the World. At the top, Steve and Dave kick off the third season of the podcast by looking back at a challenging second season and looking forward to a much better third season. After the break, the guys give a brief history of the Royal Rumble. Also, Steve and Dave talk about the long history of the Summit in Houston and explain how it became the Country's biggest church. Then, Dave tells us what the Hulkster was up to in January of 1989. Steve reads the news from January of 1989 while Dave cracks wise and adds his thoughts on a month filled with sports, tragedy, an increase in subway fare, and presidential history. Steve and Dave break down the entire card from the 1989 Royal Rumble including a tag match contested under European rules, the legendary pose down, and a grizzly Women's match. Finally, Steve and Dave break down the huge main event, the 1989 Royal Rumble match. Ax and Smash enter first, Hulk dumps Macho, the snake scares the giant, and a legend prevails. Also on this episode, Paula Bennett returns to help us share listener emails and comments from our facebook page and announce the topic for the second episode of season three. Intro: 00:03:24 History of: 00:15:29 The News/Matches: 00:35:55 Plugs/Emails: 01:31:40 For more information follow us on twitter @24InchPodcast Email us: [email protected] Instagram: 24_inch_podcast