#4: HEAVY METAL, JERRY ESTRADA & FUERZA GUERRERA vs. PERRO AGUAYO, HECTOR GARZA & CANEK.
Sigh. Where do I start?
The 30-Man Royal Rumble match should have immediately followed the Vader-‘Taker bout. But no, instead we get THIS. First question, what is THIS?
Here is what you should know. WWF was in partnership with AAA at that point in time. Basically, this was an unadvertised filler match consisting of- 1) Guys in masks, 2) Mexican Legends? 3) A guy with a Heavy Metal gimmick who is simply called “Heavy Metal”.
People were walking to and fro in the background, perhaps attending to their needs or doing something else, as these guys put on a fast-paced match with fancy moves that nobody really cared about.
Perro Aguayo is a Mexican legend, and Canek has been wrestling for over two decades (JR says so). We get it, these guys are huge in Mexico. But the transition from Mexico to the States when it comes to WWF is totally non-existent.
These guys are busting their butts, giving loud-chops, high-flying moves, and whatnot. Athletically, these guys are the best so far. But nobody cares. Not even a single cheer.
JR is desperately trying to put them over, and it all looks as if this was his idea all along, whilst Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler are figuring this out for themselves, mixing up their names and trying to catch-up with the fast-paced action in the ring.
Perro Aguayo uses the Coup De Grace (Finn Balor’s finishing move) to win the match (and not even a single soul cheered in this mass of more than 60,000 people). Sad.
205 Live in 1997 WWF ladies and gentlemen…
RESULT: Canek, Hector Garza, and Perro Aguayo defeat Heavy Metal, Jerry Estrada, and Fuerza Guerrera.
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