4 WWE Superstars who went all the way in the Royal Rumble match
The first of the big four pay-per-views is a fortnight away, as the 2018 Royal Rumble is set to take place on January 28, 2018 in Philadelphia. The thirty-first Royal Rumble is shaping up nicely and the expectations for a great event are increasing with the amount of talent that the WWE has at its disposal.
The Royal Rumble match is a very interesting and one-of-a-kind Battle Royal match which is full of exciting spots, surprises and unpredictable incidents. While it might seem like the odds are never in a wrestler’s favour if he ends up starting the match, out of the 30 Rumbles till date, we have had 4 wrestler who defied the odds to go on to win the Rumble match.
Let’s revisit those moments and look at the 4 superstars who went all the way in the Royal Rumble match.
#4 Shawn Michaels - Royal Rumble 1995
‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels won the first of his two consecutive Rumble wins by becoming the first person to win it as the #1 entrant. With a match-high 8 eliminations, he last eliminated fellow wrestler The British Bulldog, who happened to be the #2 entrant in the match.
This match is also notably famous for the spot which saw Michaels dangling from the top rope on one foot, after The British Bulldog seemingly eliminated HBK to end the match.
However, Michaels would go on to lose his Championship match against Diesel at WrestleMania
While we have come to know of hour-long entertaining Rumble matches, this was way shorter as Michaels’ stay in the match lasted just 38 minutes and 41 seconds, due to a 1-minute interval instead of the traditional 90 seconds.