Monday, January 08, 2007

Royal Rumble Review!

TOP FIVE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCHES (NON-RUMBLE)

#5: Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jeannette (1993 – Sacramento, CA)
#4: Chris Jericho vs. The Rock (2002 – Atlanta, GA)
#3: Diesel vs. Bret Hart (1995 – Tampa, FL)
#2: Triple H vs. Cactus Jack [STREET FIGHT] (2000 – MSG NY)
#1: Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit [LADDER] (2001 – New Orleans, LA)

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
1/22/95 Bob Holly/123 Kid vs Bam Bam Bigelow/Tatanka
1/24/99 Rock vs Mankind (I Quit)
1/21/01 Kurt Angle vs Triple H
1/19/03 Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit
1/18/98 Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker (Casket)
1/18/98 Max Mini/Nova/Mosaic vs Battalion/Torito/Tarantula
1/19/92 Owen Hart/Jim Neidhart vs Pat Tanaka/Kato
1/24/93 Bret Hart vs Razor Ramon
1/22/95 Razor Ramon vs Jeff Jarrett
1/23/00 Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy vs Bubba Ray Dudley/D-Von Dudley (Tables)
1/30/05 HHH vs Randy Orton
1/30/05 Shawn Michaels vs Edge
1/24/88 Jumping Bomb Angels vs Glamour Girls (2/3 falls)
1/24/93 Rick Steiner/Scott Steiner vs Beau Beverly/Blake Beverly
1/25/04 Triple H vs Shawn Michaels (Last Man Standing)

TEN BEST ROYAL RUMBLES:
1992: Ric Flair wins it all! (ALBANY)
2004: Chris Benoit is going to Wrestlemania! (PHILLY)
1988: Jim Duggan defeats 20 other men to begin a WWF tradition! (SAN JOSE)
1995: Shawn Michaels goes on to face Diesel in April! (TAMPA)
2002: Longest rumble on record at nearly 70 minutes, HHH’s quad wins the Royal Rumble! (ATLANTA)
2006: Rey Mysterio sets the modern endurance record at 62 minutes winning the rumble! (MIAMI)
2001: MENG’s surprise DEBUT did not win; Steve Austin beat Kane! (NEW ORLEANS)
2003: Brock Lesnar (#29) beat Big Show to qualify then #30 Undertaker to win the Rumble! (BOSTON)
1990: Hulk Hogan won to set the stage for the huge showdown with the Ultimate Warrior! (ORLANDO)
1997: Steve Austin wins and goes to WM for a bloody battle with Bret Hart! (SAN ANTONIO)