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1. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels-452 points (1)
Stats
Ring Time: 222:32
Eliminations: 33
Assists: 5
Accomplishments
1995 Royal Rumble Winner
1996 Royal Rumble Winner
1995 Iron Man
Most Eliminations (1995, 1996, 2010)
2007 Runner-Up
Final Four (1994, 2010)
One of six men to win two Rumbles, Michaels is also third for total eliminations in the history of the Rumble, scoring 38 in 12 appearances. 10 of those 12 were good to excellent showings. He made his first Rumble appearance in 1989 as one half of the Rockers along with Marty Jannetty. He teamed with Jannetty to eliminate Ron Bass with a double dropkick before getting eliminated after 14:30 following a double elbow from Arn Anderson and Randy Savage which was kind of weird. 1990 sucked as he entered when Hogan and the Warrior were cleaning house. Michaels was tossed by the Warrior after just 12 seconds. The Rockers were involved in another match for the 91 PPV but both were scheduled for the 92 Rumble match for the WWF Title. However, in the weeks leading up to the show the team went on a losing streak and there was clearly quite a bit of dissension in the ranks. It reached the boiling point two weeks before the event on Brutus Beecake's Barber Shop talk show segment which both men had agreed to appear on to settle their differences. After it appeared that the two had reconciled with a hand shake, Michaels turned on Jannetty with a violent attack that ended with him slamming his head through the window of the set, putting him out of the match in the process. With his new found attitude, Michaels lasted a solid 15+ minutes in the Rumble match before going out in a double elimination spot with Tito Santana which led to a Wrestlemania match which Michaels won. 94 was the first of many iron man showings for Michaels. He was in for close to a half hour that year while making it to the final four before getting eliminated by Lex Luger. Along the way he eliminated Jannetty and assisted in the group elimination of Mabel. In 95 he became the first person in history of the match to win after entering #1. His performance was kind of overrated though as the intervals were only a minute that year and the roster was the weakest in the history of the match. Michaels was in for 38:41 while eliminating Duke Droese, Tom Pritchard, Jacob Blue, both Bushwhackers, Luger with help from Crush, and lastly British Bulldog who had drawn #2. It looked like Bulldog had eliminated him moments earlier, but only one of his feet touched the floor. By the 96 match, he had turned face and became one of the company's biggest stars. He became the second person to win back to back Rumbles that year. He eliminated Yokozuna and Vader at the same time as they were fighting on the ropes, 1-2-3 Kid, Jerry Lawler, Issac Yankem, British Bulldog, and lastly his friend Diesel with a superkick as Diesel was turning around after putting out Kama. It took Michaels 26:09 to win. He defeated Bret Hart two months later at Wrestlemania to win his first WWF Title.
The 96 Rumble was his last for a while as he was tied up in title matches for 97 and 98, suffering a serious back injury in the latter which would end up putting him into retirement. He came out of retirement in 2002 and participated in the 2003 Rumble match. That year he was entering at #1 which he picked. Chris Jericho, who Michaels was feuding with, wanted #1 so he could prove he was better then Michaels by winning the match from that position like Michaels had done in 95. After winning a pick your number match on Raw, Jericho picked #2. At the beginning of the Rumble match, Jericho tricked HBK by having his lackey Christian dress up as him for his entrance while he came out of the crowd and jumped Michaels from behind. Jericho hit Michaels with a chair and beat him to a bloody pulp before dumping after just a little over 2 minutes. Michaels ended up getting payback on him later though as he returned towards the end of the match and distracted Jericho long enough for Test to toss him out. In 2005 Michaels eliminated Simon Dean, Charlie Haas, and Kurt Angle. Angle didn't take it well and snuck back in the ring and dumped Michaels out. Angle then assulted him with the steel steps before putting him in the ankle lock. This led to a classic match between the two a few months later at Wrestlemania. In 06 he eliminated Trevor Murdoch, Johnny Nitro and Shelton Benjamin before getting screwed over again when Vince McMahon came out and distracted him which allowed his son Shane, who wasn't a participant in the match, to sneak in and toss him. In 07 he was in for 24:11 while eliminating Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton, and Edge. He ended up finishing runner up to The Undertaker who dumped him after a missed superkick after a great 5 minute sequence between the two where you honestly didn't know who was going to win. The following year he started the match with Undertaker after drawing #2. Michaels eliminated Benjamin again and then would later eliminated Undertaker with sweet chin music. Michaels then got tossed right after by Mr.Kennedy after 32:39. In 2010, he hoped to win and face Undertaker, who was the World Champion at the time, at Wrestlemania as he had come very close to defeating him the previous year and ending the Deadman's Wrestlemania's undefeated streak in what was one of the all time great matches. Michaels quickly eliminated Carlito, both members of Legacy, and John Morrison before teaming with D-X partner Triple H to put out Drew McIntyre, which left them as the only two in the ring. John Cena then entered next. After Triple H had given Cena the pedigree, Michaels shockingly eliminated his partner with a superkick. Michaels was in the final 4 with Cena, Edge and Batista. He nailed Batista and Cena with superkicks before Edge nailed him with a clothseline that sent both guys to the apron. Michaels nailed Edge with a superkick that knocked him back in the ring, but was then knocked off by Batista after 20:46. Michaels, upset that his chance of facing Undertaker had gone the tubes, would take his frusuration out on the outside referee with a superkick. He ended up facing Undertaker at Mania anyway, after he had pissed him off by costing him the title at Elimination Chamber. This time though Michaels would have to put his career on the line. He ende up losing in another classic match between the two, putting a end to his legendary career.
Stats
Ring Time: 222:32
Eliminations: 33
Assists: 5
Accomplishments
1995 Royal Rumble Winner
1996 Royal Rumble Winner
1995 Iron Man
Most Eliminations (1995, 1996, 2010)
2007 Runner-Up
Final Four (1994, 2010)
One of six men to win two Rumbles, Michaels is also third for total eliminations in the history of the Rumble, scoring 38 in 12 appearances. 10 of those 12 were good to excellent showings. He made his first Rumble appearance in 1989 as one half of the Rockers along with Marty Jannetty. He teamed with Jannetty to eliminate Ron Bass with a double dropkick before getting eliminated after 14:30 following a double elbow from Arn Anderson and Randy Savage which was kind of weird. 1990 sucked as he entered when Hogan and the Warrior were cleaning house. Michaels was tossed by the Warrior after just 12 seconds. The Rockers were involved in another match for the 91 PPV but both were scheduled for the 92 Rumble match for the WWF Title. However, in the weeks leading up to the show the team went on a losing streak and there was clearly quite a bit of dissension in the ranks. It reached the boiling point two weeks before the event on Brutus Beecake's Barber Shop talk show segment which both men had agreed to appear on to settle their differences. After it appeared that the two had reconciled with a hand shake, Michaels turned on Jannetty with a violent attack that ended with him slamming his head through the window of the set, putting him out of the match in the process. With his new found attitude, Michaels lasted a solid 15+ minutes in the Rumble match before going out in a double elimination spot with Tito Santana which led to a Wrestlemania match which Michaels won. 94 was the first of many iron man showings for Michaels. He was in for close to a half hour that year while making it to the final four before getting eliminated by Lex Luger. Along the way he eliminated Jannetty and assisted in the group elimination of Mabel. In 95 he became the first person in history of the match to win after entering #1. His performance was kind of overrated though as the intervals were only a minute that year and the roster was the weakest in the history of the match. Michaels was in for 38:41 while eliminating Duke Droese, Tom Pritchard, Jacob Blue, both Bushwhackers, Luger with help from Crush, and lastly British Bulldog who had drawn #2. It looked like Bulldog had eliminated him moments earlier, but only one of his feet touched the floor. By the 96 match, he had turned face and became one of the company's biggest stars. He became the second person to win back to back Rumbles that year. He eliminated Yokozuna and Vader at the same time as they were fighting on the ropes, 1-2-3 Kid, Jerry Lawler, Issac Yankem, British Bulldog, and lastly his friend Diesel with a superkick as Diesel was turning around after putting out Kama. It took Michaels 26:09 to win. He defeated Bret Hart two months later at Wrestlemania to win his first WWF Title.
The 96 Rumble was his last for a while as he was tied up in title matches for 97 and 98, suffering a serious back injury in the latter which would end up putting him into retirement. He came out of retirement in 2002 and participated in the 2003 Rumble match. That year he was entering at #1 which he picked. Chris Jericho, who Michaels was feuding with, wanted #1 so he could prove he was better then Michaels by winning the match from that position like Michaels had done in 95. After winning a pick your number match on Raw, Jericho picked #2. At the beginning of the Rumble match, Jericho tricked HBK by having his lackey Christian dress up as him for his entrance while he came out of the crowd and jumped Michaels from behind. Jericho hit Michaels with a chair and beat him to a bloody pulp before dumping after just a little over 2 minutes. Michaels ended up getting payback on him later though as he returned towards the end of the match and distracted Jericho long enough for Test to toss him out. In 2005 Michaels eliminated Simon Dean, Charlie Haas, and Kurt Angle. Angle didn't take it well and snuck back in the ring and dumped Michaels out. Angle then assulted him with the steel steps before putting him in the ankle lock. This led to a classic match between the two a few months later at Wrestlemania. In 06 he eliminated Trevor Murdoch, Johnny Nitro and Shelton Benjamin before getting screwed over again when Vince McMahon came out and distracted him which allowed his son Shane, who wasn't a participant in the match, to sneak in and toss him. In 07 he was in for 24:11 while eliminating Finlay, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton, and Edge. He ended up finishing runner up to The Undertaker who dumped him after a missed superkick after a great 5 minute sequence between the two where you honestly didn't know who was going to win. The following year he started the match with Undertaker after drawing #2. Michaels eliminated Benjamin again and then would later eliminated Undertaker with sweet chin music. Michaels then got tossed right after by Mr.Kennedy after 32:39. In 2010, he hoped to win and face Undertaker, who was the World Champion at the time, at Wrestlemania as he had come very close to defeating him the previous year and ending the Deadman's Wrestlemania's undefeated streak in what was one of the all time great matches. Michaels quickly eliminated Carlito, both members of Legacy, and John Morrison before teaming with D-X partner Triple H to put out Drew McIntyre, which left them as the only two in the ring. John Cena then entered next. After Triple H had given Cena the pedigree, Michaels shockingly eliminated his partner with a superkick. Michaels was in the final 4 with Cena, Edge and Batista. He nailed Batista and Cena with superkicks before Edge nailed him with a clothseline that sent both guys to the apron. Michaels nailed Edge with a superkick that knocked him back in the ring, but was then knocked off by Batista after 20:46. Michaels, upset that his chance of facing Undertaker had gone the tubes, would take his frusuration out on the outside referee with a superkick. He ended up facing Undertaker at Mania anyway, after he had pissed him off by costing him the title at Elimination Chamber. This time though Michaels would have to put his career on the line. He ende up losing in another classic match between the two, putting a end to his legendary career.