Favorite Royal Rumble Performance

[badantoineaccid]

there was a lot:

Bret/Lugar in 94.. not really Lugar but Bret. He was injured and still came out.

in a recent one, HBK and Taker put on a great great great great ending. It was one of those that just had you on your feet wondering who the hell was gonna win. Not only that but it wasn't gonna be some new guy (Khali, CM Punk, or Carlito) winning it but some old school guys that you thought would of been taken out by one of the new guys

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Kane in 2001... i'll agree with the HBK/Taker ending... that was good

[Monster Under Your Bed]

What was the year that Diesel was eliminating all those guys, and was even standing alone in the ring at some points? I remember really enjoying that.

[steamboat1]

jacub82 said:

What was the year that Diesel was eliminating all those guys, and was even standing alone in the ring at some points? I remember really enjoying that.

That would be 1994, kind sir. Who would have thought he would be champion in November? That would be #3 on my all-time list.

Ric Flair in 92 is #2 on my list for obvious reasons.

#1 is Mr. Perfect in 02. Even though Austin, Angle, and HHH were still in during the final 4, you thought just for a second that maybe he could win. Coming out after 9 years away from active ring duty in the company and being able to have the crowd involved and believing you in a match is why the guy was what he said he was.

[BxB]

I gotta agree with all the Mr Perfect votes. It was a huge mark out moment to hear his music and I dare say he got a pretty good reaction for a guy that hadn't wrestled a match in WWE/F for almost a decade. I also liked Martel in 91, Dibiase in 90, Bulldog in 95 and Flair in 92.

[Corporate H]

Benoit in '04. First time I marked out in a long time.

[Tyfo]

-Benoit in '04
-Flair/Heenan on commentary in '92
-Diesel in '94
-Austin in '97
-Hassan in '05 ;D
-Khali's BRAIN CHOP fest in '07

[jobberjoe]

rob1 said:

Bobby Heenan in 92, he made that Rumble

yep

[A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto)]

Benoit.

[Porky's Butthole]

Mr. Perfect in 2002 was amazing. Gigantic pop, and he lasted a good while. However, the best part of his whole time in there was when he did the gum slap while being eliminated.

That teh awesomezz.

[Spaceboy]

The Honkeytonk Man 2001

[icarus]

flair in 92 by far .... supported by bobby heenan's commentary through the event

[Dynamite Kid]

Kane 2001
Big Show 2001
Kane 2000
Big Show 2000
Rikishi 2000
Big Show 2004
The entirety of the people who tried to pick Big Show up in 2004 (yes, even Cena)
Brock Lesnar in 2003
Maven in 2002
Undertaker in 2002
Mick Foley in 1998

[Dave the Dave]

Kane had a long stretch where we dominated every year.

Road Dogg and Bossman in 2000 are hilarious.
I haven't really watched that many, just read the recaps.

[bonedaddycool]

There was a Rumble in '04???

[Beav]

Mr. Backlund in 93

[J is Justice]

Mr. Perfect 1993
Mr. Perfect 2002
Chris Jericho 2003
And any Shawn Michaels performance

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

demolition said:

Flair in 92 for obvious reasons and Demolition in 1989. They drew #'s 1 and 2 and beat the crap outta each other until #3 entered.

I didn't really like it when Demolition were numbers 1 and 2. I don't know why; I guess I just didn't like to see them fighting with each other.

And, my favorite Royal Rumble performance is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in 1997. I mean, he just made it look like winning that match was the easiest thing in the world.

[PTBartman]

bighurt said:

Flair 92

What he said

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Demolition as 1 and 2 in the 89 rumble was cool at the time.

In the first rumble (which was just the year before...in 88), all the faces got beat on by all the heels...they didn't play up the "every man for himself" bit much.

In 1989 they got it over immediately, and they've stuck with it every since.