The 1995 Royal Rumble became one of the most important in ... would be granted a shot at his former friend Diesel, who was the WWF champion at the time. By WrestleMania XI, Michaels had run ...

1995 was a bit of a weak Rumble in terms of star ... been afraid to laugh at himself in the WWF. That never was that more apparent than at the 1997 Royal Rumble, in which he made a memorable ...

The Royal Rumble match as a concept came about in the late 1980s, and its first match took place on January 24th, 1988. The ...

1995: HBK wins from position ... legendary antihero who'd be synonymous with WWF’s return to popularity in the late 1990s. At the 1997 Royal Rumble, Austin took another massive step on that ...

Hogan was the WWF world heavyweight champion in 1987. So there you have it: In its earliest incarnation, the Royal Rumble's prize was ... (1994), Shawn Michaels (1995-96), "Stone Cold" Steve ...

Borga never wrestled in the WWF spotlight again. Rather than go into detail, just know that the majority of participants in the 1995 Royal Rumble match were scabs. And the match itself was one of ...

The 1995 Royal Rumble gave us one of the most important ... as Big Daddy Cool retained the WWF Championship following a poorly-executed Jackknife Powerbomb. Before he became the Tribal Chief ...

People have often wondered why the WWF shortened 1995's Rumble to less than 40 minutes. Without being cheeky, the fact guys like Murdoch were involved gave them an excuse. The 30-man deck was ...

This was after the WWF tested the concept ... for Vince McMahon's tastes in 1995 The intervals changed again in 1997, as the then-most-attended Royal Rumble match saw intervals of 90 seconds ...

Could we have a repeat champion at the 2025 Royal Rumble? The odds don't favor a Royal ... joining Hulk Hogan (1990-91), Shawn Michaels (1995-96) and Stone Cold Steve Austin (1997-98).