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The 28-year history of the Royal Rumble match is rife with the greatest Superstars to ever lace a pair of boots. Hulk Hogan, The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H and John Cena have all cashed their tickets to WrestleMania via wins in the 30-man bout. Two-time Hall of Fame inductee, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, captured his first WWE Championship in the match while Roman Reigns has the opportunity on January 24 to leave Orlando with his title intact.
As legendary as some of those competitors are, the Rumble match has also featured its fair share of duds, wrestlers who are either footnotes in history or were eliminated in rapid fashion, their legacies forever tainted by seconds-long stints in the most beloved gimmick match in WWE.
For every Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, there is a Squat Team member or Saba Simba. With The Undertaker’s epic defeat...
The 28-year history of the Royal Rumble match is rife with the greatest Superstars to ever lace a pair of boots. Hulk Hogan, The Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H and John Cena have all cashed their tickets to WrestleMania via wins in the 30-man bout. Two-time Hall of Fame inductee, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, captured his first WWE Championship in the match while Roman Reigns has the opportunity on January 24 to leave Orlando with his title intact.
As legendary as some of those competitors are, the Rumble match has also featured its fair share of duds, wrestlers who are either footnotes in history or were eliminated in rapid fashion, their legacies forever tainted by seconds-long stints in the most beloved gimmick match in WWE.
For every Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, there is a Squat Team member or Saba Simba. With The Undertaker’s epic defeat...
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