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Royal Rumble 1988: WWE President Jack Tunney presided over a contract signing between then–WWE Champion Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.2 V1 O# W; a+ E$ V5 J
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Royal Rumble 1989: Led by Frenchy Martin and Jimmy Hart, the French-Canadian trio of Dino Bravo & The Fabulous Rougeaus took on Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation.$ \4 ^6 S# f* H N( y3 S+ [- e
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0 L" R4 d" R0 ?Andre the Giant tried to fight off the attack of Demolition Ax and Smash, who drew Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the Royal Rumble Match.
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( q, m4 G6 u8 I7 w( n" b+ M6 tEventual winner Big John Studd had Akeem on the ropes.3 n& x: s. X) w* _; b
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Waving Old Glory, 1988 Royal Rumble Match winner Jim Duggan readied for a singles match against The Big Boss Man.4 g d7 L7 u8 R2 T5 I7 c1 P5 V
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Taking shortcuts: After fighting Brutus Beefcake to a double-disqualification, The Genius joined Mr. Perfect in attacking "The Barber.". I* Z3 {8 I/ @& y& Z' t- g
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Ted DiBiase, seen here trying to help Randy Savage clothesline Roddy Piper, was the unfortunate Superstar who drew No. 1.& U+ s g. q# f9 p! p( }6 k4 c! B
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After being eliminated by "Hot Rod," an irate Bad News Brown took out his frustration on the WWE Hall of Famer, pulling him out of the ring." m2 |; D; h; |
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- [3 ?3 w3 [3 T0 j5 ORoyal Rumble 1991: In one of the most thrilling openers in WWE pay-per-view history, The Rockers took flight against The Orient Express.
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Koko B. Ware slowed The Mountie during a one-on-one encounter.
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& x* o) F3 R9 A$ g. D2 eRandy Savage's partner in crime, "Sensational" Sherri Martel, tried to goad WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior into agreeing to a title match against "Macho Man."
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Virgil held open the ropes for "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes glared toward his rival.! j# ?1 X. Q: }. I1 d
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Ultimate Warrior plowed through Gen. Adnan and Sgt. Slaughter.
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Royal Rumble 1992: The British Bulldog and Ted DiBiase kicked off the 1992 Royal Rumble Match as the first and second entrants, respectively.' m1 ^5 \- o% y" x( |& B U3 c
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* [9 G" u+ O2 p; y% [The squared circle swelled with eventual WWE Hall of Famers Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Tito Santana and Kerry Von Erich, in addition to Legends like Repo Man, Greg Valentine, The Barbarian and Bulldog.
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Royal Rumble 1993: The Rockers imploded during a bout between Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels and ex-teammate Marty Jannetty.! x. U- T8 q1 R1 v; h8 N
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1 _3 r+ x+ D4 q V, qTwo icons of WWE's "New Generation" in the mid 1990s, Bret "Hit Man" Hart and Razor Ramon squared off for Hart's WWE Championship gold.
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# [; P% C4 p. p5 U. ~6 M9 ?/ pDuring the Rumble Match, Max Moon dropkicked Jerry "The King" Lawler, who was making his in-ring debut in WWE.
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Confronting The Undertaker, the nearly 8-foot Giant Gonzales appeared for the first time in a WWE ring.
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... and an elbow drop from Randy Savage weren't enough to stop Yokozuna from winning the Royal Rumble Match.
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9 S$ J" ~2 A" X$ i7 `/ iRoyal Rumble 1994: Irwin R. Schyster nearly taxed Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon to the limit.
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. W: i% X% s$ ^/ l3 F$ }, IBret Hart teamed with younger brother Owen against WWE Tag Team Champions The Quebecers.
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The last two Superstars in the Royal Rumble Match, Bret Hart and Lex Luger, eliminated each other simultaneously, resulting in the only instance of Superstars "co-winning" the over-the-top-rope contest,
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# A* D$ v; D& J, n" |7 y& vWWE Champion Bret Hart targeted the wheels of "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel.
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Bob Holly dropkicked Tatanka in the final of a tournament to crown new World Tag Team Champions. 1-2-3 Kid was in the corner of Holly, while Tatanka partnered with Bam Bam Bigelow.
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The Beast from the East decided to start trouble with NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.. k1 Z5 e. Y- h2 E9 w2 {
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After going the distance, entrant No. 1, Shawn Michaels, celebrated his Royal Rumble Match win alongside actress Pamela Anderson.
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: F, `( ^: U7 b$ M) h# i }Royal Rumble 1996: On the "Free for All" show preceding Royal Rumble, Triple H and Duke Droese duked it out to see which Superstar would enter the Rumble Match at lucky No. 30.# P; H: N3 Q" B/ g# m1 j# [
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HBK won his second Royal Rumble Match in as many years.
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Royal Rumble 1997: In a dark match presented by Mexico's AAA promotion, luchadores added international flair to the event.
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With partners Hector Garza and El Canek looking on, Perro Aguayo went after Jerry Estrada in a Six-Man Tag Team Match.
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With Jose Lothario by his side, San Antonio son Shawn Michaels readied to recapture the WWE Championship from Sycho Sid.
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8 e3 s8 \4 v4 s9 x1 gIn a battle between two of WWE's most feared Superstars, The Undertaker attacked Vader in the corner. T, u3 T- K5 K0 S+ w. G
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Royal Rumble 1998: WWE Champion Shawn Michaels stared The Deadman in the eyes during their Casket Match.
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"Co-Intercontinental Champions" Chris Jericho and Chyna battled for the right to be called the undisputed titleholder. Also involved in this, a Triple Threat Match, was Hardcore Holly.
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Royal Rumble 2001: In tag action, Bubba & D-Von Dudley's 3D was broken up by a Spear from Edge.
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Chokeslamming most of the participants in the ring, Big Show returned with a vengeance after taking an extended absence away from the squared circle.% k) s8 \* S0 ~- H* n9 O( f0 y$ s
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The Phenom stood toe-to-toe with The World's Largest Athlete.
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With the help of Rhodes and DiBiase, Orton tore into one of his mentors,Triple H.
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Led by CM Punk, The New Nexus disrupted the match and helped The Awesome One net the "W."
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Daniel Bryan, one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with Team Hell No partner Kane, landed a dropkick against Team Rhodes Scholars' Damien Sandow.
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The Godfather returned to WWE during the Royal Rumble Match.
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After NXT upstart Bo Dallas eliminated Wade Barrett from the bout, the Englishman dropped the youngster with the Bull Hammer.
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The Best in the World signaled for a GTS ...
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... but The Great One eventually scored the upper hand, and the championship win. |
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