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WWF Royal Rumble 1992 (suggested by Evan Reich)

“It's not fair to Flair!” The first Rumble to give the title to the winner, this PPV also included matches of Roddy Piper v. The Mountie and The Natural Disasters v. The Legion of Doom.

WCW/NWO Souled Out 1998 (suggested by Chuck Turner)

A joint PPV presented by WCW and NWO (and sponsored by Snickers)! And did Nash just try to break The Giant’s neck? This card included matches of Chris Benoit v. Raven, Lex Luger v. Randy Savage, Bret Hart v. Ric Flair and much more.

WWF Royal Rumble 1999 (suggested by Garrett Albright)

The birth of “No Chance in Hell”! Vince v. Stone Cold was the main focus of the Rumble match, but this card also contained The Rock v. Mankind in an “I Quit” match, and Sable v. Luna Vachon in a strap match.

ECW Guilty as Charged 2001 (suggested by Rob James)

In what turned out to be the final nationally and globally broadcast event for the original ECW before it filed for bankruptcy two months later, The Sandman vs Steve Corino vs Justin Credible for the ECW Championship before the winner then immediately faced Rhino. RVD faced Jerry Lynn, and the show also featured Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney, and other ECW mainstays.

WCW Sin 2001 (suggested by Austin Shrock)

The one where Sid Vicious broke his leg. You know the one. This was part of the main event that saw Scott Steiner face Jeff Jarrett, Sid and a "mystery opponent" for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Also Goldberg and DeWayne Bruce faced Totally Buffed and if Goldberg lost he would be forced to leave WCW, which I think was a stipulation for about 90% of Goldberg matches. The Natural Born Thrillers took on The Insiders for the Tag Titles and more on this card.

WWE Royal Rumble 2006 (suggested by Rob Burwell)

In his tribute to Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio won this Rumble, lasting over an hour and 2 minutes from the number 2 spot. This wasn't the main event though, as that was Kurt Angle vs Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship. There was also John Cena vs Edge for the WWE Championship, The Boogeyman vs JBL, Mickie James vs Ashley, and Gregory Helms vs Kid Kash vs Funaki vs Jamie Noble vs Nunzio vs Paul London for the Cruiserweight Championship.

WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (suggested by Ryan Stewart)

ECW has joined the Royal Rumble and the first ever #30 to win the Rumble! This show also included matches of The Hardys v. MNM, Bobby Lashley v. Test, Batista v. Mr. Kennedy and John Cena v. Umaga.

WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (suggested by “HE RAN” Aaron Hanrahan)

Its the big Cena return, live from Madison Square Garden! Everyone loves a rumble, and this PPV included matches such as Ric Flair v. MVP, Randy Orton v. Jeff Hardy, Edge v. Rey Mysterio and of course the 30-man rumble match.

WWE Royal Rumble 2014 (suggested by Isaac Octave)

Well, this is certainly an event. Daniel Bryan has never been hotter, so he's in a match with Bray Wyatt and not in the Rumble. Instead Batista is. Poor Rey Mysterio. Also, the crowd turn against John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.