WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Ranking All 30 Match Winners

19. Hulk Hogan – 1990

The first of Hulk Hogan’s Royal Rumble wins would come in 1990, the third year of this match. This would come in a stacked field of WWE Superstars, including Shawn Michaels entering and being disposed of in 12 seconds. Now, he’s one of the greatest stars in the company’s history.

This Royal Rumble would be all about Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. When the former entered, these two cleared out everyone that had been in the ring, which led to their famous staredown in the middle of the ring. Two of the biggest faces in WWE went face-to-face and battled for the right to win this match. It ended up teasing what would come in the main event of WrestleMania, but Warrior would be eliminated before the final pairing of Hogan and Mr. Perfect.

This setup Hogan vs. Warrior in a title for title match in the WrestleMania main event. In a somewhat surprising twist, Warrior defeated HulkaMania and won both titles to close out the show. It was a rare loss at the Show of Shows for Hogan, as he rarely put anyone over until his second stint with WWE in the early 2000’s.

The win for Hogan came in a fun match, but didn’t have the fulfilled outcome in the end. It doesn’t make him a bad winner by any means, but not a great one, so he lands in the middle of the pack.