WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Ranking All 30 Match Winners

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2. Ric Flair – 1992

Flair entered the 1992 Royal Rumble match at the No. 3 overall spot. He wouldn’t be going for just a win or the not-yet guaranteed WrestleMania main event, but the vacant WWE Championship. It would be the first time this belt got put on the line in the Rumble until 2016, which saw Roman Reigns become the first person to ever defend it.

Upon entry, Flair went after anybody he could chop in the ring, including the Undertaker. This led to him getting mauled by almost anyone that approached him, but didn’t get eliminated throughout the process.

The win for the Limousine-riding Superstar would be somewhat fluky. Hulk Hogan and Sycho Sid both pretty much eliminated each other, with Flair sneaking up from behind to assist in this to become the last man standing and the new WWE Champion.

What wouldn’t make sense about this is the WrestleMania plans. WWE chose to not to put Flair into the main event, but had him in the middle of the show with Randy Savage. Hogan and Sid took over the headliner spot in one of the strangest decisions of the HulkaMania era. Flair even lost the title, putting an end to his short reign. He regained it months later, but had a forgettable WWE run before going to WCW.