WWE Royal Rumble: 5 Most Impressive Performances in Match History
By Tim Sherry
Breaking down the top 5 performances in WWE Royal Rumble history.
Year in and year out the Royal Rumble has been the scene for brilliant performances, the kind that can launch a career. Sure, winning the Rumble ensures the victor a world title shot, but it does more than that. Outlasting 29 other individuals over the course of 60-plus minutes puts the winner in an elite class and ensures that the superstar will go down into WWE lore. Since 1990 only one wrestler (Lex Luger in 1994) has either been a world titlist at the time of winning the match or would go on to become a world champion in the future. Suffice to say, it’s a select class.
As big as the accomplishment is to win, the Rumble has also been the platform many have used to springboard their careers onto the next level. Be it Triple H’s 48 minute run in 1996, The Rock’s 51 minutes in 1998, or The Miz’s 46 in 2012, a great performance in the match proves future success is imminent.
Of all the great showings at the Rumble, there are a few that really stand out. These 5 performances have not only inspired the WWE Universe but have also turned the 5 men who enacted them into legends of the sport.
Ahead we break down the top 5 performances in Royal Rumble match history.