Heath Slater eliminating Sheamus in 2018 was pretty shocking and hilarious. After he was kicked around and force fed pancakes before being even able to enter, Sheamus was the first to help Slater in and in return, was eliminated in 2 seconds.
That rumble with Cena and Batista is one of those “couldn’t do it again if you tried” situations. I thought for the longest time that that was a planned finish when it was really just an amazing mistake
If there's a match to anticipate for the year , this IS The Royal Rumble ( although the introduction of War Games in the WWE landscape provides a very nice alternative ) . I love this match to bits and EVERYTHING it involves . It really is THE BEST gimmick WWE ever thought .
War games has saved suvior series. It’s one of the few gimmick matches that works best set to a ppv, much like elimination chamber. Assuming they keep putting on good matches with solid stakes I fucking love it
I love that Rumble and still rewatch it every now and again. Brock just dominated the whole thing while he was there and one of the best moments is when Shelton Benjamin comes out and you can see how happy Lesnar is to see his old Minnesota Stretching Crew partner/roommate...that pop when Drew eliminates him...awesome.
Only if you're talking about when they were both standing off in the ring. Drew had just barely turned face and came into the rumble with not much momentum.@@TheIllustriouBlueJay
Your number 1 pick is definitely what I would have chosen as well Maven's Royal Rumble was one of the only PPVs I got to see as a kid and when Maven dropkicked Taker out of the ring, me and my cousins LOST it
Madcap Moss eliminating AJ Styles (2022) Drew McIntyre eliminating Brock Lesnar (2020) R-Truth eliminating Big Show and Mark Henry (2010) Test eliminating Chris Jericho (2003) Heath Slater eliminating Sheamus (2018) Curt Hawkins eliminating Titus O’Neil (2019)
Two honorable mentions: 1, Mil Mascaras eliminating himself in the 1997 Royal Rumble. 2, Bret Hart and Lex Luger eliminating each other in the 1994 Royal Rumble and then being named co-winners with both getting shots at Yokozuna's WWF title at WrestleMania in 1994.
The Vince furious tearing his quad thing was hilarious. They could have had a PPV match to decide the winner and sell even more PPV tickets. # 1 most shocking should have been the only man capable of eliminating Randy Savage being himself so he did it.
An honourable mention to Rikishi eliminating The Undertaker in 2001; I watched it (aged 13) and always remember how big of a reaction it received from the audience 🙂
Hmm, it makes one wonder if the Undertaker's elimination of Rikishi in the 2002 Royal Rumble match was retaliation for being eliminated by Rikishi in the 2001 Royal Rumble match. Rikishi was in his heel "Bad Man" gimmick in the 2001 Royal Rumble match, while Undertaker was in his "American Badass" gimmick, with long hair, of course(with Limp Bizkit 's "Rollin'" song as his entrance theme), while in the 2002 Royal Rumble a year later, the roles were switched with Undertaker in his "Big Evil" & "You will respect me" heel phase, along with very short hair that I never thought I would see on the Undertaker, while Rikishi was a returning babyface.
@@jodawa2504 It's often the case that people will "return the favour" in these types of matches; especially those who participate at main event level 😌
Funny thing is WWE forgot their "both feet much touch the ground" rule with the 2005 Royal Rumble accident. When you watch it, Batista's feet actually hit the ground first. John's left foot hits later
Cultaholic has already released "Every WWE WrestleMania Match Ranked From Worst To Best" AND 2(yes, 2) "24 Hour WWE Wrestling Videos," so I know that the "Every Royal Rumble Elimination Ranked From Worst To Best" is doable. I wanna see a "Every Cruiserweight Champion(WCW/WWE) Ranked From Worst To Best" & "Every NXT Tag Team Champions Ranked From Worst To Best."
Yokozuna Eliminating Macho Man Royal Rumble '93, Mr. Mcmahon Eliminating Austin Rumble '99, Maven Eliminating Taker Back In 2002 I Remember That Look On The Deadman's Face You Can Tell That He Wouldn't Some Tough Enough Rookie Get Away With This And Stone Cold Eliminating Kane At Royal Rumble 2001.
He did, though. Take threw Maven through the ropes first, but then he threw him back into the ring and eliminated him properly over the top rope. This happened right after Scotty 2 Hotty entered the Rumble match (and after that nasty chair shot).
@josephsnider8190 no one "needs" the crazy save spot. It has NEVER amounted to anything, other than a cool highlight or two, because Kofi would always be eliminated within the next minute. The spot for a crazy save only makes sense if you actually WIN from it. Otherwise it's an empty accolade.
I was there for the Undertaker elimination in 2002. What they don't tell you is that The Taker went back in, eliminated Maven, and then beat the gell out of him all around the arena. We thought Maven was murdered that night.
Undertaker was in his "Big Evil" & "You will respect me or I'll make ya famous" heel phase at that time. The Undertaker's murderous ass whipping of Maven was truly one hell of an instance of the Undertaker being "Big Evil."
I doubt it'll ever happen because winning puts you in the Mania main event. It'd be different if it was the pre-92 days where a RR win was just a congratulations. Maybe one day Roman or some other uselessass part timer will be too lazy to show up at Mania and the Rumble can stop giving a title shot and then it'll be possible again. We can hope (especially for the part about fewer part timers)
Don't lets these eliminations make you forget that Scotty 2 Hotty won the 2005 Royal Rumble by being the only wrestler to not get eliminated in that match.
I'm still waiting for Maven to get his arse back in the ring during a rumble. He was never eliminated, Taker came back out and battered Maven, but he never went over the top rope 😂
Yeah, Santino's elimination by Kane in '09 was shocking and honestly funny and all, but c'mon... HE WASN'T READY! HE WASN'T READY! HE SHOULD'VE GONE BACK IN!
Bray Wyatt Eliminating Daniel Bryan Deserves to be on this List. On that Note there Should be a Top 10 Most Hated WWE Royal Rumble Eliminations Countdown!
Ok I know it’s shocking eliminations but I need get this off my chest my top 10 favourite royal rumble events please don’t throttle me for excluding 2001 or 1992 I haven’t seen them and I can’t judge shows I’ve never seen 10. 2005 9. 2017 8. 2016 7. 2009 6. 2021 5. 2020 4. 2018 3. 2000 2. 2008 1. 2007
One of the first places my mind went was Batista eliminating Shawn Michaels from the 2010 Rumble. I remember the build to that one, EVERY sign pointed to Michaels winning the thing, it seemed like a forgone conclusion. Good thing he _didn't_ win, mind you. It made for a better story, in the long-run.
Even before watching, I knew that Undertaker's elimination by Maven would be no. 1. 🤣 Also, Muhammad Hassan's elimination in 2005 by every other Raw and Smackdown star in the ring who ganged up on him would be on my list.
Kane eliminating Santino wasn't shocking. It was just quicker than expected. Should have gone with R-Truth tossing Big Show and Mark Henry at the same time
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Hogan's bullshit at the 92 Rumble still pisses me off to this day. That should've been a defining moment for Ric Flair, but it got overshadowed because Hogan couldn't let the show end without it somehow been about him
Sorry but as a worker myself, there's no way that the '05 Rumble double elimination was NOT a work. Why would Batista hoist Cena up for a powerbomb with his back touching the ropes? Even if him turning & powerbombing Cena out was the plan, it gives too much risk for Cena to counter & eliminate Batista.
The fact poor Maven was given an absolute beating by Taker after eliminating that included him getting put through a popcorn machine was both priceless and unfortunate😂 cause man Taker beat the hell out of him
friendly reminder that Curtis Axel is STILL in the 2015 Royal Rumble
Yeah the thought did occur to me
So, in other words, Curtis Axel spent in the Royal Rumble through the 60 minute mark for over a year until he was eliminated in 2016. 😂
But bell rang declaring the end of the match
You have to enter the ring to enter the match, technically he didn't even enter so can't be eliminated
Now that's....Perfect😂
Honourable Mention: R Truth eliminates both Mark Henry and Big Show at the same time in the 2010 Royal Rumble.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers this. 😁
Heath Slater eliminating Sheamus in 2018 was pretty shocking and hilarious. After he was kicked around and force fed pancakes before being even able to enter, Sheamus was the first to help Slater in and in return, was eliminated in 2 seconds.
A forgotten moment from one of the best Rumble matches ever.
Worst of all, that day was actually Sheamus Birthday 😂
@@grey1288 Both the Men's & the 1st ever Women's Rumble matches of 2018 were excellent
That rumble with Cena and Batista is one of those “couldn’t do it again if you tried” situations. I thought for the longest time that that was a planned finish when it was really just an amazing mistake
I love that Snitsky was the face used during the phrase "ruthless aggression era stars"
IT WASN'T HIS FAULT
Alan Panini finally acknowledges the greatness of Maven's YT channel!
If there's a match to anticipate for the year , this IS The Royal Rumble ( although the introduction of War Games in the WWE landscape provides a very nice alternative ) . I love this match to bits and EVERYTHING it involves . It really is THE BEST gimmick WWE ever thought .
War games has saved suvior series. It’s one of the few gimmick matches that works best set to a ppv, much like elimination chamber. Assuming they keep putting on good matches with solid stakes I fucking love it
Taker was solid as hell for putting over Maven like that lol
Honorable Mention: Bray Wyatt eliminates Daniel Bryan because Vince McMahon is an asshole who had Goldust come out right after.
Goldust was the greatest
Get over it
Goldust's entry was definitely intentional, you know that Shattered Dreams on the tron after Bryan got eliminated? That was rude but clever.
@@grey1288 I know and that's why I said Vince McMahon is an asshole
WAA WAA WAA BRYAN LOST WAA WAA WAA
That was nearly a decade ago. Get a life
Vince’s quad tear will always make me laugh😂😂😂
How could you not mention Drew McIntyre eliminating Brock Lesnar in 2020. It was surprising and Drew leveled up big time after that moment!
I love that Rumble and still rewatch it every now and again. Brock just dominated the whole thing while he was there and one of the best moments is when Shelton Benjamin comes out and you can see how happy Lesnar is to see his old Minnesota Stretching Crew partner/roommate...that pop when Drew eliminates him...awesome.
Cause we all saw it coming.
Only if you're talking about when they were both standing off in the ring. Drew had just barely turned face and came into the rumble with not much momentum.@@TheIllustriouBlueJay
Yes! And then Edge's return. That was a great rumble.@@MetalED
Your number 1 pick is definitely what I would have chosen as well
Maven's Royal Rumble was one of the only PPVs I got to see as a kid and when Maven dropkicked Taker out of the ring, me and my cousins LOST it
Madcap Moss eliminating AJ Styles (2022)
Drew McIntyre eliminating Brock Lesnar (2020)
R-Truth eliminating Big Show and Mark Henry (2010)
Test eliminating Chris Jericho (2003)
Heath Slater eliminating Sheamus (2018)
Curt Hawkins eliminating Titus O’Neil (2019)
“It’s every man for himself, big boy!”
I'm a simple man: I see a video talking about Vince tearing his quads at the 05 Rumble, I laugh my ass off 😆
Two honorable mentions: 1, Mil Mascaras eliminating himself in the 1997 Royal Rumble. 2, Bret Hart and Lex Luger eliminating each other in the 1994 Royal Rumble and then being named co-winners with both getting shots at Yokozuna's WWF title at WrestleMania in 1994.
SANTINO WASN'T READY
The Vince furious tearing his quad thing was hilarious. They could have had a PPV match to decide the winner and sell even more PPV tickets. # 1 most shocking should have been the only man capable of eliminating Randy Savage being himself so he did it.
This video made me grateful that Goldberg was never scripted to win the rumble. That would’ve made his ego think he really beat 29 men at once
An honourable mention to Rikishi eliminating The Undertaker in 2001; I watched it (aged 13) and always remember how big of a reaction it received from the audience 🙂
Hmm, it makes one wonder if the Undertaker's elimination of Rikishi in the 2002 Royal Rumble match was retaliation for being eliminated by Rikishi in the 2001 Royal Rumble match. Rikishi was in his heel "Bad Man" gimmick in the 2001 Royal Rumble match, while Undertaker was in his "American Badass" gimmick, with long hair, of course(with Limp Bizkit 's "Rollin'" song as his entrance theme), while in the 2002 Royal Rumble a year later, the roles were switched with Undertaker in his "Big Evil" & "You will respect me" heel phase, along with very short hair that I never thought I would see on the Undertaker, while Rikishi was a returning babyface.
@@jodawa2504 It's often the case that people will "return the favour" in these types of matches; especially those who participate at main event level 😌
It's kinda sad that despite being the Royal Rumble equivalent of Taker at WrestleMania, Kane never won a rumble
Should've won 2001
He's been in a bajillion rumbles and never won one. That's literally the OPPOSITE of being the equivalent of Taker at WM.
This might sound weird we should've got marella vs kane at mania because of that
Funny thing is WWE forgot their "both feet much touch the ground" rule with the 2005 Royal Rumble accident. When you watch it, Batista's feet actually hit the ground first. John's left foot hits later
Considering that’s the way they wanted it to go, makes Vince blowing quads all the funnier. Could have been avoided altogether. 😂
@@Unitenotfight Err, no it wasn't? Botchista was the scripted winner.
I will always remember the Mr. Socko vs the Cobra battle at the royal rumble. I mean I was there to see it live. Best dream match ever.
Having shocking eliminations in a Royal Rumble is always fun to see
Shocking elims are a great way to set up a mania match
@@SpadesWicked They sure are. And even set the stage for future storylines
Still waiting on that “Every Royal Rumble Elimination Ever Ranked” video
That would probably take an entire day to watch
Cultaholic has already released "Every WWE WrestleMania Match Ranked From Worst To Best" AND 2(yes, 2) "24 Hour WWE Wrestling Videos," so I know that the "Every Royal Rumble Elimination Ranked From Worst To Best" is doable. I wanna see a "Every Cruiserweight Champion(WCW/WWE) Ranked From Worst To Best" & "Every NXT Tag Team Champions Ranked From Worst To Best."
vince pouring beer on his shirt will forever live on in history
Yokozuna Eliminating Macho Man Royal Rumble '93, Mr. Mcmahon Eliminating Austin Rumble '99, Maven Eliminating Taker Back In 2002 I Remember That Look On The Deadman's Face You Can Tell That He Wouldn't Some Tough Enough Rookie Get Away With This And Stone Cold Eliminating Kane At Royal Rumble 2001.
Taker even said that Maven was drunk when he eliminated him and Maven backed it up on his channel
Drunk because he is/was a jackass, or he'd been drinking because he was so nervous about being given such an important spot?
@@VeladusThe latter.
McIntyre eliminating Lesnar
I was so ready for Santino to win the rumble in 2011 lmao
Maven got freaked up
Maven huffman where you at??
Fun Fact: Maven never got eliminated.
He did, though. Take threw Maven through the ropes first, but then he threw him back into the ring and eliminated him properly over the top rope. This happened right after Scotty 2 Hotty entered the Rumble match (and after that nasty chair shot).
What about Kofi Kingston, the first time he botched his miracle escape spot?
What about the 2nd time, or the 3rd? Time to let Ricochet take the crazy save spot.
@josephsnider8190 no one "needs" the crazy save spot. It has NEVER amounted to anything, other than a cool highlight or two, because Kofi would always be eliminated within the next minute.
The spot for a crazy save only makes sense if you actually WIN from it. Otherwise it's an empty accolade.
Thanks 🎉
I was there for the Undertaker elimination in 2002. What they don't tell you is that The Taker went back in, eliminated Maven, and then beat the gell out of him all around the arena. We thought Maven was murdered that night.
Undertaker was in his "Big Evil" & "You will respect me or I'll make ya famous" heel phase at that time. The Undertaker's murderous ass whipping of Maven was truly one hell of an instance of the Undertaker being "Big Evil."
@@jodawa2504 I would believe it.
Not just that night, but the next few months, every week featured Taker nearly murdering the poor kid.
surprised none of the Andre the giant eliminations where on here because at the time kayfabe was still a thing and everyone thought he would win it
Very surprised that Daniel Bryan's elimination from 2015 wasn't included
Should be noted that Maven was never eliminated from the 2002 Royal Rumble
Yeah he was, they actually called an audible and taker dragged maven back to the ring to throw him over the top rope
I’d love it if they let someone win that absolutely no one on earth expects
I doubt it'll ever happen because winning puts you in the Mania main event. It'd be different if it was the pre-92 days where a RR win was just a congratulations. Maybe one day Roman or some other uselessass part timer will be too lazy to show up at Mania and the Rumble can stop giving a title shot and then it'll be possible again. We can hope (especially for the part about fewer part timers)
Taka getting thrown out of the 2000 royal rumble and landing on his face was pretty shocking.
He wasn't actually in the match, he and funaki were thrown over about 3/4 times but yeah the way his head hit the ground was brutal
@@Deltrottersvan the Mean Street Posse did the same thing 🤣
@@jamessteel9016 wasn't it Pete gas who jumped face first into the bottom rope and messed himself up
@@Deltrottersvan good times, the mean street posse underrated as a comedy tag team.
Don't lets these eliminations make you forget that Scotty 2 Hotty won the 2005 Royal Rumble by being the only wrestler to not get eliminated in that match.
You mean 2004?
I'm still waiting for Maven to get his arse back in the ring during a rumble. He was never eliminated, Taker came back out and battered Maven, but he never went over the top rope 😂
Yeah, Santino's elimination by Kane in '09 was shocking and honestly funny and all, but c'mon... HE WASN'T READY! HE WASN'T READY! HE SHOULD'VE GONE BACK IN!
Bray Wyatt Eliminating Daniel Bryan Deserves to be on this List. On that Note there Should be a Top 10 Most Hated WWE Royal Rumble Eliminations Countdown!
Ok I know it’s shocking eliminations but I need get this off my chest my top 10 favourite royal rumble events please don’t throttle me for excluding 2001 or 1992 I haven’t seen them and I can’t judge shows I’ve never seen
10. 2005
9. 2017
8. 2016
7. 2009
6. 2021
5. 2020
4. 2018
3. 2000
2. 2008
1. 2007
Hogan eliminating Savage in 1989
One of the first places my mind went was Batista eliminating Shawn Michaels from the 2010 Rumble. I remember the build to that one, EVERY sign pointed to Michaels winning the thing, it seemed like a forgone conclusion.
Good thing he _didn't_ win, mind you. It made for a better story, in the long-run.
Not really. It was rumored that Edge was coming back and would win.
Even before watching, I knew that Undertaker's elimination by Maven would be no. 1. 🤣 Also, Muhammad Hassan's elimination in 2005 by every other Raw and Smackdown star in the ring who ganged up on him would be on my list.
It was such a great spot, I still kind of think Maven is cool
My favorite was Sheamus being eliminated by Heath Slater.
Don't think Davey knew the rules of elimination
Kane eliminating Santino wasn't shocking. It was just quicker than expected. Should have gone with R-Truth tossing Big Show and Mark Henry at the same time
There was also bret hart and lex Luger getting thrown out at the same time At royal rumble 94
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Hogan's bullshit at the 92 Rumble still pisses me off to this day. That should've been a defining moment for Ric Flair, but it got overshadowed because Hogan couldn't let the show end without it somehow been about him
Cm punk getting eliminated from the WWE in 2014 was shocking
Maven also caught an ass whopping
Swear you done this last year and the year before that..etc..😊
Honorable Mention: Daniel Bryan 2015
Sorry but as a worker myself, there's no way that the '05 Rumble double elimination was NOT a work. Why would Batista hoist Cena up for a powerbomb with his back touching the ropes? Even if him turning & powerbombing Cena out was the plan, it gives too much risk for Cena to counter & eliminate Batista.
Damn Skippy go maven
Hbk eliminating Yokozuna and Vader at the same time... 1996
mavin still hasn't been eliminated. undertaker is still beating him up to this day
I just want to talk to him.
It should be a triple threat match at wrestlemania
This emanation was plan because of undertaker
25 year history of the rumble???? I think that's a paddlin!
Its a shame they squandered the moment of Maven eliminating Undertaker.
Quads for McMahon.
Goldberg getting rid of Lesnar so easily is the no 1 for me!
He did it for the rock 🪨
Maven is still an eligible contender lol.
How is Bret & lex not on this list
Jericho eliminating HBK in 03. Having Shawn be the first person eliminated was pretty shocking. Plus the way in witch it happened
Santino Lasted 2.1 seconds
Let's just go ahead and get maven out of the way
Kane should have won instead of Austin and Davey Boy should have won instead of Shaun.
I still think Kane should've won in 01
Curtis Axel, Finlay, Test, Rey Mysterio, and more are technically still in some Royal Rumbles
Kane eliminates Santino? Really?
The fact poor Maven was given an absolute beating by Taker after eliminating that included him getting put through a popcorn machine was both priceless and unfortunate😂 cause man Taker beat the hell out of him
Everyman for themselves is so dumb
Wyatt eliminating Bryan at 2015 Rumble should be in the top of this list
Quads'
Hulk Hogan is the worse wrestler ever. I said it.
1st
Vince had a 100% record in rumbles, 1 rumble 1 win