On this date in WWF history: Shawn Michaels makes Royal Rumble history
by Jesse Holland on Jan 22, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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On January 22, 1995, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) hall-of-famer Shawn Michaels did what many people thought couldn't be done at the promotion's annual Royal Rumble event.
He drew number one and went on to win the tournament.
"The Heartbreak Kid" eliminated the following contestants during his 38 minutes and 41 seconds inside the ring: Duke Droese, Tom Prichard, Bushwhackers Luke and Butch, Jacob Blu, Lex Luger (assisted by Crush) Aldo Montoya and Davey Boy Smith.
His final elimination of "The British Bulldog" is what sealed the deal and came after Smith dumped "HBK" over the top rope for what he (and a lot of us) thought was the win.
Michaels survived because only one foot touched the floor, so he was able to regain his balance, return to the ring and eliminate the Bulldog, who was too busy celebrating to notice.
See how it all went down, after the jump.
Michaels, who is number one all time in total eliminations at 41, has been called one of the greatest Rumble participants in history.
Anyone out there care to disagree?
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Pamela Anderson's reactions
are priceless. At the end, she’s thinking, “I’m going to fire my agent.”
This angered me to to end as a child.
Bulldog was screwed!! They played his music and everything!! And coming in at no. 2, he had spent the exact same time wrestling as HBK coming in at 1 for which he received NO credit. Bullshit!
This was arguably the least-stacked Rumble, and at the time I really didn’t see Michaels winning it. But, watching it again, it was pretty ground breaking in it’s unpredictability and especially the ending.
Michaels is def one of the greatest Rumblers in history (I think a WWE.com poll had him as the greatest) But coincidentally, Bulldog was also known as a (kayfabe) battle royal specialist during his career. Would have loved to see him win it here, face Bret at 11 for the title instead and save the (1st) HBK win for his ‘96 run. Diesel vs Shawn didn’t need to be for the title in ’95, but retrospect is always 20/20.
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by Cyclonejoker on Jan 22, 2012 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
The only thing to me that takes away from this a bit and kind of telegraphed the ending was that they shortened the intervals between entrance.. I remember it being billed something like the fast paced rumble in history which I am sure was a bit easier on HBK and Smith to be in there until the end..
I think it was shorten because the matches went long, though I am not sure. Gone were the days of 4 to 5 hr PPV.
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