Intrigue is not a word that has necessarily been associated with the Royal Rumble match throughout its long and illustrious history. More times than not, the winner has been apparent days, weeks ...

The 1996 Royal Rumble match is fondly remembered for Shawn Michaels winning his second consecutive Rumble. However, the 15th ...

WWE Superstars such as The British Bulldog, Diesel, Shawn Michaels, Yokozuna and more collide in the 1996 Royal Rumble Match, where the winner earns the right to main event WrestleMania.

Shawn Michaels made it two in a row at the 1996 Royal Rumble and it was his buddy, Diesel whom he last eliminated to win. Diesel had peaked the year before, where he had reigned as WWE Champion ...

4. "The Ringmaster" Steve Austin Made His Royal Rumble Debut The most significant newcomer in the 1996 Rumble match was Steve Austin, who was known as "The Ringmaster" at the time.

He made his WWE debut in 1996 and became one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. ... The Rock entered the Royal Rumble match at number 13 and went on to be a part of the final three wrestlers.

1996: Shawn Michaels - Won; 1997: Stone Cold Steve Austin ... Royal Rumble victors are 5-2 − a 71.4% win percentage − in WrestleMania matches with two straight wins.

The 1996 Royal Rumble saw the debut of Vader, who’d dominated Japan and WCW throughout the early '90s. Before being eliminated by eventual winner Shawn Michaels, he bulldozed the competition ...

Who at the 2025 Royal Rumble will join the list of people who can say they won one of WWE's biggest events? Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 KPMG Women's PGA ⛳ ...

Doing so puts Rhodes in rarified air with Hulk Hogan (1990-1991), Shawn Michaels (1995-1996) ... I'd expect Bayley to walk out of WrestleMania as champion should she win the Royal Rumble. -- ...

Who won the Royal Rumble? ... Shawn Michaels (1995, 1996), Stone Cold (1997, 1998) and Cody Rhodes (2023, 2024) are the only ones to win the Royal Rumble in consecutive years.