Undertaker vs Shawn in 2007 was like a complete match after everyone else was eliminated. On top of that they had those two act as the opening act of the 2008 Royal Rumble because it worked so well!
To me, this was the start of the DX vs Taker Mania storyline. 2007 Rumble Final 2 Taker vs HBK, 2008 Rumble First 2 Taker vs HBK, and the whole road to Mania's 25 - 28 plus the Manias themselves. You could even add in part of their feud from the late 90s since that was also actually DX vs Taker back then too leading up to the first Hell in a Cell. Starts with the Cell back then and ends in the Cell at Mania 28. Truly the end of an era... Ignore Crown Jewel. It didn't happen.
@@TheRealJohnnyHendo totally agree! And really can’t believe WWE, Vince!, was only going to give them 10 minutes for their Wrestlemania 25 match. WHAT!🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
@@anikawilson1937 nah I disagree I've always hated Undertaker loved Shawn Michaels I found undertaker clumsy ASF in the ring and overrated do to his gimmick he only got over bc the man behind the curtain Vince McMahon loved the man behind the gimmick mark Callaway that makes a huge difference when u kiss the bosses ass of course ur going be one of the stars just like John overrated Cena highly overrated bc he kisses the bosses ass *yawn
The reason I say this is look at say John Morrison always was a mid card act Bc he wasn't a boss ass kisser as bad I never liked undertaker he hogged the spotlight just like Roman reigns in the current day his streak was boring at best and his rumble victory in 2007 at the end I'll give it to undertaker was a great final 2 however I can't Like undertaker just bc he can work with Shawn Michaels Randy Orton also gets classics with Shawn Michaels undertaker low-key sucks and is overrated as hell LUL
"Poor Roman Reigns, until the 2020's when he became suddenly very interested in who sits where at a dinner party" Had me genuinely laughing out loud, great list as always.
Shawn Michels & Undertaker's being the last 2 in the rumble was brilliantly done, The stakes were very high & Storytelling was just top notch. This just proves that no matter in what match they are, They are always there to deliver.
I think 2001 should’ve been on here. Kanes performance was incredible and the drama with Austin being bloodied by Triple H earlier made it absolutely amazing.
The problem is though that in 2001, we KNEW Kane wasn't winning it. Austin / Rock or Rock / Kane? Very predictable ending. Epic, yes. But too predictable.
Nakamura's win the Rumble is a thing of a beauty. It really sucks that he lost in Mania not capturing the WWE Title from Styles (and that match is not even on the peak of what those two can do).
Both rumbles the year of Japan were pretty great. I loved the last 6 of the mens, and asuka winning was always the right choice...she also lost at mania though...
Damn right they would. I'd say right above Sheamus & Jericho since it was similar in execution, but this time the right man won. Maybe even above Ceno v H.
@Callum Rolston Sheamus is a great wrestler, very underrated, but Jericho had a much better build & more momentum going into the match. In addition, Sheamus's title win is one of the most controversial title matches in Mania history.
@@callumrolston Doesn't matter. A world title match at Mania, especially one involving Daniel Bryan, shouldn't be shorter than the champ's entrance. Unless the champion is Jinder Mahal, then it'd be fine.
'Cue Vince being so excited about the construct that he breaks his own legs' had me honestly crying. Really reminds me of how dark a time it was when we were without Blamplate and his brilliant commentary. This is such a wonderful time to be a wrestling fan and Adam's presence is the cherry on top. Thank you.
I would have though Austin and Kane from 2001 would have been on this list. It had Kane eliminating the getting the most (at the time) eliminations and, Austin getting busted open by Triple H during his entrance, the confrontation between Austin and The Rock in the final 3 and the closing moments with Austin blasting Kane in the head with a steel chair before clotheslining him over the top to win his 3rd Royal Rumble.
The WWE could operate for another hundred years and they still won’t top Taker vs. HBK at 2007. They had a genuine wrestling match for close to 5 minutes. I still get goosebumps when the Undertaker raises up and the exact same time Shawn kipped up. That was a magical magical match!
It's hard to think that #1 pick (and yes Adam we all saw it coming before this list was even conceived) would EVER be topped. Two veterans who had a natural chemistry achieved by only a rarified few, both of them with a genuine prospect of winning, and a 10 min mini classic with perfectly booked spots and chances. It was lightning in a bottle that would be hard to recreate.
I’ll give it to Roman vs Shinsuke I love it when the two people who are rumored to be in world championship matches are the final 2. I love it when someone gets a big opportunity and advances to the main event. I love that it specifically teased us with another Roman victory and didn’t do that.
I feel like Steve Austin and Kane in 2001 should be on here. Austin giving everything he's got against a seemingly unstoppable Kane who just eliminated damn near half the rumble entrants. And Austin finally slayed the monster in his 3rd rumble win. I still think Kane should have won, but this was still a great showdown.
I agree with you, I wish Kane would have won Austin/Rock still could have happened, because yeah here's money in that I get it. Couldn't Kane have cashed in his shot sooner, lose the match and then Auston win a number 1 contenders match or something? But Kane should have won at least one rumble
Honorable Mention: Kane, Rocky, and Stone Cold as a final three. Kane was on an absolute rampage in the '01 Rumble, and the absolutely iconic finish to X7 be damned, Kane should've won the 2001 Royal Rumble. This message was brought to you by the biggest Kane stan who ever was so unfortunate to draw breath.
Nakamura and Reigns and Orton and reigns was a dope final two only cause of how much people didn’t want Roman to win and fearing he was gonna anyways. Sad nakamura did win the title at mania tho
Stone Cold vs. Kane at the 2001 Rumble not only deserves to be on this list, it should be in the top 3. I’m actually mind blown that it wasn’t even mentioned.
Adam is an offshoot of WhatCulture, all of them, basically every single British channel has a VILE hatred for Glen Jacobs thanks to his policies as a mayor in the US, that the ywant to diminish anything "Kane" ever did. Basically, if they are on YT, are british, and part of a wrestling channel, they are woke and hate Kane now
The final two of the 2007 is a big reason why its my favorite rumble of all time. That exhange alone was phenomenal to watch, and then the fact there was a lot of great spots before it made it incredible.
Nothing like absorbing the list in the background while doing something else until Adam suddenly drops "BATESTES and John PEENA" Fantastic start to the year.
I was so happy when it was those two as the final. Was scared with the way they were booking Charlotte it looked like they were gonna give her back to back.
@@adriansmith5279 I wouldn't hate it if they gave us a left-field pick but at the moment I'm not sure who else makes sense to win the women's Rumble at the moment. I actually thought they might go with Charlotte to challenge Bianca, but then Friday happened.
@@TheRedOctoberProject yeah idk who to pick that's why I think Ripley since she been the best thing about Judgment Day and always one of best on the roster. Also Charlotte(like you said) always win just like Friday, I love Becky but she already won a rumble and is too early for a two time Women's Rumble winner, There Bailey she deserves to win won but already face Bianca, Who knows if Sasha ever coming back? not many valuable pick this year.
Great list. Match content wise makes perfect sense. I think historical wise Bulldog and HBK rank higher if that makes sense. Like first time both feet must hit the floor played out. Granted a lot of better options at the same time
Undertaker/Micheals is one of the greatest pairings of wrestlers to ever exist in my opinion. They always do incredible work and always steal the show when they're together one on one.
@@vta2265 Good. It never happened. Shawn never came out of retirement. Anyone who thinks it happened is on drugs and should be hospitalized immediately
No undertaker is ass anyone can do a good match with hbk he is the show stopper for a reason undertaker is so clumsy and steals the spotlight bc of his gimmick LUL
I still think the 2005 Cena/Batista end happened the way it was supposed to. I remember at the time predicting that it would go down to those two, and they'd eliminate each other, they'd both win. Eventually one would challenge for one title the other for the other title. It happened that way, the way I predicted it lol and it just made the most sense to do it that way, idk why it wouldn't be done that way. It just made the most sense. Obviously Vince coming out blowing his quads wasn't my prediction. Lol I had no idea what was going on there at the time.
I love that you gave credit to Mr Bigstofer Show there because honestly besides that Rumble Paul White is extremely underrated when it comes to bumping and selling when it comes to smaller wrestlers and wrestlers of his size who are equally as good. Nobody has bettered a David conquering Goliath moment in wrestling than Show, okay maybe Lesner but still.
I'm sure Adam understands that the '95 Rumble had to be sped up to try to mask the paper thin roster they had at the time. Had the entrants been spaced as they should have been, the match would have been way worse than it already was. The only thing it does is "tarnish HBKs legacy" a bit because, instead of being in there for over an hour, he was in there for a half hour. Also, he did a fairly decent job of tarnishing his own legacy.
Gonna have to add the Coast v Coast for this list in the future lmao. Well done H, ya may not have given us many surprises, but ya booked an awesome final 2.
I don't know if it could any earlier to be honest... 1991: Hogan politics. 1992: Flair for the gold 1993: Taker was being used as big man fodder and Yoko was being positioned to take out Bret and put over Hogan 1994: Injured, so had to be written out to Yoko 1995: The Kliq was in Vince's ear 1996: Ditto. And Taker was gearing up to fight Diesel which was a 'dream match' for someone like Vince 1997: This is the year he could have realistically been put forward for it and I'd say I'm surprised he didn't but the booking was all over the place anyway 1998: He was amidst the Kane feud and didn't need to win the Rumble where Austin really did 1999: McMahon ego was running wild. And he was injured IIRC. 2000: Injured. 2001: Needed to be Rock vs. Austin so Austin needed to win it realistically. And Austin was still massively popular. Best to reap it before the heel turn. 2002: HHH's ego push had begun although we weren't to know how bad it was gonna be. 2003: I can't remember why he couldn't this year. 2004: Injured. 2005-2006: Very possible as Taker had risen up to fill the post Austin / Rock void on Smackdown but it wasn't long at that point. He might have been injured in 2006, I can't remember... My point is, he sort of always had a reason not to and it's only the last couple of years he might have been able to.
@@tomaspolich1220 Ah and you actually make the point yourself why he couldn't have done it that year. Lesnar was THE Next Big Thing. And whilst Angle / Taker would have been a good main event, by then we'd already seen it. Brock vs. Angle though, at that stage, was a dream match. I mean with all of these he could have won it of course but there always seemed to be something else going on for him. I wonder why they thought 2007 was the time though? HBK would arguably have been a slightly better choice. But don't get me wrong. I preferred Taker to get it. My all time GOAT!
From a personal perspective, for me it's Drew/Roman from 2020. I get that few people will agree, but it created my favourite moment in wrestling history: my fiancee and I were watching live, when my fiancée's dad came in to complain that we were being too loud. I turned to him and said "look, your dad is right, it's late and Roman is winning, let's just finish it and go to bed." We hit play, and less than a second later Drew nailed Roman with a claymore and tossed him out. I was stunned, and then I cried, and I'm not ashamed of that.
ME TOO, LOL. I didn't enjoy this finish as much as I should have because the whole time, I was just thinking, "Roman's winning let me get to bed," until suddenly, the claymore hit. Roman's been the last eliminated guy 3 times already before this moment so it was a great swerve to keep him with Drew.
@@jamiekoh6113 I was exactly the same! I kept thinking "Drew has had his moment knocking Brock out of the match, let's just wind up to the finish and let Roman win. When Drew tossed him out I could barely believe it.
Something you didn't mention about the roman vs shinsuke finish is that that rumble took place in philly in the same arena where Reigns got booed out of the building
The undertaker and Shawn Michaels being the last 2 in the rumble was perfect, The stakes were high, Because Undertaker has never won a royal rumble in his carrer at that point.
I think you low key actually have to include santino Marella and Del Rio depending on how you rate it. In terms of being this memorable thing that somehow caused so much joy briefly at just the thought of Santino winning and us ACTUALLY believing that it could have happened for santino, it deserves something.
One of th best rumble ends was the 2018 men with orton,cena,rey vs finn,roman,nakamura. Another one was 2001 just with the most star studded rumble since 1990. Taker,rock,kane,austin,big show returns,rikishi,a random return of haku(meng, and anybody remembers bod vs kishi and haku first blood)
Not sure if this list has been done before, but how about a "Best Road to Wrestlemania matches" Between the royal rumble and wrestlemania some matches can feel too predictable or boring because the fans have already figured out the rivalries for wrestlemania. Still are there some gem matches between the royal rumble and wrestlemania?
For ambrose v HHH i think people always forget ambrose was Intercontinental champion during the rumble so there was no way he was walking out with both belts that close to WM
KANE VS STONE COLD ROYAL RUMBLE 2001, BENOIT VS BIG SHOW ROYAL RUMBLE 2004, STONE COLD VS THE ROCK ROYAL RUMBLE 1998, TIRPLE H VS KURT ANGLE ROYAL RUMBLE 2002 AND THE ROCK VS BIG SHOW ROYAL RUMBLE 2000.
Yikes, how is Bianca. Vs Rhea from 2021 not on here? Docking points because it was an empty arena? That's literally my #2 finish of all time behind 2007. The mix of athleticism, excitement, and execution was so good.
A final 2 worth mentioning is Ripley v Belair. Especially since Charlotte flair was in the ring as the final 3 and there was that small fear that she might do back to back wins, instead running with 2 fresh and talented faces and the 2 deciding to settle in the ring instead of doing an apron slap around was an awesome moment
The best final 2 was Del Rio vs Santino Marella. Which quickly ended up with the worst winner in recent Rumbles winning it. Don't get me wrong, Santino had no business near the main event scene, but at the same time it was one of the few times that the tagline "anyone can win it" actually meant something. Plus there was so much you could do with Marella from there. You could even play into his original gimmick of Boris Alexiev by stringing in some vignettes of him training with Kozlov (Please forgive me if Kozlov was not around at that time, its been some time).
Bianca and Rhea deserve not just a spot, but a high spot on the list. I get that it was the pandemic era, but both of them going over and calling a temporary truce so they can both get back in was fantastic and with a full live crowd Bianca's win would have popped hard. Unfortunate that her win didn't get the live reason, still a brilliantly told moment in her career.
I literally came here to say this, more or less. Also, it's starting to feel more and more like that was both ladies' Batista/Cena '05 Rumble moment where you were basically looking at the rise of the next two top stars.
Trips/Ambrose was such a great piece of booking. Everyone was ready to beast Reigns out of the building, so getting rid of him before the final two meant the ending was genuinely tense. And if Trips had to win, giving Ambrose a serious-looking shot at winning the whole thing was a great way to keep the audience engaged right until the end.
2016 Dean Ambrose was the best version of him. He was at his hottest. I think he was even better than AEW Moxley. It’s too bad Vince dimmed his light so he can force Roman into the spotlight
Actually, if you check the Cena/Batista finish, while they both hit the ground at the same time, Cena's feet are in the air while Batista's are on the ground... So technically, by their own rules, Cena actually won the match
Ironically, the planned Hart/Luger spot was far clearer than that one too. They intentionally don't show the angle where they hit the floor, but you can see the way they're going that the taller Luger is definitely going to hit first.
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Undertaker vs Shawn in 2007 was like a complete match after everyone else was eliminated. On top of that they had those two act as the opening act of the 2008 Royal Rumble because it worked so well!
To me, this was the start of the DX vs Taker Mania storyline. 2007 Rumble Final 2 Taker vs HBK, 2008 Rumble First 2 Taker vs HBK, and the whole road to Mania's 25 - 28 plus the Manias themselves. You could even add in part of their feud from the late 90s since that was also actually DX vs Taker back then too leading up to the first Hell in a Cell. Starts with the Cell back then and ends in the Cell at Mania 28. Truly the end of an era... Ignore Crown Jewel. It didn't happen.
@@TheRealJohnnyHendo nahhhh really???
@@TheRealJohnnyHendo totally agree! And really can’t believe WWE, Vince!, was only going to give them 10 minutes for their Wrestlemania 25 match. WHAT!🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
@@anikawilson1937 nah I disagree I've always hated Undertaker loved Shawn Michaels I found undertaker clumsy ASF in the ring and overrated do to his gimmick he only got over bc the man behind the curtain Vince McMahon loved the man behind the gimmick mark Callaway that makes a huge difference when u kiss the bosses ass of course ur going be one of the stars just like John overrated Cena highly overrated bc he kisses the bosses ass *yawn
The reason I say this is look at say John Morrison always was a mid card act Bc he wasn't a boss ass kisser as bad I never liked undertaker he hogged the spotlight just like Roman reigns in the current day his streak was boring at best and his rumble victory in 2007 at the end I'll give it to undertaker was a great final 2 however I can't Like undertaker just bc he can work with Shawn Michaels Randy Orton also gets classics with Shawn Michaels undertaker low-key sucks and is overrated as hell LUL
"Poor Roman Reigns, until the 2020's when he became suddenly very interested in who sits where at a dinner party" Had me genuinely laughing out loud, great list as always.
Shawn Michels & Undertaker's being the last 2 in the rumble was brilliantly done, The stakes were very high & Storytelling was just top notch. This just proves that no matter in what match they are, They are always there to deliver.
Luger hart >
Not to mention, the first time they faced off in 10 years, since their match where HBK broke his back
Except that Saudi one that doesn’t count
They certainly delivered in Saudi. 🤔
@@JeremiahEcks777 We don't talk about Saudi. It's non-canon now lol
I think 2001 should’ve been on here. Kanes performance was incredible and the drama with Austin being bloodied by Triple H earlier made it absolutely amazing.
To hell with Roman and Braun, Kane in my eyes still holds the record for most eliminations in a royal rumble
@@blacksabbath2024 actually Brock holds the record now
I'm so surprised that wasn't here. That whole match was great and the finish with Austin and the 3 chair shots was epic
The problem is though that in 2001, we KNEW Kane wasn't winning it.
Austin / Rock or Rock / Kane? Very predictable ending. Epic, yes. But too predictable.
@@JeremiahEcks777 Rock wasn't champion going into the 2001 Rumble though
Nakamura's win the Rumble is a thing of a beauty. It really sucks that he lost in Mania not capturing the WWE Title from Styles (and that match is not even on the peak of what those two can do).
Both rumbles the year of Japan were pretty great. I loved the last 6 of the mens, and asuka winning was always the right choice...she also lost at mania though...
It was kind of pandering to the Japanese market, but yes, both deserved to win
well vince happened
The guy sucks! What a complete waste to have a glorified jobber win the Rumble smh
It wasn't a great match to be sure.
I've always wondered why Nakamura is just average in WWE. 🤔 He isn't anywhere else!
The fact that the 2007 Rumble ended up being a sneak preview of the masterpiece that they would put on 2 years later, makes it even better.
You do know Shawn and Undertaker wrestled countless times in the 90's right? There's no sneak peak since they made magic a decade before 2007...
@@TheStormbringer8751 Well yeah, but this was a different Undertaker and a different Michaels from 9 years prior...
If this were made after the 2023 rumble, i think it's safe to say Cody and Walter would be on here
Damn right they would. I'd say right above Sheamus & Jericho since it was similar in execution, but this time the right man won. Maybe even above Ceno v H.
@Callum Rolston Sheamus is a great wrestler, very underrated, but Jericho had a much better build & more momentum going into the match. In addition, Sheamus's title win is one of the most controversial title matches in Mania history.
@@callumrolston Doesn't matter. A world title match at Mania, especially one involving Daniel Bryan, shouldn't be shorter than the champ's entrance. Unless the champion is Jinder Mahal, then it'd be fine.
@@malmasterson3890 Sheamus is crap.
@@johnaustin209wrong
'Cue Vince being so excited about the construct that he breaks his own legs' had me honestly crying. Really reminds me of how dark a time it was when we were without Blamplate and his brilliant commentary. This is such a wonderful time to be a wrestling fan and Adam's presence is the cherry on top. Thank you.
I would have though Austin and Kane from 2001 would have been on this list. It had Kane eliminating the getting the most (at the time) eliminations and, Austin getting busted open by Triple H during his entrance, the confrontation between Austin and The Rock in the final 3 and the closing moments with Austin blasting Kane in the head with a steel chair before clotheslining him over the top to win his 3rd Royal Rumble.
This is THE BEST WAY to start off 2023. A top 10 wrestling list with Adam. 👍👍👍👍
Undertaker and Shawn are my favourite final 2.
The first real Rumble to be great in ring wise
mine is santino vs del rio
So good they made it the opener for the year after.
The WWE could operate for another hundred years and they still won’t top Taker vs. HBK at 2007. They had a genuine wrestling match for close to 5 minutes. I still get goosebumps when the Undertaker raises up and the exact same time Shawn kipped up. That was a magical magical match!
We all knew who where in the number 1 spot, that Rumble finish was just too damn PERFECT.
McIntyre & Roman in 2020 was also incredible
It's hard to think that #1 pick (and yes Adam we all saw it coming before this list was even conceived) would EVER be topped. Two veterans who had a natural chemistry achieved by only a rarified few, both of them with a genuine prospect of winning, and a 10 min mini classic with perfectly booked spots and chances. It was lightning in a bottle that would be hard to recreate.
Have to agree with that assessment for sure. It was absolute perfection.
@Rest in peace bro haha I don't think it was intentional, but it is obvious isn't it?
Taker and HBK ending one and starting the next was OOOOOF
Gunter VS Cody will make the top 3 of the next version of this list
I’ll give it to Roman vs Shinsuke
I love it when the two people who are rumored to be in world championship matches are the final 2.
I love it when someone gets a big opportunity and advances to the main event.
I love that it specifically teased us with another Roman victory and didn’t do that.
Idea for a future top 10: Best Royal Rumble Iron Man / Woman Performances. Flair in 1992, Kane in 2001, Benoit in 2004, Finn & Sasha in 2018, etc...
I feel like Steve Austin and Kane in 2001 should be on here. Austin giving everything he's got against a seemingly unstoppable Kane who just eliminated damn near half the rumble entrants. And Austin finally slayed the monster in his 3rd rumble win.
I still think Kane should have won, but this was still a great showdown.
I agree with you, I wish Kane would have won Austin/Rock still could have happened, because yeah here's money in that I get it. Couldn't Kane have cashed in his shot sooner, lose the match and then Auston win a number 1 contenders match or something? But Kane should have won at least one rumble
I was expecting it to be in the top 3, it’s mind blowing to me that it wasn’t even mentioned
Honorable Mention: Kane, Rocky, and Stone Cold as a final three. Kane was on an absolute rampage in the '01 Rumble, and the absolutely iconic finish to X7 be damned, Kane should've won the 2001 Royal Rumble. This message was brought to you by the biggest Kane stan who ever was so unfortunate to draw breath.
Kane and Big Show never winning a Rumble feels criminal. Austin didn't need 3. Nobody needed 2 either.
I caught that Hamilton reference Adam, well done.
Nakamura and Reigns and Orton and reigns was a dope final two only cause of how much people didn’t want Roman to win and fearing he was gonna anyways. Sad nakamura did win the title at mania tho
Santino and Del Rio. Everyone knew Santino wasn't going to win, but everyone thought that Santino might win
You lost me when you said Santino and lost me again when you said Del Poopo.
Stone Cold vs. Kane at the 2001 Rumble not only deserves to be on this list, it should be in the top 3. I’m actually mind blown that it wasn’t even mentioned.
Adam is an offshoot of WhatCulture, all of them, basically every single British channel has a VILE hatred for Glen Jacobs thanks to his policies as a mayor in the US, that the ywant to diminish anything "Kane" ever did. Basically, if they are on YT, are british, and part of a wrestling channel, they are woke and hate Kane now
@@TheGhostofMrArthurs not at all.
@@leonzaduncan2438 go watch their videos bruh. They hate Glenn jacobs
@@TheGhostofMrArthurs He still loves Kane as a character and separates him from the man, Chris Benoit is in the damn video for God sakes.
@@TheGhostofMrArthurscareful friend, you'll pull a muscle reaching like that
Watching this again after Saturday and Cody and Gunther deserve to be in a revised top 10 somewhere down the line.
1998 Rock and Austin. This was the precursor to the best in ring rivalry of the attitude era.
The final two of the 2007 is a big reason why its my favorite rumble of all time. That exhange alone was phenomenal to watch, and then the fact there was a lot of great spots before it made it incredible.
John Cenas return in 2008 is literally, one of the best royal rumble suprises ever, its so good
Nothing like absorbing the list in the background while doing something else until Adam suddenly drops "BATESTES and John PEENA"
Fantastic start to the year.
Cody and Gunther can go on this list if you ever do it again in the future. Banger of an ending to the 2023 rumble
Bianca and Rhea from 2021 was outstanding. Loved the 2 of them negotiating on the ring apron. Loved it.
I was so happy when it was those two as the final. Was scared with the way they were booking Charlotte it looked like they were gonna give her back to back.
I was thinking about that final two. Also maybe Rhea should be one the girls to win this year. And face Bianca at Mania.
I'm honestly surprised that it didn't get a mention.
@@adriansmith5279 I wouldn't hate it if they gave us a left-field pick but at the moment I'm not sure who else makes sense to win the women's Rumble at the moment. I actually thought they might go with Charlotte to challenge Bianca, but then Friday happened.
@@TheRedOctoberProject yeah idk who to pick that's why I think Ripley since she been the best thing about Judgment Day and always one of best on the roster. Also Charlotte(like you said) always win just like Friday, I love Becky but she already won a rumble and is too early for a two time Women's Rumble winner, There Bailey she deserves to win won but already face Bianca, Who knows if Sasha ever coming back? not many valuable pick this year.
Great list. Match content wise makes perfect sense. I think historical wise Bulldog and HBK rank higher if that makes sense. Like first time both feet must hit the floor played out. Granted a lot of better options at the same time
Undertaker/Micheals is one of the greatest pairings of wrestlers to ever exist in my opinion. They always do incredible work and always steal the show when they're together one on one.
except that saudi show
@@dm-pj7cp That's why I said one on one specifically.
@@dm-pj7cp what Saudi show? I don't remember this tag match
@@vta2265 Good. It never happened. Shawn never came out of retirement. Anyone who thinks it happened is on drugs and should be hospitalized immediately
No undertaker is ass anyone can do a good match with hbk he is the show stopper for a reason undertaker is so clumsy and steals the spotlight bc of his gimmick LUL
Nahh that little Hamilton easter egg with, “left to his devices, indecisive from crisis to crisis,” loved that!!
I still think the 2005 Cena/Batista end happened the way it was supposed to. I remember at the time predicting that it would go down to those two, and they'd eliminate each other, they'd both win. Eventually one would challenge for one title the other for the other title. It happened that way, the way I predicted it lol and it just made the most sense to do it that way, idk why it wouldn't be done that way. It just made the most sense.
Obviously Vince coming out blowing his quads wasn't my prediction. Lol I had no idea what was going on there at the time.
I love that you gave credit to Mr Bigstofer Show there because honestly besides that Rumble Paul White is extremely underrated when it comes to bumping and selling when it comes to smaller wrestlers and wrestlers of his size who are equally as good. Nobody has bettered a David conquering Goliath moment in wrestling than Show, okay maybe Lesner but still.
I laughed too hard at “Batesties and John Pena”
Rey and Orton from 06 was a good final two as well.
Adam: "Who's a clever little sausage?"
Me:......hehe....I am 😊
I'm sure Adam understands that the '95 Rumble had to be sped up to try to mask the paper thin roster they had at the time. Had the entrants been spaced as they should have been, the match would have been way worse than it already was. The only thing it does is "tarnish HBKs legacy" a bit because, instead of being in there for over an hour, he was in there for a half hour. Also, he did a fairly decent job of tarnishing his own legacy.
Honorable Mention: HHH & Kurt Angle Rumble 2002 🔥 Final Two
Good list plumpy, happy new year
Special mention to Rey and Randy in 2006, in the memory of Eddie. That was my personal favorite
Gonna have to add the Coast v Coast for this list in the future lmao. Well done H, ya may not have given us many surprises, but ya booked an awesome final 2.
Can we just treat the #2 entrant the same as the #1 entrant? They last just as long and practically speaking, it’s just as impressive to win from #2.
Cough cough Rey Mysterio
If we start using logic and reasoning, how are we going to enjoy pro wrestling?
It is amazing that Taker's only Rumble win was in 2007. You would think it could come earlier but he won at that year.
I don't know if it could any earlier to be honest...
1991: Hogan politics.
1992: Flair for the gold
1993: Taker was being used as big man fodder and Yoko was being positioned to take out Bret and put over Hogan
1994: Injured, so had to be written out to Yoko
1995: The Kliq was in Vince's ear
1996: Ditto. And Taker was gearing up to fight Diesel which was a 'dream match' for someone like Vince
1997: This is the year he could have realistically been put forward for it and I'd say I'm surprised he didn't but the booking was all over the place anyway
1998: He was amidst the Kane feud and didn't need to win the Rumble where Austin really did
1999: McMahon ego was running wild. And he was injured IIRC.
2000: Injured.
2001: Needed to be Rock vs. Austin so Austin needed to win it realistically. And Austin was still massively popular. Best to reap it before the heel turn.
2002: HHH's ego push had begun although we weren't to know how bad it was gonna be.
2003: I can't remember why he couldn't this year.
2004: Injured.
2005-2006: Very possible as Taker had risen up to fill the post Austin / Rock void on Smackdown but it wasn't long at that point. He might have been injured in 2006, I can't remember...
My point is, he sort of always had a reason not to and it's only the last couple of years he might have been able to.
@@JeremiahEcks777 wow pretty good analysis, also in 2003 Taker was in the final 2, only to be eliminated by Lesnar
@@tomaspolich1220 Ah and you actually make the point yourself why he couldn't have done it that year. Lesnar was THE Next Big Thing. And whilst Angle / Taker would have been a good main event, by then we'd already seen it. Brock vs. Angle though, at that stage, was a dream match.
I mean with all of these he could have won it of course but there always seemed to be something else going on for him.
I wonder why they thought 2007 was the time though? HBK would arguably have been a slightly better choice. But don't get me wrong. I preferred Taker to get it. My all time GOAT!
Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair was amazing!
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I just wish i can get Adam on every partsfunknown video the guy's awesome
Damn it that AJ vs Nakamura in WM still hurts and a lot give the circumstances and tension we went on the rumble 😢
From a personal perspective, for me it's Drew/Roman from 2020. I get that few people will agree, but it created my favourite moment in wrestling history: my fiancee and I were watching live, when my fiancée's dad came in to complain that we were being too loud. I turned to him and said "look, your dad is right, it's late and Roman is winning, let's just finish it and go to bed." We hit play, and less than a second later Drew nailed Roman with a claymore and tossed him out. I was stunned, and then I cried, and I'm not ashamed of that.
ME TOO, LOL. I didn't enjoy this finish as much as I should have because the whole time, I was just thinking, "Roman's winning let me get to bed," until suddenly, the claymore hit. Roman's been the last eliminated guy 3 times already before this moment so it was a great swerve to keep him with Drew.
@@jamiekoh6113 I was exactly the same! I kept thinking "Drew has had his moment knocking Brock out of the match, let's just wind up to the finish and let Roman win. When Drew tossed him out I could barely believe it.
2023 Men's would be in this list.
Something you didn't mention about the roman vs shinsuke finish is that that rumble took place in philly in the same arena where Reigns got booed out of the building
The hamilton reference for the hart vs luger pick made me happy
I have never been this early...ITS AWESOME!!! Happy New Year Parts Unknown family!!!! 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
"Left to their own devices indecisive from crisis to crisis" I'm a general! WEE!
2004: The Big Show was all alone in the ring until he clumsily fell over the top rope and eliminated himself.
The undertaker and Shawn Michaels being the last 2 in the rumble was perfect, The stakes were high, Because Undertaker has never won a royal rumble in his carrer at that point.
plus nobody had won from position 30 until that point. So undertaker became the first one to do that.
I think you low key actually have to include santino Marella and Del Rio depending on how you rate it.
In terms of being this memorable thing that somehow caused so much joy briefly at just the thought of Santino winning and us ACTUALLY believing that it could have happened for santino, it deserves something.
1:50 Wrestletalk: come for the wrestling, stay for the classic literature references
Nakamura's victory was all the better in my opinion because the final three was him reigns and Cena.
Reigns v McIntyre Is An Underrated Rumble final 2 and Cena v Batista is my fav final 2
Great list idea
Would love to see Adam and the other guys re-watch the 2015 royal rumble
One of th best rumble ends was the 2018 men with orton,cena,rey vs finn,roman,nakamura. Another one was 2001 just with the most star studded rumble since 1990. Taker,rock,kane,austin,big show returns,rikishi,a random return of haku(meng, and anybody remembers bod vs kishi and haku first blood)
What a way to start off the year!!
Not sure if this list has been done before, but how about a "Best Road to Wrestlemania matches"
Between the royal rumble and wrestlemania some matches can feel too predictable or boring because the fans have already figured out the rivalries for wrestlemania. Still are there some gem matches between the royal rumble and wrestlemania?
My best picks would be NWO vs Rock and Austin, Cena Vs Punk on Raw 2013 and Shield vs Wyatts at EC 2014.
You could Add Cody Rhodes and GUNTHER from this year.
Wonderful Hamilton reference sir
You should make a best first twos in the Rumbles.
Gotta Add Cody and GUNTHER to this list
For ambrose v HHH i think people always forget ambrose was Intercontinental champion during the rumble so there was no way he was walking out with both belts that close to WM
Few things are funnier to me than Vince blowing both his quads and barking orders while sitting in the ring like nothings wrong
Have you ever done a 10 best starting two in the Royal rumble list? If not, I think that would be a good one.
Now add Walter and Cody rhodes, soo good and Walter is god of inflicting pain.
Sheamus vs Jericho is a classic
2007 was the first Royal Rumble I ever watched. What a treat I got for the final 2
The 95 Rumble being so short isn't one of the reasons its bad, its one of the reasons its not worse!
KANE VS STONE COLD ROYAL RUMBLE 2001, BENOIT VS BIG SHOW ROYAL RUMBLE 2004, STONE COLD VS THE ROCK ROYAL RUMBLE 1998, TIRPLE H VS KURT ANGLE ROYAL RUMBLE 2002 AND THE ROCK VS BIG SHOW ROYAL RUMBLE 2000.
Yikes, how is Bianca. Vs Rhea from 2021 not on here? Docking points because it was an empty arena? That's literally my #2 finish of all time behind 2007. The mix of athleticism, excitement, and execution was so good.
A final 2 worth mentioning is Ripley v Belair. Especially since Charlotte flair was in the ring as the final 3 and there was that small fear that she might do back to back wins, instead running with 2 fresh and talented faces and the 2 deciding to settle in the ring instead of doing an apron slap around was an awesome moment
2020 Womens Rumble is lowkey in my top 5 of all-time.
It's a call back to the year earlier at NXT.
The bit of McMahaon being so exited that he broke his own legsat the rumble😂😂😂😂😂
#1 is taker vs Michaels 2007. Their mini match inside the RR match
Edit: yeah we did know it would be #1
The best final 2 was Del Rio vs Santino Marella. Which quickly ended up with the worst winner in recent Rumbles winning it. Don't get me wrong, Santino had no business near the main event scene, but at the same time it was one of the few times that the tagline "anyone can win it" actually meant something.
Plus there was so much you could do with Marella from there. You could even play into his original gimmick of Boris Alexiev by stringing in some vignettes of him training with Kozlov (Please forgive me if Kozlov was not around at that time, its been some time).
To this day the one conspiracy theory I 100% believe in is that Batista and Cena HAD to be a work. Its just too god damn perfect 😂
Bianca and Rhea deserve not just a spot, but a high spot on the list. I get that it was the pandemic era, but both of them going over and calling a temporary truce so they can both get back in was fantastic and with a full live crowd Bianca's win would have popped hard. Unfortunate that her win didn't get the live reason, still a brilliantly told moment in her career.
I literally came here to say this, more or less. Also, it's starting to feel more and more like that was both ladies' Batista/Cena '05 Rumble moment where you were basically looking at the rise of the next two top stars.
I was sure it would be on the list somewhere
🎵Washington cannot be left alone to his devices. Indecisive from crisis to crisis🎵
I love Blampied so much.
Trips/Ambrose was such a great piece of booking. Everyone was ready to beast Reigns out of the building, so getting rid of him before the final two meant the ending was genuinely tense. And if Trips had to win, giving Ambrose a serious-looking shot at winning the whole thing was a great way to keep the audience engaged right until the end.
2016 Dean Ambrose was the best version of him. He was at his hottest. I think he was even better than AEW Moxley. It’s too bad Vince dimmed his light so he can force Roman into the spotlight
That Hamilton line!!!!
one of the best royal rumble endings was randy vs roman at 2017
The 2018 RR match was just amazing. Top 5 in my opinion
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@@johnaustin209nah he’s right
@@SxnhsV2 Nobody asked you.
@@johnaustin209 nobody asked you either yet you replied in the first place :)
@@SxnhsV2 GFY smartass.
I appreciate the Hamilton reference
Gunther Cody in the top 3 now
Undertaker was also the 1st man to win the rumble entering #30 !!!!💙🐢
Actually, if you check the Cena/Batista finish, while they both hit the ground at the same time, Cena's feet are in the air while Batista's are on the ground... So technically, by their own rules, Cena actually won the match
Ironically, the planned Hart/Luger spot was far clearer than that one too. They intentionally don't show the angle where they hit the floor, but you can see the way they're going that the taller Luger is definitely going to hit first.
2007 had us all our feet because we thought we were finally going to see Undertaker win one but knowing WWE, it wasn’t a 100% sure thing.
Its the season to be greasin'
Anytime I hear 2015 Royal Rumble I’m reminded that’s when I stopped watching WWE and never looked back.
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PFK content of the year!
List idea: 10 Rumble Winners who failed to main event WM
Rock at Mania 2000, Cena in 08, Orton in 09, Asuka and Nakamura 2018, Edge in 2021!