WWF Royal Rumble
January 22 | 1995 | Tampa Bay Florida
The show opened with an awesome Royal Rumble intro from Vince McMahon doing the voice over as he introduces the participants and matches for Royal Rumble 1995. Pamela Anderson will be escorting the winner of the Rumble down the aisle at WrestleMania. It’s time for the ROYAL RUMBLE. Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler welcome us to the show. They hype up the matches for tonight. There are three championship matches tonight and what a match up it will be between WWF Champion Diesel and Bret Hart. Then the main attraction of the night is THE ROYAL RUMBLE. It’s everyman for himself and the winner of the Rumble receives a WWF Title Match at WrestleMania XI. Vince mentioned that Mo of Men on a Mission won’t be competing in the Rumble tonight due to an injury sustained at a live event. President Jack Tunney has named a surprise replacement and he will be making his return to the WWF tonight in the Rumble. Jerry Lawler said he can’t wait to find out who will be the surprise entrant. He’s so excited for the Rumble and he can’t wait to see Pamela Anderson.
Intercontinental Title Match
Owen Hart (c) vs The British Bulldog The British Bulldog’s music hits as we get underway for our first match. The British Bulldog comes down to a great ovation. This is a big night for Davey Boy Smith, The British Bulldog, can he capture the Intercontinental title and then go on to win the Royal Rumble match later on tonight? The Intercontinental Champion Owen Hart then comes down to huge heat. A clip is shown of Owen becoming Intercontinental Champion on the 2nd anniversary of Raw as Owen defeated Razor Ramon to win the title. This is Owen’s first title defense and will Owen’s reign become a short reign or will Owen be victorious in this match, we’re about to find out. Owen taunts The Bulldog and holds up the Intercontinental title. Owen and The British Bulldog stare each other down before the match begins. Owen shoves the Bulldog, Bulldog shoves Owen back and Owen goes down to the mat. Owen gets up and slaps Bulldog in the face. Bulldog tries going after Owen but Owen decides to get behind the ref and gets to the ropes. The ref calms The Bulldog down. They lock up again and trade wrist locks at the start with Owen doing some good kip ups to reverse the hold. Owen sends Bulldog into the ropes and gets a shoulder block and Owen raises his hands in the air and yells whoo. Lock up again and Bulldog sends Owen into the ropes and Bulldog delivers a press slam and follows up with a clothesline sending Owen to the floor. Owen is furious. Look at the power there by The British Bulldog. Now Bulldog taunts Owen to get back in. Owen gets back in and wants a test of strength with The Bulldog but tricks The Bulldog as Owen kicks him to the gut. Owen hits The Bulldog with some forearms and then comes off the ropes, leapfrog by Davey Boy and Bulldog with a big monkey flip and follows up with a dropkick. Owen gets up and a hiptoss by The Bulldog. Bulldog then works on the arm of Owen.
Owen reverses and then he tries a snapmare. Bulldog lifts Owen in the air, look at the power here by Davey Boy and Bulldog drops Owen to the mat with an inverted suplex. Nice action early and the crowd is into it. Bulldog then misses a clothesline and Owen drives a knee to the abdomen of The Bulldog. Owen goes for a reverse chinlock, Bulldog gets back to his feet and breaks the hold and comes off the ropes and hits a clothesline for a 2 count. Now Bulldog applies a chinlock, Owen gets back to his feet but Bulldog has Owen in a side headlock. Owen frees himself and sends Bulldog into the ropes and nails him with a roundhouse kick for a 2 count. Owen looks for the sharpshooter but no he kicks him right into the lower abdomen. Owen hits an inverted atomic drop and then hits some European uppercuts in the corner. Bulldog fights back with some right hands but Owen backdrops Bulldog to the floor. Owen then knocks Bulldog back down with a baseball slide dropkick. Owen posed while Bulldog layed out on the floor. The referee starts counting and Bulldog needs to get back in otherwise he will lose the match and not win the title. Bulldog makes it in by 8. Owen then sends Bulldog hard into the corner. Body slam by Owen and then goes up top and connects with an elbow drop off the top rope and gets a 2 count. Northern light suplex and another near fall. Sleeper hold by Owen trying to wear The Bulldog down but The Bulldog breaks it up with a back suplex. Now both men are down. Both men beginning to get back up as they trade punches, Irish whip by The Bulldog and a body slam on Owen gets a 2 count. Bulldog then delivers a delayed vertical suplex and gets a near fall. Bulldog then hits the corner 10 punch count and Owen rolls out of the ring and teases leaving. If he leaves he will still retain the title but will lose the match. Lawler thinks Owen will have nothing to lose if he leaves at least he will be saving more energy for the Rumble. Owen goes running back in and Bulldog hammers away at Owen with lefts and rights.
Owen gets irish whipped by Bulldog, Bulldog tries a backbody drop but Owen gets a sunset flip and got a near fall. Both men are up at the same time, Owen tries an insiguri, Bulldog grabs Owen’s leg but Owen nails him with the insiguri with the other leg and gets a near fall. Now can Owen capatalise and set the Bulldog up for the sharpshooter and yes Owen’s going for it. Owen has it locked in. The Bulldog could be ready to submit but he makes the ropes. Owen has been the aggressor in this match despite this match going back and forth at times either way. Owen continues to hammer away on the Bulldog and then comes off the ropes and tries a dropkick but Bulldog catapults Owen face first into the turnbuckle. Bulldog then scoops Owen up and delivers the running powerslam. We’re gonna have a new champion, 1, 2 and Owen got his foot on the ropes. Bulldog then lifts Owen in the air with a military press and drops Owen groin first across the top rope. Ouch that’s gotta hurt. Bulldog gives Owen a hard whip into the corner and comes running in and eats boot. Owen goes up on the second rope and hits a Bulldog and gets a 2 count. Lawler laughs and said Owen just hit a Bulldog on The Bulldog. Owen went for a sharpshooter again but Bulldog counters with an inside cradle and gets a 2 count. Owen back up went for the Insiguri but this time The Bulldog sees it coming and ducked. Bulldog tries sending Owen into the corner as Bulldog comes charging in but Owen puts the breaks on but Bulldog catches him. He tries the powerslam but Owen’s hanging onto the ropes by using his momentum and Owen releases the ropes to fall on top of the Bulldog and grabs a handful of tights and pins The Bulldog for the 3 count. What a move by Owen as he retains the title. Jerry Lawler is laughing how Owen just outsmarted The British Bulldog. Owen grabs his Intercontinental title and celebrates outside the ring. Bulldog can’t believe it, Owen celebrates on the entrance aisle and taunts The Bulldog. A great back and forth match to kick off The Royal Rumble and we’ve got plenty of more action here tonight.
Winner and still Intercontinental Champion Owen Hart
Match Time: 15:05
Backstage Todd Pettingill interviews Pamela Anderson. Pamela says she’s been getting a lot of calls from the superstars in the WWF. Some even asked her out on a date. Todd asks her who she thinks will win the Rumble, she wasn’t sure who will win but she can’t wait to be down at ringside later on to see the action.
Meanwhile Stephanie Wiand interviewed Owen Hart. Owen was celebrating his win and said 1 down 1 to go, it’s his night tonight, he’s on a roll. Owen vows to win the Rumble.
The Undertaker vs Doink The Clown Back to Vince and Jerry Lawler at ringside and they discuss the feud between The Undertaker and Doink and that match is coming up next. Doink’s music hits and here comes the evil clown Doink. A few clips are shown of how this all went down. Wait a minute Doink is going underneath the ring, what is Doink up to here? The Undertaker’s music hits and the lights go out. The Undertaker made his entrance and the crowd is going nuts. The lights are back on and Doink gets in the ring and attacks The Undertaker to begin match as the bell rings. Doink wasting no time going after The Undertaker. Doink hits The Undertaker with punches and sends The Undertaker out of the ring with a clothesline but Undertaker landed on his feet on the floor. Doink hits a baseball slide dropkick to knock Undertaker back down. Doink goes for a double axe handle from the apron but gets caught by a big throat thrust by The Undertaker. Undertaker then whipped Doink into the post. Undertaker’s been waiting for a very long time to get his hands on Doink and now Doink’s finally getting what it is coming to him. Doink already in a great deal of trouble here. Undertaker sends Doink back in and choked him in the corner. Undertaker whipped Doink into the corner and then choked him again. Undertaker then walks the rope but Doink shakes the ropes and Undertaker loses his balance and goes down on the mat. Doink starts stomping away at The Undertaker. He drops a few elbow drops on Undertaker and Undertaker kicks out with ease. Back suplex by Doink and Undertaker immediately sat back up and Doink can’t believe it as he’s begging for mercy.
Rake of the eye by Doink. Doink rams Undertaker’s head on the turnbuckle but it has no effect on The Undertaker. He does it again but it still has no effect on The Undertaker so Undertaker grabs Doink and throws him in the corner and tries to get his hands on Doink but Doink rolls out of the ring. Undertaker follows Doink out and stalks Doink. Doink gets back in and when Undertaker’s back in, Doink stomps away on The Undertaker. Right hands by Doink rocking The Undertaker. Doink lifts Undertaker up and crotches him on the ropes sending Undertaker to the floor. Doink sends Undertaker into the steel steps. Doink sends Undertaker back in and then works on Undertaker’s leg and posts Undertaker’s leg on the ring post. Doink then applies his painful submission hold the stump puller but Undertaker manages to escape the hold by grabbing Doink by the throat and Doink lets go off the hold and Doink dropkicks The Undertaker in the face sending Undertaker back down to the mat. Doink goes up top and hits the whoopee cushion. Undertaker is out but Doink’s not going for the cover. Paul Bearer is on the apron as he raises the urn and the ref tells Bearer to get off the apron and Doink gets the urn off Paul Bearer. Paul Bearer is furious and the ref restrains Paul Bearer. The Undertaker sits up, not a wise move by Doink but Doink levels The Undertaker with the urn and gets rid of it as the referee didn’t see it. Doink is laughing wildly. He goes for a pin and Undertaker kicks out and sits up.
Doink then misses a clothesline and Undertaker hits a flying clothesline. Undertaker then hits a chokeslam and then sets up for the tombstone. The end could be near for Doink. Undertaker scoops Doink up and drops him with the tombstone and pins him for the 3 count. It’s over, The Undertaker has defeated Doink. Undertaker is standing tall over Doink and Undertaker turns around and wait a minute what is this.
It’s PAPA SHANGO. Shango used his voodoo stick and a flame shoots out and gets Undertaker right in the face. Shango starts hitting Undertaker with the stick. Shango was going to make his return later on in the Rumble match. Now Doink is up and both men assault The Undertaker. Paul Bearer is horrified as he watches Undertaker being beaten down by Shango and Doink. Doink is listening to Shango’s instructions. We all know what Papa Shango is all about and when we saw him a few years ago he was putting curses on several superstars. Could Shango be the reason why Doink has changed, is Shango controlling Doink? Doink and Shango leave to huge heat. Undertaker sits back up and he’s in a great deal of pain. As Undertaker is leaving, the fans give him a standing ovation. He will be competing later on in the Rumble match and Lawler says it would be wise for Undertaker not to even show up in the Rumble match. Vince said If Undertaker ends up in the ring at the same time as Doink and Shango, you can bet that The Undertaker will be looking for revenge.
Winner: The Undertaker
Match Time: 7:31
Up next is the WWF Title Match. Jerry Lawler and Vince discuss the WWF Title match. They show pre-recorded comments from earlier on tonight when Todd Pettingill interviewed WWF Champion Diesel. Diesel said he had Bret beat at King of the Ring but this time Bret won’t be kicking out of the jackknife. We now go to Todd Petingill backstage with the Hitman Bret Hart, Bret said he’s fought a lot of wrestlers bigger than him but the bigger they are the harder they fall. Tonight Diesel’s going down, your looking at the next WWF Champion, The Excellence of Excecution. Bret’s music hits as the Hitman leaves.
WWF Title Match
Diesel (c) vs Bret Hart Bret Hart comes out to a huge pop, what an ovation for The Hitman. Bret ready to lock up with the 7ft tall Big Daddy Cool Diesel. Bret had that long lay off since Survivor Series and returned to action last week when he teamed with Diesel and then in singles competition on Raw, Bret beat I.R.S. Jerry Lawler says if Bret doesn’t win the title tonight then it’s going to be a long time till he gets a title opportunity again. Bret gives his shades to a fan in the front row. Diesel’s music hits and The WWF Champion Diesel comes down to a great ovation. Diesel has been on an incredible run since becoming champion. Diesel greets Lawrence Taylor down at ringside. LT attending the Rumble tonight and he’s having a lot of fun. Diesel’s big feat was winning all three titles in the same calendar year, no man has done that in the WWF. Very impressive. This man has taken the WWF by storm. The last time we saw these two square off was at King of the Ring and Bret Hart was the WWF Champion and that match ended in a disqualification. Will Diesel be able to put away the Hitman tonight with the jackknife?
Diesel has great momentum coming into this match but for the last 2 years The Hitman has not lost at the Royal Rumble and here we go. Lock up and Bret manages to get a wrist lock on Diesel, Bret sends Diesel into the ropes and Diesel knocks Bret down with a shoulder block. They lock up again and Diesel throws Bret into the corner and delivers repeated back elbows and then tosses Bret down to the mat. Awesome power there by Big Daddy Cool and Bret starting to get frustrated very early into the match. They lock up again and now Bret gets a wrist lock but then grabs Diesel’s leg to send Diesel down on the mat. Diesel gets angry and shoves Bret and both men exchanging punches. Here we go. Diesel sends Bret into the ropes and delivers a body slam but misses an elbow drop. Bret knocks Diesel down with a dropkick and gets a headlock on Diesel. Diesel gets back up to his feet quick and sends Bret into the ropes and hits a big boot for a 2 count. Diesel then runs the ropes and drops his weight across the back of the Hitman. Diesel sends Bret into the turnbuckle and Diesel uses his boot to choke Bret in the corner. Bret then avoids a clothesline and hits a crossbody for a 2 count. Bret then goes to work on Diesel’s leg in the early going. He keeps Diesel down on the mat for a few minutes, dropping a few elbow drops. Spinning toe hold by Bret, lots of pressure being applied here and Bret drops an elbow on the leg but Diesel uses his big boot and kicks Bret on the face to get out of the hold. Diesel uses the ropes to pull himself up. Bret blocks a right hand from Diesel and Bret comes off the ropes and gets caught with a big clothesline from Diesel. The momentum has shifted back in favour of Diesel. Diesel delivers repeated knee lifts in the corner and then follows up with some back elbow strikes. Bret fights back with some right hands, Bret charges into Diesel and Diesel gave him a back body drop over the top rope all the way to the floor.
They end up brawling outside and Diesel sends Bret right into the apron. He sends Bret back in and Diesel starts to work on Bret’s back and delivers a backbreaker. Series of forearms by Diesel, he sends Bret into the corner. Diesel comes charging in, Bret moves and Diesel rams his knee in the corner and now the Hitman goes back to work on Diesel’s knee, elbow to the knee. Bret Hart puts Diesel’s leg on the ropes and jumps on it. Bret Hart went for a figure four leg lock and Diesel quickly made the ropes. Diesel rolls outside the ring so Bret follows with a suicide dive through the ropes. Bret sends Diesel back in. Bret then comes off the ropes but Diesel catches him and delivers a big sidewalk slam but Diesel can’t follow up on the pin very quickly and can only manage a 2 count. Diesel gets some hard shots in to the back of Bret. Diesel with a hard whip into the turnbuckle as he then puts a bearhug on Bret Hart and then Diesel rams Bret into the turnbuckle. Diesel hobbles around the ring and hammers Bret down. Diesel then drops Bret into the corner with Snake Eyes, he tries again but this time Bret Hart counters and sends Diesel into the turnbuckle. The Hitman starts laying in with right hands. Bret clotheslines Diesel over the top rope. Slingshot plancha by The Hitman. Diesel then reverses a whip and sends Bret into the steel steps. Diesel is back in and Bret is now on the apron. Diesel goes for a suplex from the apron, Bret slips out and delivers a german suplex and got a 2 count. Bret goes for a sharpshooter but Diesel’s blocking it so Bret drops an elbow on Diesel. Diesel then reverses a whip and sends Bret into the turnbuckle and comes running in but Bret moves in time to slide out of the ring and pulled Diesel’s legs from the outside as he hits Diesel’s groin into the ring post. Bret back in control again.
Bret hits a snap suplex on Diesel and got a 2 count. Bret went up top and hit a clothesline for another near fall. Bret then did his set up moves for the sharpshooter as Bret hits the elbow drop, backbreaker and then a Russian leg sweep. Just when Bret is about to put the sharpshooter on Diesel. Diesel quickly grabs the ropes. Diesel pulls himself up by using the ropes, Bret comes charging in and Diesel kicks Bret to the gut. He sets up for the jackknife but Hart reverses into a catapault into the turnbuckle. Great counter. Bret does more damage to the bad leg of Diesel as Bret is showing his desperation to win back the title. Bret tries for the Sharpshooter and he has it locked in. Diesel is near the ropes, desperately trying to hang in there and Diesel made the ropes. Diesel’s strength and long reach was a big advantage for him to make the ropes. What a match up this has been. Bret brings Diesel up to his feet but Diesel ends up shoving Bret shoulder first into the ring post. Diesel then wears Bret down and sends Bret crashing spine first into the corner turnbuckle. Diesel then signals for the Jackknife and drops Bret with the Jackknife. That’s it, that’s gotta be it. 1, 2, and Bret gets his foot on the ropes. Now that could have been a difference maker right there. Diesel can’t believe it. Diesel sends Bret into the corner and delivers a corner clothesline, he sends Bret into the other corner and again delivers a corner clothesline. Bret then comes back by playing possum feigning injury and rolls up Diesel for a small package and got a near fall. Both men back up and Diesel then accidently whips Bret into the ref to knock the ref down. He caught the ref to send the ref down but luckily he didn’t knock the ref out cold. Bret ducks a right hand from Diesel and gets an inside cradle but the official slowly gets back up and makes the count and Diesel kicks out at 2. Bret is having words with the official over the count so Diesel gets back up and drivers a knee to the back of Bret as Bret bumps into the ref which sends the referee out of the ring. Diesel tries reviving the ref and sends him back in but the ref is still out cold. Diesel then sends Bret face first into the turnbuckle.
Diesel then sets up for the jackknife but
Shawn Michaels sprints out to the ring and assaults Diesel. Michaels then plants Diesel with the super kick and Diesel is out cold. Michaels leaves to huge heat. Bret begins to get up and notices that Diesel is out cold. Bret knows full well he didn’t do the damage to Diesel and someone else must have. The ref slowly begins to recover as Bret is thinking whether to pin Diesel or put the sharpshooter on Diesel but Bret’s having second thoughts and he’s not going to put away Diesel. Bret refuses to accept the win this way. Even the referee is surprised and has words with Bret on why Bret isn’t going for the cover. Jerry Lawler calls Bret an idiot, he’s just made the biggest mistake of his career and that’s going to come back and haunt him. Vince argues with Lawler and said Bret would never want to take a victory like that, it shows how much of a great competitor Bret is. He knows very well he didn’t do the damage to Diesel and if Bret would have just finished Diesel off just like that then it simply wouldn’t be a fair victory for Bret. Most of the fans are cheering Bret on for his sportsmanship as Bret taunts Diesel to get back to his feet as Diesel begins to recover. Diesel is back up and now the fans of Diesel cheering Big Daddy Cool on and now Bret hammers away at Diesel. Bret goes for the corner 10 punch only for Diesel to shove Bret down at the 7 count. Diesel’s still got something left in him. Bret immediately gets up and charges into Diesel and catches him and drops him with a sidewalk slam. Diesel slowly makes the cover as he’s hurt and gets only a 2 count.
Diesel limping in the ring brings Bret back up to his feet. He sends Bret into the ropes and both men knock each other down with a double clothesline. Both men looking completely winded by this point but The Hitman is the first to get up and it is clear why after the damage Shawn Michaels had done to Diesel earlier. Both men exchange right hands, Bret blocks a right hand and then Bret comes off the ropes again but Diesel tries countering with a hiptoss but no Bret counters into a backslide but can’t get Diesel down so Bret uses the turnbuckle to climb up the middle rope to surprise Diesel and flips over on Diesel’s shoulders. Bret’s trying to go for a victory roll, can he get it and yes Bret uses his weight to get a victory roll on Diesel, he’s got the feet hooked,
1, 2, 3. He got him. We’ve got a new WWF Champion. What a move by The Hitman. Simply unbelievable. Bret’s music hits as he celebrates and Diesel can’t believe it. He is distraught, especially after that superkick Diesel took, it just took a lot out of him and then the victory roll just proved too much for Big Daddy Cool to kick out of. Diesel’s bad knee just gave out on him. Diesel is furious and he takes the belt off the referee. What is going on here. Diesel hands the belt over to Bret and what a class act that is from Big Daddy Cool and now the fans are cheering him. The fans give both men a standing ovation. Diesel knows that he was robbed but appreciates that Bret simply did not go for the pin when Shawn hit the superkick but after the superkick Diesel never really recovered. Some day Diesel will get a rematch again because the Hitman will never back down from any challenge. Both men embrace in the ring. Diesel leaves the ring and he’s very angry while Bret continues to celebrate, Bret is now a 3 time WWF Champion.
Winner and new WWF Champion Bret Hart
Match Time 25:18
A promo is aired for the return of Saturday Nights Main Event. Saturday Night’s Main Event returns on February 18.
Backstage we see Mr Fuji along with Yokozuna having some discussion in Japanese with Shinja along with Hakushi. What is this all about. Lawler thinks there could be some sort of alliance being formed here possibly in the Rumble between Yoko and Hakushi, who knows but then again it is every man for himself.
Vince then thinks the reason why Shawn cost Diesel the title is because he doesn’t want no part of Diesel at all. Shawn believes that he will win the Rumble and simply doesn’t want to face Diesel at WrestleMania. Jerry Lawler thinks Shawn is smart, after the way how Diesel treated Shawn, he got what was coming to him.
Backstage Todd Pettingill interviews The Million Dollar Man and Lex Luger. Last year’s co-winner is irate, it seems like he’s got a bad draw. The Million Dollar Man isn't pleased with Lex Luger's number so he notices Crush walking by and calls him over and whispers something in his ear. Todd doesn’t understand what is going on but Ted Dibiase and Luger are shaking hands with Crush as Crush leaves. Now Luger and Dibiase are smiling. Todd asks Dibiase what is this all about? Dibiase tells Todd that’s none of his business but he’s going to give Todd a clue, everybodys got a price for the Million Dollar Man hahahahaha. Lex Luger said he’s going to fulfill his destiny here and that’s to become the WWF Champion at WrestleMania and his goal for the title is going to start tonight by winning the Rumble. Dibiase then states that The Undertaker has been a big thorn in the side of The Million Dollar Corporation and he’s told his Corporation members whoever can eliminate Undertaker from the Rumble gets a $100,000 bonus from The Million Dollar Man. After what went down with The Undertaker, he’s not going to be in great condition to compete in the Rumble so now it makes it easy pickings for his Corporation members to eliminate The Undertaker, hahahahaha.
Tag Team Title Match
The Heavenly Bodies (c) vs The Smoking Gunns Vince McMahon’s starting to think whether Dibiase bought Crush’s number for Luger. Vince thinks that Dibiase did buy the number because Dibiase’s done this before many years ago at the Rumble. Lawler doesn’t believe McMahon at all and assumes that maybe Crush could be joining The Corporation and Dibiase’s told him to target The Undertaker? The Tag Team Champions The Heavenly Bodies then make their way down to the ring with their manager Jim Cornette. The Smoking Gunns then make their return and the fans are glad to see them back. The Heavenly Bodies jump The Gunns right before the bell and the bell rings as they double team Bart. They send Bart into the ropes, Bart ducks a clothesline and slingshots Billy right into the Heavenly Bodies as he hits a double clothesline. The Gunns then send the tag champs out with a dropkick and now The Gunns take off their jacket and shirts and taunt The Heavenly Bodies. The Gunns are indeed back with a bang. Cornette tries to fire up his team and now Tom Prichard locks up with Billy Gunn. They trade wrist locks until Billy gets a headlock on Prichard and sends him into the ropes, leapfrog by Prichard and Billy gets a bulldog on Prichard. He tags Bart. Bart goes to work on the arm of Prichard, he whips him into the turnbuckle and follows up with a backdrop. Prichards tags Del Ray. Bart and Del Ray exchange blows with Bart getting the upper hand as he works on Del Ray’s arm. The Smoking Gunns on fire here in the early going making quick tags and doing some good double team work. Bart holds onto Del Ray as Billy comes off the top rope with a double axe handle.
Del Ray then made a blind tag to Prichard as Billy sends The Gigolo into the ropes, baseball slide by Del Ray and Prichard hits a bulldog and gets a 2 count. Prichard then sends Billy to the floor and argues with Bart and the ref as Del Ray delivers a moonsault on Billy and sends him back in. The Heavenly Bodies then do some great team work tagging in and out beating down Billy Gunn with ease for a while. Del Ray then misses a splash from the top rope and Billy tags in Bart. Prichard who’s not the legal man gets in to save his partner from trouble but Bart fires away on the tag champs with some left hooks. Billy gets in and The Gunns hit a double Russian legsweep on Prichard. The Gunns then whip The Bodies into each other and hit a double atomic drop, followed by a double clothesline. The ref sends Billy and Prichards back to their corners as Bart and Del Ray hammer away at each other. Bart sends Del Ray into the ropes and Del Ray counters with a float over DDT and gets a 2 count. He tags Prichards and droptoe hold by Del Ray on Bart and Prichards follows up with a legdrop. The beatdown continues as the tag champs exchange tags and then Del Ray nails Bart Gunn with a devastating sidekick and got a 2 count. The Heavenly Bodies isolate Bart in the corner, Billy tries to intervene but the ref stops him, telling him to return to his corner. While the ref’s back is turned, Jim Cornette even gets a cheapshot on Bart.
The Heavenly make frequent tags trying to keep Bart away from tagging his brother Billy. Bart gets sent into the corner and Prichards runs into a boot and Bart delivers a clothesline. Both men are down but that took a great deal out of Bart. Prichards tags in Del Ray as The Gigolo tries to stop Bart from making the tag and Bart tags in Billy Gunn. Billy unloads with some right hands on both The Heavenly Bodies members. Bart gets in and both teams now brawling in the ring. While the ref is trying to send Prichards and Bart back to their corner, Jim Cornette gets in and nails the tennis racket on Billy. He went for the pin, 1, 2 and no 2 ½. Billy kicked out. The Heavenly Bodies then set him up for their finisher as Del Ray went up top for a moonsault but Bart moves his partner out of the way at the last second as Del Ray got his own partner. Cornette got on the apron as The Gunns send Del Ray right into Cornette knocking Cornette off the apron. This is now the chance for The Gunns to finish Del Ray off as they hit The Sidewinder and pinned Del Ray for the 3 count to win the tag team titles. What a victory as The Gunns become tag team champions for the very first time. The Gunns are celebrating their big win and they have returned in style by winning the tag team titles.
Winners and new tag team champions The Smoking Gunns
Match Time: 8:24
We then hear pre-recorded comments made earlier this afternoon involving some of the participants such as The British Bulldog, Jeff Jarrett, The Undertaker, Razor Ramon, Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels and Yokozuna with Mr Fuji.
Back at ringside, Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler then make their Rumble predictions. Vince thinks Lex Luger will win the Royal Rumble. Jerry Lawler thinks Yokozuna is going to win it but he’s also supporting so many other guys in this like Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett. Everybody is ready for the Rumble. Let’s go down to Fink at ringside.
Main Event: 30 Man Royal Rumble Match
Winner gets a WWF Title shot at WrestleMania XI Howard Finkell goes over the rules of the Rumble match. Every 90 seconds a new entrant will enter. Fink then introduces Pamela Anderson. She gets a great ovation as she comes out and greets the crowd before taking a seat at ringside. Jerry Lawler is so excited. Pamela will be escorting the winner down the aisle at WrestleMania.
Now it is time for the 1995 WWF Royal Rumble. Let us all find out who drew #1. Razor Ramon's music hits and it's The Bad Guy Razor Ramon.
Entrant #1: RAZOR RAMON
Razor comes out to a huge reaction and The Bad Guy isn’t in a great mood because he’s drawn #1. Jerry Lawler starts laughing and said it’s going to be a quick night for The Bad Guy. You can bet Razor won’t be going to WrestleMania as the #1 contender. Vince said a lot of Razor fans must be upset to see him enter as #1 as Razor is competing for the first time in a Royal Rumble match. Lawler says Tampa is like home for Razor and infront of his home fans he’s going to get embarrassed. Now we are moments away from finding out who the unlucky individual is who drew #2. Now here is the man who drew #2.....SHAWN MICHAELS.
Entrant #2: SHAWN MICHAELS
Shawn Michaels comes down to a mixed reaction. Michaels is smiling and Vince said you can bet Michaels won't be going to WrestleMania as the #1 contender. Vince brings up the classic ladder match at WrestleMania 10 last year between Shawn and Razor as they made history but Vince said you can bet they won't be making history tonight at the Rumble. It's the luck of the draw and both of these men who are tremendous competitors are very unlucky tonight at the Royal Rumble. 2 former Intercontinental champions, and it's safe to say that neither one of these men will be there at the end. Michaels then starts showing off infront of Pamela Anderson and Pamela is smiling.
Shawn and Razor have a staredown as the fans start a Razor chant. Razor throws a toothpick right on Michaels and Michaels shoves Razor, Razor nails Michaels with a right hand and here we go, the Rumble gets underway. Razor sends Michaels into the ropes and hits a clothesline. Razor taking it to Michaels here. Razor Ramon did his stomp on the canvas taunt and the fans went wild. Razor sends Shawn in the corner and catches a boot, Shawn hits Razor with a few punches, Razor reverses an irish whip and catches Michaels and drops him with a fallaway slam. The countdown begins and who’s coming in next.
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Entrant #3: I.R.S
It’s I.R.S of the Million Dollar Corporation. I.R.S runs down and saves Shawn Michaels from being eliminated. Shawn takes a rest while I.R.S starts beating down Razor. Razor fights back but Michaels helps I.R.S beat down Razor. Shawn holds Razor as I.R.S gets a couple of shots on Razor.
The countdown begins for the 4th Entrant.
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Entrant #4: Tatanka
It’s the Native American Tatanka. Tatanka receives a good ovation as he runs down to help Razor out. Tatanka and Razor fight off Shawn and I.R.S. Tatanka and Michaels trade knife edge chops in the corner with Tatanka getting the upper hand.
The countdown begins for the 5th entrant, lets see who’s next.
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Entrant #5: Crush
It’s Crush making his return. Crush ran down and attacked Razor and then Tatanka. Crush and Shawn double-team Tatanka but Shawn then decides to turn on Crush. Shawn comes off the ropes but Crush catches Shawn and tries a press slam but Michaels rakes Crush in the eyes and Razor hits a clothesline on Crush. No one has been eliminated as of yet. Now Michaels is fighting it out with Tatanka.
The countdown begins for the 6th entrant
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Entrant # 6: Duke The Dumpster Droese
Duke The Dumpster runs down to the ring and it’s time to take out the trash. This is The Dumpster’s first Royal Rumble. Droese fights it out with Shawn Michaels, while Razor and I.R.S go at it in the corner and Crush hammers away at Tatanka in the other corner. Duke Droese gets in some offense on Michaels, Michaels rakes his eyes and gets in a few punches until Michaels comes off the ropes and Droese delivers a powerslam. Duke had Michaels on the ropes, he comes running in and gets backdropped out by Michaels and we have our first elimination. The Dumpster has been eliminated.
ELIMINATION #1: Duke the Dumpster Droese eliminated by Shawn Michaels
Michaels then almost gets eliminated by Razor but Shawn slips back in and superkicks Razor. Michaels then starts resting in the corner while Crush beats down Razor and Tatanka battles with I.R.S. Shawn sneak attacks Tatanka and tosses Tatanka out to the apron. Shawn tries eliminating him but Tatanka blocks a right hand and hits a tomahawk chop on Michaels and Tatanka gets back in.
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #7: Kwang
It’s The Martial arts expert Kwang. Crush tries attacking him but Kwang sprays green mist in the face of Crush to put Crush down for a while. IRS dumps Razor over the top but Razor hung on the apron to stay in and grabs I.R.S by the tie as I.R.S gets pulled out over the top rope to the floor. What a smart move by the bad guy. Sychster is out of here and he’s furious and the refs tell him to leave and Razor taunts the tax man as the Florida crowd cheered Razor on.
ELIMINATION #2: I.R.S eliminated by Razor Ramon
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #8: Doink
Oh no it’s Doink and the fans boo him heavily. Doink certainly had the last laugh despite losing his match earlier on against The Undertaker. Doink’s taking his time getting down to the ring. Doink immediately goes after Tatanka. He tries fooling Crush with a handshake and tries kicking him to the gut but Crush grabs Doink by the leg, Doink tries apologising but Crush is having none of it and clotheslines Doink. We know the history between these two and then Crush press slams Doink. Crush tries the Kona Vice on Doink but Kwang hits Crush with a big right hand.
The countdown begins and who’s coming in next
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Entrant #9: Man Mountain Rock
The big newcomer, 300-pounder Man Mountain Rock runs down as he makes his ppv debut. He goes after Crush. Then he goes after Michaels and then Doink. He starts throwing Doink around in the ring until Doink rakes him in the eyes and that will slow down the big guy. Shawn Michaels then avoids a spin kick from Kwang and Crush then throws Kwang over the top rope and Kwang is eliminated.
ELIMINATION #3: Kwang eliminated by Crush
Crush then fights it out with Razor and now The countdown begins for the next entrant.
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Entrant #10: Henry Godwinn
The Hogfarmer Henry Godwinn making his ppv debut here runs down and starts brawling with Man Mountain Rock. Meanwhile Razor hits a fallaway slam on Doink. He almost gets Doink out until Michaels hits Razor from behind. Crush and Godwinn hammer down Man Mountain Rock in the corner as Doink is taking a rest, while Michaels and Razor follow up from before and beat on each other. Razor almost eliminates Shawn but Michaels skins the cat back in and nearly throws Razor out. Shawn teases falling out of the ring several times which got the crowd excited but Michaels manages to survive.
The countdown begins for the next entrant and who’s this going to be...
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Entrant #11: The Undertaker
It’s the Undertaker as the crowd is going wild. This does not look good for Doink at all. What an ovation for The Undertaker who comes down with Paul Bearer. Jerry Lawler can’t believe that Undertaker managed to show up in this match after what went down earlier in Undertaker’s match. Undertaker wants Doink but Doink’s slithered out and hiding down at ringside so that Undertaker can’t find him. Undertaker taking his time coming out and Doink hides underneath the ring.
Undertaker gets in the ring and Crush wastes no time by attacking The Undertaker. Undertaker fights back but Henry Godwinn helps Crush out. Crush and Godwinn double team on The Undertaker. Undertaker fights back but Crush hits a headbutt on The Undertaker. Crush comes charging in and Undertaker backdrops Crush to the floor. There goes Crush eliminated by The Undertaker. The crowd is going crazy as one of the odds on favourites The Undertaker making a huge statement already.
ELIMINATION #4: Crush eliminated by The Undertaker
Razor and Michaels the first two entrants are still in this and now the countdown begins for the next entrant.
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Entrant #12: Bam Bam Bigelow
It’s the Beast from the East Bam Bam Bigelow. Bigelow gets in the ring and goes after Tatanka while Undertaker chokes out Henry Godwinn in the corner. Bam Bam then ambushes The Undertaker when he turns around. Bigelow helps Henry Godwinn beat down The Undertaker. Now Tatanka and Michaels fighting it out, Tatanka hits Michaels with some chops, Tatanka then comes off the ropes going for a crossbody, Michaels ducked and Tatanka goes flying out to the floor. Tatanka is out. Henry Godwinn comes off the ropes and Undertaker grabs Henry Godwinn by the throat and chokeslams Godwinn to the floor and The Hog Farmer is eliminated.
ELIMINATION #5: Tatanka eliminated by Shawn Michaels.
ELIMINATION #6: Henry Godwinn eliminated by The Undertaker
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #13: Papa Shango
It’s Papa Shango. We saw him earlier on when he made his return and interfered in Undertaker’s match. Shango wastes no time and goes right after The Undertaker. Look at this Doink pops out from underneath the ring and gets back in and assists Shango in beating down The Undertaker. Undertaker battles back and hits a double clothesline on Shango and Doink. Undertaker tried eliminating Doink but Shango was there to save Doink from elimination. Shango holds Undertaker while Doink gets in a few shots on The Phenom. Man Mountain Rock helps Undertaker fight Doink and Shango off while Bigelow is beating down Razor. Shawn is taking a rest in the corner.
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #14: Adam Bomb
Adam Bomb runs in and goes after Shawn Michaels. He whips Shawn into the corner and hits a corner clothesline. Doink goes up to the top turnbuckle as Shango scoops up The Undertaker and Doink and Shango hit a spike piledriver. Doink is laughing but wait a minute Undertaker sits back up. Doink and Shango can’t believe it as Shango starts choking out The Undertaker. The countdown begins for the next entrant. Who’s coming in now to join the fray.
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Entrant #15: King Kong Bundy
The biggest member of the Million Dollar Corporation King Kong Bundy comes down to huge heat. Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon have now passed the 20 minute mark. Adam Bomb tries to get in a couple of shots on Bundy but Bundy nails Adam Bomb with a big right hand. Bundy then slams The big Man Mountain Rock. Bigelow and Bundy beat down Adam Bomb and Man Mountain Rock. Man Mountain Rock fights back against Bundy. He tries a whip but Bundy reverses and tosses Man Mountain Rock into the corner with such force head first into the ringpost which sends the big man sailing out to the floor. Wow King Kong Bundy means business.
ELIMINATION #7: Man Mountain Rock eliminated by King Kong Bundy
While Undertaker was taking a lot of punishment from Doink and Shango, Undertaker fights back and hits Shango with a throat thrust. Undertaker then throws Shango over the top rope to the floor and Shango is out. Doink immediately jumps The Undertaker and comes off the ropes and Undertaker counters and press slams Doink to the floor throwing Doink onto Shango. Doink out and Shango in the space of 10 seconds and the fans are going wild. Shawn Michaels tries making the mistake of jumping The Undertaker but Undertaker sees him coming and turns around and freaks out Michaels. Michaels backs off and rolls underneath the ring simply wanting no part of The Undertaker. Michaels and Ramon still in this and Michaels now back in.
ELIMINATION #8 and 9 Doink and Papa Shango eliminated by The Undertaker
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #16: 123 Kid
The 123 Kid comes out to a great pop as The Kid runs down and as he enters the ring he springboards in from the apron and lands a clothesline on Shawn Michaels. What a way to make your entry in the Rumble and The Kid making his first rumble appearance. Meanwhile Bigelow and Bundy beat down The Undertaker. The countdown begins for the next entrant.
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Entrant #17: Jeff Jarrett
It’s Double J, Jeff Jarrett who comes out to huge heat. Double J runs down and goes right after Razor. Jarrett was the man who cost Razor the Intercontinental title. Shawn Michaels and The 123 Kid have a nice exchange until Jarrett helps out Michaels by giving The 123 Kid a DDT. Razor and The Kid fight back as they fight off Shawn and Jarrett and then they bump into each other ready to punch but hesitate when they see each other so Michaels and Jarrett assault them. It’s everyman for himself and we almost saw Razor going at it with The 123 Kid. Will we see them going at it at some point in this match.
The countdown begins for the next entrant.
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Entrant #18: Fatu
It’s Fatu of The Headshrinkers and Fatu gets in and trades right hands with Bam Bam Bigelow. Bigelow tries a headbutt but it has no effect on Fatu so Fatu hits a headbutt on Bam Bam to knock Bigelow down. Razor and The Kid take turns taking shots at Jarrett. Undertaker battles with King Kong Bundy in the corner, Adam Bomb taking it to Shawn Michaels.
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #19: SID
Oh my goodness,
IT’S SID. Sid makes his return to the WWF as he comes out to a huge reaction. So Sid is the surprise entrant making his return, we haven’t seen Sid in the WWF for almost 3 years. Sid gets in and Adam Bomb tries to cut him off, Sid reverses a whip and sends Adam Bomb over the top rope to the floor with a big clothesline.
ELIMINATION #10: Adam Bomb eliminated by Sid
Sid immediately makes an impact as Sid raises his hands in the air but he better watch out because he’s got a huge 400 pound monster behind him. Sid turns around and King Kong Bundy wants to get it on against Sid. Both men slug it out, Bundy whips Sid to the ropes and catches Sid with a body slam. You don’t often see many guys dropping Sid like that but Sid’s in there against a monster. Bundy whips Sid into the corner and Bundy sets up for the Avalanche. Bundy comes charging in and Sid moves at the last second as Bundy goes face first into the turnbuckle. The powerful Sid then tosses Bundy over the top rope to the floor and Bundy is out of here. The crowd is loving this and Sid is making a big statement here in the Rumble.
ELIMINATION #11: King Kong Bundy eliminated by Sid
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #20: Hakushi
It’s Hakushi. Hakushi who’s a newcomer here in the WWF and from what we’ve seen so far from Hakushi, he’s been very impressive. This is Hakushi’s ppv debut. Hakushi comes down and on the apron he springboards in and clotheslines The 123 Kid. Wow, what a way to introduce yourself in the Rumble match. Hakushi then follows up with the handspring elbow. Meanwhile The Undertaker comes charging into Bam Bam but Bigelow backdrops Undertaker to the apron. Bigelow starts pummelling Undertaker but Undertaker continues to hang onto the ropes. With King Kong Bundy still at ringside, Bundy grabs Undertaker so Bigelow kicks Undertaker who falls to the floor. Undertaker is out. King Kong Bundy had no business still being out there and now he’s going to pay for this.
ELIMINATION #12: The Undertaker eliminated by Bam Bam Bigelow
The crowd boo Bundy and Bam Bam has a big smile on his face because he’s just won the bounty. One of the odds on favourites, The Undertaker eliminated from The Rumble. An angry Undertaker starts to brawl with Bundy on the outside and then brawl all the way to the back. Meanwhile Razor almost eliminated Michaels but surprisingly Sid saved Michaels from elimination and went after Razor. Can you believe that, well then again it’s every man for himself. The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #21: Seone
It’s Seone of The Head Shrinkers of The Headshrinkers and Seone gets in to save his partner Fatu from getting eliminated by Bam Bam. Bam Bam tries a headbutt on Seone now but it has no effect on him. The Headshrinkers hit a double headbutt on Bam Bam. Will we see The Headshrinkers going at it? Now Shawn Michaels is going at it with The 123 Kid. Michaels starts stomping away at The Kid in the corner. Jarrett tries a suplex on Razor, Razor blocks and hits a suplex on Jarrett. Razor then hits the fallaway slam on Jarrett.
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #22: Owen Hart
Vince lets out a big “Oh No!” as Owen comes out to huge heat. Owen was successful earlier on against The British Bulldog and can Owen do what his brother Bret did last year by winning the Rumble? Owen gets in and saves Jarrett from being eliminated by Razor. Owen and Jarrett then beat down Razor. Owen sends Razor to the ropes and nails him with a roundhouse kick. Owen starts showing off and taunts Razor. They show a shot of Pamela Anderson and she looks so impressed at all the action going on in the ring.
Suddenly Diesel runs down to ringside and gets in the ring and goes after Shawn Michaels and Michaels rolls out of the ring. Sid jumps Diesel but Diesel knocks him down with a right hand. Diesel then chases Michaels outside the ring but Sid rolls out and brawls with Diesel again. Lawler said Diesel is stupid to get involved here, he’s got a bad knee and he hoped that all the superstars in the ring gang up and beat Diesel up. Vince said Diesel doesn’t care about his knee at the moment, all he cares about is getting his hands on Shawn Michaels.
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #23: Mabel
Woah it’s Mabel. Whoomp there it is. It’s the huge Mabel as he gets in the ring and starts fighting with Bam Bam Bigelow. Sid then sends Diesel in the ring and Diesel reverses a whip and clotheslines Sid to the floor and Sid is eliminated.
ELIMINATION #13: Sid eliminated by Diesel
Diesel and Sid start brawling outside the ring. Officials come down to get Diesel and Sid out of here. Big Daddy Cool is furious. Shawn gets back in the ring and taunts Diesel. Lawler says get Diesel out of here, he has no business being down here at ringside. Diesel’s not even in this match and he eliminated Sid, that is unfair. He’s not in the Rumble match, he lost the WWF Title and he’s crying about it. Vince says Shawn was responsible for Diesel losing the title, he cost Diesel the title. Diesel was robbed of the WWF Title. What business does Sid have in interfering in Shawn and Diesel’s issue, why did Sid try to save Shawn? Officials send Diesel and Sid to the back. Lawler says Diesel’s a sore loser and he won’t be going to WrestleMania anymore as the WWF Champion.
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #24: Aldo Montoya
Aldo comes down and Vince puts over Aldo by saying maybe Aldo is going to win the Rumble. He’s got a good draw as Vince is trying to make it seem like anyone can win. Aldo goes at it with Hakushi. Meanwhile Razor sets up for the Razor’s Edge on Owen but Owen knows what’s coming and slides out underneath the bottom rope. Owen points to his head thinking he’s smart and taunts Razor. Now The Headshrinkers end up fighting each other, can you believe it. Owen got back in and went after The 123 Kid. Mabel then squashes Bigelow in the corner. Mabel then throws Bam Bam over the top rope to the floor and Bam Bam is eliminated. Bam Bam may be enjoying the pay for eliminating The Undertaker but one thing is a guarantee now that Bam Bam will not be headlining WrestleMania. Bam Bam is out of here.
ELIMINATION #14: Bam Bam Bigelow eliminated by Mable
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The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #25: Yokozuna
Uh oh, it’s YOKOZUNA. This man is even bigger than Mabel. Yoko taking his time coming down here and Fuji and Cornette have got him ready. Yokozuna is the biggest man in the history of the WWF. 2 time former WWF Champion and also a Royal Rumble winner. The Headshrinkers notice Yoko coming down and stop fighting and as soon as Yoko hits the ring, The Headshrinkers double team Yoko. They try to knock Yoko down but Yoko fights back with a double clothesline on The Headshrinkers. Yokozuna then throws Seone out and then throws Fatu out with ease. This monster is back and look at his dominance already eliminating one of the most devastating teams with ease.
ELIMINATION #15 and 16: The Headshrinkers eliminated by Yokozuna
Yokozuna turns around and Mabel wants to go at it with Yoko. They have a stand off and the fans are on their feet. These two behemoths are going to get it on here. Mable and Yoko exchange right hands. They both try to knock each other down but no one goes down. Lawler says how the hell can this ring hold both of these massive individuals at the same time.
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The countdown begins for the next entrant.
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Entrant #26: The British Bulldog
The British Bulldog sprints down to the ring to a huge pop and goes right after Owen. Bulldog then hits his power moves on Owen. Bulldog is relentless here, Bulldog not in a great mood especially how Owen cheated earlier on in their match. Now it’s time for Bulldog to make Owen pay. Razor and Shawn are getting rest in the corners. Mabel squashes Yokozuna in the corner, he tries again but Yoko moves out of the way and Yoko throws Mabel over the top rope with ease. Unbelievable. Mabel is history. Jerry Lawler said no one has ever done that to Mabel and Yokozuna just threw Mabel over as if Mabel was The 123 Kid. Lawler predicts that no one will throw Yokozuna out and Yokozuna will be headlining WrestleMania for the third time.
ELIMINATION #17: Mable eliminated by Yokozuna
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The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #27: Bob Backlund
It’s Mr Bob Backlund. Backlund taunts the crowd as he takes his time getting down to the ring. Backlund goes after Aldo Montoya. Shawn Michaels and Razor are still in this and now they have passed the 40 minute mark. The British Bulldog is pounding away on Owen, Owen slides under the bottom rope and Bulldog chases Owen back in the ring but runs into a knee from Michaels. Yoko and Hakushi team up to beat down Razor and The 123 Kid. What an alliance being formed here by these 2 great Japanese stars. Pamela Anderson was shown again looking on.
The countdown begins for the next entrant
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Entrant #28: The Roadie
The Roadie comes out to huge heat and Jarrett is pleased to see his protégé out here. Roadie and Jarrett beat down Razor. Owen ducks a clothesline from The Bulldog and nails him with a roundhouse kick. The countdown begins for the next entrant.
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Entrant #29: Rick Martel
It’s The Model Rick Martel making his return as he receives a good ovation. This is his seventh Rumble, he’s been in more Rumbles than anyone else. He was in there for a very long time in 1991. He is a veteran and what a story it would be if Martel was to win the Rumble. Martel exchanges right hands with Michaels and hits him with a dropkick. Martel taunts Michaels and then nails him with a right hand. Martel’s ready to get rid of Michaels but Michaels slips back in and avoids elimination. Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie double team the 123 Kid. Jarrett and The Roaddie both strut inside the ring and the crowd is booing them heavily. Kid fights back against Double J and Roadie. The 123 Kid then dumps The Roadie out to the apron and Roadie begins posing because he didn’t get eliminated, he turns around and The 123 Kid dropkicks The Roadie off the apron. Bye bye Roadie. The fans are happy to see The Roadie being eliminated. Jarrett ambushes The Kid from behind for eliminating Roaddie. The 1-2-3 Kid irish whipped to the ropes, he ducks a clothesline from Double J and lands a nice spinning heel kick.
ELIMINATION #18: Roadie eliminated by The 123 Kid
Action continues all over the ring as the ring has over 11 guys in it. We now have one more entrant left to come down. Vince says there can only be one man left and that’s Lex. Lawler cuts him off and says well who knows what Jack Tunney will pull off, we could see any surprise. The countdown begins for the final entrant
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Entrant #30: Lex Luger
Lex Luger comes down to huge heat and what a draw last year’s co-winner got. He’s got the best draw of all. Vince says well that pretty much confirms that Crush must have sold Luger the #30 spot. Luger was irate earlier on but Luger as #30 pretty much confirms this. Luger’s taking his time to get here, he’s fresh and he’s in no hurry. Luger enters and goes right after The British Bulldog. 12 men in the ring and one of these men will win the 1995 Royal Rumble. Lawler tries being funny again and said well last year 2 men won and Vince is pretty much stunned and changes his tone of voice and says well never will that ever happen again. Never again at the end will two men ever go out at the same time. Backlund now fights it out with Jarrett. Razor going at it with Yokozuna while Hakushi battles with The 123 Kid and Owen Hart mixes it up with Rick Martel. Michaels rests in the corner and Lawler can’t believe that Michaels and Ramon are still in this and Lawler believes that sooner it will come to an end because it’s getting down to the nitty gritty. Backlund tries a crossface chicken wing on The Bulldog but Bulldog elbows him to the face. Backlund reverses a whip and sends The Bulldog to the corner. Backlund misses a charge and flips out to the apron and Bulldog clotheslines Backlund down to the floor and Backlund is out of here.
ELIMINATION #19: Bob Backlund eliminated by The British Bulldog
Owen tries eliminating The Bulldog but Bulldog hangs on and Bulldog pulls Owen out to the apron. Owen tries to suplex The British Bulldog out but The Bulldog gives Owen a suplex back in the ring instead. Bulldog then mixes it up with Michaels. Hakushi then has Aldo Montoya on the ropes and Hakushi hits a handspring elbow on Aldo to send Aldo out. Now that was impressive.
ELIMINATION #20: Aldo Montoya eliminated by Hakushi
Jeff Jarrett then tries to toss Razor out but Razor falls on the apron. Jarrett starts strutting in the ring, he’s making the same mistake like The Roadie. Razor comes back in and sends Jarrett out on the other side of the ring. Jeff Jarrett is eliminated and the fans are loving this.
ELIMINATION #21: Jeff Jarrett eliminated by Razor Ramon
Yokozuna is pounding away on The British Bulldog until Rick Martel comes down to help The Bulldog out. Meanwhile The Kid then nailed Hakushi with a spinning heel kick. All the other guys stop fighting each other and try to get rid of Yokozuna. What a moment this is. Hakushi is trying to make the save here for Yoko but The 123 Kid knocks him down. It would be more wise for Hakushi to help these guys out. Yoko tries fighting them off but what worked for Yoko at Royal Rumble 93 doesn’t work this time as they all manage to dump the big guy out. Yokozuna is out of here. Lex Luger is taking credit here for getting Yoko out but it was an overall team effort to get the big guy out. It took 7 guys to eliminate the huge monster. Wow, Yokozuna one of the big favourites has been eliminated and now Jerry Lawler picks either Owen or Luger to win this.
ELIMINATION #22: Yokozuna eliminated by Luger, Bulldog, Owen, Michaels, Martel, Razor and The 123 Kid.
Shawn Michaels and Razor Ramon have now passed the 50 minute mark. This is unbelievable. Hakushi and The 123 Kid are then battling each other on the ropes and Owen sneaks up behind them and tosses them both out. Owen is celebrating as if he’s won the Rumble.
ELIMINATION #23 and 24: The 123 Kid and Hakushi eliminated by Owen Hart
Rick Martel and Lex Luger then exchange lefts and rights with Martel getting the upperhand. Martel off the ropes comes charging in but Luger counters and throws Martel over the top rope to the floor. Luger flexes his muscles and starts posing in the ring.
ELIMINATION #25: Rick Martel eliminated by Lex Luger
We are now down to the final 5 and one of these men(Shawn, Razor, Bulldog, Owen and Luger) will win the Rumble. Jerry Lawler and Vince McMahon can’t believe that Michaels and Ramon are still in this, that’s simply unbelievable. They have taken so much punishment in this match and yet they are still in this. Lex Luger battles it out with The Bulldog while Razor gets beat down by Owen and Michaels. Luger whips Bulldog into the corner and follows up with a clothesline. Luger starts posing. Lex Luger tries to suplex The Bulldog but Bulldog counters into a vertical suplex holding Luger up in the air Bulldog showing that he’s more powerful than Luger as Bulldog decides not to suplex Luger but ends up placing Luger on the top rope and clotheslines Luger out and the crowd goes nuts. Last year’s co-winner Lex Luger is eliminated and we are guaranteed a first time winner. Luger is furious and he has to leave, Luger throwing a tantrum outside the ring.
ELIMINATION #26: Lex Luger eliminated by The British Bulldog
We are now down to the final 4. Razor and Bulldog in one corner and Michaels and Owen in the other corner. Shawn whispers in Owen’s ear talking strategy as Shawn and Razor go at it while Bulldog and Owen hammer away at each other. Michaels ducks a punch from Razor and hits a back suplex. Michaels turns around and Bulldog hits Michaels with a clothesline. Bulldog then hits a vertical suplex on Michaels. Looks like this is going to be the end for Michaels. Bulldog then delivers a press slam and almost eliminates Michaels. Michaels starts stumbling around and he’s on the ropes. Bulldog then clotheslines Michaels over the top rope. Bulldog thinks he’s got rid of Michaels and goes after Owen who is now beating down Razor. Michaels is hanging in there desperately, only one foot of his touched the floor. Michaels manages to get back in and ambushes The Bulldog. Owen hits the insiguri on Razor. Owen and Michaels start double teaming on The Bulldog. Michaels and Owen then throw The British Bulldog over the top rope and The British Bulldog is out. The fans are upset and what a bad night this has been for The Bulldog. Not only did he not win the Intercontinental title, he didn’t win the Rumble. Owen is celebrating in the ring and he’s glad to see The Bulldog out of here.
ELIMINATION #27: The British Bulldog eliminated by Owen Hart and Shawn Michaels
Owen and Michaels then work out a deal to help eliminate Razor as they spend some time double teaming Razor. Razor is very fatigued. Michaels holds Razor as Owen comes off the ropes going for a right hand but heel miscommunication ensues as Razor moves at the last second and Owen accidently hits Michaels sending HBK to the apron. Razor hits Owen with some right hands and then throws Owen into the ropes and Owen bounces off the ropes where Michaels is at, but Michaels getting back up to his feet pulls the ropes down and Owen goes flying over the top rope to the floor. Michaels was trying to get in the ring but he pulled the rope down which eliminated The King of Harts Owen Hart. Owen is not going to do what Bret did last year.
ELIMINATION #28: Owen Hart eliminated by Razor Ramon
Shawn Michaels is back in and now we are down to the final 2 and can you believe it. The first 2 men that started off this match are in there at the end as the final 2 remaining competitors. Pamela Anderson is clapping. What a story unfolding here tonight ladies and gentleman. This is history in the making. Never has this ever happened before at the Royal Rumble. The crowd is on it’s feet here. This is unbelievable, only one of these men will be going to WrestleMania and will face The Hitman Bret Hart. Michaels and Razor have been in this match for almost an hour. Jerry Lawler can’t believe that we are back where we started. Vince said well after the amazing performance both these men have put on, both men deserve to win this and Lawler said like i told you earlier McMahon, we could have 2 repeat winners again. I don’t want to see it because Shawn deserves to win this. Razor and Michaels exchange lefts and rights until Michaels rakes Razor’s eyes. Michaels comes off the ropes and Razor catches him and drops him with the fallaway slam. Razor goes for the Razor’s Edge but Michaels slips out and blasts Razor with the
superkick. Now all Shawn has to do is throw Razor out but Michaels taunts Razor and tries mocking him by going for The Razor’s Edge. Oh no not this way, Michaels is going to throw Razor over the top rope by doing Razor’s own move on him. What an insult this would be for the bad guy. Shawn Michaels blows a kiss to Pamela Anderson and said this victory is for her. Michaels goes for the Razor’s Edge but Razor counters and backdrops Michaels to the floor to eliminate Michaels and Razor wins the Rumble.
RAZOR RAMON HAS WON THE ROYAL RUMBLE. The crowd is going nuts, what an ovation for Razor.
ELIMINATION #29: Shawn Michaels eliminated by Razor Ramon
Winner of the 1995 Royal Rumble Razor Ramon
Match Time 57:45
Razor Ramon’s music hits as he celebrates in the ring and now he’s joined there in the ring by Pamela Anderson. She will be leading the bad guy to the ring at WrestleMania. Gold pyro shoots in the sky as Razor is standing on the turnbuckle celebrating. Jerry Lawler is irate and the crowd is going nuts here for Razor. What a story here for the bad guy, he lost the Intercontinental title 2 weeks ago but what a fightback for Razor. Now he has a huge opportunity of becoming the WWF Champion. Razor the first man in and the last man standing. Razor will be going on to WrestleMania to face The Hitman Bret Hart for the gold. Vince said this has been one of the greatest Royal Rumble matches ever. History has been made tonight with The Bad Guy Razor Ramon coming out on top as the Royal Rumble winner. Vince thanks the fans for joining us. Razor Ramon did his stomp on the canvas taunt as the show comes to a close.
Well there it is, my version of the 1995 Royal Rumble. I really wanted to go with the first 2 starting and being there at the end idea which they did in real life but i changed it around. Sid signed in January 95 so I had him debut here at the Rumble as a surprise entrant. I had the WWF Title match as the 3rd match on the card because of the HBK run in and later on he would come down as the 2nd entrant of the Rumble. As the WWF Title match was a long match, I wanted to have the tag match in next. I had Razor drop the belt to Owen on Raw so then Razor could move into the main event so now here it is, a Rumble win for Razor Ramon. Writing up a Rumble match was just so tough. Hope you guys enjoyed the show. 1995 was a very bad year for the WWE which started off with a horrible Rumble. So now I've given this Rumble the star power that it needed, plus I got the belt off Diesel so he won't have his year long reign now. 
WWF 1995: The New Generation
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) but, he can certainly go a long way with the Evil Clown gimmick. The moves Doink were using were believable for him since he was facing the Undertaker and then I got a bit more of a surprise as Doink actually started kicking Undertaker's ass, even hitting the Whoopee Cushon! 
