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$ a+ E2 T- `7 G. c) zHulk Hogan paraded around the ring with a fan-made Hulkamania banner after winning the 1990 Royal Rumble Match.
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Ultimate Warrior absorbed a tough loss at Royal Rumble 1991, losing the WWE Title to Sgt. Slaughter after interference by "Macho King" Randy Savage.# G% ~- M0 K2 z- t, ]6 o2 }
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Surrounded by mirrors, former WCW Champion Lex Luger debuted in WWE as “The Narcissist” at Royal Rumble 1993.
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The WWE Hotline phone banks for that year's Royal Rumble were manned by WWE's top tag teams, including The Nasty Boys, The Steiner Bros. and The Bushwhackers.6 b+ P6 f" s% ^) v) f k
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Reigning WWE Champion Bret "Hit Man" Hart showed his title to Yokozuna, the winner of the 1993 Royal Rumble Match.
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Royal Rumble 1995 took place at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
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; }) |4 S. I7 [, Z, \- Z, TPamela Anderson was WWE's special guest at the event.
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The "Baywatch" star agreed to accompany the Royal Rumble Match winner to ringside at that year's WrestleMania.
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NFL Hall of Famer and WrestleMania XI headliner Lawrence Taylor was also ringside for Royal Rumble 1995.
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$ F( v0 S J: A0 \$ {: k/ ~+ A/ yShawn Michaels pokes fun at himself.
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Latin Lover, another such AAA wrestler, posed with WWE's own heartthrob, Shawn Michaels.! ~" V4 g+ w# z" j
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More than 60,000 members of the WWE Universe attended Royal Rumble 1997, held in San Antonio's Alamodome.
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3 v/ `$ K$ t$ Q! {Mick Foley's family sat ringside for The Hardcore Legend's WWE Title Match against The Rock at Royal Rumble 2000. The scene was famously captured in the movie "Beyond the Mat."
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin went to the hospital during the 1999 Royal Rumble Match. He was attacked by members of The Corporation.1 e# g5 P( ]7 g3 I2 ?3 m6 K) |
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Maven, the winner of "Tough Enough" season one, had a brutal encounter with The Undertaker during the 2002 Royal Rumble Match.! O$ O$ _. l) \; D) {; V+ f& H
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The Superstars of SmackDown and Raw parodied "West Side Story" in a commercial series promoting Royal Rumble 2005.
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5 k! H' s7 @( p o( JTorrie Wilson and Eric Bischoff oversaw the legendary Royal Rumble tumbler, from which Superstars have often drawn their entry number into the 30-man melee.0 S, j- A9 e. O$ |. Z7 _/ w# x
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Bo Dallas bested his fellow NXT Superstars in a Battle Royal to determine who would enter the 2013 Royal Rumble Match.) O8 }& ^9 M0 Y C; o
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D-Generation X members Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and X-Pac took the stage at the "Shooting Straight" panel session at Royal Rumble 2013.8 S l* H. U: ]& P& X1 {
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