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A different view of Royal Rumble: photos
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, U G( r) \- r& v1 cHulk Hogan paraded around the ring with a fan-made Hulkamania banner after winning the 1990 Royal Rumble Match.2 W b8 _! t+ z; J4 z" ^" O
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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.* h# }5 b3 c# j l+ l" R
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! @3 l' I, x$ H0 L8 o* ^' T/ u, eSurrounded by mirrors, former WCW Champion Lex Luger debuted in WWE as “The Narcissist” at Royal Rumble 1993.9 R6 O. J K9 H1 I' T2 w
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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.5 @ w |" Z# f! N) J: S
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5 \/ ~1 B+ J7 ~# W! IMarty Jannetty and Tatanka also chipped in.
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"Sensational" Sherri was distraught after getting involved in Jannetty's match against Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels.
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w5 z& x8 j4 |5 IReigning WWE Champion Bret "Hit Man" Hart showed his title to Yokozuna, the winner of the 1993 Royal Rumble Match.
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* j* e0 A$ u9 Z2 h T( T7 k+ {# s/ LRoyal Rumble 1995 took place at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
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Pamela Anderson was WWE's special guest at the event.2 H o. W& z9 I) E4 F2 F
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y7 k% @/ o9 p% r' M/ J' AThe "Baywatch" star agreed to accompany the Royal Rumble Match winner to ringside at that year's WrestleMania.
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; n7 l5 D$ R' g8 ?% }# S1 {9 jNFL Hall of Famer and WrestleMania XI headliner Lawrence Taylor was also ringside for Royal Rumble 1995.; N5 n+ H; J; w+ x/ e. M8 a0 I
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Bret "Hit Man" Hart spoke at a press event in the days leading up to Royal Rumble 1997 in San Antonio.
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+ Y/ r2 A2 i7 P( ~3 S2 mMr. McMahon posed with the eventual WWE Hall of Famer.
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/ m+ a6 w- Q# K! [! q" q0 iShawn Michaels pokes fun at himself.
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3 ^( w4 S; N* F: _$ A. u2 {Several luchadors from the Mexican organization AAA competed on the 1997 card, including Pierroth.
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# y$ o; |' P+ z7 t; {+ g. S& E* oLatin Lover, another such AAA wrestler, posed with WWE's own heartthrob, Shawn Michaels.
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AAA briefly exchanged talent with WWE. Latin Lover and Pierroth appeared with WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon and Antonio Peña, who founded AAA, in a photo opp.
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8 X! `, j5 ?2 y0 IMore than 60,000 members of the WWE Universe attended Royal Rumble 1997, held in San Antonio's Alamodome.
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# L# g. ~$ k' w4 m4 ?" ~, X: LThe French announce team included Raymond Rougeau and his father, Jacques Rougeau Sr.
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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.") n# w1 E7 v) p$ d$ u0 I) p7 d
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
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Get ready for WWE Network, a 24/7 streaming network with every live pay-per-view event, including WrestleMania, and much more — coming 2.24.14! Z6 n4 l- b' J( E
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+ c7 _, a0 {$ z$ h" `"Stone Cold" Steve Austin went to the hospital during the 1999 Royal Rumble Match. He was attacked by members of The Corporation.3 y0 Q! S* X# V9 B
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Austin returned before the match was over, but The Texas Rattlesnake still wound up being eliminated by Mr. McMahon.
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4 p9 j) |1 X* V& `5 v6 q1 @Jeff Hardy sailed into a Swanton against The Dudley Boyz at Royal Rumble 2000.
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- t/ F H& R. w# |$ wTazz made Kurt Angle tap out in the Rumble's opening match, which was also the ECW Original's debut in WWE.
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3 P" z& _+ r7 @/ E1 WDrew Carey was an unexpected entrant in the 2001 Royal Rumble Match.
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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.3 q6 _9 g/ w! d9 L+ @! \
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Undisputed WWE Champion Chris Jericho fought The Rock at Royal Rumble 2002.- q( D, |" e7 i% }4 D) S
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Torrie Wilson and Eric Bischoff oversaw the legendary Royal Rumble tumbler, from which Superstars have often drawn their entry number into the 30-man melee.( q: _/ M& o) n7 D6 K; ]
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( o4 f( N/ [$ S: b; @2 ^; TMark Henry, Triple H and John Cena were on hand for the Royal Rumble press conference in 2006.4 L S g0 r$ _# z: d0 ~
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( [! R. R0 S2 r* E. \Batista posed with former Saliva vocalist Josey Scott at Royal Rumble 2007.
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The 2013 Royal Rumble commemorative seats depicted The Rock.4 V/ d7 K5 X# r2 p$ o* T* H8 N' p; [
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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.& T& @6 p+ x Q6 d& x+ Z
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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.
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