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I think they were making out in front of Linda to top it off.

I was bored, so here are my rankings... 1. 2004 My favorite. Most usually rank 92 ahead of this, but I still think this is the better Rumble. 92 gets the edge on its iron man, Flair for his awesome performance, and for surprisingly and randomly entering early as opposed to Benoit's # 1 spot being announced weeks ahead of time. Still, overall I think 2004 is more exciting. Each has its moments, but I like the finish to 2004 much better. 1992's never sat right with me. Plus, I mark for Benoit winning and being their to see it live. 2. 1992 Not much needs to be said. Everyone loves this match. I just hate the finish. 3. 1990 Probably has the second best first half to a Rumble due to the mini-match of DiBiase & Savage vs. Piper & Jake. Later, there's the awesome Hogan-Warrior confrontation. There was almost always something interesting going on. 4. 2005 The only problem I have with this one is that as soon as # 30 enters, eliminations go into serious rapid fire. Botched finish aside, I love how it came down to Cena and Batista, because we all knew they were the only serious contenders, so there was a little bit of intrigue. Raw vs. Smackdown, Hassan's elimination, Rey's performance, Angle's attack on HBK, and a ton of awesome guys like Benoit, Eddie, Edge, Rey, Jericho, Booker, & Shelton all there in the beginning make this one of the better Rumbles. 5. 2001 I love the finish with bloody Austin (with chair) vs. iron man Kane. It's probably my favorite finish of them all. Surprise entrants like Haku, Big Show, Honky Tonk Man, and sort of Drew Carey are fun. There was the hardcore portion in the beginning, and The Rock got to last a while too. The big problem in here is a very slow portion right around the middle until Big Show entered. 6. 2003 I think this had the best first half to a Rumble, ever, but it severly slowed down once one of the 3MW guys entered right in the middle. While I don't mind the finish as much as most people, it still is disappointing to see Jericho eliminated way earlier than he should have by TEST. 7. 2002 Taker's heel performance is awesome... from clearing the ring, destroying the Hardys, and then killing Maven. Of course, Maven eliminating Taker is a mark out moment. After Taker's elimination, it is slow, though. The portion from Angle's entrance onward is horrible booked. Big Show and Kane are gone in about a minute each. RVD comes in, still massively over, and gets shots in on everyone... and then falls dead to a Pedigree... and lays there dead for about a minute until Booker T enters and casually tosses him over. Then of course, Book is stunnered and flops over the top. It seemed like such a huge waste of everyone. I'm pretty sure everyone marks for Mr. Perfect's performance and the surprise of being second to last eliminated. 8. 1989 A solid match. Studd winning never bothered me, and Hogan's elimination is just a huge shock. 9. 1994 Diesel taking the first monster role is fun, especially when Backlund nearly has him eliminated. I think Savage and Owen were wasted in their minor roles, but this is otherwise a solid Rumble. But Fatu in the final four? 10. 2000 Nothing too special. Since the only real stars were Rock, Big Show, and Kane, I think someone like Jericho should've lasted much longer than he did. I remember all the guys who wrestled earlier in the night (Jericho, Chyna, Holly, APA, & Outlaws) weren't even originally scheduled to be in the match. Imagine how boring this would've been if the originally scheduled Kaientai, Mean Street Posse, Mark Henry, and Mideon actually were in the match. 11. 2006 This probably had one of the best line-ups of all the Rumbles, and there was next to no hype for possible winners, so the winner was almost in the air. Unlike 2005, Rey's iron man performance here just sucks and is forgettable. Maybe it's the production truck's fault for not focusing on him more, but he did absolutely nothing worthwhile during the match except for the last couple minutes. Even with an awesome line-up, this Rumble just felt dull and was disappointing. 12. 1998 Everyone seems to hate how there was always at least 10 people in the ring at a time, but it doesn't bother me too much. Foley's three entrances are funny, but you have to wonder if he purposely didn't try much as Cactus or Mankind so he could enter later as Dude. Owen and Shamrock, who both could've been "top contenders", are both underutilized. Even though we all knew that Rock didn't stand a chance, it was awesome seeing him as the iron man and going out last from Austin. As predictable as Austin's win is, the ending of Austin vs. mid-card heel Rock is awesome. 13. 1997 I'm a mark for Austin's iron man run here, and I love the finish given the history behind it and that it eventually made Bret turn heel within the next month and a half. The biggest flaw is the slowness, but it's fine once Bret enters, which makes Austin deliver his greatest facial expression ever. The AAA guys are annoying, though. 14. 1996 Really boring. HBK's win was predictable, and nothing exciting really happened outside of Vader going nuts after being tossed. Funny part in the middle when Doug Gilbert of the USWA comes out in the middle. Mr Perfect on commentary: "Who's that?" Vince responds: "Why... IT'S DOUG GILBERT!" Perfect: "Alright! ... of the USWA." 15. 1991 To be fair, I've only seen this one twice at most, but I remember being really bored throughout. Hogan winning was understandable since there was no one else, and it gave him extra momentum heading into WM VII. And damnit, Martel was never truly eliminated... he went through the ropes and then climbed onto the top rope. And Knobbs is one of the last guys... 16. 1993 Considering the only other credible guys were Taker (who had to go out via Gonzales), Savage, and Yokozuna, I think Flair and Perfect both should've lasted until the end. The field here is one of the worst, and it is boring once Flair & Perfect both go out early in the match. 17. 1999 Part I: Jobbers, Part II: Mid-carders, Part III: DX/Corporation. They really did a bad job in spreading out the stars. Too much silliness with Austin/McMahon stuff, the Ministry, and Kane and the asylum guys. Once Austin returns, it's not bad, but McMahon winning sucks, obviously. 18. 1995 Not flat out horrible, but it definitely has the worst line-up of any year. There was HBK, Bulldog, Luger, Backlund, and Owen, and the latter two lasted all of two seconds each in the ring. With lowcarder after lowcarder entering, it just gets tedious, even when it's only 38 minutes long.

Isn't the rule that since HBK was standing tall at the end, he's not winning?

Wow, did Orton kill the crowd, or what?

Well, # 1 and # 30 both drew their numbers together at the past two Rumbles.....

Kenny is the new Carlito... winning matches every week with the cheap roll-up.

Yeah, I don't think HBK and Taker have had any contact since the 98 Rumble. The one thing I remember was when Taker returned at Judgment Day 2000, he chased guest referee HBK to the back, sort of. I'm hoping they end up facing off at some point during this year's Rumble... they are the top two possible winners, anyway.

I still like it, but it hasn't stood the test of time for me.

There's still three spots open, so Mercury could be added. The same could be said for Charlie Haas. Shelton's in, but Haas isn't.

From WWE.com, MNM vs. Hardys has been added to the Rumble card, and Matt, Jeff, & Nitro are still listed as being in the Rumble match.

Austin vs. Bret Hart (WM 13) Austin vs. Bret Hart (Survivor Series 96) Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (WM X) Undertaker vs. HBK- HIAC (Badd Blood 97) HBK vs. Mankind (Mind Games 96) Austin vs. Dude Love (Over the Edge 98) Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog (Summerslam 92) 10-Man Tag Match (Canadian Stampede 97) HBK vs. Jeff Jarrett (IYH II) Bret Hart vs. Diesel (Survivor Series 95) Edit: Added in HBK vs. Jarrett

The RVD-Jericho match at Unforgiven was actually pretty awesome, from what I remember. It was their match at KOTR 2002 that he got really defensive about.

I hated it.

Watch out Jamie Noble, KC James, & Idol Stevens.

When was Yokozuna actually let go by the WWF? The last TV appearance I can remember was at Survivor Series 96, but he was still mentioned afterwards and into 1997.

I wish that instead of the usual finishers or cheap roll-up mentioned above, "big moves" like a superplex, ended matches more often. If matches actually had different finishes every so often, there might actually be some suspense to nearfalls and covers.

The grown man giving security crotch chop in retaliation was funny.

Well, RVD is already in the Rumble match, so he's obviously not winning the title tommorrow night.(not that anyone thought he would...) Test is missing, so he is apparently facing Lashley at the PPV.

Well, he did save Trump from that giant earthquake back in 88. I'm sure he has his back today, as well.

JR actually remembered that Carlito used to be called Caribbean Cool?!

Trump, in the ultimate smark move, will choose CM Punk as his representative to face Vince's guy for the eagerly anticipated match of the century in the future.

They better keep their eye on that Val Venis character... I heard a rumor that he was talking to HBK earlier.

NOT HACKSAW!

That shirt looks absolutely rediculous for Orton's pretty boy gimmick.

Apparently it just takes a step shot to beat Umaga in a last man standing match.