10 Best WWE Royal Rumble Matches

9. Diesel Vs. Bret Hart (1995)

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For someone who allegedly didn't know how to wrestle, Kevin Nash's match at the 1995 Royal Rumble was pretty good - although perhaps that says more about the unrivalled ability of Bret Hart to make his opponents perform beyond themselves.

Whatever happened on the night - Diesel and former friend Shawn Michaels having some sort of "Freaky Friday" body-swap moment, perhaps - this deserves to be remembered as one of the great WWE bouts of the largely drab and forgettable mid-90s.

It was actually a pretty methodical affair too, at least in the early goings. Much of the Hitman's offence centred on trying to disable his opponent's long legs by - for example - tying him to the ring post and then kicking him repeatedly right in his poor knees.

Before long, mayhem ensued. A bunch of wrestlers including Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels, Jeff Jarrett and The Roadie all decided that they wanted in on the action, leading to the referee declaring a draw around the half-hour mark. Somehow, though, that doesn't detract from the match's overall quality - it was just a fun spectacle in every sense.

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