10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 1995 Facts

3. Patterson Wanted Davey Boy To Go The Distance As Well

It was an easy choice to have an athletic, technically-sound ring general like Shawn Michaels not only win the match, but do so from the number one entry. He had the endurance to capably go the necessary 40 minutes, and it was plenty of fun watching him get bounced around like a superball by 29 other guys.

According to Michaels, it was Pat Patterson who came up with the idea of having Davey Boy Smith enter second. He reasoned it would make the ending more exciting and dramatic, because it guaranteed that one man would go coast to coast and win it all, a WWE first no matter which one pulled it off.

Additionally, Smith was a gifted-enough performer to warrant a 40-minute duration, and would guarantee that two strong workers would always be in the ring with what was a generally-weak field.