WWE.comIn terms of star-making Royal Rumble matches, Steve Austin's '97 win is the biggest example yet of how to give someone that extra boost up to the main event scene. 1997 would be a huge year for Stone Cold, and it all started with a massively impressive Royal Rumble win. Throughout his 45-minute stay, Austin eliminated ten opponents and was the outright star of the show as he was often left all alone in the ring to play to the crowd and call for the next entrant to make their way to the ring. And then there were the awesome facials from Austin when long-time rival Bret Hart made his way down to the ring at #21. Assisting in making Austin the star of the show was a hugely creative finish, where the already-eliminated Texas Rattlesnake would sneak back into the ring to eliminate Diesel, Vader and Bret to win the match. Obviously the refs hadn't seen Stone Cold's elimination, but this gave Hart plenty of fuel to vent his frustrations at Vince McMahon and the WWF audience as the double-turn between Austin and the Hitman was getting set to unravel in an iconic match between the pair at WrestleMania XIII.