Ranking All 28 WWE Royal Rumble Winners

By Scott Carlson /

17. Yokozuna €“ 1993

WrestleMania title shot: Defeated Bret Hart at WrestleMania IX; Immediately lost title to Hulk Hogan Without a doubt, this has to be the worst Rumble winner who actually won the title at Mania. Yoko eliminated seven wrestlers en route to winning the first Rumble match that carried a WrestleMania title shot. He then went on to beat Bret Hart in the Mania main event. That alone warrants a high placement on the list. Then it all went to hell. Hulk Hogan came out to help his €œfriend€ Hart, who had been blinded by salt. Mr. Fuji challenged Hogan to a title match right then and there. An errant throw of salt and an atomic leg drop later, the Hulkster was leaving WrestleMania with the world title. Yokozuna€™s reign lasted all of about three minutes.Yoko would eventually get his title back and send Hogan packing out of WWF, but that ridiculous ending severely tarnished his standing as a Rumble winner.