10 Amazing Small WWE Royal Rumble Moments You May Have Missed
3. Kip Up. Sit Up - Royal Rumble 2007
Think of Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker and myriad matches and moments likely come to mind. The two ‘Mania bouts are full of highlights, of course - the Tombstone kick-out, HBK’s last stand. Then there’s the inaugural Hell In A Cell, Michaels’ guest ref spot at ‘Mania 28 - the list goes on.
Somewhere down the pecking order is their pairing as the final two in the 2007 Royal Rumble. Compared to their epics on the grandest show of all, it’s a relatively brief affair, but might just include the coolest little moment they ever concocted.
Towards the end of the battle, the two superstars both find themselves downed. The tension builds and builds until - with picture perfect timing, HBK kips up at the exact moment ‘Taker sits bolt upright.
Each of these signature flair moves is guaranteed to pop a crowd any day of the week, but the combination of the synchronicity and the grand stage makes this one of the most beautifully giffable wrestling moments in WWE history. Probably not what either old school veteran was reaching for, but there you go.