10 Best WWE Royal Rumble Eliminations Ever

5. Bushwhacker Luke (1991)

WWE Royal Rumble 2005 Paul London Gene Snitsky
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WWE have conceived some memorable quick-fire eliminations in the Royal Rumble's illustrious history, but few have the charm of Bushwhacker Luke's four-second stint in 1991.

The New Zealand buffoon marched out as the #27 entrant with all the usual arm-flailing vigour, perhaps excitedly aware he had the luckiest number of all.

Barely breaking stride, he was grabbed by Earthquake immediately upon entry and promptly frogmarched out the other side. The match didn't even freeze around them as the hilarious spot occurred, and the elimination didn't remotely seem to matter to Luke as he trotted back to the dressing room.

Considering the pay-per-view payoffs wrestlers used to receive under the old buyrate model, there will have been few nights more profitable for the tag team star than this one.

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