10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 1996 Facts
1. Bret Hart Was Injured During The Main Event
If you've never seen the Hart/Undertaker match, you may be a bit disappointed if and when you actually do. It's not exactly either man's best work, though it's not horrible either. The bout stretched out beyond 28 minutes and ended without a decisive finish, so it's got that going against it.
An injury may be partially to blame for the match not being up to either man's standard. According to Bret Hart, he injured his knee during the course of the lengthy match. No matter, the injury wasn't serious enough to prevent Hart from passing the torch to Michaels in two months' time.
Hart also noted that looking weak in the finish wasn't the best way to build him up for the 'Mania dethroning, nor did barely defeating Diesel in a cage match at In Your House the following month. Both times, he was secondary to Undertaker and Diesel's feud.