The Royal Rumble match is always celebrated because there are so many different facets of the match that you can talk about. There are countless stats that you can tie into the match, there are many stories that can be built throughout the course of the match, and finally there is the order that the wrestlers come in at starting from #1 to #30. Since 2008, it seems that the WWE has decided to put an emphasis on giving the WWE Universe a great #1 v. #2 matchup as you see below: 2008 - Undertaker (#1) v. Shawn Michaels (#2) 2009 - Rey Mysterio (#1) v. John Morrison (#2) 2010 - Dolph Ziggler (#1) v. Evan Bourne (#2) 2011 - CM Punk (#1) v. Daniel Bryan (#2) 2012 - The Miz (#1) v. Alex Riley (#2) 2013 - Dolph Ziggler (#1) v. Chris Jericho (#2) 2014 - CM Punk (#1) v. Seth Rollins (#2) The past seven years have had some exciting #1 and #2 starts to the Royal Rumble match with Dolph Ziggler and CM Punk being part of those beginnings. You also have The Miz and Alex Riley kickoff to the match after the face turn of Riley. Seven years ago, you have the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels kicking off the Royal Rumble one year after they were the final two, and it was a precursor to a couple of the greatest Wrestlemania matches of all-time. This article take a look at 10 possible #1 v. #2 match-ups that can continue that tradition of kicking off the Royal Rumble match with an exciting start.
Jeremy Bennett has been a wrestling fan since he was a Little Stinger watching Saturdays at 5:05 at his Grandma's house. His past, present, and future favorites in the business are Ric Flair / Dean Ambrose / Finn Balor. He is a co-owner of the gaming website TheGamingTailgate.com. You can also find him on Twitter - @JBHuskers
