10 Weirdest WWE Royal Rumble Entrants

4. Dick Murdoch (1995)

Weird Royal Rumble
WWE

We've already provided the gloss for Shawn Michaels' functional bye to two consecutive WrestleManias, but let's consider in greater detail precisely who the supposed Showstopper stopped reaching the 'Show of Shows' in 1995, shall we?

These are the men he eliminated: Aldo Montoya. Bushwhacker Luke. Duke Droese. Tom Prichard. Jacob Blu. Bushwhacker Butch! And, raising his little finger for the only time in the match, The British Bulldog.

It's not exactly a set if names that'll unduly trouble most Hall of Fame ballots (though perversely, it's only The Bushwhackers and not Davey Boy Smith who are inducted into WWE's version).

This exercise pointedly highlights that the company really were on the bones of their a*se in 1995. That's why, with talent in exceedingly short supply, 48-year-old Dick Murdoch was drafted in to make up the numbers, appearing not as a 'legend' making a cameo, but as if it was business as normal - ten years after his last appearance for the group. He was dumped out by Henry O' Godwinn, of all people.

Editorial Team
Editorial Team

Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.