10 WWE Wrestlers Vince McMahon Loved At First Sight
8. Diesel
Vince McMahon was on commentary as relative newcomer Diesel tore through most of the first 10 men to enter the 1994 Royal Rumble. He got to call, as only he could, the remarkable ability of Shawn Michaels' bodyguard let off the leash for the first time as he made mincemeat of the midcard before falling afoul of a numerical disadvantage as the match moved into its second act. He got to hear the deafening "Diesel" chants as he left the ring defeated but not deflated.
'Big Daddy Cool' was born that night in Providence, Rhode Island.
Bret Hart earned a thunderous pop as he gamely battled through the pain of an Owen-inflicted knee injury to co-win the contest. Lex Luger - not yet completely cast as a choker - earned a sizeable number of cheers for all his usual babyface bluster. 'HBK' himself went long in the match for the first time ever, foreshadowing his winning form of the next two years. F*cking Sparky f*cking Plugg even looked alright as the future Bob Holly put in a hell of a shift to get himself over in spite of factors.
None of them mattered. Not really. Only one man was inked in to win the title at the end of the year - the nascent New Generation was readying itself for a refuelling.