15 Best Matches To Ever Take Place At Royal Rumble

10. Bret Hart Vs. Diesel (Royal Rumble '95)

History has had a tendency to think of Bret Hart vs. Diesel and cite Survivor Series '95 as the finest match in their series. That may be true. It does have an innovative climax. A few, perhaps more daring, members of the critical world might give the nod to the first of the three PPV bouts between the pair at the '94 King of the Ring. That was certainly a chance to see Kevin Nash at his hungriest €“ before he became the star that we remember him to be. Frankly, all three watched in succession is a fun venture and it may leave you thinking that, despite its finish, the middle bout at Rumble '95 was actually the best of the lot. It is a good debate. Bret and Diesel had natural chemistry, as much if not more so than Nash had with HBK or anyone else. The dynamic is what makes both 1995 matches so intriguing. At the Rumble, the intent was clear: get Diesel over as the company's top babyface. Bret held that title at the time, even though he did not hold the literal championship belt that often accompanied that honor. He was tasked with helping make the transition. Credit to his professionalism that he willingly did so in such spectacular fashion, working the '95 Rumble bout largely as the heel and allowing the crowd to naturally gravitate toward Diesel. It was a long match with plenty of room to tell a complete tale. Only its ending, which worked for the moment but is not particularly enjoyable on replay, holds it back from definitively staking the claim as the best of their three. Later in the year, the roles were reversed, with Nash inching toward turning heel and Bret being repositioned as the top €œgood guy.€