Arguably, the biggest, most important Royal Rumble ever took place in 1992, when the vacant WWF Championship was up for grabs. The 92 Rumble marked an important transition for the annual match: winners of previous incarnations didnt really get a tangible prize (other than the winners purse), but future Rumbles would reward winners with title shots at WrestleMania. The story of the 92 Rumble is well-known: Hogan and Undertaker traded the world title under controversial circumstances, leaving it vacant for the winner of the Rumble match. The real world champion Ric Flair had arrived in WWF, looking to claim the federations world championship. What ensued was one of the most memorable Royal Rumble runs you will ever witness. Flair entered at number 3 much to Flair advisor and commentator Bobby Heenans dismay and managed to stay in the match despite being targeted by nearly every entrant. He confrontation with new Intercontinental Champion Rowdy Roddy Piper was one of the biggest highlights, as Nature Boy was spent and Piper laid waste to him. The banter between Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon was epic, with Gorilla needling the Brain at every turn and Bobby appropriately freaking out and practically bargaining with God to let Flair win (Its a far, far cry from the mess we get from the announcers today.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXMgdbjvE1E At the end, it was Hulk Hogan, Sid Justice and Flair. While Hogan was tied up with Flair, Sid snuck up and eliminated him. Hulk grabbed Justices arm and tried to pull him out (what a sport!), so Flair tossed Sid to win the title. It was a truly epic match and all-around one of the best Royal Rumble moments fans will ever witness.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
