Andre the Giant did not enter the first Royal Rumble in 1988, so when he competed in the second Rumble, it was only fair to assume he was a prohibitive favorite. After all, Andre had an impressive record in battle royals and won the WrestleMania II battle royal just three years earlier. At the time, Andre was feuding with red-hot babyface Jake The Snake Roberts. Jake figured out that his best bet to overcome his larger opponent was to use Damien to gain an psychological advantage since it turned out that Andre had a fear of snakes. At the 89 Rumble, Andre eliminated Jake, but Roberts returned moments later with his bag in tow. http://youtu.be/azY75osdg58?t=2m54s Roberts threw Damien into the ring and chased Andre over the top rope, eliminating the big man in a creative manner and sending their feud to WrestleMania V.
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.
