50 Things You Learn Binge-Watching Every WWE Royal Rumble

It's easy to forget just how slick the finish to 2000's Rumble match was, and there are definitely some fans/critics prone to dismissing the fallout as messy. Being fair, The Rock vs. Triple H might've been tastier than the "McMahon In Every Corner" four-way served up at WrestleMania 2000, but nobody can blame the WWF for trying to add value to the main event mix.

Back to the Rumble. There, a dominant Big Show looked to have the match well in hand, but Rocky managed to survive by the skin of his teeth and dump the giant to the floor for a crowd-popping win. Later, footage revealed that Show had a point when he said Rock's feet had touched the floor, but it was treated as fairly inconclusive on-screen. That necessitated a follow up one on one at No Way Out to decide who was 'Mania bound.

Ex-production supremo Kevin Dunn takes a lot of flak (and rightly so for those vomit-inducing camera angle changes and shakes latter day!), but his team shot the 2000 Rumble finish masterfully. The producers smartly held back on alternative angles until later on so they could keep the story going, and that gave Show something to whinge about on Raw and SmackDown during the most important portion of the year.

Bret Hart and Lex Luger have already been praised (mainly Bret) for their '94 spot. This was every bit as controlled; The Rock had to pull at least one of his legs up at the last possible second, but still make sure to leave enough doubts that could crop up on telly 24 hours later.