7 Times Vince McMahon Thought WWE's Royal Rumble Sucked

5. 1995

If anyone moans about the 2020 Rumble after the fact, then kindly remind them to re-watch the 1995 version on the Network. That, just eight iterations into the traditional favourite's run, was inarguably the first time the WWF showed they were already getting bored of the now-established 30-man format.

Three years on from the heights of 1992 and Ric Flair's nineteen-ninety-Woo win, the '95 Rumble featured a lacklustre roster and was over in less than 40 minutes. On TV, McMahon remarked that intervals had been dropped to 60 seconds so the match would be more dangerous. In reality, it showed that the boss knew nobody wanted to wait two minutes between Duke Droese and Jimmy Del Ray.

The "most exciting half hour in television" turned out to be a flop, and it's only notable for Shawn Michaels' start-to-finish win. There's simply no way Vince or anyone else backstage could've come away from a jobber-filled line up (Michaels, British Bulldog, Owen Hart and Lex Luger were the only real stars involved) and viewed it as a success.

It sucked, and Vinnie Mac knew it.