9 Unofficial WWE Royal Rumbles

2. 6-Man Mini Royal Rumble (Raw, 14/1/08)

Mini Rumble
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WWE fans were treated to a historic first in January 2008, namely the inaugural little person Royal Rumble, a prelude to the regular-sized one to come later on in the month.

A modest six wrestlers took part in this one, among them Hornswoggle, recently revealed as Vince McMahon's illegitimate son, and miniature versions of Mr Kennedy, Mankind, Batista and Kane.

After the ex-Cruiserweight Champion cleared house, it appeared as though nothing could stop him from claiming victory - but then WWE decided to throw a giant curve-ball into the mix for the hell of it. Out walked The Great Khali (like, the actual Great Khali).

Putting these two in the ring together, you suspect, had been an ambition of the WWE creative team for a while, and it was only a matter of time before they actually did it. Luckily, though, we didn't have to witness them wrestle: a shillelagh-wielding Finlay came to his sidekick's rescue in the nick of time.

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