Every Babyface WWE Royal Rumble Winner Ranked From Worst To Best

23. Lex Luger (1994)

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It's one thing to not be as over as you once were following fans losing faith in your direction, but it's quite another to have that lack of interest compared to that of somebody in a far sweeter spot.

This was Lex Luger's lot in 1994 as WWE decided to haul both over the top rope at the same time to gauge reactions in the building to both being named as winner. It was a landslide, foreshadowing 'The Hitman's cathartic WrestleMania crowning and further enhancing Luger's unfortunate status as a big match choker.

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