Every Babyface WWE Royal Rumble Winner Ranked From Worst To Best

2. Bret Hart (1994)

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An enormous pop greeted the announcement that Bret Hart had won a Royal Rumble designed to be disputed.

Confirmed as the winner along with Lex Luger in separate statements from Howard Finkel before the draw was ruled, Hart had already blown the roof off just by entering the match after brother Owen had assaulted him earlier in the night. Gutting it out until the end, 'The Hitman's journey was the one audiences had been with him on since he was cheated out of the WWE Championship at WrestleMania the prior year.

It was a cute finish to confirm who warranted the push, but the response was never really in doubt.

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