Every Heel WWE Royal Rumble Winner Ranked From Worst To Best
1. Ric Flair (1992)
A match that still captures the subjective, objective and sentimental admiration of anybody that watches it, 1992's masterful Royal Rumble is loaded with stars, impeccably booked and sublimely presented.
From winner Ric Flair's marathon man performance, to the Hulk Hogan/Sid drama that informed a WrestleMania main event and foreshadowed the impending decline of Hulkamania, to Randy Savage's continuing war with Jake Roberts and just about everything in between, the visuals were made even more memorable by the absolutely incredible commentary by Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon.
Heenan's bargaining with Monsoon, every other competitor and god himself was a riot through to the euphoric end, as was Flair's emotionally charged and politically barbed post-victory speech. Mean Gene insisted that a stagehand put that cigarette out, but 'The Nature Boy' had rolled back the years to briefly light the territory on fire all over again.