Every WWE Royal Rumble's Best Performer

1989 - Hulk Hogan

It's a tricky one here. Hulk Hogan unquestionably made the biggest impact in 1989, but Mr. Perfect put in an impressive 27-minute shift. At the end of the day, though, the nod has to go the The Hulkster.

Big John Studd was the eventual winner of the '89 Rumble - which was the first time the event was televised - but it was Hulkamania that was really running wild, brother. Hogan may only have been in the match for 11 minutes, but he ticked a whole host of boxes during his performance.

For a start, the pop to Hogan coming out was simply ridiculous. Secondly, the match served to further the tension between Hulk and then-WWF Champion Randy Savage. And thirdly, Hogan would eliminate a mammoth ten guys during that 11-minute stay. Courtesy of Hulkamania, out went Mr. Perfect, Tito Santana, Koko B. Ware, Bushwacker Luke, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, The Warlord, Bad News Brown, Randy Savage and Big Boss Man.

Ever as a non-Hogan fan, it's hard to argue the 1989 Royal Rumble match didn't belong to the Hulkster.