Every WWE Royal Rumble 'Final Four' - From Worst To Best
23. 1989 - Akeem, Rick Martel, Ted DiBiase & Big John Studd
The second Rumble was pretty similar to the first in terms of star power and booking. I mean, right down to One Man Gang/Akeem in the final four. At the very least, it also included Ted DiBiase, arguably the promotions top heel at the time, Rick Martel fresh from an AWA Championship run, and a returning Big John Studd. The finish was poetic: the newly virtuous Studd squared off with DiBiase, who had purchased the #30 spot outright. DiBiase was also the partner of Studds blood rival André the Giant, who had memorably bested him at WrestleMania I to the tune of $15,000. André had also won the last high-profile match Studd had been in (at WrestleMania II), so his elimination of DiBiase here was a satisfying payoff, as well as his career highlight.
