11 years after Lex Luger and Bret Hart co-won the Rumble, a similar ending occurred but was concluded in a far more satisfying manner. Batista and John Cena would be in those positions in 2005, setting the stage for the next generation of WWE main event supermen. Batista would win the restarted match, but both would win gold at WrestleMania. The match itself started out with 2004 winner Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero, a surefire way to guarantee quality from the get-go. Tough Enough winner Daniel Puder was out at three followed by Hardcore Holly at four, guaranteeing a particularly painful few moments for the rookie at the hands of the veterans. Needless to say he was brutalised before being tossed by Holly. There were some great eliminations throughout the match, including one of the most memorable when Snitsky decapitated Paul London with a clothesline to the floor. London was incredible, lest we forget. The final four was made up of Cena, Batista, Rey Mysterio and Edge; as stacked a final four as you are getting. The finish really made this though, not least because of the hilarity involving Vince McMahon. As referees, Cena and Batista debated the result, Vince stormed to the ring and slid in, managing to tear not one but both of his quads in the process. He then lays into everyone whilst sitting down, in one of the most surreal wrestling moments of all time. Beautiful.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
