Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble Match From Worst To Best

20. 1990

Cody Rhodes
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Bursting with biceps and blockbuster stars, 1990's Royal Rumble is a bright and beautiful feast of fun that presented the last vestiges of the original golden era and the first gilmpse of an epic WrestleMania main event.

Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior were goliaths in a match already bursting at the sides with stars. Finding a way to book their standoff in an empty ring around the likes of Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Ted Dibiase, Mr Perfect and others was just one of the contest's many mini-triumphs.

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