Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View From Worst To Best

17. 1995

Royal Rumble
WWE.com

The Good: The Tag Team Title tournament final pitting Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka against Bob Holly and The 1-2-3 Kid was sublime, even if it only served as the set-up to the Lawrence Taylor angle afterwards. Jeff Jarrett and Razor Ramon had an absolutely terrific opener - 'Double J' was a complete pr*ck en route to stealing Razor's beloved belt with the help of The Roadie. Diesel and Bret Hart's WWE Championship match was one of the best in show history

The Bad: Shawn Michaels goes coast-to-coast and that's superb, but only he and The British Bulldog (entrant #2) deserve any particular credit for their shift in the abbreviated 'January Classic'. WWE's roster (and financial state) wasn't an embarrassment of riches in January 1995 - it was merely a bit of an embarrassment.

The Ugly: The Undertaker's unending feud with the Million Dollar Corporation found its nadir in worthless fashion - his clash with IRS was the drizzling sh*ts and offered no payoff of note, as these contests rarely during desperate times for 'The Deadman'.

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