Ranking Every WWE Title Match At Royal Rumbles Worst To Best

Mankind being screwed out of the WWF Championship by The Rock in an I Quit Match that seemed unfathomable Mick Foley could ever lose? From a pro wrestling story standpoint, this was brilliantly delivered.

Of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing, and looking back at the brutal beating and head trauma Foley suffered at Royal Rumble 1999 is even more disturbing when we now know what we know about concussions and brain injuries. Adding further to the discomfort of rewatching this one, is the knowledge that The Rock dished out way more chair shots to the handcuffed Hardcore Legend than was previously agreed upon.

As such, it's tough knowing where to rank this infamous contest between two all-time greats.

At the time, the match was must-see, with the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim crowd doing all it could to rally behind Foley. Here in the present day, though, it's extremely tough to watch parts of this I Quit battle when we're fully aware of how this contest impacted Mick and his family - as detailed in Barry Blaustein's brilliant Beyond the Mat documentary that premiered later in '99.