The Deceased Dozen Of The 1990 Royal Rumble
2. Roddy Piper (17 April 1954 – 31 July 2015)
Steaming in at #6 as the babyface yin to Randy Savage's yang, 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper immediately made his impact felt in levelling the playing field as 'The Macho King' and Ted Dibiase beat Jake 'The Snake' Roberts down in the early portion of the match.
Piper was a ball of energy, and a perfect fit for the match where his in-ring limitations could be hidden and replaced with several scintillating mini-brawls with the best WWE villains of the day.
A subtle highlight when watched in isolation, Piper remained fiercely loyal to his character at the time, generally looking for fights with any heels he'd stumble upon, stopping to briefly take swipes at Jake Roberts and Bret Hart after getting his eyes raked in a great Rumble spot.
Piper lasted twelve minutes in the match, but would meet his end after eliminating Bad News Brown.
The Harlem native didn't take kindly to the early exit, and ripped Piper from the ring to the floor, triggering a brawl to the back that would set up their controversial WrestleMania VI match.