6. The Lineup Was Very Strong
If you look at the star power in the 1992 Royal Rumble, it can be argued that it was the most star studded Rumble ever. In the 2000s there were some that were really great like in 2001, but for the 1990s this was definitely the best. Here's a listing at some of the names in the match that are already in the WWE Hall of Fame or likely will be one day: British Bulldog (#1), Ted Dibiase (#2), Ric Flair (#3), Shawn Michaels (#6), Tito Santana (#7), Texas Tornado (#9), Greg Valentine (#11), Nikolai Volkoff (#12), Big Boss Man (#13), Roddy Piper (#15), Jake Roberts (#16), Jim Duggan (#17), Jimmy Snuka (#19), The Undertaker (#20), Randy Savage (#21), Hulk Hogan (#26), Sgt. Slaughter (#28) and Sid Justice (#29) Those are 18 names. Of those names, if you picked out the top five all-time stars in the match you could go with Hogan, Flair, Michaels, Undertaker and Savage as one of the strongest groups of top five names in Royal Rumble history. That's without mentioning a guy like Piper too. A key part of every Rumble is building up contenders to win. The fans watching at home have to believe most of the performers have a chance to win. Obviously guys like Skinner or The Warlord aren't going to win, but you have to make the fans think there are plenty of potential winners. That's what this match did. The amount of great talent in this match helped make it a classic. Plus, you also got classic promos like this one from The Berzerker and Mr. Fuji. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8BoeOSvFbQ Huss! Huss!