royal_rumble royal_rumble eighth annual royal_rumble professional wrestling pay view event produced world_wrestling_federation wwf took place january sun dome located tampa florida event featured matches based scripted storylines results wwf main event royal_rumble match shawn_michaels won entering wrestlers time wwf history event featured match diesel defended title match stopped wrestlers interfered referee lost control match title matches took place won razor kid won final match tournament determined new wwf tag team champions storylines royal_rumble carried wwf pay view attacked sitting crowd set match wrestlemania ringside supposed accompany winner royal_rumble match wwf world heavyweight championship match wrestlemania shawn_michaels won match anderson came ring wrestlemania diesel undertaker feud million dollar corporation escalated men stole said undertaker power continued feud months targeted interference wwf world heavyweight championship match background storyline match began feuding brother owen owen unable win title helped win belt survivor series days survivor series diesel faced won title belt agreed grant title shot like diesel fan favorite survivor series shawn_michaels diesel argument michaels accidentally kicked diesel face pair held diesel said want team michaels longer title vacated wwf held tournament determine new champions tournament forced withdraw injured accident result kid took place requested title shot tournament recovered kid holly advanced finals team match determine new champions scheduled place royal rumble undertaker feuding return wwf injury august match undertaker survivor series wrestlers interfered match attacking undertaker feud undertaker escalated performed series items burial plots people claimed paid taxes dying feud escorted ring matches group feud began late challenged wwf intercontinental championship faced times unable win belt portrayed aspiring country music star accompanied ring interfered matches behalf major feuds featured royal_rumble match star attendance ringside announced accompany winner match wwf world heavyweight championship title shot event prior live pay view broadcast defeated dark match televised match razor defended wwf intercontinental championship accompanied strength dominate opening match gained momentum series sleeper hold ran thrown rope hit knee landed hit knee unable return ring awarded match championship change hands challenged continue match agreed nearly pinned twice applied figure apply pressure injured knee escaped hold attempted perform razor edge collapsed weight pinned win title undertaker faced match undertaker gained advantage beginning held called ring undertaker attempted attack rope shook ropes caused fall performed knock undertaker ring attacked undertaker match returned ring control men got knocked ring rolled undertaker pinfall attempt undertaker kicked attempted perform interfered prevent undertaker performed gain pinfall victory match called corporation member help attack undertaker steal said source undertaker power match diesel defended title diesel began match hart hart gained advantage focusing injuring diesel knee performed figure twice attacking diesel outside ring diesel regained advantage size strength throw hart perform power moves wear hart tied diesel legs ring post piece tape kicked repeatedly diesel recovered performed power bomb hart referee count pinfall shawn_michaels ran ring attacked diesel referee ordered match continue match went forth hart submission hold place pressure diesel injured leg interfered attacking match ordered continue diesel rolled diesel pinfall referee knocked unconscious michaels came ring attack diesel attacked referee control match declared draw diesel retained championship kid faced final match tournament began match strength holly holly soon turned match performing throw strength opponents kid performed regained advantage kicking kid head controlled match kid threw ring turned match power moves wear opponents point held attack accidentally hit instead match ended similar manner knocked rope attempted perform kid pinned win match match crowd responded pushing retired nfl player ring laughing loss main event shawn_michaels royal_rumble match second participant seconds wrestler entered match way ring attacked brother result attack owen quickly eliminated match smith brother law threw ring king biggest competitors match fought eliminated entered match eliminated returned later attacked enter match enabled eliminate quickly continued fight final participants remaining ring michaels smith crush attacked crush eliminated michaels crush convinced michaels work turned michaels attacking michaels crush eyes enabled smith eliminate crush michaels smith wrestlers remaining smith threw michaels rope began celebrate michaels touched floor foot eliminated match attacked smith threw ring wrestler win royal rumble entering michaels celebrated ring aftermath day royal_rumble kid faced smoking won match losing belts day kid holly tied time record shortest tag team title reign wwf history faced rematch counteract interference accompanied friend kid won match disqualification win title defeated ladder match regain championship won belt days later undertaker faced king undertaker won match member took possession melted necklace undertaker defeated dark matches house house faced match summerslam undertaker won end feud wrestled quit match wrestlemania hart won match referee determined conceded defeat feud owen featured reunite formed brothers law boy smith despite michaels winning right escorted wwf world heavyweight championship match diesel wrestlemania anderson came ring diesel instead michaels bodyguard attempted interfere michaels behalf ultimately helped diesel retain title diesel offered michaels rematch michaels told needed upcoming match upset michaels attacked michaels diesel came michaels rescue diesel michaels allies teamed win later year challenged match taylor accepted initially refusing diesel trained taylor beat embarrassed challenged diesel match ringside match turned caused lose attacked match led new addition corporation come defense led tag team match diesel defeated reception event attended fans approximately maximum capacity sun dome attendance figure previous year attendance higher following year people attended ticket sales wwf gained lower higher pay view higher figure lower current wwe wrestler stated michaels win wrestler enter ring position win match favorite ending royal_rumble match reviewing event columnist evaluated event acceptable exceptional found royal_rumble match best claimed wwf switch having wrestlers enter seconds hurt match found inconclusive ending wwf world heavyweight championship match frustrating rated match undertaker event rated customers given event half stars royal_rumble released vhs north_america march released united_kingdom vhs format event packaged released dvd united_kingdom line april october wwe released event united_kingdom dvd set results tournament tournament held december january tournament royal_rumble entrances new came approximately minute shawn_michaels superstar win royal rumble entry time entries final match
Royal Rumble (1995)