Royal Rumble 2018: Ranking all number 1 entrants (Part 2)

#17 The First Man Ever!

Bret Hart, Royal Rumble 1988 (Duration: 25:42, Elimination Order: 8, No. of Eliminations: 1)

Bret Hart will always remain in the history books of the Royal Rumble. Not only is Bret the only co-winner alongside Lex Luger of the Royal Rumble, but he is the first man ever to step into the ring for the iconic match.

Though it was never clear if Hart was truly pegged as the main event talent by the WWE or found his way to the top through sheer hard work and discipline. The first ever Royal Rumble indicates, that WWE did see immense potential in the then tag team wrestler.

He not only lasted the longest amount of time, a whopping 25 plus minutes but he also pretty much anchored the whole contest leading it to succession.

If it weren't for the intuitive wrestling mind of Bret matched with the genius of Pat Patterson, we might never have seen another Royal Rumble ever after 1988. Hart would eventually see himself eliminated by Don Muraco, not before taking out Tito Santana. Regardless Bret left an impact that has lasted to this day.

Eliminated by Don Muraco