5 Best No. 25 Entries in the Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble has been a staple of the WWE's PPV calendar since 1988
The Royal Rumble has been a staple of the WWE's PPV calendar since 1988

#2 Hulk Hogan (1990) - Winner - 6 Eliminations

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In the 1980s, and for much of the '90s, Hulk Hogan was the biggest draw professional wrestling ever knew. Despite this, Hogan never wrestled in the first Royal Rumble and wrestled in the second as the Champion but was eliminated before the end.

However, in the 1990 Royal Rumble, Hulk Hogan would enter in at position 25 and clean house, eliminating six other competitors to claim victory.

During the Hulk's winning Royal Rumble, he would eliminate Jimmy Snuka, Haku, The Honky Tonk Man, The Ultimate Warrior, Rick Rude, and lastly Mr. Perfect for the win. Hogan, the WWF Champion at the time, and one of the longest reigning champions was seen as the dominant force in the WWF.

He would go on to face the Intercontinental Champion, the Ultimate Warrior, at Wrestlemania VI in a match that would unify both the Intercontinental and WWF belts, with Hulk Hogan losing clean to the beloved Ultimate Warrior.

Hogan was a bigger entity than the business itself back in the day and it is no surprise that he won the event amidst much fanfare.

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