5 Royal Rumble matches with the best Final Four

One of the strongest groups of final participants in recent memory.
One of the strongest groups of final participants in recent memory.

#4 2002 (Steve Austin, Mr. Perfect, Kurt Angle, and Triple H)

The three men who failed to win the Rumble Match.
The three men who failed to win the Rumble Match.

If there was one thing that Triple H's return to WWE in 2002 just confirmed, it was that he was going to win the gigantic match at January's PPV event and go on to face the Undisputed Champion in the main event of WrestleMania X-8. After all, he had returned after a career threatening injury, which halted his run at the top, and was now the biggest babyface in the professional wrestling industry.

Even then, what made his win even more memorable was the group of Final Four competitors he overcame to book his ticket to the main event of Mania. Steve Austin had recently turned face after a disappointing run as a heel, and despite the fact that he was the first of the four to be eliminated, he did add a lot of excitement to the closing stretch, just like he always does.

A surprising stint by a returning Mr. Perfect was pretty much like his name - Perfect - as he went head to head with Austin, Kurt Angle and HHH hoping to win his first Royal Rumble. However, his remarkable run came to an end at the hands of The Game, who also eliminated Angle after a fun 1-on-1 encounter to win his first Rumble match.

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