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#11 The year of The Bulldog

British Bulldog, Royal Rumble 1992 (Duration: 23:33, Elimination Order: 7, No. of Eliminations: 3)

In 1992 it may have seemed that WWE was ill-prepared for the future, hence the debacle that was the dark ages and the subsequent New Generation forcing the company to look beyond hulked up (read: steroid users) behemoths to lead the company.

Yet, to be honest, the WWE was actually trying and in 1992 there was a clear sign for a change of guard. Like his New Generation compatriots, the British Bulldog was primed to rule the future of the company. Unlike his New Generation compatriots, the British Bulldog could neither keep clean nor sober long enough for his push to materialize into anything concrete.

1992 really seemed like the Bulldog's year. WWE looked to Bret Hart to be elevated up the card. They transferred his Intercontinental Championship to British Bulldog at Summerslam in 1992, in the Bulldog's home country of England.

All of this was foreshadowed at the Rumble, wherein the number one position the Bulldog gave a grand showing by eliminating three superstars in quick succession before being dumped by eventual winner Ric Flair.

It was a sign that Bulldog was the future for WWE if only he'd held up his end of the bargain.

Eliminated by Ric Flair

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