Royal Rumble 2018: Ranking all final Rumble entrants (Part 1)

The final spot in the Rumble has led to three winners, all of them former world champions before the win!

#26 The first ever last entrant

The Junkyard Dog, Royal Rumble 1988 (Duration: 02:30, Elimination Order: 15, No. of Eliminations: 0)

Remember when the Royal Rumble had only 20 participants? No?

Me neither, this was well before our time in 1988. I'm sure Junkyard Dog remembers, just as much as eventual winner Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

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These were simpler times, winning the Royal Rumble would be an achievement but didn't necessarily lead to anything for anyone. In fact, Rumble victories couldn't even guarantee the winner a spot at Wrestlemania, just ask Big John Studd who won the second ever rumble only to turn special guest referee at Wrestlemania V.

Coming back to the Junkyard Dog, entering the number at 20; he etched his name in the record books much like first entrant Bret Hart, but really didn't do anything beyond lasting for a respectable two and a half minutes.

Eventually, he was unceremoniously dumped out by Ron Bass. Who's Ron Bass? Even I don't know.

Eliminated by Ron Bass

Edited by Shruti Sadbhav