5 Royal Rumble matches with the best Final Four

#1 2007 (Randy Orton, Edge, Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker)

Taker and Michaels had to dispatch Rated RKO to set up this monumental closing sequence.

Two years removed from the best possible group of four young Superstars fighting it out for a spot in the Main Event of WrestleMania, WWE somehow managed to present an even better group, one that is yet to be matched in the last 13 years. With two legends of the game and two young stars who were well on their way to becoming megastars fighting to win the big one, the company had the recipe of a perfect Royal Rumble ending right in front of them.

Moreover, each one of them had a good enough chance of going all the way in the match. In Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker, the company had two legends who had been away from the title scene for far too long. In Edge and Randy Orton, they had two of the biggest heels in the company, both of whom could have been suitable opponents for fan favorite champions in John Cena and Batista.

What made this final four truly special was the way the match evolved when it got down to the final two. After dispatching the heel duo, who had been dominant in the match, the two long-time foes in Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker enthralled the fans with a jaw-dropping closing sequence that lasted almost 8 minutes and felt more like a main event singles match than the end of a 60-minute battle royal. One can easily learn how great this Final Four was from the fact that both Taker and Michaels, the winner and runner up, fought in World Title matches at Mania 23, whereas Edge and Orton were World Champions again in less than 10 months.