5 Royal Rumble Winners You Probably Forgot About

#2 Lex Luger (co-won 1994 Royal Rumble)

Lex Luger: Co-won the 1994 Royal Rumble with Bret Hart

Former WCW World Champion, Lex Luger was expected to achieve big things in WWE, when he signed on in late 1992. By 1994, however, after the failure of the Lex Express tour the previous summer in which he did not capture the WWE Championship from Yocozuna, fans had lost interest in the character.

The more realistic Bret Hart character was more engaging to the masses and it was he, who the WWE fans were now supporting in large numbers.

The 1994 Royal Rumble was an entertaining match and memorable for Diesel becoming a star when he eliminated seven men in quick succession.

However, it was a disaster for Luger. When he and Hart last eliminated each other, the crowd loudly cheered Hart and booed Luger.

Few remember that Hart did not win the bout himself as Luger failed to wrest the title from Yocozuna at Wrestlemania X and Hart would defeat 'Zuna later that night to win the title for a second time.

Luger is one of a very small number of wrestlers to never appear on screen for the promotion after he left in 1995.