Ranking the top 10 matches of WWE's Golden Era

#4 The Royal Rumble Match (1992)

The Royal Rumble in 1992 was the first Rumble in which the WWE Championship was on the line

This may have been the very best Royal Rumble match in the history of the WWE. For the first time in history, the WWE Championship was up for grabs at the Royal Rumble. The greatest gathering of talent in a single WWE match fought tooth and nail for the coveted championship.

The participants included the likes of the British Bulldog, Macho Man, Hulk Hogan, Sid Vicious, Ted DiBiase, Kerry Von Erich, Shawn Michaels, Roddy Piper and much more. But more than any of these men, this Royal Rumble served as the crowning pedestal for a certain Ric Flair.

Flair entered the match at number three and the fans knew that he was in it for the long haul. What made the match memorable was Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan exchanging jabs on commentary.

Heenan was unabashedly in support of Flair and begged for anyone in the ring to help out the Nature Boy. The last four men were Hogan, Savage, Flair and Sid Vicious. Savage was eliminated by Hogan following which Sid eliminated the Hulkster.

However, Flair would have the last laugh as he would go on to eliminate Sid with some assistance from Hogan on the outside. This Royal Rumble portrayed WWE’s eagerness to move away from Hulk Hogan to leaner, better technicians as the face of the company. This match marked the beginning of the end for the Hulkamania Era.