The 4 Best Final Fours in Royal Rumble history

3) 2008 Royal Rumble Match - John Cena, Triple H, Batista & Kane

Another iconic Royal Rumble surprise return came in 2008 when John Cena returned to the shock of the Madison Square Garden crowd. Cena was expected to be out of action with a bicep injury for nine months, but he arrived in this match just three months later.

The 16-time world champion was joined by Triple H, Batista and Kane. It was four future WWE Hall of Famers and former world champions. Kane was quickly eliminated.

This led to a showdown between the remaining three men, which invested the fans even more into the match.

Cena completed his triumphant return by eliminating Triple H to win the Rumble.

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2) 2007 Royal Rumble Match - The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Edge & Randy Orton

Sometimes, the Rumble just ends with the ideal final four participants. This was the case in 2007 when the favorites to win the match were all left. They were The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Edge and Randy Orton.

Edge and Orton were WWE World Tag Team Champions and worked together to take out their opposition.

After using steel chairs to clobber both Taker and HBK, Rated RKO seemed set to settle the winner between the two of them.

However, Michaels made one of his signature comebacks, hitting Sweet Chin Music to eliminate both Edge and Orton. What followed was the very best final two showdown the Rumble has ever seen.

HBK and Taker set the stage for their WrestleMania classics in 2009 and 2010 here. For seven minutes, the two legends had fans on the edge of their seats with a riveting back and forth battle.

The Undertaker won his first Royal Rumble by reversing Sweet Chin Music and tossing Shawn Michaels over the top rope.