WWE Royal Rumble: 5 singles or tag classics you may have forgotten

#3. The Rock v Mankind - 1999

The Rock dishes out a beating in 1999

Now here's a match that's worth 21 minutes of anyone's time.

If you think back to the 1999 Rumble and only remember Vince McMahon winning the Rumble match, you need to take a long hard look at yourself - this night also played host to one of the best WWE Championship matches ever at a Rumble pay per view.

Still trying to shake off the challenge of Mankind after the masked superstar was humiliated at Survivor Series two months prior, WWE Champion The Rock put the gold on the line in an I Quit match - vowing to make Mankind say the dreaded two words.

He managed it, too - albeit controversially. It would later be revealed that with Mankind out cold after a savage beating, Rock and his corporate cronies played a recording of the challenger previously saying the words 'I Quit' during an interview over the arena public address system, fooling most people - including the referee - into thinking there had actually been a submission. The match was over.

Of course all was eventually revealed, but it did little to ease Mankind's aching wounds. During the battle, he was assaulted with steel chairs and handcuffs, and thrown into electrical circuitry. It was a hellacious battle, and not one you'll be able to un-see in a hurry.