Top 10 Non-Rumble Matches in Royal Rumble History

Outside of WrestleMania, no event is as important to the professional wrestling world as the Royal Rumble. After all, the Rumble match gives us our #1 contender for the WWE Championship at the “Showcase of the Immortals.”

Historically, the Royal Rumble has been a “one match card.” All of the focus is placed on the Rumble itself, and most events had 5 or fewer matches due to the lengthy nature of the main event. Winning the Royal Rumble means a wrestler is well on his way to establishing his main event status.

However, lost in all of the hoopla for the 30-man, over the top rope battle royal, is the fact that some of wrestling’s all-time greatest contests are hidden amongst the 27 previous Royal Rumble cards.

Here are the top 10 non-Rumble matches in Royal Rumble history: