Shawn Michaels was the first participant in the 1995 Royal Rumble match. HBK went from one coast to another and won the match with a shot at WWF Titleholder Diesel at WrestleMania XI.

50 observations after watching a staggering 45 WWE Royal Rumble matches. ... It's still agony to watch the hype video before 1993's Intercontinental Title clash between Shawn Michaels and Marty ...

The field wasn't the strongest in the 1996 Royal Rumble match and Shawn Michaels was the odds-on favorite to win his second Rumble. Michaels entered 18th, and he was determined to get back into ...

Men’s Royal Rumble winners. 1993: Yokozuna. WrestleMania 9 match result: ... WrestleMania 12 match result: Shawn Michaels def. Bret Hart (c) in 60-minute Iron Match to win WWF Championship; ...

After entering the 1995 Royal Rumble from the #1 spot, Shawn Michaels went the distance and outlasted 29 other men to secure his place in that year's WrestleMania main event. But 1995 proved to be ...