The WWE presents the 2015 Royal Rumble on Jan. 25 live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Throughout the years, there have been plenty of memorable elminations in the Rumble Match and we here at Sports World News will count down the five best ring exits of all-time.
5) Royal Rumble 2007: Sabu Goes Through:
The "suicidal, homicidal and genocidal" Sabu made his Royal Rumble debut in 2007 and immediately made an impact by setting up a table on the outside of the ring. For the next few minutes, many entrants teased going through it with false eliminations on the ropes leading to the question of who it would be that would go through the table. Eventually, it was Sabu himself who was thrown through the table as Kane picked him up and chokeslammed him out of the ring through the table in one of the most memorable eliminations of all time.
Winner: The Undertaker
4) Royal Rumble 2009: Santino Marella Defies History And Achieves A Record That Will Never Be Broken:
Finally, The Warlord can rest. 20 years after The Warlord created history by only lasting two secondsin the Rumble Match, Santino Marella broke the record that had stood for two decades after doing his classically stupid waltz to the ring only to get clotheslined out immediately by Kane, setting an infamous record by lasting just one second in the Rumble. It's safe to say that record will never be broken, though you never know with the WWE.
Winner: Randy Orton
3) Royal Rumble 2000: Face-first Taka:
At the 2000 edition of the event, Funaki and Taka Michinoku, collectively known as Kaientai, were angered by the fact that they weren't included in the 30-man match. The dynamic duo made sporadic and random appearances on several occasions throughout the bout to attack superstars, which all ended with them being thrown over the top. However, on the last time out for Taka, he was thrown over the top rope with such velocity that he did a front flip and landed directly on his face in one of the more painful eliminations in the match's history. The next time Funaki came out, he was understandably alone.
Winner: The Rock
2) Royal Rumble 2002: Maven Owns The Undertaker's Yard
The Undertaker entered the 30-man match in 2002 as one of the favorites to win it all with his newly minted heel character, however he got an early draw at No. 8 casting doubt that he'd last until the end. So who would eliminate The Deadmanr? Would it be big names like Triple H. Kurt Angle, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin or even returning Mr. Perfect? Turns out, it was none of the above as rookie and Tough Enough winner Maven snuck up behind a distracted Undertaker--who was dealing with The Hardys--and dropkicked him out of the ring in one of the most memorable eliminations. It was the highlight of Maven's stint in WWE, and it didn't end well as 'Taker proceeded to beat him up throughout the arena and Maven couldn't finish the match. Maven's career didn't last much longer.
Winner: Triple H
1) Royal Rumble 2005: Paul London Crashes and Burns:
In thinking about the most impressive Royal Rumble elimination in the event's history, Paul London's exit from the 2005 match owns the crown. London was involved with Gene Snitzky during the match and found himself out on the apron while Snitzky was still in the ring. London was able to dodge Snitzky's first clothesline attempt, but he wasn't so lucky the second time as Snitzky connected with an unbelievable clothesline that led to London flipping over backwards and turning inside out. We're still waiting for him to land. London basically did a Shooting Star Press off of the apron onto the floor in one of the most memorable eliminations in history.
Winner: Batista
There have been some unreal eliminations in the history of the Rumble Match and the 2015 event will likely add more crazy ring exits to the collection.
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