History of WWE Royal Rumble 1995: Worst Rumble Ever?

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

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4.7 • 797 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The 1995 WWE Royal Rumble is often remembered as one of the most controversial and heavily criticized Rumbles in WWE history. From the experimental one-minute intervals, to a thin roster, recycled midcarders, and questionable booking decisions, this match has become infamous among wrestling fans. In this video, we break down exactly what went wrong, why WWE made these choices, and how the fallout shaped the rest of 1995. This is the full history of one of the worst Royal Rumbles of all time.

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0:35.6	The Wrestling History Channel
0:38.4	Time in the deep
0:40.6	Relofeels
0:43.9	The Wrestling History Channel
0:46.4	Is the 1990
0:50.8	Roy Rumble the worst
0:52.8	Royal Rumble?
0:54.5	Hmm.
0:55.8	Possibly.
0:56.9	But welcome to the history of the 1995 Royal Rumble right here on the Wrestling
1:01.3	History Channel.
1:03.0	Let's get into it because some fun facts about this event.
1:06.0	18 out of 30 wrestlers in the Royal Rumble don't continue with the company by the end of
1:14.5	1995. Think about that number. More than half of the wrestlers are no longer employed by the
1:21.6	WWE. By the time we get to December of 1995, that has probably the indication of how terrible the Royal Rumble is, but we will let you
1:31.6	decide because some people love this event, some people hate this event.
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