When Shawn Michaels won the 1996 Royal Rumble

[01MaverickTen10]

Holly sucked back then too

[chenderify]

Has anyone realised Vader wore his singlet the wrong way round.

[TheIndudey360]

It would cool if he returns this year at the royal rumble for fun !

[j3remy32]

Olds Time's.

[mzbarbie23]

shawn is soo sexy and wow he had to jump high 4 that high five

[MasterOfTimeForever]

Wait A minute i thought a particapaent who is not in the royal rumble eliminates a particapent in the ring is eliminated why wasnt hbk eliminated when vader throwed him over the top?

[BatistutaK]

@MasterOfTimeForever I've been trying to find the answer for that one.... every other year it has counted as an elimination

[maverick916]

@BatistutaK i guess they were more leniant back then. in 92, macho man jumps over the top rope to the floor to attack someone, but they let him come back, because he wasnt thrown over the top by a participant.

weird...

[AngelicaM2009]

@MasterOfTimeForever because Vader was already eliminated. He wasn't legal when he threw hbk out.

[AngelicaM2009]

@MasterOfTimeForever Sorry I misread the question! They must have changed the rules though because, you're right, every year I watched it counted.

[SAADALDALI]

HBK entrance... I'm shivering!

[ELxHITMAN]

HBK is my favorite wrestler of all time. Dolph Ziggler is my favorite wrestler eight now, and I think he's on the verge to be superstar just like HBK around 96. What do u guys think? Watch Ziggler.

[Samuele541]

lawler suffered a lot!

[LuckyDT]

Gotta love HBK, he personified the "cool heel", and wound up being the best ever.

[hartbreakid10]

back in the days shawn had 100 times more fans then cena and probably does except the kids

[TheGomgomboy]

wwf was fucking crazy , bucket of shit and fucking snake in a match , good times!

[ThaBlackRadical]

VADER WAS PISSED LOOL

[xBoneyM666x]

4 people has shit in bed this morning.

[XForceLeo]

"Unbelievable! Can you believe that!?" Love it. You brilliant commentator you <3

[JOHNNYCFC18]

what the hell was in that bucket

[CrzyKid48]

Poor snake :(

[trp16]

not to fake of a kick i seen that

[souljamobb3]

ushould have none he was g0one win, he da only won came out wit his music playing

[WWFinurhouse]

lol hardcore holly?

[krazyzark]

1:13 did vader put his singlet on backwards? 1:32 the backside looks more like his usual front.

[takisguy7]

this is y shawn is the best wrestler ever

[brandons3]

@takisguy7 this is why? because he won this the royal rumble he is the best wrestler ever? wow so alberto del rio, batista, rey misterio, john cena and all the RR winners are the best wrestlers ever too .... please shawn is ONE of the best ever fact but dont say that he is the best ever because of a RR win

[takisguy7]

dude chill alberto only won because evryone in wwe these days suk balls now, hbk is the best

[Macca1969]

Everyone in the ring was probably like "Oh fuck....here comes Shawn...great..." when his music played lol.

[lennyman202010]

bob holly first gimmick was horrible

[seph965]

a few comments one do u see how they anounce triple H, lol by his ring name hunter herst helmsly. this is when wwe/f was good when they didnt rely on appearnces they used real big men.

[jake815718]

wow 2 years in a row

[wowhead1]

ok the best rumble was when he went from #1 and won it

[HawaiiAngeyStoner1]

there would never be another match where theres a snake

[nuknuknuk111]

there will never be another heartbreak kid shawn michaels!!!

[MagicianFlip69]

Man I remebered this. It was the best royal rumble ever.

[1234bboys]

HBK knows the Royal Rumble well Congrtas..... one of the best......

[michaelrehor9495]

wrong wrestle mania idiot

[oMitchFury]

Lame

[shanveerkasim99]

I remember this royal rumble i was 9 yrs old one of the best RR i have watched cherish those days

[iramruiz1996]

back when winnin it was actually worth sumtin

[hbkhplover]

5:27-5:28 HOTTTT

[motleyhar]

Worst....editing...ever

[razorclaws13]

wow DX !! hahaha 123 kid , hunter hearst helmesly and hbk .. hahahaha

[calico666]

@razorclaws13 Just what I was thinking hahaha

[AzEvanz]

@razorclaws13 Or 123 kid, hhh, hbk and diesel... basically the whole band back together!

[razorclaws13]

@AzEvanz hell yeah

[ChaosRiddenReaper]

WOW this takes me back years. best royal rumble ever.

[yoyoboy316]

@jnblz316 I would have to correct u by saying that this is the 96 rumble actually !!!

[HbkTheBestThereIs]

HBK is the best there is

[wwecndimos]

i am 12,and i saw this rumble random bbut it was the best royal pumble

ver!!!

[BigPapi3600]

Wow that super kick was no where even near his head lmao

[wasacacatv]

at 2:47...cena, batista, many others have to take steroids to do what a normal HBK in his prime do??...eliminate yokuzuna and vader from the rumble??...yeah..GO CENATION

HBK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>cena "commander of fruity pebbles" tion

[wwecndimos]

@wasacacatv we are not sure that hbk is normal...

[incubussubucni]

I was there and nearly pooped my pants when the greatest superstar of all time won two years in a row

[drumnbassdean]

Fucking hell i remember this like it was yesterday. Think i remember this more than any other Royal Rumble or Wrestlemania. Especially the HBK and Bg Daddy bit at the end!!

[gautamchawla]

3:31 That's some head-butt. I wonder how he survived that!

[MrBill297]

@JMcauleyandAntrizzle2009 Your both right they did change the rules just for shawn cause thats what vince did back then, just to make shawn bigger. And in recent years at the rumble and other battle royals they had guys get eliminated and that person would come back in throw other people out and they count that as an elimination, which is pretty damn stupid if you ask me.

[cacaman11]

if they did the snake thing today PETA would flip their shit,

[JMcauley211]

Why did they keep changing the rules every time Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble? in 1995, they never mentioned anything about two legs touching the floor before he won it and in 1996 didn't he get throwing out by Vader? Christ.

[Antrizzle2009]

@JMcauley211 You're right about that cuz didn't Giant Gonzalez eliminate Undertaker back at RR '93 and he wasn't even in the match?

[NYJoker100]

@TVBHLWWE thanks, and millions of people still watching it despite PG, and rating still higher than TNA, because currently TNA Is rubbish now and so is WWE, but of course WWE is still much more popular.

[lilkinney2q]

lol during 1996 WWF ITS SELF TURNED HEEL LOL

[NYJoker100]

nonetheless, this is entertaining but i am sick and tired of people that kept saying "this is the wrestling i know" wrestling shits now ! or whatsoever, everything needs to move on so does wrestling, you can't expect them to stay unchanged forever lol.

[TVBNHLWWE]

@NYJoker100 You can enjoy the garbage WWE is putting out these days then.

[metamofia]

this is the wrestling i know!

[1998adam8991]

the fat guy looks like kane

[FullHouseFanatic]

@1998adam8991 jesus thats vader, kid

[ptitgro2]

in 2011 royal rumble vader would have eliminate shawn michaels

[Derby14]

Can't believe Mr. Backlund didn't win to go on to Wrestlemania XII to win his third WWF championship...

[QlimaXtreme]

hmmmm nothing to compares with JoMo rr 2011 leap!

[SalsaShark109]

5:15. Sweet Shoulder Music!

[youngstar165]

see how much wwe has change...hbk got thrown out by vader but today if that happen they get elimated

[clint2425]

hbk punched HHH, great moment

[5thStreet2009]

this was better then the new 1

[stonecoldnwo]

big snake!!

[starmaverick]

so how come Michaels, Hunter and Holly who were thrown over the top rope not counted as eliminations. In the years before and after there have been cases where superstars were counted as eliminated ilegally!

[Keepitgreasy11]

@starmaverick

According to some other sources Vader broke kayfabe and nearly ruin HBK's the Boy Hood Dream Storyline, and McMahon had a stern chat with him, so on TV, the WWE Agents left it to be, and not a legit elimination, so turning a negative into a positive and had Vader "suspended" on TV and Monsoon's Attack on RAW came to be!

[1Lazyflyguy]

Kevin Nash is going to be in this Sundays royal rumble and so is Booker T. I read the spoiler

[burhanosman]

lol 5:00

[oOxXca]

yeah here when i like watching wrestling

[yoyoboy316]

Best Rumble ever

HBK 4 LIFEE

[antsman88]

i like hbk, but i hated how they had to bend the rules to suit both his rumble wins - in 1995 they cut down the time and brought in the "both feet must touch the ground rule" (not previously a rule) and in 1996 vader threw him OVER THE TOP ROPE but they allowed him to come back in! come on!

[signature7]

@antsman88 seeing how he originally eliminated Vader I don't see why you would have any issues with that. Either way, HBK > anyone else.

[antsman88]

@signature7 well i've seen lots of battle royales in which people who haven't entered run in and throw participants out and they're classed as eliminated.

[spooky2384]

wow, i was at this rr. those were the days, dont watch wrestling today for obvious reasons

[mshoaib36]

HBK IS THE BEST AND IF YOUR NOT DOWN WITH THAT I;VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA **** **!.........!

[WarriorAreGodSailors]

British Bulldog won in 1995 shawns feet swayed a few times and once it touched both feet the photage is proof.

[JacksonHeaven1]

5:26 sexy hair

[kart0100]

Maven = Viscera = BigDaddy....

[rupra92]

@kart0100 mabel = Viscera = BigDaddy not maven

[stonecoldattitudeera]

was that a fucking real snake

[VoorkJTV]

@stonecoldattitudeera pretty sure it was

[wahidwazim]

@stonecoldattitudeera yes it was a ******* real snake

[stonecoldattitudeera]

@wahidwazim yes i know that i m justing wondering why they would do such a thing

[amacmazing]

whats in the bucket???

[kinslick3]

DAMN!! i miss the old days when wrestling is still fun to watch

[MultiRicoloco]

once yokozuna fell down there was an earthquake

[Euaui12]

haha THIS IS THE heart break kid shawn michaels

[JimmyCrackedYourMum]

How much is Vince up HBK's ass, look at videos before DX its mad any further and it would have been vince givin people the sweet chin music

[Keepitgreasy11]

Oh you can tell in McMahon's commentary that 4:00 that Leon (Vader) has screwed up the storyline for HBK's event for WMania12, otherwise now these day's if your thrown over the top rope, your out of there. It was rumored that McMahon talked to Vader or he'd let him go! -go figure LOL

[Necronomiconer]

i wish Vader would come back and wrestle regularly....or at least be inducted into the Hall of Fame THUMBS UP IF U AGREE

[solo13th]

@Necronomiconer i think he past away.

[kabirmiya2]

snakes , hard water

that was the real wrestling

[MsBatista85]

#THANKYOUSHAWN 

[L0calStrangl3r]

whos dat fat dude at 1:24

[RoughActionWrestlng]

@L0calStrangl3r Thats vader or otherwise known as the fatest S.O.B who can somehow do a damn backflip

[kingknowles2112]

@L0calStrangl3r thats vader

[MultiJamie09]

i miss these days, when wrestling was more or less ud think real. and i think the reason been is also because of hbk. hes awsum. now. u know its fake as hell coz theres even spoilers on the internet. bullshit, never mind tht but cena and all them useless ppl make it even more obvious tht its fake coz they dont even punch them., they fake punch hey, i miss hbk so so much the ebst wrestler of all time.

[SMaY700]

EarthQuake is best EVER

[domirules28]

vader getting sent back reminds me of when they had to get a dozen referees and officials to get giant gonzales out of the ring at the royal rumble a few years before this...

[traemorgan18]

first ppl shawn beats up is DX members haha

[granpuba]

Michaels Won RR 94',96', 97'.... Am I missing any...?

[sunny123able1]

@granpuba i thought austin won royal rumble 97

[codeman951]

@granpuba yes.you're missing the 1995 RR

[2rad008]

@granpuba he won 95' and 96' thats it. U should know he didn't win in 94' becasue this is 96' and Vince says he wins for the second straight year, not 3rd straight

[ventekid]

@granpuba

94 was when bret and lex "both" won it.

[LibertyRain96]

If it was'nt legal for vader to be in the ring then how was undertaker able to elimanate maven in 2002.

[KoachKrab127]

@LibertyRain96 Well, the Undertaker didn't exactly eliminate Maven. Maven was considered "unable to return to competition" after getting destroyed by the Undertaker.

[hbeak]

I want the end of the match when he celebrates with the audience. I saw it somewhere but the quality wasn't as good as this one

[kingofkingsbc]

wat was in the bucket

[DeadpoolNeedsAMouth]

was everybody that big in 1996?

[Thelegend077]

i know he planned to retire but they should of had him beat the undertaker at least.

[ColorsBright]

@Thelegend077 I believe that the way that Shawn retired was the most proof you can give the haters that Shawn seriously did "change" .. I highly doubt 90s Shawn would ever even think of doing that.

[424Destruction]

Lol King needed help 1st the slim then the snake lol = )

***Ah I would have helped ya King but, I was a little busy laughin at ya***

...As the kng would say...

Lol You Know I love Ya King

[MrYankeematt313]

i cant belive hes gone

[ssalizy]

hbk is the best

[TheTatarazzzz]

GO SHAWN GO DX

[tdubb099]

vader was a beast in the wwf

[Toonpenguinplayer]

GO SHAWN!!!!!

[igotsoul1993]

lol jerry

[ckendall67]

LOL when Vader snapped after getting eliminated, he jumped back in the ring & threw everyone else out, including press-slamming Shawn Michaels over the top! And this was his in his WWF debut! What a way to make a 1st impression;-)

[DespoBryant]

Havnt watched wrestling in years and it feels good to see these moments again

[cmarshall2008]

I am in the same boat

After THIS DAY Shawn Michaels Star REALLY started to shine bright

[cmarshall2008]

I meant 1995 Royal Rumble, when Michaels got #1 and won it all, that is when his star began to shine

[darrellmonks]

micheals didnt win the 95 royal rumble

[texasgold007]

@darrellmonks yes he did look it up

[cmarshall2008]

are you kidding me?

Shawn entered #1 and still won...

Do your research before correcting people, I watched it live and was HYPER as hell when he pulled it off

[darrellmonks]

ye soory man, in my 2003 wwe year book it says 96 and 97 but its oviously a mistake

[Amino2]

LOL Mable. Remember when he used to be carried to the ring by four skinny guys. I felt sorry for them.

[alvincent23]

@amino

did you know one of em was a very young jeff hardy?

He even complained how heavy mable was in a dvd lol

[Gawks1]

WOW, Ill never forget this moment in WWF as long as i live. Crazy to see it again after 12 years

[RossMcColl]

math is hard

[Gawks1]

i saw it 2 years after it happened....haha psyche

[itsBrys23]

OMFG :30 - :37

i dont give a fuck how fake wrestling is they couldnt pay me to do that!!!

[oOxXca]

2:45 Best time

[paddioche]

jeez he fks up the 123 kid lol

[kulewal2]

2:45 3:05 and 5:17 are the best eliminations

[sssuckittt]

HBK the best there was,the best there is and the best there ever will be -_-

xD

HBK FOR LIIFEEE

[d4rksol123]

ermm ... Bret Hart !! :P

[sssuckittt]

lool,i did it to piss some canadians off xP

[Se7enthblader]

@sssuckittt No. Bret Hart is, jackass. =))

[jubbles23]

@Se7enthblader Owen Hart, the Black Heart, the KING of Hearts! He is the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. And before you say "He never was a major champion" That doesn't mean shit. Owen Hart could've been the greatest wrestler in the history of WWF/E.

[jaydubbs1981]

@sssuckittt Bret Hart is the best there is the best there ever was and the best that there ever will be, fuck hbk

[charismatic617]

@jaydubbs1981 Yeah FUCK YOU

[youngstar165]

@jaydubbs1981 you keep telling yourself that. bret was good but deep down he knows hbk was the best

[DallasRules7699]

Shawn Micheals Rules

[MedeaLindenshield]

This was when Yokozuna got fat. He looked so out of breath. About a year before this he was actually a decent wrestler

[tomsmillion]

they edit the strip routine where michaels shows his pubes. yuck!

[lilcenafan]

2:23 - 2:30 HBK beats up DX/ the clique LOL :)

[jOWNZin22]

thw world changed forever on this day in history

[kingp713]

vader was da man

[iBall5]

Hakushi was fuckn sick bro

[Blackjesus3]

yupps

[blondesoccer7]

is diesel kevin nash

[nilesrules666]

Yes

[kingp713]

yes

[CubbieBlue902]

yeas diesel is Nash

[ktbbz09]

@blondesoccer7 yes it is haha

[ktbbz09]

@blondesoccer7 yes it is haha

[WWEHighlights21]

@blondesoccer7 Yes.

[snkjack]

@blondesoccer7 yes he is.

[TrueAgendaSetter]

@blondesoccer7 Yes.

[sabifinner]

@blondesoccer7 yes