10 Most Shocking WWE Royal Rumble Eliminations
The most shocking WWE Royal Rumble eliminations in history!
5. Steve Austin Eliminates Bret Hart - 1997
Stone Cold Steve Austin was a man on a mission heading into the 1997 edition of the Royal Rumble, which just so happened to take place in his home state of Texas.
The 1996 King of the Ring winner was hot and would only get hotter on the back of his performance here.
Entering at number five, the Texas Rattlesnake tied the elimination record (with Hulk Hogan’s 1989 effort) by getting rid of 10 men, including Owen Hart, Jake Roberts, Vader and The Undertaker, before finally seeing off Bret Hart to win the match.
Austin eliminating The Hitman wasn’t especially shocking in and of itself, but the manner in which he went about it certainly was. Bret had actually eliminated Austin first. However, the referees were otherwise occupied and missed it, allowing Austin to sneak back in undetected and eject the Excellence of Execution.
Austin ended up not getting a WWE Title match at WrestleMania due to the slapdash officiating and would instead end up settling things with Hart in a Submission Match at the Showcase of the Immortals.
