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Prior to the live pay-per-view broadcast, [[Buck Quartermain]]e defeated [[Steve Lombardi|The Brooklyn Brawler]] in a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Dark match|dark match]].<ref name=hoff>{{cite web|title=WWF Royal Rumble 1995|work=Hoffco|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/rr95.html|access-date=2008-09-24|archive-date=September 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921140249/http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/rr95.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In the first televised match, Razor Ramon defended his WWF Intercontinental Championship against Jeff Jarrett, who was accompanied by The Roadie. Ramon used his strength to dominate the opening of the match. Jarrett gained
[[File:MikeRotunda1994Cropped.png|thumb|left|180 px|[[Mike Rotunda|Irwin R. Schyster]] lost to [[The Undertaker]] but gained revenge by stealing The Undertaker's urn.]]
The Undertaker faced Irwin R. Schyster in the next match. The Undertaker gained the advantage at the beginning and held it until Ted DiBiase called his druids to the ring. When The Undertaker attempted to attack Schyster from the top rope, the druids shook the ropes and caused him to fall. Schyster performed a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|clothesline]] to knock The Undertaker out of the ring, where he and the druids attacked The Undertaker. When the match returned to the ring, Schyster was in control. Both men got knocked down, however, and a druid snuck into the ring and rolled Schyster on top of The Undertaker for a [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinfall]] attempt. The Undertaker kicked out and attempted to perform the [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Tombstone piledriver|Tombstone Piledriver]]. A druid interfered to prevent the move, but The Undertaker
The WWF World Heavyweight Championship match was next, in which Diesel defended the title against Bret Hart. Diesel began the match by clotheslining Hart, but Hart gained the advantage by focusing on injuring Diesel's knee. He performed the figure four leglock twice before attacking Diesel outside the ring. Diesel regained the advantage by using his size and strength to throw Hart and perform power moves to wear him down. Hart tied Diesel's legs to the ring post with a piece of tape and kicked him repeatedly. Diesel recovered and performed the [[Powerbomb#Release Powerbomb|Jackknife]] power bomb on Hart. Before the referee could count the pinfall, Shawn Michaels ran to the ring and attacked Diesel. The referee ordered the match to continue, and the match went back and forth until Hart used the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]] submission hold to place pressure on Diesel's injured leg. Owen Hart interfered by attacking Bret, but the match was ordered to continue. Bret Hart and Diesel brawled until Bret rolled Diesel up for a pinfall. The referee was knocked unconscious, and Michaels, Jarrett, and The Roadie came to the ring to attack Diesel. Meanwhile, Owen Hart and Bob Backlund attacked Bret Hart. Because the referee could not control the match, it was declared a [[Tie (draw)|draw]] and Diesel retained his championship.<ref name=oo/><ref>{{cite journal|last=Gianfriddo|first=Lou|title=Diesel vs. Bret "Hit Man" Hart|journal=World Wrestling Federation Magazine|volume=14|issue=4|pages=36–37|publisher=Titan Sports|date=April 1995}}</ref>
[[File:Bam Bam Bigelow in 1995.jpg|thumb|right|180 px|[[Bam Bam Bigelow]] attacked football star [[Lawrence Taylor]] after losing his match.]]
Bob Holly and the 1–2–3 Kid faced Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka next in the final match of the WWF Tag Team Championship tournament. Tatanka began the match by using his strength against Holly, but Holly soon turned the match around by performing a [[Professional wrestling throws#Hurricanrana|hurricanrana]] throw. Bigelow used his strength against his opponents, but the 1–2–3 Kid performed a hurricanrana on him as well. Bigelow regained the advantage by kicking the Kid in the back of the head and controlled the match until the Kid threw him out of the ring. Bigelow and Tatanka turned the match around again, using power moves to wear down their opponents. At one point, Bigelow held the Kid for Tatanka to attack, but Tatanka accidentally hit Bigelow instead. The match ended
In the main event, Shawn Michaels was the first entrant in the Royal Rumble match, while Davey Boy Smith was the second participant. Every 60 seconds, another wrestler entered the match. As Owen Hart made his way to the ring, he was attacked by his brother Bret. As a result of the attack, Owen was quickly eliminated from the match when Smith, his brother-in-law, threw him out of the ring. [[King Kong Bundy]] and [[Viscera (wrestler)|Mabel]], the two biggest competitors in the match, fought until Mabel eliminated Bundy. [[Lex Luger]] then entered the match and eliminated Mabel. Bret Hart returned later and attacked Bob Backlund as Backlund was about to enter the match. This enabled Luger to eliminate Backlund quickly, after which Backlund and Bret continued to fight. The final four participants remaining in the ring were Michaels, Smith, Luger, and [[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Crush]]. Luger attacked Crush but was eliminated by Michaels. Crush then convinced Michaels to work with him but then turned on Michaels by attacking him. Michaels scratched Crush's eyes, which enabled Smith to eliminate Crush. Michaels and Smith, the first two entrants, were the last two wrestlers remaining. Smith threw Michaels over the top rope and began to celebrate. Michaels, who had only touched the floor with one foot, was not eliminated from the match, however. He attacked Smith from behind and threw him out of the ring to become the first wrestler to win the Royal Rumble after entering first. Michaels celebrated in the ring with Pamela Anderson.<ref name=oo/><ref name=takes>{{cite journal|last=Gianfriddo|first=Lou|title=Shawn Takes the Rumble!|journal=World Wrestling Federation Magazine|volume=14|issue=4|pages=42–44|publisher=Titan Sports|date=April 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The No. 1 Showstopper|publisher=WWE|last=McAvennie|first=Mike|date=2007-01-24|access-date=2008-10-30|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/listthis/toprumbleperformances/rumblemoment5}}</ref>
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