Royal Rumble '97
Let's face it, this was always going to be a two match show with the title match and the Rumble being the focus. Undertaker / Vader got some time along with Goldust / Lord H, but neither were great.
I was kind of interested in the AAA showcase with Héctor Garza, Perro Aguayo, and Canek vs. Jerry Estrada, Heavy Metal, and Fuerza Guerrera. It was a cool side thing seeing these guys on a WWE PPV, and Hector Garza was awesome, but knowing these guys don't mean shit in WWE meant it was just kind of there.
The Royal Rumble this year was okay....so many jobbers and AAA stars though. They did have a small pool of guys that truly mattered and it showed. Stone Cold got a great series where he was tossing fools left and right. But then....
Brett Hart happened. The Rumble was better from here on out, but not the best. Stone Cold took out Brett and secured his first Mania headline.
The main event was also great. Sid and HBK did some good work in this series. IMO, the Survivor Series match was better, but this comes close. HBK gets his belt back to set up a killer Austin vs Michaels main event at WM 13. Wink wink.