Year | Winner | 1st Runner-Up | 2nd Runner-Up | 3rd Runner-up |
2007 | John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (RAW, April 23rd) |
Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe (TNA Final Resolution) |
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels (WWE WrestleMania 23) | Nigel McGuinness
vs. Takeshi Morishima (Ring of Honor Show, October 6th) |
2006 | Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon (WWE WrestleMania 22) |
Kurt Angle vs. The Undertaker (WWE No Way Out) |
Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe (NWA TNA Genesis) | Edge vs. Mick Foley (WWE
WrestleMania 22) |
2005 | Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 21) |
AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels (NWA TNA Unbreakable) |
Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam) | John Cena vs. John Bradshaw
Leyfield (Judgment Day) |
2004 | Triple H vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania
XX) |
Randy Orton vs. Chris Benoit (SummerSlam) | Randy Orton vs. Mick
"Cactus Jack" Foley (Backlash) | Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt
Angle (SummerSlam) |
2003 | Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (Ironman Match on SmackDown!) |
Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle (SmackDown! Taping) | Kurt Angle vs. Brock
Lesnar (WrestleMania 19) | Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (WrestleMania
19) |
2002 | Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock (WrestleMania X-8) | Triple H
vs. Shawn Michaels (SummerSlam) | Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs. Edge
and Rey Misterio (No Mercy) | Eddie Guerrero vs. Rob Van Dam (RAW - May
27) |
2001 | Christian/Edge vs. The
Hardy Boyz vs. The
Dudley Boyz | Steve Austin vs. Triple
H. | The Rock vs. Chris
Jericho | Jeff Hardy vs.
Rob Van Dam |
2000 | Christian/Edge vs. The
Hardy Boyz vs. The
Dudley Boyz | Chris Jericho vs. Triple
H. | The Hardy Boyz vs.
The Dudley Boyz vs.
Edge/Christian | Super Crazy vs.
Yoshihiro Tajiri |
1999 | Rocky Maivia vs.
Mankind | Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry
Lynn | Steve Austin vs.
Vince McMahon | Rocky Maivia vs.
Steve Austin |
1998 | The Undertaker vs.
Mankind | Shawn Michaels vs.
Steve Austin | Bill Goldberg vs.
Hollywood Hogan | Taz vs. Bam Bam
Bigelow |
1997 | Bret Hart vs. Steve
Austin | Eddy Guerrero vs. Rey
Mysterio Jr. | Shawn Michaels vs.
The Undertaker | Terry Funk vs.
The Sandman vs.
Stevie Richards |
1996 | Shawn Michaels vs.
Bret Hart | Shawn Michaels vs.
Mankind | Sabu vs. Rob Van
Dam | The War Games
from WCW's "Fall
Brawl" |
1995 | Diesel vs. Shawn
Michaels | Jeff Jarrett and Shawn
Michaels | Harlem Heat vs. The
Nasty Boys | Psichosis vs. Rey
Mysterio Jr. |
1994 | Shawn Michaels vs.
Razor Ramon | The Nasty Boys vs.
Cactus Jack and Maxx
Payne | Ric Flair vs. Hulk
Hogan | Alundra Blayze vs.
Bull Nakano |
1993 | Shawn Michaels vs.
Marty Jannetty | The Steiners vs. The
Heavenly Bodies | Rick Rude vs. Dustin
Rhodes | Cactus Jack vs.
Big Van Vader |
1992 | Davey Boy Smith vs.
Bret Hart | Brian Pillman vs. Jushin
Thunder Liger | The 1992 WWF
Royal Rumble | Rick Steamboat
vs. Rick Rude |
1991 | The Steiners vs. Lex
Luger and Sting | Bret Hart vs. Curt
Hennig | Lex Luger vs. Ron
Simmons | Cactus Jack vs.
Eddie Gilbert |
1990 | Hulk Hogan vs.
Ultimate Warrior | Sting vs. Ric Flair | Hulk Hogan vs.
Earthquake | 1990 WWF
Royal Rumble |
1989 | Ric Flair vs. Ricky
Steamboat | Hulk Hogan vs. Randy
Savage | Ric Flair vs. Rick
Steamboat | Eric Embry vs. PY
Chu-Hi |
1988 | Andre The Giant vs.
Hulk Hogan | Sting vs. Ric Flair | Jerry Lawler vs. Curt
Hennig | Ultimate Warrior
vs. Honky Tonk
Man |
1987 | Ricky Steamboat vs.
Randy Savage | The 1987 NWA War
Games | Hulk Hogan vs.
Andre The Giant | Ronnie Garvin vs.
Ric Flair |
1986 | Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric
Flair | The Bulldogs vs. Brutus
Beefcake and Greg
Valentine | The Road Warriors
vs. Ronnie Garvin and
Magnum TA | Hulk Hogan vs.
Paul Orndorff |
1985 | Mr. T and Hulk
Hogan vs. Roddy
Piper and Paul
Orndorff | The Road Warriors vs.
Ivan and Nikita Koloff | Ric Flair vs. Nikita
Koloff | Rick Martel vs.
Bob Backlund |
1984 | Kerry Von Erich vs.
Ric Flair | Rick Martel vs. Jumbo
Tsuruta | Hulk Hogan vs. Iron
Shiek | Ric Flair vs. Rick
Steamboat |
1983 | Harley Race vs. Ric
Flair | Rick Steamboat and
Jay Yongblood vs. Sgt.
Slaughter and Don
Kernodle | Don Muraco vs.
Pedro Morales | Tommy Rich vs.
Buzz Sawyer |
1982 | Bob Backlund vs.
Jimmy Snuka | Bob Backlund vs. Ric
Flair | Nick Bockwinkle vs.
Otto Wanz | Nick Bockwinkle
vs. Otto Wanz |
1981 | Andre The Giant vs.
Killer Kahn | Ric Flair vs. Dusty
Rhodes | Bob Backlund vs.
Don Muraco | Michael Hayes vs.
Terry Gordy |
1980 | Bruno Sammartino vs.
Larry Zbyszko | Andre The Giant vs.
Hulk Hogan | Verne Gagne vs. Nick
Bockwinkle | Dusty Rhodes vs.
Bob Backlund |
1979 | Dusty Rhodes vs.
Harley Race | Bob Backlund vs. Pat
Patterson | Nick Bockwinkle vs.
Bob Backlund | Mr. Wrestling II
vs. Ernie Ladd |
1978 | Bob Backlund vs.
Superstar Billy
Graham | Blackjack Mulligan vs.
Ric Flair | Dusty Rhodes vs.
Superstar Billy
Graham | Rick Steamboat
vs. Ric Flair |
1977 | Superstar Billy
Graham vs. Bob
Backlund | Dusty Rhodes vs.
Superstar Billy Graham | Andre The Giant vs.
Ric Flair | Greg Gagne vs.
Bob Backlund |
1976 | Bruno Sammartino vs.
Stan Hansen | Terry Funk vs. Rocky
Johnson | Nick Bockwinkle vs.
Baron Von Raschke | Andre The Giant
vs. Abdullah The
Butcher |
1975 | Bruno Sammartino vs.
Spiros Arion | | | |
1974 | Dory Funk Jr. vs. Jack
Brisco | | | |
1973 | Harley Race vs. Dory
Funk Jr. | | | |
1972 | Bruno Sammartino
wins Battle Royal in
Los Angeles | | | |