WWE Royal Rumble is this Sunday, live from Pittsburgh, PA. Royal Rumble is one of the most, if not THE most exciting match in all of wrestling. 30 men enter, only 1 survives for a guaranteed WWE World Heavyweight Championship title match at Wrestlemania.

I usually celebrate this week by going back and watching old Rumble matches. Here's a list of my top 5 favorite Rumbles.

5. 2011 Royal Rumble

This Rumble had some awesome surprise returns like Booker T and Diesel and had a very exciting finish in Santino Marella reviving and getting back in the match after Alberto Del Rio thought he had won.

4. 2008 Royal Rumble

This Rumble had some legends, some big names, and a huge surprise return. As much as I don't care very much for John Cena, his return as entrant #30 even made me bug out like O_O. Everyone thought he wasn't going to be back until after Wrestlemania. Undertaker and Shawn Michaels were #1 and #2 and fought hard.

3. 2004 Royal Rumble

My first Rumble I was a fan for. Chris Benoit starting #1 and winning the match was crazy. We also got The Undertaker psyching out Kane with the bell gong, Mick Foley assaulting Test backstage to take his spot to ambush Randy Orton, Goldberg being F-5'd by an interfering Brock Lesnar. The storyline interactions of this Rumble made it great.

2. 2005 Royal Rumble

The coolest parts about this one was the early Raw vs. Smackdown stand-off until Muhammad Hassan came in and everyone banded together to beat the snot out of him lol. Paul London got clothesline'd to hell and back off the apron. The finale was very memorable as John Cena and Batista landed out at the same time, causing a do-over and causing Vince McMahon to blow out both his legs trying to get into the ring.

1. 2001 Royal Rumble

Best Rumble still to this day helped greatly by the massive amount of weapons used. Kane setting the single Rumble elimination record with 11 was sweet. This was the Attitude Era at its best and was a fun Rumble all around from the actual action in the ring to the storyline implications through it too.

Honorable Mention: 2007 Royal Rumble - epic Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels finale, 2013 Royal Rumble - Goldust, Godfather, and Jericho surprise returns, first Rumble my favorite Antonio Cesaro was a part of.