The 2005 Royal Rumble match came down to two men: Batista and John Cena. Both of them would go over the top rope and hit the floor at the exact same time. The referees were split down the middle on who they thought won the match. 2 of them said Batista, 2 said John Cena.
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Out came WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to make the final decision and get to the bottom of what happened. He came down the ramp very fast and slid into the ring…. Disaster struck.
Vince immediate went to a seated position as he entered the ring. Something had clearly went wrong. He attempted to stand, but couldn’t. He just sat against the ropes in one of the most awkward (and unintentionally funny) moments that we have ever seen.
With the Wrestlemania main event on the line, he ordered the match to be restarted between Batista and Cena. The camera moved away from him and he was helped out of the ring. Batista would go on to win the match after throwing Cena over the top rope.
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So what happened to Vince? He actually tore both his quads as he tried to enter the ring. He would say in a later interview with the Wall Street Journal that he didn’t do any kind of stretching before-hand which lead to the injury.
Such a weird and incredible moment. You can watch the ending of the 2005 Royal Rumble match if you are a WWE Network subscriber. WWE has not put up any videos of the moment on their Youtube channel and I don’t think I blame them.
Certainly one of the best/ worst moments in Royal Rumble history.