The Rockers vs Orient Express

Royal Rumble has always been one of our favourite pay-per-views of the year - not only because of the big battle royal itself but also due to the excellent bouts often found on the undercard.

This opening match from the 1991 Rumble is one of Shawn Michaels' early classics, back when he was still a member of The Rockers with Marty 'Has anyone seen my career?' Jannetty.

They face the underrated team of Pat Tanaka (who later popped up in the original ECW) and Kato, a masked Paul Diamond (a journeyman wrestler who once played Max Moon). Neither of whom is Japanese.

The teams had previously feuded in the AWA, where Tanaka and Diamond were billed as Badd Company.

Parts two and three of the match can be found here and here.