4. Shawn Michaels
On January 22, 1995 “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels became the first person ever to enter the Royal Rumble match with the #1 and win.
That way he earned a title shot against “Big Daddy Cool” Diesel at WrestleMania.
On April 2, 1995 in the co-main event of WrestleMania XI, Shawn Michaels was defeated, thus failed to win the WWF Championship.
