Walking back to the entrance they discovered the rumble was noise from a jet. This led to confrontations between Sherri and Michaels at Royal Rumble 1993 and WrestleMania IX. Backlund returned to the WWF in the 2000 Royal Rumble. The fanfare functioned as Jimmy King's theme in "Ready to Rumble". The Undertaker returned at the Royal Rumble in January 2003. Kane and John Cena fought to a double countout at the Royal Rumble. He participated in backstage segments at the 2013 Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 31. Earthquake and Typhoon stopped teaming after their confrontation during the Royal Rumble match. At the Royal Rumble, Jericho, with the help of Christian, eliminated Michaels. The feud culminated in a submission match at the 1990 Royal Rumble. Maria has Tony promise to prevent the rumble. Vader eventually defeated Goldust at the 1998 Royal Rumble. Mysterio was the second entrant in the 2006 Royal Rumble match. Austin won the 1998 Royal Rumble, lastly eliminating The Rock. He appeared as a surprise second entrant in the Royal Rumble match.