Bengaluru, January 21: WWE Royal Rumble is perhaps the most unpredictable night of a calendar year. This 'big-four’ PPV is named after the 30-men over-the-top-rope challenge where the winner gets a chance to headline the biggest event of the year also known as WrestleMania.
With the 33rd edition of the match coming in this Sunday, we present you this exclusive story containing the illustrious history of the Rumble match.
Starting from 1988, the Royal Rumble match built bonafide main-eventers who would go on to rule the WWE industry. The occasion got even bigger from 2018 onwards when WWE decided to include a separate Rumble match for the women superstars, as well.
Let’s have a look at those names who were fortunate enough to be the ones to stand last in the ring whereas 29 others were eliminated.
Kane (44 or 43)
Shawn Michaels (40)
The Undertaker (40)
Steve Austin (36)
Triple H (33)
Big Show (31)
Roman Reigns (30)
Hulk Hogan (27)
John Cena (25)
Randy Orton (26)
Braun Strowman (24)
Most number of eliminations in one single Royal Rumble match (Cumulative in descending order):
Braun Strowman (13)
Roman Reigns (12)
Kane (11)
Chris Jericho (5:01:30)
Triple H (4:00:44)
Rey Mysterio (3:54:16)
Shawn Michaels (3:42:30)
Kane (3:38:46)
Randy Orton (3:18:41)
Cody Rhodes (3:15:53)
Top 5 longest cumulative tenure in women’s Royal Rumble matches:
Natalya (01:21:35)
Ember Moon (00:58:37)
Sasha Banks (00:54:46)
Charlotte Flair (00:50:01)
Becky Lynch (00:44:14)
Men's longest Iron Man time:
Daniel Bryan (1:16:05) in Greatest Royal Rumble
Rey Mysterio (1:02:12) in 2006
Longest Iron Woman Time: Natalya (00:56:01) in 2019
Shortest men's Royal Rumble time: Santino Marella (1.9 seconds) in 2009
Shortest women's Royal Rumble Time: Liv Morgan (8 seconds) in 2019
Most appearances in Royal Rumble matches: Kane (19 after counting Isaac Yankem and Fake Diesel gimmicks)
(Info credits - SmarkOutMoment and Wikipedia)