Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by professional wrestling promotion WWE. The event was created in 1988 with the inaugural event held on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The event however was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. The following year's event was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match was won by Jim Duggan. The event's main feature is a Battle Royal-type match, entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is a part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. The Royal Rumble has been classified as being one of WWE's most popular pay-per-view events.
Match
The match is based on the classical Battle Royal match, in which a number of wrestlers aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.
The Royal Rumble differs from the classical Battle Royal as the thirty contestants do not enter the ring at the same time but instead are assigned entry numbers, usually via a lottery, although they can win guaranteed, desirable spots via a number of other means, the most common being winning a match. This usually takes place before the Rumble begins.The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining 28 wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals, either ninety seconds or two minutes, according to their entry number. These rules are credited to Pat Patterson.
Steve Austin holds the current record for most Royal Rumble match wins; with three.
The match has no stipulations or rules other than that elimination must occur by a participant being placed over the top rope and both feet touching the floor. A wrestler who only touches the floor with one foot is not eliminated from the match, a nuance which was invoked in the 1995 Rumble match, allowing Shawn Michaels to re-enter the ring and win the match. Subsequently, a wrestler who exits the ring without going over the top rope is not eliminated from the contest. For example, during the 1999 Rumble match, both Vince McMahon and Steve Austin left the ring, only to return later in the match. In the 1994 match, the last two participants Bret Hart and Lex Luger were declared co-winners when it was decided that both of their feet touched the floor at exactly the same time. A similar situation occurred in the 2005 match, however the match was restarted after Batista and John Cena eliminated each other at the same time. Batista eliminated Cena afterwards to win the match. Though various referees are charged with observing the match, some eliminations have remained unnoticed with the eliminated participant sneaking back into the ring to continue. For example, Stone Cold Steve Austin was eliminated this way during the 1997 event but re-entered and eventually won the match.
The reward for the 1992 Royal Rumble was the WWF Championship. The tradition of granting a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania started in 1993. Despite being introduced in late 2002, it was not until 2004 that a winner had the option to choose a match for the World Heavyweight Championship instead of the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. With the revival of the ECW World Championship in mid-2006, the title became a third option for the winner to choose since the 2007 event. From 2001 to 2007, the Royal Rumble match winner had gone on to win a World Championship title at WrestleMania. After winning the 2008 match, John Cena became the first winner to use his championship opportunity at an event (No Way Out 2008) other than WrestleMania. He also became the first man since The Rock in 2000 to win the Royal Rumble match but fail to win the title in his championship opportunity as a result.
The Rumble winner may also put his championship opportunity on the line in a match, if he chooses. This was first done in 1999, when Stone Cold Steve Austin offered to forfeit his title opportunity to the Big Boss Man, who won third place in the Rumble (Austin was actually the runner-up in that rumble, but the winner - Vince McMahon himself - had voluntarily given up his title opportunity) if Vince McMahon could beat him in a cage match at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, which Austin would go on to win. The second time that this happened was in 2002, when Kurt Angle convinced Triple H to put his WrestleMania 18 main event spot on the line at No Way Out, which Triple H lost to Angle. However, he would go on to defeat Angle and regain his main event spot at Wrestlemania. The third time this happened was in, 2006, when Randy Orton goaded Rey Mysterio into putting his main event spot at WrestleMania 22 on the line at No Way Out, which Orton would go on to win. Mysterio was eventually reinserted into the main event at WrestleMania and went on to win the World Championship match.
Event
The Royal Rumble is a pay-per-view consisting of the Royal Rumble match, championship matches, and various other matches. The first Royal Rumble took place on January 24, 1988 and was broadcast live on the USA Network. The following year, the event was rebranded as a pay-per-view.It is part of WWE's "classic four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and SummerSlam.
The Royal Rumble match is usually located at the top of the card, though there have been exceptions such as the 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2006 events. Due to the Rumble match taking up a large amount of time (it takes up to 45 minutes just for the final participant to enter), the Rumble even tends to have a much smaller card than most other pay-per-view events, which routinely have six to eight on the cards.
The first Rumble match featured only twenty men,[20] and it was called the Rumble Royale.It lasted approximately thirty-three minutes of the two-hour broadcast. The modern Rumble matches are much longer, with the longest match, at the 2002 event, lasting over one hour and nine minutes of an approximately three-hour pay-per-view.
With the brand extension introduced in mid-2002, the 30 entrants from 2003 to 2006 consisted of 15 wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown brands. At first, the winner of the match received a shot at their brand's champion. Starting in 2004, the Rumble winner had the option of challenging any brand's champion. For instance, Chris Benoit switched brands in 2004 and won the World Heavyweight Championship. From 2007 to 2010, participants from the ECW brand competed along with the Raw and SmackDown brands, while the ECW World Championship became available for the winner to challenge for regardless of their designated brand. During ECW's participation, the entries for each brand were not evenly divided.
The 2008 Royal Rumble was the first WWE pay-per-view to be available in high-definition.
Dates, venues, and winners
List of Royal Rumble dates, venues and winners
Event Date City Venue Winner
1
Royal Rumble (1988) January 24, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum Jim Duggan
2
Royal Rumble (1989) January 15, 1989 Houston, Texas The Summit Big John Studd
3
Royal Rumble (1990) January 21, 1990 Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Hulk Hogan
4
Royal Rumble (1991) January 19, 1991 Miami, Florida Miami Arena
5
Royal Rumble (1992) January 19, 1992 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena Ric Flair
6
Royal Rumble (1993) January 24, 1993 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena Yokozuna
7
Royal Rumble (1994) January 22, 1994 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Bret Hart
8
Royal Rumble (1995) January 22, 1995 Tampa, Florida USF Sun Dome Shawn Michaels
9
Royal Rumble (1996) January 21, 1996 Fresno, California Selland Arena 18 Hunter Hearst Helmsley [40][41]
10
Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Steve Austin
11
Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena 24 The Rock
12
Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond Vince McMahon
13
Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York, New York Madison Square Garden The Rock
14
Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena Steve Austin
15
Royal Rumble (2002) January 20, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Triple H
16
Royal Rumble (2003) January 19, 2003 Boston, Massachusetts Fleet Center Brock Lesnar
17
Royal Rumble (2004) January 25, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center Chris Benoit
18
Royal Rumble (2005) January 30, 2005 Fresno, California Save Mart Center Batista
19
Royal Rumble (2006) January 29, 2006 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Rey Mysterio
20
Royal Rumble (2007) January 28, 2007 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center The Undertaker
21
Royal Rumble (2008) January 27, 2008 New York, New York Madison Square Garden John Cena
22
Royal Rumble (2009) January 25, 2009 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Randy Orton
23
Royal Rumble (2010) January 31, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Edge
24
Royal Rumble (2011) January 30, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Alberto Del Rio
25
Royal Rumble (2012) January 29, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Sheamus
26
Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center TBA TBA TBA
Royal Rumble records
Most Rumble Victories
Wrestler Royal Rumble Wins Year
Steve Austin 3 1997, 1998, 2001
Hulk Hogan 2 1990, 1991
Shawn Michaels 2 1995, 1996
Superstars who won their Royal Rumble Match debuts
Wrestler Year
Hacksaw Jim Duggan 1988
Big John Studd 1989
Ric Flair 1992
Yokozuna 1993
Lex Luger 1994
Mr. McMahon 1999
Brock Lesnar 2003
Chris Benoit 2004
Alberto Del Rio 2011
Most Final Four Appearances
Wrestler Final Four Appearances Year
Shawn Michaels 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010
Steve Austin 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
Kane 5 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008
Randy Orton 5 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
Batista 4 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010
Triple H 4 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009
Big Show 3 2000, 2004, 2012
Davey Boy Smith 3 1991, 1995, 1996
Edge 3 2005, 2007, 2010
Hulk Hogan 3 1990, 1991, 1992
John Cena 3 2005, 2008, 2010
The Rock 3 1998, 2000, 2001
The Undertaker 3 1997, 2003, 2007
Most Times Becoming Runner-up
Wrestler Runner-up Times Year
Shawn Michaels 2 1994, 2007
Big Show 2 2000, 2004
Triple H 2 2008, 2009
John Cena 2 2005, 2010
Longest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble.
Wrestler Time Year
Rey Mysterio 1:02:12 2006
Chris Benoit 1:01:30 2004
Bob Backlund 1:01:10 1993
Triple H 1:00:09 2006
Ric Flair 59:36 1992
Steve Austin 56:38 1999
Vince McMahon 56:38 1999
Kane 54:49 2001
Rick Martel 52:17 1991
The Rock 51:32 1998
Shortest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble.
Wrestler Time Year
Santino Marella 0:00:01 2009
The Warlord 0:00:02 1989
Mo 0:00:03 1995
Owen Hart 0:00:03 1995
Bushwhacker Luke 0:00:04 1991
Jerry Lawler 0:00:04 1997
Gillberg 0:00:07 1999
The Miz 0:00:07 2007
Montel Vontavious Porter 0:00:07 2010
Tazz 0:00:10 2001
Epico 0:00:11 2012
Bushwhacker Luke 0:00:12 1995
Shawn Michaels 0:00:12 1990
Tom Brandi 0:00:12 1998
The Sandman 0:00:13 2007
Billy Gunn 0:00:14 1994
The Goodfather 0:00:14 2001
Brian Kendrick 0:00:15 2009
Finlay 0:00:15 2008
Golga 0:00:15 1999
Shortest Time Spent by a Royal Rumble winner
Wrestler Total Year
Edge 07:19 2010
John Cena 08:28 2008
Alberto Del Rio 08:33 2011
Brock Lesnar 08:59 2003
Steve Austin 09:43 2001
Batista 10:54 2005
Most Eliminations in a Single Royal Rumble
Wrestler of Eliminations Year
Kane 11 2001
Hulk Hogan 10 1989
Steve Austin 10 1997
Shawn Michaels 8 1996
Steve Austin 8 1999
Shawn Michaels 7 1995
John Cena 7 2011
Hulk Hogan 7 1991
Diesel 7 1994
Steve Austin 7 1998
Rikishi 7 2000
The Undertaker 7 2002
Steve Austin 7 2002
The Great Khali 7 2007
CM Punk 7 2011
Yokozuna 7 1993
Most Consecutive Eliminations in a Single Rumble
Wrestler Total Year
Hulk Hogan 8 1989
Diesel 7 1994
Rikishi 7 2000
The Great Khali 7 2007
CM Punk 7 2011
Kane 6 2001
The Undertaker 6 2002
Steve Austin 6 2002
Shawn Michaels 6 2010
John Cena 6 2011
Mabel 5 1999
Kane 5 1999
Sid Justice 5 1992
The Big Show 5 2009
Diva Entrants
Diva Rumbles Entered
Chyna 2 (1999, 2000)
Beth Phoenix 1 (2010)
Kharma 1 (2012)
Total Eliminations in Cumulative Royal Rumbles
Wrestler of Eliminations Rumbles Entered
Shawn Michaels 41 12
Kane 39 15
Steve Austin 36 6
The Undertaker 35 10
Hulk Hogan 27 4
Triple H 26 8
Big Show 25 8
John Cena 18 6
Randy Orton 18 6
Edge 17 6
Wrestler Rumbles Entered First Rumble Most Recent Rumble
Kane 15 1996 2011
Shawn Michaels 12 1989 2010
Rikishi 10 1993 2004
The Undertaker 10 1991 2009
Big Show 9 2000 2012
Big Daddy V 9 1994 2008
Triple H 8 1996 2010
Shelton Benjamin 8 2003 2010
Booker T 8 2002 2012
Billy Gunn 7 1994 2004
Rick Martel 7 1989 1995
Jake Roberts 7 1988 1997
Owen Hart 7 1993 1999
The Godfather 7 1993 2002
Hardcore Holly 7 1994 2008
Goldust 7 1997 2009
Matt Hardy 7 2001 2010
Mark Henry 7 1998 2011
Chris Jericho 7 2000 2012
Tito Santana 6 1988 1993
Randy Savage 6 1989 1994
British Bulldog 6 1991 2000
Steve Austin 6 1996 2002
Edge 6 1999 2010
Rob Van Dam 6 2002 2009
John Cena 6 2003 2011
John Morrison 6 2006 2011
Randy Orton 6 2004 2012
The Great Khali 6 2007 2012
Mick Foley 6 1997 2012
The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by professional wrestling promotion WWE. The event was created in 1988 with the inaugural event held on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The event however was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. The following year's event was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match was won by Jim Duggan. The event's main feature is a Battle Royal-type match, entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is a part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. The Royal Rumble has been classified as being one of WWE's most popular pay-per-view events.
Match
The match is based on the classical Battle Royal match, in which a number of wrestlers aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.
The Royal Rumble differs from the classical Battle Royal as the thirty contestants do not enter the ring at the same time but instead are assigned entry numbers, usually via a lottery, although they can win guaranteed, desirable spots via a number of other means, the most common being winning a match. This usually takes place before the Rumble begins.The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining 28 wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals, either ninety seconds or two minutes, according to their entry number. These rules are credited to Pat Patterson.
Steve Austin holds the current record for most Royal Rumble match wins; with three.
The match has no stipulations or rules other than that elimination must occur by a participant being placed over the top rope and both feet touching the floor. A wrestler who only touches the floor with one foot is not eliminated from the match, a nuance which was invoked in the 1995 Rumble match, allowing Shawn Michaels to re-enter the ring and win the match. Subsequently, a wrestler who exits the ring without going over the top rope is not eliminated from the contest. For example, during the 1999 Rumble match, both Vince McMahon and Steve Austin left the ring, only to return later in the match. In the 1994 match, the last two participants Bret Hart and Lex Luger were declared co-winners when it was decided that both of their feet touched the floor at exactly the same time. A similar situation occurred in the 2005 match, however the match was restarted after Batista and John Cena eliminated each other at the same time. Batista eliminated Cena afterwards to win the match. Though various referees are charged with observing the match, some eliminations have remained unnoticed with the eliminated participant sneaking back into the ring to continue. For example, Stone Cold Steve Austin was eliminated this way during the 1997 event but re-entered and eventually won the match.
The reward for the 1992 Royal Rumble was the WWF Championship. The tradition of granting a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania started in 1993. Despite being introduced in late 2002, it was not until 2004 that a winner had the option to choose a match for the World Heavyweight Championship instead of the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. With the revival of the ECW World Championship in mid-2006, the title became a third option for the winner to choose since the 2007 event. From 2001 to 2007, the Royal Rumble match winner had gone on to win a World Championship title at WrestleMania. After winning the 2008 match, John Cena became the first winner to use his championship opportunity at an event (No Way Out 2008) other than WrestleMania. He also became the first man since The Rock in 2000 to win the Royal Rumble match but fail to win the title in his championship opportunity as a result.
The Rumble winner may also put his championship opportunity on the line in a match, if he chooses. This was first done in 1999, when Stone Cold Steve Austin offered to forfeit his title opportunity to the Big Boss Man, who won third place in the Rumble (Austin was actually the runner-up in that rumble, but the winner - Vince McMahon himself - had voluntarily given up his title opportunity) if Vince McMahon could beat him in a cage match at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, which Austin would go on to win. The second time that this happened was in 2002, when Kurt Angle convinced Triple H to put his WrestleMania 18 main event spot on the line at No Way Out, which Triple H lost to Angle. However, he would go on to defeat Angle and regain his main event spot at Wrestlemania. The third time this happened was in, 2006, when Randy Orton goaded Rey Mysterio into putting his main event spot at WrestleMania 22 on the line at No Way Out, which Orton would go on to win. Mysterio was eventually reinserted into the main event at WrestleMania and went on to win the World Championship match.
Event
The Royal Rumble is a pay-per-view consisting of the Royal Rumble match, championship matches, and various other matches. The first Royal Rumble took place on January 24, 1988 and was broadcast live on the USA Network. The following year, the event was rebranded as a pay-per-view.It is part of WWE's "classic four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and SummerSlam.
The Royal Rumble match is usually located at the top of the card, though there have been exceptions such as the 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2006 events. Due to the Rumble match taking up a large amount of time (it takes up to 45 minutes just for the final participant to enter), the Rumble even tends to have a much smaller card than most other pay-per-view events, which routinely have six to eight on the cards.
The first Rumble match featured only twenty men,[20] and it was called the Rumble Royale.It lasted approximately thirty-three minutes of the two-hour broadcast. The modern Rumble matches are much longer, with the longest match, at the 2002 event, lasting over one hour and nine minutes of an approximately three-hour pay-per-view.
With the brand extension introduced in mid-2002, the 30 entrants from 2003 to 2006 consisted of 15 wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown brands. At first, the winner of the match received a shot at their brand's champion. Starting in 2004, the Rumble winner had the option of challenging any brand's champion. For instance, Chris Benoit switched brands in 2004 and won the World Heavyweight Championship. From 2007 to 2010, participants from the ECW brand competed along with the Raw and SmackDown brands, while the ECW World Championship became available for the winner to challenge for regardless of their designated brand. During ECW's participation, the entries for each brand were not evenly divided.
The 2008 Royal Rumble was the first WWE pay-per-view to be available in high-definition.
Dates, venues, and winners
List of Royal Rumble dates, venues and winners
Event Date City Venue Winner
1
Royal Rumble (1988) January 24, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum Jim Duggan
2
Royal Rumble (1989) January 15, 1989 Houston, Texas The Summit Big John Studd
3
Royal Rumble (1990) January 21, 1990 Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Hulk Hogan
4
Royal Rumble (1991) January 19, 1991 Miami, Florida Miami Arena
5
Royal Rumble (1992) January 19, 1992 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena Ric Flair
6
Royal Rumble (1993) January 24, 1993 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena Yokozuna
7
Royal Rumble (1994) January 22, 1994 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Bret Hart
8
Royal Rumble (1995) January 22, 1995 Tampa, Florida USF Sun Dome Shawn Michaels
9
Royal Rumble (1996) January 21, 1996 Fresno, California Selland Arena 18 Hunter Hearst Helmsley [40][41]
10
Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Steve Austin
11
Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena 24 The Rock
12
Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond Vince McMahon
13
Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York, New York Madison Square Garden The Rock
14
Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena Steve Austin
15
Royal Rumble (2002) January 20, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Triple H
16
Royal Rumble (2003) January 19, 2003 Boston, Massachusetts Fleet Center Brock Lesnar
17
Royal Rumble (2004) January 25, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center Chris Benoit
18
Royal Rumble (2005) January 30, 2005 Fresno, California Save Mart Center Batista
19
Royal Rumble (2006) January 29, 2006 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Rey Mysterio
20
Royal Rumble (2007) January 28, 2007 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center The Undertaker
21
Royal Rumble (2008) January 27, 2008 New York, New York Madison Square Garden John Cena
22
Royal Rumble (2009) January 25, 2009 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Randy Orton
23
Royal Rumble (2010) January 31, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Edge
24
Royal Rumble (2011) January 30, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Alberto Del Rio
25
Royal Rumble (2012) January 29, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Sheamus
26
Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center TBA TBA TBA
Royal Rumble records
Most Rumble Victories
Wrestler Royal Rumble Wins Year
Steve Austin 3 1997, 1998, 2001
Hulk Hogan 2 1990, 1991
Shawn Michaels 2 1995, 1996
Superstars who won their Royal Rumble Match debuts
Wrestler Year
Hacksaw Jim Duggan 1988
Big John Studd 1989
Ric Flair 1992
Yokozuna 1993
Lex Luger 1994
Mr. McMahon 1999
Brock Lesnar 2003
Chris Benoit 2004
Alberto Del Rio 2011
Most Final Four Appearances
Wrestler Final Four Appearances Year
Shawn Michaels 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010
Steve Austin 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
Kane 5 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008
Randy Orton 5 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
Batista 4 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010
Triple H 4 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009
Big Show 3 2000, 2004, 2012
Davey Boy Smith 3 1991, 1995, 1996
Edge 3 2005, 2007, 2010
Hulk Hogan 3 1990, 1991, 1992
John Cena 3 2005, 2008, 2010
The Rock 3 1998, 2000, 2001
The Undertaker 3 1997, 2003, 2007
Most Times Becoming Runner-up
Wrestler Runner-up Times Year
Shawn Michaels 2 1994, 2007
Big Show 2 2000, 2004
Triple H 2 2008, 2009
John Cena 2 2005, 2010
Longest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble.
Wrestler Time Year
Rey Mysterio 1:02:12 2006
Chris Benoit 1:01:30 2004
Bob Backlund 1:01:10 1993
Triple H 1:00:09 2006
Ric Flair 59:36 1992
Steve Austin 56:38 1999
Vince McMahon 56:38 1999
Kane 54:49 2001
Rick Martel 52:17 1991
The Rock 51:32 1998
Shortest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble.
Wrestler Time Year
Santino Marella 0:00:01 2009
The Warlord 0:00:02 1989
Mo 0:00:03 1995
Owen Hart 0:00:03 1995
Bushwhacker Luke 0:00:04 1991
Jerry Lawler 0:00:04 1997
Gillberg 0:00:07 1999
The Miz 0:00:07 2007
Montel Vontavious Porter 0:00:07 2010
Tazz 0:00:10 2001
Epico 0:00:11 2012
Bushwhacker Luke 0:00:12 1995
Shawn Michaels 0:00:12 1990
Tom Brandi 0:00:12 1998
The Sandman 0:00:13 2007
Billy Gunn 0:00:14 1994
The Goodfather 0:00:14 2001
Brian Kendrick 0:00:15 2009
Finlay 0:00:15 2008
Golga 0:00:15 1999
Shortest Time Spent by a Royal Rumble winner
Wrestler Total Year
Edge 07:19 2010
John Cena 08:28 2008
Alberto Del Rio 08:33 2011
Brock Lesnar 08:59 2003
Steve Austin 09:43 2001
Batista 10:54 2005
Most Eliminations in a Single Royal Rumble
Wrestler of Eliminations Year
Kane 11 2001
Hulk Hogan 10 1989
Steve Austin 10 1997
Shawn Michaels 8 1996
Steve Austin 8 1999
Shawn Michaels 7 1995
John Cena 7 2011
Hulk Hogan 7 1991
Diesel 7 1994
Steve Austin 7 1998
Rikishi 7 2000
The Undertaker 7 2002
Steve Austin 7 2002
The Great Khali 7 2007
CM Punk 7 2011
Yokozuna 7 1993
Most Consecutive Eliminations in a Single Rumble
Wrestler Total Year
Hulk Hogan 8 1989
Diesel 7 1994
Rikishi 7 2000
The Great Khali 7 2007
CM Punk 7 2011
Kane 6 2001
The Undertaker 6 2002
Steve Austin 6 2002
Shawn Michaels 6 2010
John Cena 6 2011
Mabel 5 1999
Kane 5 1999
Sid Justice 5 1992
The Big Show 5 2009
Diva Entrants
Diva Rumbles Entered
Chyna 2 (1999, 2000)
Beth Phoenix 1 (2010)
Kharma 1 (2012)
Total Eliminations in Cumulative Royal Rumbles
Wrestler of Eliminations Rumbles Entered
Shawn Michaels 41 12
Kane 39 15
Steve Austin 36 6
The Undertaker 35 10
Hulk Hogan 27 4
Triple H 26 8
Big Show 25 8
John Cena 18 6
Randy Orton 18 6
Edge 17 6
Wrestler Rumbles Entered First Rumble Most Recent Rumble
Kane 15 1996 2011
Shawn Michaels 12 1989 2010
Rikishi 10 1993 2004
The Undertaker 10 1991 2009
Big Show 9 2000 2012
Big Daddy V 9 1994 2008
Triple H 8 1996 2010
Shelton Benjamin 8 2003 2010
Booker T 8 2002 2012
Billy Gunn 7 1994 2004
Rick Martel 7 1989 1995
Jake Roberts 7 1988 1997
Owen Hart 7 1993 1999
The Godfather 7 1993 2002
Hardcore Holly 7 1994 2008
Goldust 7 1997 2009
Matt Hardy 7 2001 2010
Mark Henry 7 1998 2011
Chris Jericho 7 2000 2012
Tito Santana 6 1988 1993
Randy Savage 6 1989 1994
British Bulldog 6 1991 2000
Steve Austin 6 1996 2002
Edge 6 1999 2010
Rob Van Dam 6 2002 2009
John Cena 6 2003 2011
John Morrison 6 2006 2011
Randy Orton 6 2004 2012
The Great Khali 6 2007 2012
Mick Foley 6 1997 2012