WWE Royal Rumble by Numbers (Statistics, Records & Facts)

The Royal Rumble match is one of the most exciting matches in WWE, where wrestlers are focused on eliminating their opponents, by tossing them over the top rope. The match has a separate fanbase for a number of reasons including the match stipulation, surprise entrances, extreme athleticism and so on.

More than that, there are a number of things to look out for in a Royal Rumble match. Here we brought out some of the interesting facts of Royal Rumbles based on the numbers.

Most Royal Rumble wins

Winning a rumble match is not an easy task, however nine wrestlers have won it multiple times. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin has won the most number of Rumble matches with three wins. In which four wrestlers had won it back to back, Austin in 1997 & 1998, Hulk Hogan in 1990 & 1991, Shawn Michaels in 1995 & 1996 and Cody Rhodes in 2023 & 2024.

WWE Superstars	Royal Rumble wins	Year
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin	3	1997, 1998, 2001
Hulk Hogan	2	1990, 1991
Shawn Michaels		1995, 1996
Triple H		2002, 2016
Brock Lesnar		2003, 2022
Batista		2005, 2014
John Cena		2008, 2013
Randy Orton		2009, 2017
Edge		2010, 2021
Cody Rhodes		2023, 2024

Winners by entrance number

When it comes to Royal Rumble matches, as late as the entry is, the high probability is the winning chances. It was justified here as WWE stars who had entered at number 30 had won five times, which is most when compared to other spots. Number 27 is the next luckiest number to enter. However, some proved wrong as three of them had won entering the match first.

Entrance Number	Year
30	2007, 2008, 2016, 2022, 2023
27	1989, 1993, 1994, 2001
1	1995, 2004, 2021
24	1991, 1998, 2000
23	1994, 2017
19	2013, 2015
28	2005, 2014
22	2002, 2012
29	2003, 2010
2	1999, 2006
16	2020
10	2019
14	2018
38	2011
8	2009
5	1997
18	1996
3	1992
25	1990
13	1988
17	2024

Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble match

Gunther spent most time in the ring in a rumble match by surviving 1 hour 11 minutes 40 seconds in the 2023 rumble match. He broke Rey Mysterio’s record of 1 hour 2 minutes 15 seconds which was the previous best for the last 17 years.

Wrestler	Time	Year
Gunther	1:11:40	2023
Rey Mysterio	1:02:15	2006
Chris Benoit	1:01:35	2004
Bob Backlund	1:01:10	1993
Triple H	1:00:16	2006
Chris Jericho	1:00:13	2017
Ric Flair	1:00:02	1992
Roman Reigns	59:48	2016
Edge	58:30	2021
Randy Orton	58:30	2021
Finn Bálor	57:38	2018
Stone Cold Steve Austin	56:38	1999
Mr. McMahon	56:38	1999
Kane	53:46	2001
Sheamus	52:33	2023
Rick Martel	52:17	1991
The Rock	51:32	1998
Chris Jericho	50:47	2016
Triple H	50:00	2009

Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble match

As spending the longest time in the rumble match makes a record, the shortest time spent inside the ring makes a record. Santino Marella has the shortest time inside the ring in a rumble match with 1.9 seconds, followed by The Warlord & Sheamus with 2 seconds.

Wrestler	Time	Year
Santino Marella	0:00:01.9	2009
The Warlord	0:00:02	1989
Sheamus	0:00:02	2018
No Way Jose	0:00:02	2019
Mo	0:00:03	1995
Owen Hart	0:00:03	1995
Mike Kanellis	0:00:03	GRR
Xavier Woods	0:00:03	2019
Bushwhacker Luke	0:00:04	1991
Jerry Lawler	0:00:04	1997
Titus O’Neil	0:00:04	2015

Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble

Braun Strowman & Brock Lesnar has the record for most number of eliminations in a single rumble match with 13 eliminations each, followed by Roman Reigns (12) and Kane (11).

Wrestler	No. of eliminations	Year
Braun Strowman	13	GRR
Brock Lesnar		2020
Roman Reigns	12	2014
Kane	11	2001
Hulk Hogan	10	1989
Stone Cold Steve Austin		1997
Shawn Michaels	8	1995, 1996
Stone Cold Steve Austin		1999

Total eliminations

Kane has the most number of eliminations in the Royal Rumble match with 46 eliminations in his 20 appearances, followed by The Undertaker with 40 eliminations in his 11 appearances. However Stone Cold Steve Austin has the high average of 36 eliminations in just 6 appearances making it 6 eliminations in average. 

Wrestler	No. of eliminations	Royal Rumbles entered
Kane	46	20
The Undertaker	40	11
Shawn Michaels	39	12
Stone Cold Steve Austin	36	6
Braun Strowman	34	7
Triple H	32	9
Big Show	32	12
Roman Reigns	32	6
Brock Lesnar	32	6

Most Rumble appearances

Kane entered the rumble matches 20 times, which is the most number of times a person entered the rumble match, followed by Dolph Ziggler & Kofi Kingston, who entered 15 times.

Wrestler	Royal Rumbles entered	First	Last
Kane	20	1996	2021
Kofi Kingston	16	2009	2024
Dolph Ziggler	15		2022
The Miz		2007	2024
Randy Orton	14	2004	2022
Rey Mysterio		2003	2023
Goldust	13	1997	GRR
Shawn Michaels	12	1989	2010
Big Show		2000	2017
The Undertaker	11	1991
Chris Jericho		2000	GRR
Shelton Benjamin		2003	2020

Wrestlers who have competed multiple times in the same night

Mick Foley & Nia Jax had entered the rumble matches multiple times in the same night. Where Foley entered three times in different gimmicks in 1998 and Jax entered in both men’s & women’s rumble matches in 2019.

Wrestler	Times entered	Year
Mick Foley	3	1998
Nia Jax	2	2019

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