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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