All number 1 entrants in WWE Royal Rumble history

Some of these stars even went on to win the match

The Royal Rumble PLE is considered one of the WWE’s five biggest events of the year along with Money in the Bank, SummerSlam, Survivor Series & WrestleMania. The PLE was first introduced in 1988 and initially featured a men’s Rumble match.

The Stamford-based promotion for the first time in its history created the same match for the women’s division and was first contested in 2018. The 2018 PLE featured two Rumble matches in both men’s and women’s division which has been the status quo ever since.

Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling match featuring Battle Royal rules, where competitors eliminate others by throwing them over the top rope. Typically, 30 participants take part, with two starting the match and new wrestlers entering every 90 seconds until all 30 are in the ring.

The winner of the match who persists despite the onslaught and survives, in the end, wins the match and gets a title shot against the champion at WrestleMania. While the competitor who enters last usually has a higher probability of winning the match.

However, there have been some exceptions to this rule as time and again wrestlers have proved their resilience and have survived despite entering in the number one position.

Here we take a look at the list of stars who have entered in the number-one spot in the men’s and women’s Rumble matches.

Every number 1 entrant in Men’s Royal Rumble

Name	Year
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart	1988
Ax	1989
Ted DiBiase	1990
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart	1991
The British Bulldog	1992
Ric Flair	1993
Scott Steiner	1994
Shawn Michaels	1995
Hunter Hearst Helmsley	1996
Crush	1997
Cactus Jack	1998
Stone Cold Steve Austin	1999
D’lo Brown	2000
Jeff Hardy	2001
Rikishi	2002
Shawn Michaels	2003
Chris Benoit	2004
Eddie Guerrero	2005
Triple H	2006
Ric Flair	2007
The Undertaker	2008
Rey Mysterio	2009
Dolph Ziggler	2010
CM Punk	2011
The Miz	2012
Dolph Ziggler	2013
CM Punk	2014
The Miz	2015
Roman Reigns	2016
Big Cass	2017
Rusev	2018
Daniel Bryan	Greatest Royal Rumble 2018
Elias	2019
Brock Lesnar	2020
Edge	2021
AJ Styles	2022
Gunther	2023
Jey Uso	2024
Rey Mysterio	2025

Also Read: ALL WWE Royal Rumble winners from Number 1 spot

Every number 1 entrant in the Women’s Royal Rumble

Name	Year
Sasha Banks	2018
Lacey Evans	2019
Alexa Bliss	2020
Bayley	2021
Sasha Banks	2022
Rhea Ripley	2023
Natalya	2024
Liv Morgan	2025

Who do you think will enter this year’s Rumble match in the number one spot? Share your thoughts and predictions for the PLE in the comments section.

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