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'{{short description|Professional wrestling match type}} {{Infobox sports league | title = Royal Rumble match | image = WWE Royal Rumble match in 2009.jpg | caption = WWE Royal Rumble match in 2009 | founded = [[Royal Rumble (1988)|1988]] | organizer = [[WWE]] | founder = [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]<br>[[Vince McMahon]] | competitors = 30{{cref|A}}<br/>20 (1988)<br/>40 (2011)<br/>50 ([[Greatest Royal Rumble |GRR]]) | tournament_format = [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|Staggered entry battle royal]] | champion = [[Cody Rhodes]] (men's)<br/>[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] (women's) | most_champs = [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (three) | champ_season = [[Royal Rumble (2024)|2024]] | footnotes = {{cnote|A|The Royal Rumble match traditionally features 30 competitors, though some exceptions have been made in select matches.}} }} The '''Royal Rumble match''' is a [[professional wrestling]] match based on the classic [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|Battle Royal match]] in which a number of wrestlers (traditionally 30) aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor.<ref name=wwematch>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/royalrumble|title=Specialty Matches: Royal Rumble|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 3, 2007}}</ref><ref name=stats>{{cite web|last=Waldman|title=Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/01/917194.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085840/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/01/917194.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |first=Jon |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=December 9, 2007|date=February 2, 2005}}</ref> The match is typically the main event of [[WWE]]'s January [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|pay-per-view and livestreaming event]] known as the [[Royal Rumble]]. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.<ref name=wwematch/><ref name=Mysterio>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120629143618/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|url-status= usurped|archive-date= June 29, 2012|title=Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again|author1=Dale Plummer |author2=Nick Tylwalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=2007-12-09|date=2006-01-30}}</ref> [["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] holds the record for most victories at three, achieved in [[Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]], [[Royal Rumble (1998)|1998]], and [[Royal Rumble (2001)|2001]], while [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Shawn Michaels]], [[John Cena]], [[Dave Bautista|Batista]], [[Triple H]], [[Randy Orton]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]], [[Brock Lesnar]], and [[Cody Rhodes]] have all won the match twice, with Hogan, Michaels, Austin, and Rhodes the only four to win back-to-back matches. ==Concept== The Royal Rumble differs from the classical [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] as the contestants do not enter the ring at the same time, but instead are assigned entry numbers, usually via a [[lottery]], although desirable spots are occasionally assigned by other means, the most common being winning a match.<ref name=wwematch/> The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals, either 90 seconds or two minutes (60 seconds for the [[Royal Rumble (1995)|1995 event]]), according to their entry number.<ref name=wwematch/> This format is credited to [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]].<ref name=pat>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/patpatterson/bio/|title=Hall of Fame: Pat Patterson|access-date=2007-12-03|publisher=WWE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124132009/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/patpatterson/bio/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2007-11-24}}</ref> To date, only six wrestlers who have been one of the starting two entrants have won the Royal Rumble: [[Shawn Michaels]] in [[Royal Rumble (1995)|1995]], [[Vince McMahon]] in [[Royal Rumble (1999)|1999]], [[Chris Benoit]] in [[Royal Rumble 2004|2004]], [[Rey Mysterio]] in [[Royal Rumble (2006)|2006]], [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] in [[Royal Rumble (2021)|2021]], and [[Rhea Ripley]] in [[Royal Rumble (2023)|2023]]. (Michaels, Benoit, Edge, and Ripley were entrant number 1 while McMahon and Mysterio were number 2), while only five wrestlers who have been the final entrant won the Royal Rumble: [[The Undertaker]] in [[Royal Rumble (2007)|2007]], [[John Cena]] in [[Royal Rumble (2008)|2008]], [[Triple H]] in [[Royal Rumble (2016)|2016]], [[Brock Lesnar]] in [[Royal Rumble (2022)|2022]], and [[Cody Rhodes]] in 2023. The most common number to win is 30, and 16 eventual winners entered at number 25 or later. [[File:Royal Rumble match.jpg|thumb|left|2010 Royal Rumble match]] The Royal Rumble match traditionally involves 30 wrestlers and usually lasts an hour (the [[Royal Rumble (2011)|2011]] edition had a 40-man field). The [[Greatest Royal Rumble]] (the only edition to have a 50-man field)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/04/27/powells-wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-live-review-50-man-royal-rumble-match-brock-lesnar-vs-roman-reigns-in-a-cage-match-for-the-wwe-universal-championship-aj-styles-vs-shinsuke-nakamura-for-the-ww/|title=Powell's WWE Greatest Royal Rumble live review: 50-man Royal Rumble match, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns in a cage match for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship, John Cena vs. Triple H, Undertaker vs. Rusev in a casket match - Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=27 April 2018}}</ref> was the longest, lasting one hour and 17 minutes of a five-hour pay-per-view event while the [[Royal Rumble (1988)|first televised Rumble match]] in [[Royal Rumble (1988)|1988]] involved only 20 men<ref name=RR88>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1988: Main Event|publisher=WWE| access-date=2007-12-03}}</ref> and lasted 33 minutes of the two-hour broadcast.<ref name=facts>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/facts/|title=Royal Rumble: Facts & Figures|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 30, 2007}}</ref> The [[Royal Rumble (1998)|1998]] match nominally had the traditional 30-man field, but only 28 individual wrestlers competed as [[Mick Foley]] entered the Royal Rumble match three different times as three different gimmicks—first as Cactus Jack, then Mankind and finally Dude Love.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/listthis/greatrawmoments/rawmoments5|title=Foley's Hat-trick|last=McAvennie|first=Mike| date=January 20, 2007|publisher=WWE |access-date=November 21, 2008}}</ref> The 2018 Royal Rumble PPV was the first to include a [[Women in WWE|women's]] Royal Rumble match,<ref name="Raw12182017">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=12/18 Powell's WWE Raw Live TV Review: Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman return, Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak for a WWE Cruiserweight Title shot, the build to the Royal Rumble|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2017/12/18/12-18-powells-wwe-raw-live-tv-review-brock-lesnar-paul-heyman-return-cedric-alexander-vs-drew-gulak-wwe-cruiserweight-title-shot-build-royal-rumble/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref> contested under the same rules as the men's match, including having 30 participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/platform/amp/wwe/2018/1/1/16839550/kurt-angle-announces-official-rules-for-womens-royal-rumble-match|title=Kurt Angle announces official rules for women's Royal Rumble match|work=Cageside Seats|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2018/article/mens-womens-royal-rumble-rules-revealed|title=Men's and Women's Royal Rumble Match rules revealed|date=January 1, 2018|author=WWE.com Staff|work=WWE.com|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> [[File:Stone Cold Steve Austin.jpg|thumb|175px|[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] holds the record for most Royal Rumble match wins with three<ref name=facts/>]] According to the rules, participants are eliminated from the match if moved over the top rope and both feet touch the floor. Hence, a wrestler who exits the ring without going over the top rope is not eliminated from the contest. For example, during the [[Royal Rumble (1999)|1999]] match, both McMahon and [["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] left the ring only to return later in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1999: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-30}}</ref> Furthermore, a wrestler who only touches the floor with one foot is not eliminated from the match, a rule which greatly affected the 1995 match, allowing Michaels to re-enter the ring and win the match. Although he has not won a Royal Rumble match, [[Kofi Kingston]] has become synonymous with finding various ways to keep at least one of his feet from touching the floor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1995: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05}}</ref> In the [[Royal Rumble (1994)|1994]] match, the last two participants ([[Bret Hart]] and [[Lex Luger]]) were declared co-winners when officials were unable to determine whose feet touched the floor first.<ref name=RR94>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1994: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref> Although this was the intended outcome, a similar situation occurred by a legitimate accident in [[Royal Rumble (2005)|2005]], when [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] and John Cena eliminated each other and hit the ground at exactly the same time. This time, the match was restarted.<ref name=RR05>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2005: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05}}</ref> Though various referees are charged with observing the match, some eliminations have gone unnoticed to allow the eliminated participants to sneak back into the ring to continue. Austin was able to re-enter the ring in this way and win the [[Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]] match.<ref name=RR97>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 3, 2007|quote=Stone Cold was actually eliminated during the match, but the referees failed to detect it, so he sneaked back in.}}</ref> Although eliminations are usually caused by active participants, eliminations caused by other means have been ruled legitimate, including self-eliminations (such as [[André the Giant]] after seeing a [[snake]] in [[Royal Rumble (1989)|1989]], [[Mil Máscaras]] diving out of the ring from the turnbuckle in 1997, [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] in 1999, and [[Pat McAfee]] in 2024, although [[Randy Savage]]'s jump over the top rope in [[Royal Rumble (1992)|1992]] was not ruled as self-elimination), elimination by previously eliminated participants (such as [[The Undertaker]] eliminating [[Maven (wrestler)|Maven]] in [[Royal Rumble (2002)|2002]], [[Kurt Angle]] eliminating Michaels in 2005 or [[Sonya Deville]] eliminating [[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] in 2022) or non-participants (such as [[Shane McMahon]] eliminating Shawn Michaels in 2006 and [[The Miz]] eliminating John Cena in 2011). Furthermore, an injured wrestler can return to the ring as long as the match is still ongoing (such as Austin in 1999, [[Roman Reigns]] in 2016, and [[Randy Orton]] in 2021), but not if the match has already ended (such as [[Spike Dudley]] in 2004, [[Scotty 2 Hotty]] in 2005, [[Curtis Axel]] in [[Royal Rumble (2015)|2015]], [[R-Truth]] in [[Royal Rumble (2019)|2019]] and [[Rey Mysterio]] in 2023) and can also be replaced by another wrestler (such as Mick Foley replacing [[Test (wrestler)|Test]] in 2004, [[Sami Zayn]] replacing [[Tye Dillinger]] in [[Royal Rumble (2018)|2018]], and [[Nia Jax]] replacing [[R-Truth]] in 2019). ==Prize== [[Royal Rumble (1993)|Since 1993]], the winner of the Royal Rumble match is traditionally awarded a title match for WWE's [[World championships in WWE|top championship]] at [[WrestleMania]]—WWE currently promotes two main roster [[WWE brand extension|brands]] with a top championship for each and the winner can choose which championship to challenge for, regardless of the brand they belong to. For the men, that is the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2023–present)|World Heavyweight Championship]] on [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and the [[Undisputed WWE Universal Championship]] (respresenting both the [[WWE Championship|WWE]] and [[WWE Universal Championship|Universal Championships]]) on [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]].<ref name=about>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Eric|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/od/thewrestlers/a/rumblewinnerfat.htm|title=The Fate of the Royal Rumble Winner|publisher=About.com|access-date=2007-12-09|date=2007-04-25}}</ref> Similarly, the winner of the women's Royal Rumble match (first contested in 2018) is awarded a match at WrestleMania for their choice of one of WWE's top women's championships: Raw's [[Women's World Championship (WWE)|Women's World Championship]], or SmackDown's [[WWE Women's Championship]].<ref name="Raw12182017"/><ref name="NXTPortland">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=2/16 NXT Takeover: Portland results – Moore's live review of Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT Championship, Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair for the NXT Women's Championship, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly vs. Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne for the NXT Tag Titles, Finn Balor vs. Johnny Gargano|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/02/16/2-16-nxt-takeover-portland-results-moores-live-review-of-adam-cole-vs-tommaso-ciampa-for-the-nxt-championship-rhea-ripley-vs-bianca-belair-for-the-nxt-womens-championship-bobby-fish-and-kyl/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=February 16, 2020|access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref> However, it has never been officially confirmed that a man or woman would be barred from challenging a different gender at WrestleMania. With the first [[WWE Brand Extension|brand extension]] introduced in mid-2002, the 30 male entrants from [[Royal Rumble (2003)|2003]] to 2006 consisted of 15 wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands, respectively. At first, the winner of the match received a shot for their brand's top championship, either the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] or WWE Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718053734/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Benoit wins the 'Rumble'|first=John|last=Powell|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=2007-12-23|date=2004-01-26}}</ref> Starting in 2004, the Royal Rumble winner had the option of challenging for either brand's top championship. For instance, [[Chris Benoit]] switched from SmackDown to Raw after winning the 2004 event to challenge for Raw's top championship at the time.<ref name=about/> From 2007 to [[Royal Rumble (2010)|2010]], participants from the [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] brand competed along with the Raw and SmackDown brands, with the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW Championship]] added as an option, although no winner ever chose it.<ref name=ecwtitle>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/02052007/|title=Tickets punched for WrestleMania|first=Brett |last=Hoffman|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05|date=2007-02-05}}</ref> During ECW's participation, the entries for each brand were not evenly divided.<ref name=RR07>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2007/matches/35535102/results/|title=A Phenom-enal Rumble|author=Louie Dee|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05|date=2007-01-28}}</ref> The ECW Championship was deactivated in 2010, leaving the two remaining titles until they were unified in December 2013 as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. This singular option lasted until the brand extensions' return in 2016, which introduced the Universal Championship, as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship reverted to being called the WWE Championship. Like the first brand extension, the winner of the [[Royal Rumble (2017)|2017 event]] earned a match for their brand's top championship, the Universal Championship or WWE Championship, but beginning with the [[Royal Rumble (2018)|2018 event]], the winner has a choice. [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] - WWE's [[farm team|developmental brand]] - was elevated to main roster status from September 2019 until September 2021, during that time NXT's top championships (the [[NXT Championship]] for men and the [[NXT Women's Championship]] for women) were also eligible choices. This ended when NXT reverted back to developmental status in September 2021. Since the return of the brand extension, the number of participants from each brand has not been evenly divided, as matches have also featured NXT wrestlers, as well has surprise entrants such as [[WWE Hall of Fame]]rs and/or debuting wrestlers. WWE's top championship has been booked as on the line during the Royal Rumble match on two occasions. In 1992, the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship was contested in the Royal Rumble match, which was won by [[Ric Flair]],<ref name=RR92>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1992: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05}}</ref> while in 2016, [[Roman Reigns]] was scheduled to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship as a participant of that year's Royal Rumble match as entrant number one. This has thus far been the only time that a reigning champion had to defend his title in the match, which was ultimately won by [[Triple H]], who eliminated Reigns before lastly eliminating [[Jon Moxley|Dean Ambrose]] to win; Reigns would earn a rematch against Triple H at [[WrestleMania 32]] and won back the title. In 2008, ECW Champion [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.|Chavo Guerrero]] entered the Royal Rumble match as entrant number 26 before being eliminated by eventual winner John Cena. This was the first time in which a reigning world champion competed in the match in which the winner could challenge them. In [[Royal Rumble (2020)|2020]], although he did not defend his title in the match, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar entered the Royal Rumble match as entrant number 1, feeling as if no one on any brand deserved to challenge him at either the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. Lesnar's participation was used as a way to set up his WrestleMania challenger, which ended up being [[Drew McIntyre]], who eliminated Lesnar, won the Rumble match and then challenged Lesnar for his title at [[WrestleMania 36]]. In 2022, although she did not defend her title in the match, SmackDown Women's Champion [[Charlotte Flair]] entered the Royal Rumble match as entrant number 17, feeling as if no one on any brand deserved to challenge her at either the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. This was the first time in which a reigning women's champion competed in the match in which the champion could choose their opponent; Flair's participation was used as a way to set up her WrestleMania challenger, which ended up being [[Ronda Rousey]], who eliminated Flair, won the Rumble match and then challenged Flair for her title at [[WrestleMania 38]]. The Royal Rumble winner may also choose to put his championship opportunity on the line in a match. This was first done in 1996, when Shawn Michaels risked his [[WrestleMania XII]] WWF Championship opportunity in a match against [[Owen Hart]] at [[In Your House 6]]. The second time was in 2002, when Triple H lost his [[WrestleMania X8]] Undisputed WWF Championship opportunity at [[No Way Out (2002)|No Way Out]] to [[Kurt Angle]], but regained his spot in a rematch against Angle on the following episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]].'' The third time was in 2006, when [[Randy Orton]] defeated [[Rey Mysterio]] at [[No Way Out (2006)|No Way Out]] for Mysterio's [[WrestleMania 22]] World Heavyweight Championship opportunity, though Mysterio was reinserted into the title match, making it a triple threat match. The fourth time was on the February 25, 2013 edition of ''Raw,'' where John Cena successfully defended his [[WrestleMania 29]] WWE Championship opportunity in a match against [[CM Punk]]. The fifth time was in 2015 at [[Fastlane (2015)|Fastlane]], where Reigns defended his [[WrestleMania 31]] WWE World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]]. In a reverse case in 2008, John Cena decided that instead of waiting until [[WrestleMania XXIV]], he would use his world championship opportunity and challenge WWE Champion Orton at the preceding [[No Way Out (2008)|No Way Out]] event, though won the match but not the title when Orton intentionally got himself disqualified; however, after Triple H became Orton's WrestleMania opponent, Cena earned another opportunity and was inserted into that championship match, making it a triple threat match. In another case in 2017, Randy Orton relinquished his [[WrestleMania 33]] WWE Championship opportunity after his stablemate [[Bray Wyatt]] won the title, but later turned on Wyatt and reverted his decision; he then defeated [[AJ Styles]], who had become the new title challenger, to re-earn his title shot at WrestleMania. During the [[WWE Greatest Royal Rumble|Greatest Royal Rumble]] in April 2018, the winner [[Braun Strowman]] received a [[trophy]] and the [[WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship|Greatest Royal Rumble Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/look-wwe-awards-awesome-special-championship-title-for-greatest-royal-rumble/|title=LOOK: WWE awards awesome special championship title for Greatest Royal Rumble|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> ==Dates, venues, and winners== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners ! rowspan="2" | Event ! rowspan="2" | Date ! rowspan="2" | City ! rowspan="2" | Venue ! colspan="4" | Winner ! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" | Ref. |- ! Men ! No. ! Women ! No. |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1988)|1988]] | January 24, 1988 | [[Hamilton, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | [[Copps Coliseum]] | {{Sortname|Jim|Duggan}} | {{sort|13|13}} | colspan="2" rowspan="31" {{n/a}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1989)|1989]] | January 15, 1989 | [[Houston, Texas]] | [[The Summit (Houston)|The Summit]] | {{sortname|Big John|Studd}} | {{sort|27|27}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1990)|1990]] | January 21, 1990 | [[Orlando, Florida]] | [[Orlando Arena]] | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Hulk|Hogan}} | {{sort|25|25}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1991)|1991]] | January 19, 1991 | [[Miami, Florida]] | [[Miami Arena]] | {{sort|24|24}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1992)|1992]] | January 19, 1992 | [[Albany, New York]] | [[Knickerbocker Arena]] | {{sortname|Ric|Flair}} | {{sort|03|3}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1993)|1993]] | January 24, 1993 | [[Sacramento, California]] | [[ARCO Arena]] | [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] | {{sort|27|27}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1994)|1994]] | rowspan="2" | January 22, 1994 | rowspan="2" | [[Providence, Rhode Island]] | rowspan="2" | [[Providence Civic Center]] | {{sortname|Lex|Luger}} | {{sort|23|23}} | rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Bret|Hart}} | {{sort|27|27}} |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1995)|1995]] | January 22, 1995 | [[Tampa, Florida]] | [[USF Sun Dome]] | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} | {{sort|01|1}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1996)|1996]] | January 21, 1996 | [[Fresno, California]] | [[Selland Arena]] | {{sort|18|18}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]] | January 19, 1997 | [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]] | [[Alamodome]] | rowspan="2" | [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] | {{sort|05|5}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1998)|1998]] | January 18, 1998 | [[San Jose, California]] | [[San Jose Arena]] | {{sort|24|24}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Austin wins predictable Rumble">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 19, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan19_rumble.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721225358/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan19_rumble.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=Austin wins predictable Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (1999)|1999]] | January 24, 1999 | [[Anaheim, California]] | [[Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]] | {{sortname|Mr.|McMahon|Vince McMahon}} | {{sort|02|2}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent1999">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Gramlich|date=January 25, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan25_rumble.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721140557/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan25_rumble.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2000)|2000]] | January 23, 2000 | [[New York City, New York]] | [[Madison Square Garden]] | {{sortname|The|Rock|Dwayne Johnson}} | {{sort|24|24}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 24, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan24_royalrumble.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629105451/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan24_royalrumble.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2001)|2001]] | January 21, 2001 | [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] | [[New Orleans Arena]] | [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] | {{sort|27|27}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Surprises dominate Rumble 2001">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 22, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan22_rumble-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713150252/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan22_rumble-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 13, 2012|title=Surprises dominate Rumble 2001|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2002)|2002]] | January 20, 2002 | [[Atlanta, Georgia]] | [[Philips Arena]] | [[Triple H]] | {{sort|22|22}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 21, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan21_rumble-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630174936/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan21_rumble-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2012|title=Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2003)|2003]] | January 19, 2003 | [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] | [[FleetCenter (Boston)|FleetCenter]] | {{sortname|Brock|Lesnar}} | {{sort|29|29}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Results |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2004)|2004]] | January 25, 2004 | [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] | [[Wachovia Center]] | {{sortname|Chris|Benoit}} | {{sort|01|1}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Main Event Synopsis |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604030744/http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/ |archive-date=June 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Tortoriello wins the 'Rumble'">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 26, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718053734/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=Benoit wins the 'Rumble'|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2005)|2005]] | January 30, 2005 | [[Fresno, California]] | [[Save Mart Center]] | [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Batista claims the Rumble">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=January 31, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/01/31/915606.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717001443/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/01/31/915606.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 17, 2012|title=Batista claims the Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2006)|2006]] | January 29, 2006 | [[Miami, Florida]] | [[American Airlines Arena]] | {{sortname|Rey|Mysterio}} | {{sort|02|2}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2006/|title=Royal Rumble 2006 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2006/matches/31409413/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2006 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again">{{cite web|first=Dale|last= Plummer|date=January 30, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629143618/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2007)|2007]] | January 28, 2007 | [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]] | [[AT&T Center]] | {{sortname|The|Undertaker}} | {{sort|30|30}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2007/|title=Royal Rumble 2007 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2010-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2007/matches/35535102/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2007 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Old guard dominates Rumble">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=January 28, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/28/3473071.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724024349/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/28/3473071.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 24, 2012|title=Old guard dominates Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2008)|2008]] | January 27, 2008 | [[New York City, New York]] | [[Madison Square Garden]] | {{sortname|John|Cena}} | {{sort|30|30}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2008/|title=Royal Rumble 2008 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2010-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2008/matches/5267610321112/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2008 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Cena wins Rumble in surprise return">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=January 28, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/01/28/4797664.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629175015/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/01/28/4797664.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Cena wins Rumble in surprise return|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2009)|2009]] | January 25, 2009 | [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] | [[Joe Louis Arena]] | {{sortname|Randy|Orton}} | {{sort|08|8}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/|title=Royal Rumble 2009 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9050360/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2009 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2010)|2010]] | January 31, 2010 | [[Atlanta, Georgia]] | [[Philips Arena]] | [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] | {{sort|29|29}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/|title=Royal Rumble 2010 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/matches/9887158/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2010 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2011)|2011]] | January 30, 2011 | [[Boston, Massachusetts]] | [[TD Garden]] | {{sortname|Alberto|Del Rio}} | {{sort|38|38}} | <ref name="2011event">{{cite web|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|title=Upcoming dates for WWE PPV events in 2011|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1280258946|publisher=WrestleView|date=July 27, 2010|access-date=July 28, 2010}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2012)|2012]] | January 29, 2012 | [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] | [[Scottrade Center]] | [[Sheamus]] | {{sort|22|22}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=WWE presents Royal Rumble, 01-29-2012|url=http://wwelivetour.com/events/wwe-presents-royal-rumble|publisher=WWE|date=2011-12-11|access-date=December 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|title=Sheamus won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2012/royal-rumble-match|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 29, 2013|date=January 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Powers|first=Kevin|title=WWE Champion CM Punk def. Dolph Ziggler (Special Guest Referee John Laurinaitis)|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2012/cm-punk-dolph-ziggler|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 29, 2013|date=January 29, 2012}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2013)|2013]] | January 27, 2013 | [[Phoenix, Arizona]] | [[US Airways Center]] | {{sortname|John|Cena}} | {{sort|19|19}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Rumble 2013 results|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2013/royal-rumble-2013-results-26086345|publisher=WWE|access-date=2013-09-29|date=2013-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Giannini|first1=Alex|last2=Linder|first2=Zach|title=John Cena won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2013/royal-rumble-match-26080784/page-5|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 29, 2013|date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2014)|2014]] | January 26, 2014 | [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] | [[Consol Energy Center]] | [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref>{{cite web|last1=Murphy|first1=Ryan|last2=Linder|first2=Zach|title=Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2014/royal-rumble-match-26171285|publisher=WWE|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Rumble 2014 results|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/royal-rumble-2014-results-26177563|access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2015)|2015]] | January 25, 2015 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]] | {{sortname|Roman|Reigns}} | {{sort|19|19}} | <ref>[[Royal Rumble (2015)#Results]]</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2016)|2016]] | January 24, 2016 | [[Orlando, Florida]] | [[Amway Center]] | [[Triple H]] | {{sort|30|30}} | <ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Elton|title=When Is WWE Royal Rumble 2016? Date, Location & Start Time|url=http://heavy.com/sports/2016/01/when-is-wwe-royal-rumble-2016-date-location-start-time/|work=[[Heavy.com]]|date=16 January 2016|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|title=Triple H won the 2016 Royal Rumble Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2016/royal-rumble-match-wwe-world-heavyweight-championship-28402653|publisher=WWE|access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2017)|2017]] | January 29, 2017 | [[San Antonio, Texas]] | [[Alamodome]] | {{Sortname|Randy|Orton}} | {{sort|23|23}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Rumble returns to Alamodome for the first time in 20 years|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/article/royal-rumble-returns-to-alamodome-first-time-20-years|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2018)|2018]] | January 28, 2018 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] | [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]] | {{Sortname|Shinsuke|Nakamura}} | {{sort|14|14}} | [[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]] | {{sort|25|25}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia to host 30th anniversary of WWE Royal Rumble in 2018|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/article/philadelphia-to-host-royal-rumble-2018|publisher=WWE|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=Shinsuke Nakamura won the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2018/30-man-royal-rumble-match-results|work=WWE|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=Asuka won the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble Match; Ronda Rousey debuted|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2018/30-woman-royal-rumble-match-results|work=WWE|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[WWE Greatest Royal Rumble|Greatest Royal Rumble]] | April 27, 2018 | [[Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]] | [[King Abdullah Sports City|King Abdullah International Stadium]] | {{Sortname|Braun|Strowman}} | {{sort|41|41}} | colspan="2" {{n/a}} | <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/saudi-arabia-to-host-greatest-royal-rumble-april-2018?sf183666032=1|title=Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble this April|work=WWE|access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref><ref name=SkyPPV>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/wwe/news/14203/11299796/wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-to-be-shown-live-on-sky-sports-box-office|title=WWE Greatest Royal Rumble to be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office|work=[[Sky Sports]]|date=March 22, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2019)|2019]] | January 27, 2019 | [[Phoenix, Arizona]] | [[Chase Field]] | {{Sortname|Seth|Rollins}} | {{sort|10|10}} | {{Sortname|Becky|Lynch}} | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref name="2019 Rumble">{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2018/01/24/wwe-royal-rumble-2019-nxt-takeover-phoenix-chase-field/1059435001/|title=WWE fans, Royal Rumble 2019 is coming to Chase Field in Phoenix|work=AZ Central|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2020)|2020]] | January 26, 2020 | [[Houston, Texas]] | [[Minute Maid Park]] | {{Sortname|Drew|McIntyre}} | {{sort|16|16}} | {{Sortname|Charlotte|Flair}} | {{sort|17|17}} | <ref name="2020 Rumble">{{cite web|last1=Barron|first1=David|title=WWE's Royal Rumble coming to Minute Maid Park in 2020|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/article/WWE-Royal-Rumble-in-Houston-Minute-Maid-Park-2020-13620766.php|work=Houston Chron|access-date=February 16, 2019|date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2021)|2021]] | January 31, 2021 | [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] | [[WWE ThunderDome]] at [[Tropicana Field]] | [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] | {{sort|1|1}} | [[Bianca Belair]] | {{sort|3|3}} | <ref name="RR2021">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/01/31/wwe-royal-rumble-results-powells-live-review-of-the-royal-rumble-matches-drew-mcintyre-vs-goldberg-for-the-wwe-championship-roman-reigns-vs-kevin-owens-in-a-last-man-standing-match-for-the-wwe/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2022)|2022]] | January 29, 2022 | [[St. Louis, Missouri]] | [[The Dome at America's Center]] | {{Sortname|Brock|Lesnar}} | {{sort|30|30}} | {{Sortname|Ronda|Rousey}} | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref name="2022Rumble">{{cite web|title=WWE Announces Date And Location For Royal Rumble 2022|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-date-and-location-royal-rumble-2022|work=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=September 27, 2021|accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | [[Royal Rumble (2023)|2023]] | January 28, 2023 | [[San Antonio, Texas]] | [[Alamodome]] | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Cody|Rhodes}} | {{sort|30|30}} | {{Sortname|Rhea|Ripley}} | {{sort|1|1}} | |- |[[Royal Rumble (2024)|2024]] |January 27, 2024 |[[St. Petersburg, Florida]] |[[Tropicana Field]] |{{sort|15|15}} |[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] |{{sort|3|3}} |<ref name="2024confirmed">{{cite news|last=Russell|first=Skylar|title=WWE Royal Rumble 2024 To Take Place At Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-royal-rumble-2024-take-place-tropicana-field-st-petersburg-florida|work=Fightful|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918034628/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-royal-rumble-2024-take-place-tropicana-field-st-petersburg-florida|archive-date=September 18, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |} === Male Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Championship !scope=col|Victories !scope=col|Attempts !scope=col|Success rate |- !scope="row"|[[WWE Championship]]{{efn|The WWE Championship has had various names due to company name changes and title unifications. Since the 1993 Royal Rumble, these include the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, the WWF Championship, the Undisputed WWF Championship, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and the [[Undisputed WWE Universal Championship]] (in tandem with the [[WWE Universal Championship]]).}} |10 |19 |{{Winning percentage|10|9}} |- !scope="row"|[[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] (2002–2013 version) |5 |7 |{{Winning percentage|5|2}} |- !scope="row"|[[WWE Universal Championship]]{{efn|Since April 2022, the [[WWE Championship]] and Universal Championship have been held and defended together as the [[Undisputed WWE Universal Championship]], thus both titles together have since been a singular choice as the Undisputed title.}} |1 |4 |{{Winning percentage|1|3}} |- !scope="row"|[[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] (current version) |0 |0 |0 |- !scope="row"|'''Total''' !16!!30!!{{Winning percentage|16|14}} |} :{{color box|#c3fdb8|border=silver}} – WrestleMania victory :{{color box|#fbb|border=silver}} – WrestleMania loss :{{color box|#fff|border=silver}} – Did not receive title match {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ ! !Winner !Event !Year !Championship match |-style="background:#c3fdb8;" |{{sort|01|1}} |scope="row"|[[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] |[[WrestleMania IX]] |1993 |Yokozuna defeated [[Bret Hart]] to win the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]], but lost it shortly afterwards to [[Hulk Hogan]] in a impromptu match. |-style="background:#fbb" |rowspan="" 2 '|{{sort|02|2}} |rowspan="" 2 '|[[Lex Luger]] |rowspan="" 2 '|[[WrestleMania X]] |rowspan="" 2 '|1994 |Luger lost to [[WWF Champion]] [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]]. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|02|2}} |[[Bret Hart]] |[[WrestleMania X]] |1994 |Hart defeated [[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]] to win the [[WWF Championship]]. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|03|3}} |[[Shawn Michaels]] |[[WrestleMania XI]] |1995 |Michaels lost to [[WWF Champion]] [[Kevin Nash|Diesel]]. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|04|4}} |[[Shawn Michaels]] |[[WrestleMania XII]] |1996 |Michaels successfully defended his title shot against [[Owen Hart]] at [[In Your House 6]]. Michaels went on to defeat [[Bret Hart]] in a 60-minute [[Iron Man match]] to win the [[WWF Championship]]. |- |{{sort|05|5}} |[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] |[[WrestleMania 13]] |1997 |Due to Austin re-entering the Rumble match when the referees did not see when he was thrown out of the ring, WWF President [[Gorilla Monsoon]] ruled that he would not be receiving his [[WWF Championship]] match at WrestleMania 13. A match at February's [[In Your House 13: Final Four|In Your House]] event was scheduled to determine who would challenge the champion at WrestleMania, but after [[Shawn Michaels]] forfeited the title, plans were changed. [[Bret Hart]] won a repurposed match at In Your House 13 to become the new champion, but lost the title to [[Sycho Sid]] on an episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw Is War]]''. [[The Undertaker]] then became the number one contender and defeated Sid for the championship at WrestleMania 13. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|06|6}} |[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] |[[WrestleMania XIV]] |1998 |Austin defeated [[Shawn Michaels]] to win the [[WWF Championship]]. |- |{{sort|07|7}} |[[Mr. McMahon]] |[[WrestleMania XV]] |1999 |The following night on ''[[Raw Is War]]'', Mr. McMahon renounced his title opportunity to challenge [[WWF Champion]] [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] at WrestleMania XV. WWF Commissioner [[Shawn Michaels]] awarded the title opportunity to the runner-up, [["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]], who defeated Mr. McMahon in a [[Steel Cage match]] to retain his opportunity. Austin went on to defeat The Rock in a [[No Disqualification match]] to win the WWF Championship. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|08|8}} |[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] |[[WrestleMania 2000]] |2000 |Video footage later showed Rock's feet hit the floor first before runner-up [[Big Show]]. After multiple attempts to name a rightful number one contender failed, both The Rock and Big Show were added to the main event along with [[Mick Foley]] to make it a [[fatal four-way match]] for the [[WWF Championship]]. At WrestleMania 2000, [[Triple H]] retained the championship. |-style="background:#c3fbb8" |{{sort|09|9}} |[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] |[[WrestleMania X-Seven]] |2001 |Austin defeated [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] in a [[No Disqualification match]] to win the [[WWF Championship]]. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|10|10}} |[[Triple H]] |[[WrestleMania X8]] |2002 |Triple H lost his WrestleMania X8 title shot to [[Kurt Angle]] at [[No Way Out (2002)|No Way Out]]. The following night on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', Triple H was given a rematch by WWF co-owner [[Ric Flair]] and defeated Angle to win his title shot back. Triple H went on to defeat [[Chris Jericho]] to win the [[Undisputed WWF Championship]] at WrestleMania X8. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|11|11}} |[[Brock Lesnar]] |[[WrestleMania XIX]] |2003 |As a member of the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] brand, Lesnar earned a match for his own brand's [[WWE Championship]] and defeated [[Kurt Angle]] to win the title; had Angle gotten counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title per the stipulation. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|12|12}} |[[Chris Benoit]] |[[WrestleMania XX]] |2004 |Benoit won the Rumble as a [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] wrestler, but switched to the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] brand to challenge [[Triple H]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. [[Shawn Michaels]], who was feuding with Triple H, later added himself to the match to make it a [[triple threat match]]. At WrestleMania XX, Benoit defeated Triple H and Michaels to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|13|13}} |[[Dave Bautista|Batista]] |[[WrestleMania 21]] |2005 |Batista from [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] and defeated [[Triple H]] to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|14|14}} |[[Rey Mysterio]] |[[WrestleMania 22]] |2006 |Mysterio from [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]], but lost his title shot to [[Randy Orton]] at [[No Way Out (2006)|No Way Out]]. On the following episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', General Manager [[Theodore Long]] re-added Mysterio to the World Heavyweight Championship match, making it a [[triple threat match]]. At WrestleMania 22, Mysterio defeated champion [[Kurt Angle]] and Orton to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|15|15}} |[[The Undertaker]] |[[WrestleMania 23]] |2007 |The Undertaker from [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] and defeated [[Dave Bautista|Batista]] to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|16|16}} |[[John Cena]] |[[No Way Out (2008)|No Way Out]] |2008 |Instead of waiting until [[WrestleMania XXIV]], Cena from [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] used his championship shot at [[No Way Out (2008)|No Way Out]] to challenge for his own brand's [[WWE Championship]]. Cena defeated champion [[Randy Orton]] by disqualification, thus Orton retained as titles do not change hands by disqualification unless stipulated. Cena would nevertheless challenge for the title at WrestleMania XXIV in a [[triple threat match]] also featuring [[Triple H]], with Orton again retaining. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|17|17}} |[[Randy Orton]] |[[WrestleMania 25]] |2009 |Orton won the Rumble as a [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] wrestler, but chose to challenge for [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]'s [[WWE Championship]], but lost to [[Triple H]]; had Triple H gotten counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title per the stipulation. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|18|18}} |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |[[WrestleMania XXVI]] |2010 |Edge from [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]], but lost to [[Chris Jericho]]. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|19|19}} |[[Alberto Del Rio]] |[[WrestleMania XXVII]] |2011 |Del Rio from [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]], but lost to [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|20|20}} |[[Sheamus]] |[[WrestleMania XXVIII]] |2012 |Sheamus chose to challenge for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship]] and defeated [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|21|21}} |[[John Cena]] |[[WrestleMania 29]] |2013 |Cena chose to challenge for the [[WWE Championship]] and successfully defended his title shot against [[CM Punk]] on the February 25 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''. At WrestleMania 29, Cena defeated [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|22|22}} |[[Dave Bautista|Batista]] |[[WrestleMania XXX]] |2014 |After months of feuding, [[Triple H]] agreed to face [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] at WrestleMania XXX, with the stipulation that whoever won would be inserted into the [[WWE Championship|WWE World Heavyweight Championship]] match between champion [[Randy Orton]] and Rumble winner Batista to make it a [[triple threat match]]. Bryan defeated Triple H in the opening match and went on to defeat Orton and Batista to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|23|23}} |[[Roman Reigns]] |[[WrestleMania 31]] |2015 |Reigns successfully defended his title shot against [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] at [[Fastlane (2015)|Fastlane]]. At WrestleMania 31 during Reigns' match against champion [[Brock Lesnar]], [[Seth Rollins]] cashed in his [[Money in the Bank contract]], converting the [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|singles match]] between Reigns and Lesnar into a [[triple threat match]]. Rollins then defeated Lesnar and Reigns in the impromptu triple threat match by pinning Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|24|24}} |[[Randy Orton]] |[[WrestleMania 33]] |2017 |As a member of the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] brand, Orton earned a match for his own brand's [[WWE Championship]]. After his fellow [[The Wyatt Family|Wyatt Family]] member [[Bray Wyatt]] won the championship at [[Elimination Chamber (2017)|Elimination Chamber]] and retained it on the following ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', Orton relinquished his championship opportunity. On the next episode of ''SmackDown'', however, Orton reverted his decision and turned on Wyatt. The following week, Orton defeated [[AJ Styles]], who had become the new number one contender for the title, to re-earn his title shot. At WrestleMania 33, Orton defeated Wyatt to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|25|25}} |[[Shinsuke Nakamura]] |[[WrestleMania 34]] |2018 |Nakamura from [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[WWE Championship]], but lost to [[AJ Styles]]. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|26|26}} |[[Seth Rollins]] |[[WrestleMania 35]] |2019 |Rollins from [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[WWE Universal Championship]] and defeated [[Brock Lesnar]] to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|27|27}} |[[Drew McIntyre]] |[[WrestleMania 36]] |2020 |McIntyre from [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] chose to challenge for his own brand's [[WWE Championship]] and defeated [[Brock Lesnar]] to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|28|28}} |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] |[[WrestleMania 37]] |2021 |Edge won as a free agent and chose to challenge for [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]'s [[WWE Universal Championship]]. After a controversial finish in the main event of [[Fastlane (2021)|Fastlane]], which saw champion [[Roman Reigns]] retain the title against [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] in a match where Edge served as the [[special guest enforcer]], a decision was made to add Bryan to the match at WrestleMania, making it a [[triple threat match]]. At WrestleMania 37, Reigns defeated Edge and Bryan to retain the Universal Championship. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|29|29}} |[[Brock Lesnar]] |[[WrestleMania 38]] |2022 |Lesnar, who came into the [[Royal Rumble (2022)|Royal Rumble event]] as [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]'s [[WWE Champion]] and lost the title to [[Bobby Lashley]] in the opening match, came back in the main event as the surprise #30 entrant in the Rumble match, won the Rumble, and chose to challenge for [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]'s [[WWE Universal Championship]]. Lesnar would go on to win back the WWE Championship at [[Elimination Chamber (2022)|Elimination Chamber]] in an [[Elimination Chamber match]]. It was then announced that the match between Lesnar and Universal Champion [[Roman Reigns]] at WrestleMania 38 would be a [[Winner Takes All match]] for both the WWE and Universal Championships. At WrestleMania 38, Reigns defeated Lesnar to retain his Universal Championship and win Lesnar's WWE Championship, subsequently becoming recognized as the [[Undisputed WWE Universal Champion]]. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|30|30}} |[[Cody Rhodes]] |[[WrestleMania 39]] |2023 |Rhodes won the Rumble as a [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] wrestler, but due to [[Roman Reigns]] simultaneously holding Raw's [[WWE Championship]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]'s [[WWE Universal Championship]] as the [[Undisputed WWE Universal Championship]], Rhodes earned a match against Reigns for the Undisputed title. At WrestleMania 39, Reigns defeated Rhodes to retain. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|31|31}} |[[Cody Rhodes]] |[[WrestleMania XL]] |2024 |Rhodes won the Rumble as a [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] wrestler, but chose to challenge [[Roman Reigns]] for [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]'s [[Undisputed WWE Universal Championship]]. At WrestleMania XL, Rhodes defeated Reigns to win the title. |- |} {{notelist}} === Female Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope=col|Championship !scope=col|Victories !scope=col|Attempts !scope=col|Success rate |- |[[Women's World Championship (WWE)|SmackDown/Women's World Championship]] |3 |5 |{{Winning percentage|3|2}} |- |[[WWE Women's Championship|WWE (Raw) Women's Championship]] |1 |1 |{{Winning percentage|1|0}} |- |[[NXT Women's Championship]] |1 |1 |{{Winning percentage|1|0}} |- |'''Total''' |5 |7 |{{Winning percentage|5|2}} |} :{{Color box|#c3fdb8|border=silver}} – WrestleMania victory :{{Color box|#fbb|border=silver}} – WrestleMania loss {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ ! !Winner !Event !Year !Championship match |-style="background: #fbb" |{{sort|1|1}} |[[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]] |[[WrestleMania 34]] |2018 |Asuka won the Rumble as a [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] wrestler, but chose to challenge for the [[SmackDown Women's Championship]], but lost to [[Charlotte Flair]]. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|2|2}} |[[Becky Lynch]] |[[WrestleMania 35]] |2019 |Lynch won the Rumble as a [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] wrestler, but chose to challenge for the [[Raw Women's Championship]]. Lynch was removed from the match and suspended after continuously attacking the McMahon family and was replaced by Rumble runner-up, [[Charlotte Flair]]. At [[Fastlane (2019)|Fastlane]], Lynch defeated Flair thanks to interference from champion [[Ronda Rousey]], and as per the stipulation of that match, she was reinserted into the match at WrestleMania, making it a [[triple threat match]]. Flair then won the [[SmackDown Women's Championship]] on the March 26 episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', leading [[Stephanie McMahon]] to announce that both titles would be on the line in a [[Winner Takes All match]]. At WrestleMania 35, Lynch defeated Rousey and Flair to win both titles. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|3|3}} |[[Charlotte Flair]] |[[WrestleMania 36]] |2020 |Flair won the Rumble as a [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] wrestler, but chose to challenge for the [[NXT Women's Championship]], and defeated [[Rhea Ripley]] to win the title. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|4|4}} |[[Bianca Belair]] |[[WrestleMania 37]] |2021 |Belair from [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] chose to challenge for her own brand's [[SmackDown Women's Championship]], and defeated [[Sasha Banks]] to win the title. |-style="background: #fbb" |{{sort|5|5}} |[[Ronda Rousey]] |[[WrestleMania 38]] |2022 |Rousey won as a free agent and chose to challenge for the [[SmackDown Women's Championship]], but lost to [[Charlotte Flair]]. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|6|6}} |[[Rhea Ripley]] |[[WrestleMania 39]] |2023 ||Ripley won the Rumble as a [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] wrestler, but chose to challenge for the [[SmackDown Women's Championship]], and defeated [[Charlotte Flair]] to win the title. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|7|7}} |[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] |[[WrestleMania XL]] |2024 |Bayley from [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] chose to challenge for her own brand's [[WWE Women's Championship]], and defeated [[Iyo Sky]] to win the title. |- |} == Royal Rumble records == === Men's Royal Rumble === ==== Most victories ==== [[File:Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin_(4840047167)_(cropped).jpg|thumb|[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] holds the record for having the most Rumble victories at 3.]] {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Royal Rumble wins !Year |- |{{nowrap|[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]]}} ||3|| 1997, 1998, 2001 |- |[[Hulk Hogan]] || rowspan="9" |2|| 1990, 1991 |- |[[Shawn Michaels]]|| 1995, 1996 |- |[[Triple H]] ||2002, 2016 |- |[[Brock Lesnar]] || 2003, 2022 |- |[[Dave Bautista|Batista]] || 2005, 2014 |- |[[John Cena]] || 2008, 2013 |- |[[Randy Orton]] || 2009, 2017 |- |[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] || 2010, 2021 |- |[[Cody Rhodes]] |2023, 2024 |} ==== Winners by entry number ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !No !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 |- |15 || 2024 |- |16 || 2020 |- |10 || 2019 |- |14 || 2018 |- |38 || 2011 |- |8 || 2009 |- |5 || 1997 |- |18 || 1996 |- |3 || 1992 |- |25 || 1990 |- |13 || 1988 |- |41 || GRR |- |} ==== Runners Up ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Times !Year |- |[[Roman Reigns]] |4|| 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020 |- |[[Big Show]] |rowspan=5|2|| 2000, 2004 |- |[[Shawn Michaels]] |1994, 2007 |- |[[Triple H]] |2008, 2009 |- |[[John Cena]] |2005, 2010 |- |[[Randy Orton]] |2006, 2021 |} ==== Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble ==== [[File:Walter_16_Carat_Gold_2020_N3_(cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] holds the record for the longest time spent in a traditional 30-man Royal Rumble match at 1:11:40.]] {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !No. !Wrestler !Time !Year |- |1 |[[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] |{{sort|76:05|1:16:05}} |GRR |- |2||[[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] || 1:11:40 || 2023 |- |3||'''[[Rey Mysterio]]''' || 1:02:15 || 2006<ref name="rumblerecords">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/facts/|title=Royal Rumble Statistics and Facts|access-date=2010-02-02|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209113027/http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/facts|archive-date=February 9, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |4||'''[[Chris Benoit]]''' || 1:01:35 || 2004<ref name="rumblerecords"/> |- |5||[[Bob Backlund]] || 1:01:10 || 1993<ref name="rumblerecords"/> |- |6||[[Triple H]] || 1:00:16 || 2006 |- |7||[[Chris Jericho]] || 1:00:13 || 2017 |- |8||'''[[Ric Flair]]''' || 1:00:02 || 1992<ref name= "rumblerecords"/> |- |9||[[Roman Reigns]] || 59:48 || 2016 |- |rowspan=2|10||'''[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]''' || 58:30 || 2021 |- |[[Randy Orton]] || 58:30 || 2021 |} '''Bold''' indicates the winner of that year's match. ==== Longest cumulative time ==== [[File:Chris_Jericho_Wrestlemania_28.jpg|thumb|[[Chris Jericho]] holds the record for the longest cumulative time spent in all Rumble appearances at 4:59:33.]] {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !No. !Wrestler !Time<ref name="Royal Rumble Stats and Records Trivia">{{cite web|url=http://www.smarkoutmoment.com/p/wwe-royal-rumble-statistics-records.html|title=Royal Rumble Statistics and Facts|publisher=Smark Out Moment}}</ref> |- |1||[[Chris Jericho]] || 4:59:33 |- |2||[[Randy Orton]] || 4:34:08 |- |3||[[Rey Mysterio]] || 4:14:45 |- |4||[[Cody Rhodes|Cody Rhodes/Stardust]]|| 4:05:14 |- |5||[[Triple H]] || 4:00:50 |- |6||[[Shawn Michaels]] || 3:47:32 |- |7||[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] || 3:32:55 |- |8||[[Sheamus|Sheamus/King Sheamus]]|| 3:26:21 |- |9||[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane/Diesel/Isaac Yankem, DDS]]|| 3:19:40 |- |10||[[CM Punk]] || 3:09:56 |} ==== Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble ==== [[File:Santino_Marella_2010_Tribute_to_the_Troops_(3).jpg|thumb|[[Santino Marella]] was the quickest to be eliminated from a single Royal Rumble match by [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] at 1.9 seconds in 2009.]] {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Time !Year |- |[[Santino Marella]] || 0:00:01.9|| 2009<ref name="rumblerecords"/> |- |[[The Warlord (wrestler)|The Warlord]] || rowspan="3"|0:00:02 || 1989<ref name="rumblerecords"/> |- |[[Sheamus]] || 2018<ref name="rumblerecords"/> |- |[[No Way Jose (wrestler)|No Way Jose]]|| 2019 |- |[[Mo (wrestler)|Mo]] || rowspan="4"|0:00:03 || rowspan=2|1995 |- || [[Owen Hart]] |- || [[Mike Kanellis]] || GRR |- || [[JD McDonagh]] || 2024 |- || [[ Bushwhacker Luke ]] ||rowspan="3"|0:00:04 || 1991 |- || [[Jerry Lawler]] || 1997 |- || [[Titus O'Neil]] || 2015 |} ==== Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble per year ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Time !Year |- |[[Junkyard Dog]] |02:30 |1988 |- |[[The Warlord (wrestler)|The Warlord]] |00:02 |1989 |- |[[Shawn Michaels]] |00:12 |1990 |- |[[Bushwhacker Luke]] |00:04 |1991 |- |[[Hercules (wrestler)|Hercules]] |00:56 |1992 |- |[[Terry Taylor]] |00:24 |1993 |- |[[Billy Gunn]] |00:14 |1994 |- |[[Mo (wrestler)|Mo]] |rowspan="2"|00:03 |rowspan="2"|1995 |- |[[Owen Hart]] |- |[[Headhunters (professional wrestling)|Squat Teamer #2]] |00:24 |1996 |- |[[Jerry Lawler]] |00:04 |1997 |- |[[Salvatore Sincere|Tom Brandi]] |00:12 |1998 |- |[[Gillberg (wrestler)|Gillberg]] |00:06 |1999 |- |[[Ron Simmons|Faarooq]] |00:18 |2000 |- |[[Taz (wrestler)|Tazz]] |00:10 |2001 |- |[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] |00:33 |2002 |- |[[Bull Buchanan|B-2]] |00:24 |2003 |- |[[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]] |00:19 |2004 |- |[[Mike Bucci|Simon Dean]] |00:20 |2005 |- |[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] |rowspan="2"|00:18 |rowspan="2"|2006 |- |[[Sylvan Grenier|Sylvan]] |- |[[The Miz]] |00:07 |2007 |- |[[Shelton Benjamin]] |00:18 |2008 |- |[[Santino Marella]] |00:01 |2009 |- |[[Montel Vontavious Porter]] |00:07 |2010 |- |[[Gabbi Tuft|Tyler Reks]] |00:34 |2011 |- |[[Epico Colón|Epico]] |00:12 |2012 |- |[[The Godfather (wrestler)|The Godfather]] |00:05 |2013 |- |[[The Great Khali]] |00:24 |2014 |- |[[Titus O'Neil]] |00:04 |2015 |- |[[Jack Swagger]] |00:29 |2016 |- |[[James Ellsworth (wrestler)|James Ellsworth]] |00:15 |2017 |- |[[Sheamus]] |00:02 |2018 |- |[[Mike Bennett (wrestler)|Mike Kanellis]] |00:03 |GRR |- |[[No Way Jose]] |00:02 |2019 |- |[[Erick Rowan]] |00:08 |2020 |- |[[Gregory Helms|Hurricane Helms]] |00:30 |2021 |- |[[Kofi Kingston]] |00:21 |2022 |- |[[Baron Corbin]] |00:07 |2023 |- |[[JD McDonagh]] |00:03 |2024 |- |} ==== Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble ==== {{Multiple images |image1=Braun_Strowman_in_September_2016.jpg |image2=Brock Lesnar in March 2015.jpg |total_width=300 |footer=[[Braun Strowman]] (left) is tied with [[Brock Lesnar]] (right) for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match at 13. }} {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !No. of eliminations !Year |- |'''[[Braun Strowman]]''' |rowspan="2"|13 |GRR |- |[[Brock Lesnar]] |2020 |- |[[Roman Reigns]] |12 |2014 |- |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |11 |2001<ref name="rumblerecords" /><ref name="rumble2001results">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2001|publisher=WWE|access-date=2010-02-10}}</ref> |- |[[Hulk Hogan]] |rowspan="2"|10 |1989<ref name="rumblerecords"/><ref name="rumble1989results">{{cite web|url=http://www.mondaynightwarriors.com/other-royalrumblestats.php/|title=Royal Rumble 1989|access-date=2010-02-10|publisher=WWE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307063529/http://www.mondaynightwarriors.com/other-royalrumblestats.php|archive-date=2012-03-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |{{nowrap|'''[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]]'''}} |1997<ref name="rumblerecords"/><ref name="rumble1997results">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997|access-date=2010-02-10|publisher=WWE}}</ref> |- |'''[[Shawn Michaels]]''' |rowspan="2"|8 |1995, 1996 |- |[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] |1999 |- |} '''Bold''' indicates the winner of that year's match. ==== Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble per year ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler(s) !Eliminations !Year |- |[[One Man Gang]] |6 |1988 |- |[[Hulk Hogan]] |10 |1989 |- |'''[[Hulk Hogan]]''' |rowspan="2"|6 |rowspan="2"|1990 |- |[[The Ultimate Warrior]] |- |'''[[Hulk Hogan]]''' |7 |1991 |- |[[Sid Eudy|Sid Justice]] |6 |1992 |- |'''[[Yokozuna (wrestler)|Yokozuna]]''' |rowspan="3"|7 |1993 |- |[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] |rowspan="2"|1994 |- |'''[[Lex Luger]]''' |- |rowspan="2"|'''[[Shawn Michaels]]''' |rowspan="2"|8 |1995 |- |1996 |- |rowspan="2"|'''[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]]''' |10 |1997 |- |7 |1998 |- |[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] |8 |1999 |- |[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] |7 |2000 |- |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] |11 |2001 |- |[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] |rowspan="2"|7 |rowspan="2"|2002 |- |[[The Undertaker]] |- |[[Chris Jericho]] |rowspan="5"|6 |2003 |- |'''[[Chris Benoit]]''' |2004 |- |'''[[Dave Bautista|Batista]]''' |2005 |- |'''[[Rey Mysterio]]''' |rowspan="2"|2006 |- |[[Triple H]] |- |[[The Great Khali]] |7 |2007 |- |[[Triple H]] |rowspan="4"|6 |2008 |- |[[Big Show|The Big Show]] |rowspan="2"|2009 |- |[[Triple H]] |- |[[Shawn Michaels]] |2010 |- |[[CM Punk]] |rowspan="2"|7 |rowspan="2"|2011 |- |[[John Cena]] |- |[[Cody Rhodes]] |6 |2012 |- |[[Ryback]] |rowspan="2"|5 |rowspan="2"|2013 |- |[[Sheamus]] |- |[[Roman Reigns]] |12 |2014 |- |[[Bray Wyatt]] |7 |2015 |- |[[Braun Strowman]] |rowspan="2"|5 |rowspan="2"|2016 |- |[[Roman Reigns]] |- |[[Braun Strowman]] |7 |2017 |- |[[Finn Bálor]] |rowspan="2"|4 |rowspan="2"|2018 |- |[[Roman Reigns]] |- |'''[[Braun Strowman]]''' |13 |GRR |- |[[Braun Strowman]] |6 |2019 |- |[[Brock Lesnar]] |13 |2020 |- |[[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]] |rowspan="3"|4 |rowspan="3"|2021 |- |[[Damian Priest]] |- |[[Seth Rollins]] |- |[[AJ Styles]] |6 |2022 |- |'''[[Cody Rhodes]]''' |rowspan="2"|5 |rowspan="2"|2023 |- |[[Gunther (wrestler)|Gunther]] |- |[[Bron Breakker]] |rowspan="2"|4 |rowspan="2"|2024 |- |'''[[Cody Rhodes]]''' |- |} '''Bold''' indicates the winner of that year's match. ==== Most consecutive eliminations ==== [[File:Kane-2014.jpg|thumb|[[Kane (Wrestler)|Kane]] holds the record for the most Royal Rumble match eliminations at 46]] {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !No. of eliminations in a row !Year |- |[[Brock Lesnar]] |13 |2020 |- |[[Hulk Hogan]] |8 |1989 |- |[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] |rowspan="5"|7 |1994 |- |[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] |2000 |- |[[The Great Khali]] |2007 |- |[[CM Punk]] |2011 |- |[[Braun Strowman]] |2017 |- |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] | rowspan="7" |6 |2001 |- |[[The Undertaker]] |rowspan=2|2002 |- |{{nowrap|[["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]]}} |- |[[Shawn Michaels]] |2010 |- |[[John Cena]] |2011 |- |[[Bray Wyatt]] |2015 |- |'''[[Braun Strowman]]''' |GRR |} '''Bold''' indicates the winner of that year's match. ==== Total eliminations ==== <!--PLEASE DON’T DON’T ABUSE THIS SECTION WITH MISINFORMATION--> {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number"|No. of eliminations !data-sort-type="number"|Royal Rumbles entered !Average |- |{{nowrap|[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane/Isaac Yankem, DDS]]}} || 46 || 20<ref name="rumblerecords"/><ref name="rumble1992results">{{cite web|url=http://www.mondaynightwarriors.com/other-royalrumblestats.php/|title=Royal Rumble 2011|access-date=2010-02-10|publisher=www.mondaynightwarriors.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307063529/http://www.mondaynightwarriors.com/other-royalrumblestats.php|archive-date=2012-03-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/the-30-best-rumblers-ever/page-31|title=The 30 Best Rumbers ever #1 Shawn Michaels|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> |2.3 |- |[[The Undertaker]] || 40 || 11 |3.64 |- |[[Shawn Michaels]] || 39 || 12 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/the-30-best-rumblers-ever/page-31|title=The 30 Best Rumbers ever #1 Shawn Michaels|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> |3.41 |- |{{nowrap|[[Stone Cold Steve Austin|The Ringmaster/"Stone Cold" Steve Austin]]}} || 36 || 6<ref name="rumblerecords"/> |6 |- | [[Braun Strowman]] || 34 || 7 |4.86 |- |[[Triple H]] || 32 || 9 |3.66 |- |[[Big Show]] || 32 || 12 |2.67 |- |[[Roman Reigns]] || 32 || 6 |5.33 |- |[[Brock Lesnar]] |32 |6 |5.33 |} ==== Highest number of wrestlers in a single elimination ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number"|No. of wrestlers involved in elimination !data-sort-type="number"|Year |- |rowspan=2|[[Viscera (wrestler)|Mabel/Viscera]] || 9 || 2007 |- |7 || 1994 |- |[[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] || rowspan=3|6 || 2000 |- |[[Muhammad Hassan (wrestler)|Muhammad Hassan]] || 2005 |- |[[Omos]] || 2022 |- |[[John Tenta|The Canadian Earthquake]] || rowspan=4|5 || 1990 |- |[[Kevin Nash|Diesel]] || 1994 |- |[[Kurrgan]] || 1998 |- |[[Brodus Clay]] || 2013 |- |[[Crush (wrestler)|Crush]] || rowspan=5|4 || 1994 |- |[[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] || rowspan=2|2011 |- |[[Mark Henry]] |- |[[Miro (wrestler)|Alexander Rusev]] || 2014 |- |[[Bobby Lashley]] || 2021 |} ==== Wrestlers who eliminated themselves ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number"|Year |- | [[André The Giant]] || 1989 |- | [[Ahmed Johnson]] || rowspan="2"| 1997 |- | [[Mil Máscaras]] |- | [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] || 1999 |- | [[Drew Carey]] || 2001 |- | [[Mick Foley]] || 2004 |- | [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] || 2010 |- | [[Matt Hardy]] || 2018 |- | [[Pat McAfee]] || 2024 |} ==== Most Rumble appearances ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Royal Rumbles entered !First !Last |- |{{nowrap|[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane/Diesel/Isaac Yankem, DDS]]}}|| 20 || 1996 || 2021 |- ||[[Kofi Kingston]] || 16 || rowspan="2" | 2009 || 2024 |- |[[Dolph Ziggler]] || rowspan="4" |15 || 2022 |- |[[The Miz]]|| 2007 || 2024 |- |[[Randy Orton]]|| 2004 ||2022 |- |[[Rey Mysterio]] || 2003 || 2023 |- |[[Goldust]]|| 13 || 1997 || GRR |- |[[Shawn Michaels]] || rowspan="2"|12 || 1989 || 2010 |- |[[Big Show]] || 2000 ||rowspan="2"| 2017 |- |[[The Undertaker]] || rowspan="3"|11 || 1991 |- |[[Chris Jericho]] || 2000 || GRR |- |[[Shelton Benjamin]] || 2003 || 2020 |} ==== Wrestlers who have competed multiple times in the same night ==== These wrestlers have competed more than once in either the same Rumble match.. {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Times entered !Year |- |[[Mick Foley]]|| 3 || 1998 |} ==== Female entrants in male Royal Rumble matches ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Royal Rumbles entered |- |[[Chyna]] || 2 (1999, 2000)<ref name="MainEvent1999"/><ref name="MainEvent2000"/> |- |[[Beth Phoenix]] || 1 (2010)<ref name="MainEvent2010"/> |- |[[Kia Stevens|Kharma]] || 1 (2012) |- |[[Nia Jax]]{{efn|Since the inception of the Women's Royal Rumble in 2018, Jax is the only wrestler to ever take part in both the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches on the same card, and one of two, along with Beth Phoenix, to score eliminations in both.}} |1 (2019) |} {{notelist}} === Women's Royal Rumble === ==== Most victories ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Times !Year |- |[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] | rowspan=8 |1|| 2024 |- |[[Rhea Ripley]] | 2023 |- |[[Ronda Rousey]] | 2022 |- |[[Bianca Belair]] | 2021 |- |[[Charlotte Flair]] | 2020 |- |[[Becky Lynch]] | 2019 |- |[[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]] | 2018 |} ==== Winners by entry number ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !No !Year |- |3 || 2021, 2024 |- |28 || 2019, 2022 |- |1 || 2023 |- |17 || 2020 |- |25 || 2018 |} ==== Runners Up ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Times !Year |- |[[Charlotte Flair]] | rowspan=“2” |2|| 2019, 2022 |- |[[Liv Morgan]] | |2|| 2023, 2024 |- |[[Rhea Ripley]] | rowspan=“23” |1|| 2021 |- |[[Shayna Baszler]] | |1|| 2020 |- |[[Nikki Bella]] | |1|| 2018 |} [[File:Bayley WWE B.A. Star December 2016.jpg|thumb|[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] holds the record for the longest time spent in a women's Royal Rumble match at 1:03:03]] ==== Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !No !Wrestler !Time !Year |- ||1 || '''[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]]''' || 1:03:03 || rowspan="2" |2024 |- |2 |[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] |1:02:10 |- ||3 || '''[[Rhea Ripley]]'''|| 1:01:08<ref>[https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2023/womens-royal-rumble-match-results Rhea Ripley won the Women's Royal Rumble Match to earn a Women's Championship Match at WrestleMania - WWE.com]</ref>|| rowspan="2" |2023 |- ||3 || [[Liv Morgan]]|| 1:01:08 |- |5 || '''[[Bianca Belair]]'''|| 56:52 || 2021 |- |6 || [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]|| 56:01 || 2019 |- |7 || [[Sasha Banks]]|| 54:46 || 2018 |- |8 || [[Ember Moon]]|| 52:23 || rowspan="2" |2019 |- |9 || [[Charlotte Flair]]|| 50:01 |- |10 || [[Bianca Belair]]|| 47:46||2024 |} '''Bold''' indicates the winner of that year's match. ==== Longest cumulative time ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !No. !Wrestler !Time |- |1||[[Bianca Belair]]|| 3:05:28 |- |2||[[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]] || 2:38:39 |- |3||[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]] || 2:27:34 |- |4||[[Charlotte Flair]] || 2:21:30 |- |5||[[Rhea Ripley]] || 2:19:08 |- |6||[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] || 2:18:51 |- |7||[[Liv Morgan]]|| 1:57:28 |- |8||[[Becky Lynch]]|| 1:17:28 |- |9||[[Shayna Baszler]]|| 1:13:39 |- |10||[[Zelina Vega]]|| 1:10:08 |} ==== Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble ==== {{Multiple image | total_width = 330 | image1 = Chelsea_Green_2020.jpg | image2 = Crazy Mary Dobson by Mike Kalasnik.jpg | footer = [[Chelsea Green]] (left) and [[Sarah Logan|Sarah Logan (Valhalla)]] (right) hold the record for the shortest time spent in a single women's Royal Rumble match at 5 seconds. }} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !No !Wrestler !Time !Year |- | rowspan="2" |1|| [[Chelsea Green]] || rowspan="2" | 00:05 || 2023 |- | [[Sarah Logan|Valhalla]] || 2024 |- |3 || [[Liv Morgan]]|| 00:08 || 2019 |- |4 || [[Chelsea Green]] || 00:12 || 2020 |- |5 || [[Molly Holly]] || 00:20 || rowspan="2" |2022 |- |6 || [[Ivory (wrestler)|Ivory]]|| 00:25 |- |7 || [[Liv Morgan|Sarah Logan]] || 00:28 || 2020 |- |8 || [[B-Fab]] || 00:36 || 2023 |- |9 || [[Tamina Snuka|Tamina]]|| 00:39 || 2020 |- |10 || [[Sarah Logan]] || 00:43 || 2022 |} ==== Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble per year ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Time !Year |- |[[Vickie Guerrero]] |00:57 |2018 |- |[[Liv Morgan]] |00:08 |2019 |- |[[Chelsea Green]] |00:12 |2020 |- |[[Carmella (wrestler) |Carmella]] |00:47 |2021 |- |[[Liv Morgan|Molly Holly]] |00:20 |2022 |- |[[Chelsea Green]] |00:05 |2023 |- |[[Sarah Logan|Valhalla]] |00:05 |2024 |} ==== Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !No. of eliminations !Year |- |[[Shayna Baszler]] | rowspan="3"|8 | rowspan="2"|2020 |- |[[Bianca Belair]] |- |[[Nia Jax]] | 2024 |- |[[Rhea Ripley]] | rowspan="2" |7 | 2021, '''2023''' |- |[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] | '''2024''' |- |[[Shayna Baszler]] |6 |2021 |- |[[Michelle McCool]] || rowspan="5"|5 ||2018 |- |[[Charlotte Flair]] ||2019, 2022 |- |[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] ||rowspan="3"|2023 |- |[[Iyo Sky]] |- |[[Dakota Kai]] |} '''Bold''' indicates the winner of that year's match. ==== Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble per year ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler(s) !Eliminations !Year |- |[[Michelle McCool]] |5 |2018 |- |[[Charlotte Flair]] |5 |2019 |- |[[Bianca Belair]] |rowspan="2"|8 |rowspan="2"|2020 |- |[[Shayna Baszler]] |- |[[Rhea Ripley]] |7 |2021 |- |[[Charlotte Flair]] |5 |2022 |- | '''[[Rhea Ripley]]''' |7 |2023 |- | [[Nia Jax]] |8 |2024 |} '''Bold''' indicates the winner of that year's match. ==== Total eliminations ==== [[file:Rhea Ripley in 2019 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|175px|[[Rhea Ripley]] holds the record for the most eliminations in total at 20.]] {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number"|No. of eliminations !data-sort-type="number"|Royal Rumbles entered !data-sort-type="number"|Average |- |[[Nia Jax]] || rowspan="2" |20 || 6 || 3.33 |- |[[Rhea Ripley]] || 4|| 5 |- |[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] || 17 || 6 || 2.83 |- |[[Charlotte Flair]] || rowspan="2" |15 || 4 || 3.75 |- |[[Shayna Baszler]] || 5|| 3 |- |[[Bianca Belair]] || 14 || 4 || 3.5 |} ==== Highest number of wrestlers in a single elimination ==== Highest number of wrestlers working together to eliminate one wrestler {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !No. of wrestlers involved in elimination !Year |- | rowspan=2|[[Nia Jax]] || 11 || 2023 |- | 6 || rowspan=2|2018 |- |[[Vickie Guerrero]] || 4 |} ==== Wrestlers who eliminated themselves ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number"|Year |- | [[Santina Marella]] || 2020 |- | [[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]] || 2021 |} ==== Most Rumble appearances ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Royal Rumbles entered !First !Last |- |[[Liv Morgan]] || rowspan="2" | 7|| rowspan="9" | 2018 || rowspan="3" | 2024 |- |[[Natalya (wrestler)|Natalya]] |- |[[Naomi (wrestler)|Naomi]]|| rowspan="3" | 6 |- |[[Dana Brooke]] || rowspan="2" | 2023 |- |[[Tamina]] |- |[[Bayley (wrestler)|Bayley]] || rowspan="6" | 5 || 2024 |- |[[Carmella (wrestler)|Carmella]] || 2022 |- |[[Nia Jax]] || 2024 |- |[[Sonya Deville]] || rowspan="2" | 2023 |- |{{nowrap|[[Nikki Cross|Nikki Cross/Nikki A. S. H.]]}} || 2019 |- |[[Shayna Baszler]] || 2020 || 2024 |- |} ==== Male entrants in female Royal Rumble matches ==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Wrestler !Royal Rumbles entered |- |[[Santina Marella]] || 1 (2020) |} == Other Royal Rumble matches == WWE has also booked several Royal Rumble matches outside of pay-per-view events: * The very first Royal Rumble match took place at a [[house show]] in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]] on October 4, 1987, where the [[One Man Gang]] won a 12-Man Royal Rumble, last eliminating the [[Junkyard Dog]], to earn a [[WWE Championship|WWF World Heavyweight Championship]] match against [[Hulk Hogan]] at the following month's St. Louis house show. *A 22-man Royal Rumble match took place at a house show in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] on March 14, 1988 where [[Jake Roberts]] was the winner. * A 22-man Royal Rumble match took place at a house show in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] on March 16, 1988, where [[Rick Rude|Ravishing Rick Rude]] was the winner. * A 30-man Royal Rumble on January 17, 1994, at [[Madison Square Garden]] was won by [[Owen Hart]], last eliminating [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Fatu]]. * An 18-man Royal Rumble match took place on May 9, 1994, in [[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]] and was won by [[The Undertaker]], last eliminating [[Bam Bam Bigelow]]. * There was a tag team Royal Rumble on the June 15, 1998 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''. Kane and Mankind won the match and earned an opportunity for the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] against [[The New Age Outlaws]]. * On January 11, 1999, a "corporate Royal Rumble" involving members of [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)|The Corporation]] and [[D-Generation X]] was held on ''Raw'' to determine the 30th entry in the Royal Rumble that year. The match was won by [[Chyna]], who last eliminated [[Vince McMahon]]. *A 5-man Royal Rumble took place on the September 16, 1999 episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' to crown a contender for Triple H's [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] later that night. This was won by The Undertaker, but Vince McMahon would fight Triple H instead, winning the title. *A 4-man Royal Rumble took place on the January 8, 2004 episode of ''SmackDown'', when [[Paul Heyman]] pit Chris Benoit against the three members of the [[Full Blooded Italians|F.B.I]]. Benoit won the match. * A 15-man Royal Rumble was held during the January 29, 2004 episode of ''SmackDown'' to crown a contender for [[Brock Lesnar]]'s [[WWE Championship]] at [[No Way Out (2004)|No Way Out]]. [[Eddie Guerrero]] won the match, last eliminating [[Kurt Angle]]. *A 7-man Royal Rumble took place on the January 22, 2007 episode of ''Raw.'' However instead of entrants coming out to timed intervals, Jonathan Coachman called each entrant out at his own discretion. [[The Great Khali]] won, last eliminating [[John Cena]]. * On January 14, 2008 edition of ''Raw'', Vince McMahon organized a mini-Royal Rumble, involving [[The Great Khali]] and [[Midget wrestling|midget wrestlers]]. [[Hornswoggle]] won the match. *A 5-man Royal Rumble took place on the January 25th, 2011 episode of ''SmackDown'' as a "Royal Rumble Exhibition". The match was won by [[Kofi Kingston]]. * On the January 2011, episode of ''Raw'', a Royal Rumble to crown the contender for [[The Miz]]'s WWE Championship at [[Elimination Chamber (2011)|Elimination Chamber]] was held. [[Jerry Lawler]] won the match, last eliminating [[Sheamus]]. *In 2017, the female wrestlers of [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] held a Halloween Royal Rumble during as a house show event. [[Shayna Baszler]], as Darth Baszler, won the match. * At the [[Royal Rumble (2018)|2018 Royal Rumble]], WWE aired an advert for [[KFC]] in the form of a 9-man "KFC Colonel Rumble," segments of which had been filmed as a dark match at a ''SmackDown'' taping two weeks prior. [[Ric Flair]] won the version that was aired, last eliminating The Miz. *In 2018, the male wrestlers of NXT held a costumed Halloween Royal Rumble during a house show to crown a contender for [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]]'s [[NXT North American Championship]], which was won by Stacey Ervin Jr.. *In 2019, NXT held two costumed Halloween Royal Rumbles during a house show. The women's match was won by [[Shayna Baszler]] and the men's match was won by [[Bronson Reed]]. {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners ! !Event !Date !City !Venue !Winner !class="unsortable"|Ref. !Note |- |1 |House show |October 4, 1987 |[[St. Louis, Missouri]] |[[St. Louis Arena]] |[[One Man Gang]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm |title=Match data |website=www.thehistoryofwwe.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/general/news/the-lost-royal-rumble-and-how-a-signature-wwe-event-survived-despite-early-failure |title=The Lost Royal Rumble and how a signature WWE event survived despite early failure|publisher=cbssports.com|first=Denny|last=Burkholder |date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> |12-man Royal Rumble |- |2 |House show |March 14, 1988 |[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] |[[Brendan Byrne Arena]] |[[Jake Roberts]] |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/88.htm |title=1988 |website=thehistoryofwwe.com}}</ref> |22-man Royal Rumble |- |3 |House show |March 16, 1988 |[[Hartford, Connecticut]] |[[Hartford Civic Center]] |[[Rick Rude]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/88.htm |title=Match data |website=www.thehistoryofwwe.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwfoldschool.com/the-forgotten-royal-rumbles/2 |title=The Forgotten Royal Rumbles |publisher=wwfoldschool.com|first=Tony|last=Cameron|date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> |22-man Royal Rumble |- |4 |House show |January 17, 1994 |[[New York City, New York]] |[[Madison Square Garden]] |[[Owen Hart]] |<ref name=WWF9099Book>{{cite book|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|title=the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 2: WWF 1990–1999|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|year=2013|asin=B00RWUNSRS}}</ref> |30-man Royal Rumble |- |5 |House show |May 9, 1994 |[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]] |[[Osaka-jō Hall|Castle Hall]] |[[The Undertaker]] |<ref name=WWF9099Book/> |18-man Royal Rumble |- |6 |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |June 15, 1998 |[[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]] |[[Freeman Coliseum]] |[[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] and [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] |<ref name=WWF9099Book/> |10-tag team Royal Rumble |- |7 |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |January 11, 1999 |[[Houston, Texas]] |[[Compaq Center (Houston)|Compaq Center]] |[[Chyna]] |<ref name=WWF9099Book/> |10-person [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)|Corporation]] vs. [[D-Generation X|DX]] corporate Royal Rumble for the number 30 spot in the [[Royal Rumble (1999)|1999 Royal Rumble]] |- |8 |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |September 16, 1999 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada]] |[[Thomas & Mack Center]] |[[The Undertaker]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://network.wwe.com/video/v31318751?contextType=wwe-show&contextId=smackdown_replays&contentId=67087002&watchlistAltButtonContext=series|title=SmackDown Replays|website=WWE Network|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> |5-man Royal Rumble to determine the number one contender for the WWF Championship later that night |- |9 |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |January 8, 2004 |[[Huntsville, Alabama]] |[[Von Braun Center]] |[[Chris Benoit]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://network.wwe.com/video/v526228183?contextType=wwe-show&contextId=smackdown_replays&contentId=155742080&watchlistAltButtonContext=series|title=Smackdown Replays|website=WWE Network|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> |4-man Royal Rumble |- |10 |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |January 29, 2004 |[[Washington, D.C.]] |[[MCI Center]] |[[Eddie Guerrero]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/smackdown04.htm|title=WWE Smackdown 2004|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> |15-man ''SmackDown!'' Royal Rumble to determine the number one contender for the [[WWE Championship]] at [[No Way Out (2004)|No Way Out]] |- |11 |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |January 22, 2007 |[[Lafayette, Louisiana]] |[[Cajundome]] |[[The Great Khali]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://network.wwe.com/video/v977300583?contextType=wwe-show&contextId=raw_replays&contentId=192099194&watchlistAltButtonContext=series |title=Raw Replays|website=WWE Network|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref> |7-man Royal Rumble |- |12 |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |January 14, 2008 |[[Mobile, Alabama]] |[[Mobile Civic Center]] |[[Hornswoggle]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw08.htm|title=WWE Raw 2008|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> |Mini Royal Rumble; 6-man, all participants were [[Midget wrestling|midget wrestlers]], with the exception of [[The Great Khali]]. |- |13 |''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' |January 28, 2011 |[[Cincinnati, Ohio]] |[[U.S. Bank Arena]] |[[Kofi Kingston]] |<ref>{{Citation|last=WWE|title=SmackDown: Alberto Del Rio Royal Rumble Match Exhibition|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tTsMWkhnxg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/6tTsMWkhnxg |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=January 28, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |5-man Royal Rumble |- |14 |''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' |January 31, 2011 |[[Providence, Rhode Island]] |[[Dunkin' Donuts Center]] |[[Jerry Lawler]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw11.htm|title=WWE Raw 2011|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> |7-man ''Raw'' Rumble to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at [[Elimination Chamber (2011)|Elimination Chamber]] |- |15 |House show |October 27, 2017 |[[Sanford, Florida]] |Sanford Civic Center |[[Shayna Baszler]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/results/nxt-sanford-fl-live-results-halloween-costume-rumble-245326|title=NXT Orlando, FL, live results: Halloween Costume Rumble|first=JJ|last=Williams|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|date=October 28, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref> |15-woman costumed Halloween Rumble |- |16 |[[Royal Rumble (2018)|Royal Rumble]] |January 28, 2018 |[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] |[[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]] |[[Ric Flair]]<ref group="kfc">[[AJ Styles]] won the ''SmackDown'' dark match; the end of the match was subsequently re-recorded for the advert prior to the Royal Rumble event.</ref> |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestling.com/aj-styles-hits-stunner/|title=AJ Styles Hits A Stunner In Special Royal Rumble Match After Last Night's WWE TV Tapings |publisher=prowrestling.com|access-date=January 29, 2018|date=January 17, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/who-will-be-crowned-the-next-wwe-kfc-colonel-in-a-special-colonel-rumble|title=Who will be crowned the next WWE KFC Colonel in a special "Colonel Rumble"?|publisher=WWE.com|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> |[[KFC]] Colonel Rumble (9-man) |- |17 |House show |October 27, 2018 |[[Orlando, Florida]] |Orlando Live Events |Stacey Ervin Jr. |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/results/nxt-orlando-fl-live-results-halloween-costume-rumble-268846|title=NXT Orlando, FL, live results: Halloween Costume Rumble|first=JJ|last=Williams|date=October 28, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2023|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]}}</ref> |20-man costumed Halloween Rumble |- |18 | rowspan="2" |House show | rowspan="2" |October 31, 2019 | rowspan="2" |[[Orlando, Florida]] | rowspan="2" |Orlando Live Events |[[Shayna Baszler]] | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-nxt-live-results-10-31-19-mens-womens-halloween-costume-battle-royals-more/|title=WWE NXT Live Results 10.31.19: Men’s & Women’s Halloween Costume Battle Royals, More|first=Jeremy|last=Thomas|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=February 3, 2023|work=411mania}}</ref> |16-woman costumed Halloween Rumble |- |19 |[[Bronson Reed]] |13-man costumed Halloween Rumble |} {{reflist|group=kfc}} == References == {{reflist}} {{WWE}} {{Women in WWE}} [[Category:WWE match types]] [[Category:Royal Rumble| ]]'