2018 Royal Rumble
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Men’s Royal Rumble 2018
Winner
Shinsuke Nakamura
entered at number 14
- Match time
- 1:05:27
- Entrants
- 30
- Most eliminations
- 4 Finn Bálor, Roman Reigns
- Longest time in match
- 57:38 Finn Bálor
- 1 Rusev
- 2 Finn Bálor
- 3 Rhyno
- 4 Baron Corbin
- 5 Heath Slater
- 6 Elias
- 7 Andrade "Cien" Almas
- 8 Bray Wyatt
- 9 Big E
- 10 Sami Zayn
- 11 Sheamus
- 12 Xavier Woods
- 13 Apollo Crews
- 14 Shinsuke Nakamura
- 15 Cesaro
- 16 Kofi Kingston
- 17 Jinder Mahal
- 18 Seth Rollins
- 19 Matt Hardy
- 20 John Cena
- 21 The Hurricane
- 22 Aiden English
- 23 Adam Cole
- 24 Randy Orton
- 25 Titus O'Neil
- 26 The Miz
- 27 Rey Mysterio
- 28 Roman Reigns
- 29 Goldust
- 30 Dolph Ziggler
The last five draws are 26 to 30 in this match, and are marked in the chart above. They enter against a field that is already thinning, which is the long-standing argument that a late number is an advantage.
Bar positions are derived, not recorded. No source publishes entry and elimination timestamps; they are solved from entry order, the published times in match and the recorded elimination order. The ring-population curve below reads the same solved times. The times in the table below are as published.
What it led to
Threads that start in this match and pay off later. Editorial rather than computed — each one cites where it comes from.
Nakamura stays on SmackDown to take the WWE Championship shot
Nakamura won and chose to remain on SmackDown and challenge for the WWE Championship rather than move for the Universal title, which left Raw to settle its own WrestleMania challenger through an Elimination Chamber match.
WrestleMania 34 70 days later
Source: Wikipedia, retrieved 7 August 2026
Entry and elimination times are derived, not recorded: no source publishes them. They are solved from entry order, published times in match and the recorded elimination order, around a nominal 104-second interval. Times in match are as published.
Sources: wikipedia, darrenswinloss, wwe (primary)
Women’s Royal Rumble 2018
Winner
Asuka
entered at number 25
- Match time
- 58:57
- Entrants
- 30
- Most eliminations
- 5 Michelle McCool
- Longest time in match
- 54:46 Sasha Banks
- 1 Sasha Banks
- 2 Becky Lynch
- 3 Sarah Logan
- 4 Mandy Rose
- 5 Lita
- 6 Kairi Sane
- 7 Tamina
- 8 Dana Brooke
- 9 Torrie Wilson
- 10 Sonya Deville
- 11 Liv Morgan
- 12 Molly Holly
- 13 Lana
- 14 Michelle McCool
- 15 Ruby Riott
- 16 Vickie Guerrero
- 17 Carmella
- 18 Natalya
- 19 Kelly Kelly
- 20 Naomi
- 21 Jacqueline
- 22 Nia Jax
- 23 Ember Moon
- 24 Beth Phoenix
- 25 Asuka
- 26 Mickie James
- 27 Nikki Bella
- 28 Brie Bella
- 29 Bayley
- 30 Trish Stratus
The last five draws are 26 to 30 in this match, and are marked in the chart above. They enter against a field that is already thinning, which is the long-standing argument that a late number is an advantage.
Bar positions are derived, not recorded. No source publishes entry and elimination timestamps; they are solved from entry order, the published times in match and the recorded elimination order. The ring-population curve below reads the same solved times. The times in the table below are as published.
What it led to
Threads that start in this match and pay off later. Editorial rather than computed — each one cites where it comes from.
Asuka wins the first one and takes her time choosing
Asuka won the first women's Royal Rumble match and was persuaded to wait on her decision until after Elimination Chamber. At Fastlane she appeared on SmackDown and chose Charlotte Flair.
WrestleMania 34 70 days later
Source: Wikipedia, retrieved 7 August 2026
Entry and elimination times are derived, not recorded: no source publishes them. They are solved from entry order, published times in match and the recorded elimination order, around a nominal 102-second interval. Times in match are as published.
Sources: wikipedia, darrenswinloss, wwe (primary)