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Royal Rumble Stats

Fun Facts

Everything here is derived from the match data, so none of it can go stale as years are added.

The triple crown

5 matches where one wrestler won it, lasted longest and eliminated the most people. Ties count: several matches have two elimination leaders.

  1. Shawn Michaels 1995 men's
  2. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 1997 men's
  3. Chris Benoit 2004 men's
  4. Rey Mysterio 2006 men's
  5. Rhea Ripley 2023 women's

Recurring grudges

Pairs where one wrestler has thrown the other out at least three times. Counted per person, so a gimmick change does not split a rivalry.

  1. Roman Reigns eliminated The Miz 4 times
  2. Hulk Hogan eliminated The Warlord 3 times
  3. Kane eliminated A-Train 3 times
  4. Triple H eliminated Kane 3 times
  5. Shawn Michaels eliminated Shelton Benjamin 3 times
  6. Kane eliminated Dolph Ziggler 3 times
  7. Big Show eliminated Dolph Ziggler 3 times
  8. Roman Reigns eliminated Sheamus 3 times

Draws that have never won

7entry numbers

Of the numbers drawn at least ten times, these have never produced a winner: 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 21.

Most appearances without a win

The people who have turned up most often and never taken it.

  1. Kane 20 appearances1996 to 2021
  2. The Miz 17 appearances2007 to 2026
  3. Kofi Kingston 15 appearances2009 to 2024
  4. Dolph Ziggler 14 appearances2009 to 2022
  5. Goldust 12 appearances1997 to 2018
  6. Big Show 12 appearances2000 to 2017
  7. Shelton Benjamin 10 appearances2003 to 2020
  8. Chris Jericho 10 appearances2000 to 2017

One and done

38%of everyone

177 of the 465 people who have ever been in a Royal Rumble entered exactly once.

The one with two winners

1994 men's

Every other Royal Rumble has had exactly one winner. This one ended with both men over the top rope at the same time, and both were credited — which is why winners are stored as a list throughout this site.