WWE Royal Rumble matches all-time records and stats (plus 2024 participants)
MIAMI, FL – Since 1988, the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) held a Royal Rumble match, consisting of 30 participants (either men or women, but since 2018 the men and women are seperated into their own Royal Rumble matches) which the winner of the match earn rights to compete for major championship to be contended at WrestleMania. And here we breakdown some of the statistics and records as of 2024 Royal Rumble entrance.
A. Most Royal Rumble starts (men)
1. Kane (20 appearances from 1996 to 2021)
2. Kofi Kingston (16 appearances since 2009)
3. Dolph Ziegler (15 appearances from 2009 to 2022)
4. Mike Mizanin, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio are tied with 14 appearances.
B. Most Royal Rumble starts (women)
Dana Brooke, Liv Morgan, Natalya Neidhart and Tamina Snuka are the wrestlers with six appearances.
C. Longest time in a Royal Rumble match
1. Men: Daniel Bryan (76 minutes 5 seconds)
2. Women: Rhea Ripley (61 minutes 8 seconds)
D. Most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match
1. Men: Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman (13 eliminations)
2. Women: Shayna Baszler and Bianca Belair (8 eliminations)
E. Shortest time contested in a Royal Rumble match
1. Men: Santino Marelli (1.9 seconds)
2. Women: Chelsea Green (5 seconds)
F. Consecutive eliminations in a Royal Rumble
• Brock Lesnar (13 eliminations set in 2020)
G. Total career Royal Rumble matches duration by wrestler
1. Men: Chris Jericho (4 hours 59 minutes)
2. Women: Ashley Fliehr (2 hours 22 minutes)
(bold indicates the 2024 Royal Rumble contestant as of January 23, 2024 episode of WWE NXT)
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