Post by Throwback on Oct 14, 2007 9:33:17 GMT -5
I was surfing around the net and I found this.
* Since 2001, all the winners of the Royal Rumble have gone on to win either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
* Rey Mysterio has spent the longest time in a Royal Rumble when in 2006 he lasted a time of 1:02:12. Conversely, The Warlord has spent the shortest time in a Royal Rumble when in 1989 he lasted a time of 0:02.[2]
* In 1998, Mick Foley made the most appearances in a single Rumble, when he entered as Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love.
* Steve Austin has won the most Royal Rumble matches by winning the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Rumbles. He has also made more eliminations overall than anyone else with 36, followed by Shawn Michaels (31), Kane (29) and The Undertaker (29).
* The record for least eliminations by a Royal Rumble Winner was set by Vince McMahon when he eliminated only 1 wrestler during the 1999 Royal Rumble.
* Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit have both won the Royal Rumble at #1, and both Rey Mysterio and Vince McMahon have won it at #2, the slots theoretically least likely to allow someone to win the Rumble (the first two slots enter into the match at the same time).
* The #27 slot has given more wins than any other slot. Big John Studd, Yokozuna, Bret Hart and Steve Austin each won a Royal Rumble at 27. Despite being the best possible number to draw, the wrestler who entered at #30 has only been victorious once, which was The Undertaker in 2007.
* Shawn Michaels currently has the longest combined time in the Royal Rumble match with a total time of 2:49:03, close runners up include Steve Austin with 2:45:09, Chris Benoit with 2:37:19, and Triple H with 2:32:25.
* Kane currently has the most consecutive appearances in the Rumble with 9 appearances from 1999 to 2007 although he has been involved in 2 more rumbles under a different persona. He also has the record for most eliminations in a single Rumble when he eliminated 11 wrestlers in 2001.
* Viscera holds the record for most opponents necessary to eliminate him, with eight other wrestlers directly involved with lifting him over the top rope in the 2007 Royal Rumble.
* Chyna was the first and only woman to ever be in a Royal Rumble match. She entered at #30 in the 1999 Rumble and managed to eliminate Mark Henry, though she only lasted 35 seconds. She also participated in the 2000 Rumble match.
* The Undertaker is the first and only participant to draw #30 more than once, in 1997, 2003, and 2007.
* The Oldest & Youngest Royal Rumble winners are Vince McMahon & Brock Lesnar. Vince won at the age of 53. Brock won when he was 25.
* The #3 entrant has been the first elimination more than any other number, ten times
* Since the brand extention the Royal Rumble has always been won by a Smackdown superstar, with the exception of 2005 which was won by Batista who was part of the RAW roster at the time
* Since 2001, all the winners of the Royal Rumble have gone on to win either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
* Rey Mysterio has spent the longest time in a Royal Rumble when in 2006 he lasted a time of 1:02:12. Conversely, The Warlord has spent the shortest time in a Royal Rumble when in 1989 he lasted a time of 0:02.[2]
* In 1998, Mick Foley made the most appearances in a single Rumble, when he entered as Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love.
* Steve Austin has won the most Royal Rumble matches by winning the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Rumbles. He has also made more eliminations overall than anyone else with 36, followed by Shawn Michaels (31), Kane (29) and The Undertaker (29).
* The record for least eliminations by a Royal Rumble Winner was set by Vince McMahon when he eliminated only 1 wrestler during the 1999 Royal Rumble.
* Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit have both won the Royal Rumble at #1, and both Rey Mysterio and Vince McMahon have won it at #2, the slots theoretically least likely to allow someone to win the Rumble (the first two slots enter into the match at the same time).
* The #27 slot has given more wins than any other slot. Big John Studd, Yokozuna, Bret Hart and Steve Austin each won a Royal Rumble at 27. Despite being the best possible number to draw, the wrestler who entered at #30 has only been victorious once, which was The Undertaker in 2007.
* Shawn Michaels currently has the longest combined time in the Royal Rumble match with a total time of 2:49:03, close runners up include Steve Austin with 2:45:09, Chris Benoit with 2:37:19, and Triple H with 2:32:25.
* Kane currently has the most consecutive appearances in the Rumble with 9 appearances from 1999 to 2007 although he has been involved in 2 more rumbles under a different persona. He also has the record for most eliminations in a single Rumble when he eliminated 11 wrestlers in 2001.
* Viscera holds the record for most opponents necessary to eliminate him, with eight other wrestlers directly involved with lifting him over the top rope in the 2007 Royal Rumble.
* Chyna was the first and only woman to ever be in a Royal Rumble match. She entered at #30 in the 1999 Rumble and managed to eliminate Mark Henry, though she only lasted 35 seconds. She also participated in the 2000 Rumble match.
* The Undertaker is the first and only participant to draw #30 more than once, in 1997, 2003, and 2007.
* The Oldest & Youngest Royal Rumble winners are Vince McMahon & Brock Lesnar. Vince won at the age of 53. Brock won when he was 25.
* The #3 entrant has been the first elimination more than any other number, ten times
* Since the brand extention the Royal Rumble has always been won by a Smackdown superstar, with the exception of 2005 which was won by Batista who was part of the RAW roster at the time
