FAN Royal Rumble History

[MasonK565]

I am working on this Hall of Records for the Royal Rumble! Here we go.....


Rumble Winners:

1988:

Junkyard Dog-#20



Eliminations: 2
Time in the Rumble: 6 polls

Other Facts or Records:

• JYD is the first person to come in at the last spot of the Rumble and win. The second person was Perfect. The third was Savage.
  
• JYD set the record, with Mr. Perfect, for the shortest time spent in the Rumble while still winning, with 6 polls. He is also tied with Perfect for having the least eliminations in the Rumble they won in, with 2.
  
• JYD is first and only black wrestler to win a Rumble.
  

1989:

Randy Savage-#15



Eliminations: 10
Time in the Rumble: 23 polls

• Savage has the record for most eliminations in a single Rumble, and he also sets the standard for most eliminations set by a winner in a rumble.
  

1990:

Mr. Perfect-#30



Eliminations: 2
Time in the Rumble: 6 polls

• Perfect is the first person to come in at #30 and win the Rumble
  

1991:

Davey Boy Smith-#14



Eliminations: 5
Time Spent in the Rumble-25 polls

• Davey has set the record for the longest lasting winner in the Rumble, lasting 25 polls. It was broken the following year.
  
• Davey is also the first non-American to win the Rumble. He is also the only European Rumble winner.
  

1992:

#3 Ric Flair



Eliminations: 2
Time Spent in the Rumble-35 polls

• Ric broke the previous record of longest time spent in the rumble to win, with 35 polls. His record was broken in 1997. He is the longest lasting Rumble winner.
  
• Ric is the only person to win the WWF Championship in the Royal Rumble.
  

1993:

#30 Randy Savage



Eliminations: 2
Time Spent in the Rumble-5 polls

• Randy broke the record for the shortest time spent in the rumble and still winning....with 5 polls.
  
• Randy becomes the first wrestler to win the Royal Rumble twice.
  
• Randy also sets the record for most winners from a single number: two have won from number 30. Counting 1988, where JYD one from #20...three men have won after drawing the last spot in the rumble.
  

1994:

#18 Shawn Michaels



Eliminations: 4
Time Spent in the Rumble-18 polls

• This was Shawn's Fourth Rumble appearance. He first held the record for having the most Rumble appearances before winning a Rumble. Bret Hart would break this in 1997.
  
• Shawn also won the closest match up in Rumble history, beating out his former partner Mart Jannetty by 1 vote. This is tied with Bret Hart and Steve Austin, in 1997.
  
• Beat Yokozuna for the title at Wrestlemania 10.
  

1995:

#19 Lex Luger



Eliminations: 9
Time Spent in the Rumble-17 polls

• Second most eliminations in a rumble by the winner.
  
• Double DQ'd with Diesel, not winning the title at Wrestlemania XI.
  

1996:

#17 Owen Hart



Eliminations: 8
Time Spent in the Rumble-19 polls

• Third most eliminations in a rumble by the winner.
  
• Beat Bret Hart in the Iron Match for the WWF Title at WM 12.
  
• Is the first Canadian to win the Royal Rumble.
  

1997:

#21 Bret Hart




Eliminations: 4
Time Spent in the Rumble-20 polls

• Set the record for most Rumble appearances before winning the Rumble match, as this was his 5th Rumble.
  
• Tied the 1994 record for the closest final vote between two men for a Rumble win, beating Austin by 1.
  
• He is the second Canadian to win the Rumble. He did not face the champion at WM 13.
  

1998:

#28 Dude Love



Eliminations: 4
Time Spent in the Rumble-9 polls as Dude Love (18 overall)

• Set the record for most Rumble entries in a single rumble...with 3.
  
• All four of his eliminations came as Dude Love. He would have 4 polls as Cactus Jack and 5 poll as Mankind.
  
• He would beat Shawn Michaels for the WWF Title at WM 14 in a 9-8 count.
  

1999:

#18 Kane



Eliminations: 5
Time Spent in the Rumble-20 polls

• Is the second person to win from the #18 spot (Michaels in 1994).
  
• Tied the 1994 and 1997 records of the closest decision for a rumble win, beating Owen Hart by 1 (9-8).
  
• Wrestlemania Result: He would lose to the WWF Champion, The Rock, at Wrestlemania 15.
  

2000:

#15 Chris Jericho



Eliminations: 7
Time Spent in the Rumble-21 polls

• Won the Rumble in his Royal Rumble debut.
  
• Is the second person to win from #15. Also eliminated two people in the final poll to win, Kane and The Godfather.
  
• Wrestlemania Result: He would go on to beat Triple H for the title at WM 2000.
  

2001:

#27 Stone Cold Steve Austin



Eliminations: 1
Time Spent in the Rumble-9 polls.

• Won the Rumble with the least amount of eliminations ever by a Rumble winner....with 1.
  
• Beat The Rock in the final poll in a count of 8-7, winning by one vote.
  
• Wrestlemania Result: Beat The Rock at Wrestlemania 17 going 12-4.
  

2002:

#25 Mr. Perfect



Eliminations: 3
Time Spent in the Rumble-14 polls.

• Mr. Perfect is the second wrestler two win two rumbles, joining Randy Savage.
  
• Mr. Perfect and Randy Savage are also the only wrestlers to win from #30.
  
• It took 12 years for Mr. Perfect to win his 2nd Rumble. This is the longest gap between Rumble Victories in history.
  
• Wrestlemania Result: Mr. Perfect lost to Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 18, losing 6-5.
  

2003:

#14 Eddie Guerreo



Eliminations: 7
Time Spent in the Rumble-25 polls.

• Eddie is the first hispanic-born wrestler to win a Royal Rumble.
  
• He won the Rumble in his very first Royal Rumble appearance, beating RVD on a vote of 12-7.
  
• Eddie is the second wrestler to win the Rumble at the #14 position.
  
• Wrestlemania Result:
  

Elimination Top 10 (Single Rumble):

1st (T): The Rock with 12 eliminations (1998)
1st (T): Steve Austin with 12 eliminations (2002)
2nd: Randy Savage with 10 eliminations (1989)
3rd: Lex Luger with 9 eliminations (1995)
4th (T): Rick Martel with 8 eliminations (1993)
4th (T): Owen Hart with 8 eliminations (1996)
4th (T): Undertaker with 8 eliminations (2001)
5th (T): The Undertaker with 7 eliminations (1991)
5th (T): Road Warrior Animal with 7 eliminations (1991)
5th (T): The Undertaker with 7 eliminations (1992)
5th (T): Bam Bam Bigelow with 7 eliminations (1994)
5th (T): Stone Cold Steve Austin with 7 eliminations (1997)
5th (T): Chris Jericho with 7 eliminations (2000)
5th (T): Rob Van Dam with 7 eliminations (2003)
5th (T): Eddie Guerrero with 7 eliminations (2003)


Elimination Top 10 (Rumble Career):
1st: The Undertaker 28 (7 Rumbles)
2nd: Steve Austin with 27 (6 Rumbles)
3rd: Owen Hart with 24 (6 Rumbles)
4th: Rick Martel with 23 (7 rumbles)
5th: Randy Savage with 19 (6 Rumbles)
5th: The Rock with 18 (3 Rumbles)
7th: Ted DiBiase with 13 (4 Rumbles)
8th: Jake Roberts with 12 (7 Rumbles)
9th: Goldust with 12 (4 Rumbles)
10th (T): Lex Luger with 11 (2 Rumbles)
10th (T): Mr. Perfect with 11 (5 Rumbles)






Time Records Top 10 (Single Rumble):
1st: Stone Cold Steve Austin with 36 polls (1997)
2nd: Ric Flair with 35 polls (1992)
3rd: The Rock with 33 polls (1998)
4th: Mr. Perfect with 32 polls (1989)
5th: Chris Jericho with 31 polls (2003)
6th: British Bulldog with 28 polls (1997)
7th (T): Steve Austin with 27 polls (1999)
7th (T): Rob Van Dam with 27 polls (2003)
8th (T): Owen Hart with 26 polls (1998)
8th (T): Raven with 26 polls (2001)
9th (T): Davey Boy Smith with 25 polls (1991)
9th (T): Eddie Guerrero with 25 polls (2003)
10th: Owen Hart with 24 polls (1997)




Time Records Top 10 (Rumble Career):
1st: Steve Austin with 110 polls (6 Rumbles)
2nd: Owen Hart with 105 polls (6 Rumbles)
3rd (T): Jake Roberts with 96 polls (7 Rumbles)
3rd (T): British Bulldog with 96 polls (5 Rumbles)
4th (T): Mr. Perfect with 82 polls (5 Rumbles)
4th (T): Shawn Michaels with 82 polls (7 Rumbles)
5th: The Undertaker with 79 polls (7 Rumbles)
6th (T): Randy Savage with 75 polls (6 Rumbles)
6th (T): Rick Martel with 75 polls (7 Rumbles)
7th: The Rock with 73 polls (4 Rumbles)
8th: Bret Hart with 72 polls (5 Rumbles)
9th: Steve Blackman with 68 polls (4 Rumbles)
10th: Goldust with 67 polls (4 Rumbles)





Royal Rumble Spots and their winners:
#1
#2
#3-Ric Flair (1992)
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14-British Bulldog (1991), Eddie Guerrero (2003)
#15-Randy Savage (1989), Chris Jericho (2000)
#16
#17-Owen Hart (1996)
#18-Shawn Michaels (1994), Kane (1999)
#19-Lex Luger (1995)
#20-Junkyard Dog (1988)
#21-Bret Hart (1997)
#22
#23
#24
#25-Mr. Perfect (2002)
#26
#27-Stone Cold Steve Austin (2001)
#28-Dude Love (1998)
#29
#30-Mr. Perfect (1990), Randy Savage (1993)

[Big Bad Brad]

That was pretty awesome! That just makes me excited for more of these Rumbles bring on 92!

[MasonK565]

Records are now updated!

[MasonK565]

Updated Rumble Records.

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

Yay! Macho Man won twice.

So, when will the 1994 Rumble begin?

[MasonK565]

May 31, 2013 19:48:01 GMT -5 Hulkshi Tanahashi said:

Yay! Macho Man won twice.

So, when will the 1994 Rumble begin?

After the Wrestlemania poll!

[MasonK565]

The History is now updated.

Changes:

-Added Shawn Michaels as the winner of 94.

-Bam Bam Bigelow's impressive performance in the weak of 1994 added him to two record lists. He is now tied 3rd for the most eliminations in a single rumble, and now tied 8th for the longest lasted in a single Rumble

-Rick Martel and Savage both move up in the most eliminations all time, taking 1st and second.

-Rick Martel, Rand Savage, and Bret Hart moved up in the career time records, with Shawn being added at 9th.

[MasonK565]

Updated. Martel, Luger, Michaels and Bulldog making historical strides after this 1995!

[MasonK565]

Updated. Shawn and Bulldog are dominating the polls. Owen cracks the top 5 in eliminations for a single rumble and lifetime rumbles.

[MasonK565]

Polls updated!

[MasonK565]

Check out the updates!

[DragonMasterP]

A pretty interesting history. I look forward to 1999.

[MasonK565]

Updates are up from 1999:
Owen Hart becomes the first and only wrestler to eclipse 100 with 105. Jake Roberts was close, yet so far. He also takes first in career elimination.

Owen Hart also ties with Rick Martel with most eliminations in consecutive rumbles, with 6.

Steve Austin rises in the eliminations and polls career charts.

#18 now has two winners.

[jdsnelson]

This is awesome! Keep it up!

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

The photo of Bret Hart doesn't work. At least not for me.

[MasonK565]

May 14, 2014 18:27:25 GMT -5 Hulkshi Tanahashi said:

The photo of Bret Hart doesn't work. At least not for me.

Will fix in time.

[MasonK565]

Updated. Check out the statsssss.

[MasonK565]

Page updated for 2001 Royal Rumble.

[MasonK565]

Updated after 2002 Royal Rumble. Austin's last Rumble skyrockets him to the top of the each chart. Wow.

[MasonK565]

Updated the FAN Royal Rumble History. Merry Christmas!

Changes:

-Eddie wins at #14, adding him to British Bulldog with winners at that number.

-The Undertaker is now the leader in most Career Royal Rumble Eliminations, with 28.

-2003 added THREE wrestlers to the longest lasting in a single Rumble (Jericho, Eddie and RVD)