Which numbers 1-30 HAVEN'T won the Rumble?

[chazraps]

Every few years I'm curious, what remaining numbers between 1-30 haven't won the men's OR the women's Royal Rumble?

[darthobiwan]

After a little research based on the last few, and mostly from my own memory watching Royal Rumbles over the last 30+ years, here are the numbers to NEVER had a winner yet.

4
6
7
9
11
12
15
20
21
26

[CeilingFan]

I hope that Number 16 wins the Men's Rumble.

[clifford]

Jan 26, 2022 20:56:38 GMT -5 darthobiwan said:

After a little research based on the last few, and mostly from my own memory watching Royal Rumbles over the last 30+ years, here are the numbers to NEVER had a winner yet.

4
6
7
9
11
12
15
20
21
26

26 is really surprising.

[darthobiwan]

Jan 27, 2022 9:56:01 GMT -5 clifford said:

Jan 26, 2022 20:56:38 GMT -5 darthobiwan said:

After a little research based on the last few, and mostly from my own memory watching Royal Rumbles over the last 30+ years, here are the numbers to NEVER had a winner yet.

4
6
7
9
11
12
15
20
21
26

26 is really surprising.

26 is the latest entry number that never won yet. Also wonder how much longer it will be before all 30 numbers will have at least 1 winner?

[Hypnosis]

#7 should win one of the Rumbles this year.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Jan 27, 2022 10:14:41 GMT -5 darthobiwan said:

Jan 27, 2022 9:56:01 GMT -5 clifford said:

26 is really surprising.

26 is the latest entry number that never won yet. Also wonder how much longer it will be before all 30 numbers will have at least 1 winner?

It could be a while, because the middle numbers rarely win, because they don't make for much of a story. More often than not, the Rumble winner triumphs by going the distance in the match, which makes them look like absolute world beaters and establishes them for a big time main event. That, or the Rumble winner comes into during the end of the match, which could have them clean house as their first impression of the match, or make it look like they had an easy time if it's a dastardly heel. A late number also might help a wrestler who doesn't have great stamina, especially if they are a big dude or just returning from injury.

Middle numbers just don't make for exciting stories or are useful, so that's why #1 and 2 have five total combined winners and 11, 12, and 15 have no wins, and are generally numbers that are mostly drawn by midcarders with long odds of winning.

[chazraps]

Calling it, my pick tonight is 26.

[y4j1981]

Wiki says winners/numbers:

(88) Duggan #13
(89) Studd #27
(90) Hogan #25
(91) Hogan #24
(92) Flair #3
(93) Yoko #27
(94) Bret #23, Lex #27
(95) HBK #1
(96) HBK #18
(97) Austin #5
(98) Austin #24
(99) Vince #2
(00) Rock #24
(01) Austin #27
(02) hHh #22
(03) Lesnar #29
(04) Benoit #1
(05) Batista #28
(06) Rey #2
(07) Taker #30
(08) Cena #30
(09) Orton #8
(10) Edge #28
(11) Del Rio #38 (40 man Rumble)
(12) Sheamus #22
(13) Cena #19
(14) Batista #28
(15) Roman #19
(16) hHh #16
(17) Orton #23
(18) Nakamura #14
(19) Seth #10
(20) Drew #16
(21) Edge #1
(22) Lesner #30

[4real]

30 now has the joint most winners with 27 now right?

[Eunös ✈]

01. HBK/B****t/Edge
02. Mcmahon/Mysterio
03. R Flair/ Belair
04.
05. Austin
06.
07.
08. Orton
09.
10. Rollins
11.
12.
13. Duggan (20 man Rumble)
14. Nakamura
15.
16. McIntyre
17. C Flair
18. HBK
19. Cena/Reigns
20.
21.
22. HHH/Sheamus
23. Luger/Orton
24. Hogan/Austin/Rock
25. Hogan/Asuka
26.
27. Studd/Yokozuna/Hart/Austin
28. Batista/Batista/Lynch/Rousey
29. Lesnar/Edge
30. Taker/Cena/HHH/Lesnar

*38. Del Rio(40 man rumble)

Honestly I think entry 27 has become kind of an overrated number to draw at this point..It's been 21 years since it last produced a winner.. Plus 30 is now equal with it and if you combine both Men and women's rumbles so is 28.

[RI Richmark]

Not to pick nits but in 94 Luger was #23 Bret was #27.

[Eunös ✈]

So it was..*Corrected* thanks.

[CeilingFan]

Drew McIntyre got Number 21 this year. If he had won (which he should have),  Drew would've been the first winner with that number.

[RI Richmark]

Jan 30, 2022 12:35:11 GMT -5 CeilingFan said:

Drew McIntyre got Number 21 this year. If he had won (which he should have),  Drew would've been the first winner with that number.

I think Bret Hart came the closest, being the runner up in 97 after drawing #21

[Savage Gambino]

Well there's an interesting bit of "breaking" news, or would be if the Royal Rumble wasn't becoming less and less relevant by the day...

Tied with #28 for most Royal Rumble victors, #30 has finally earned it's "most coveted" spot reputation after over a decade of them telling us how "coveted" that number is in every video package leading up to the thing.

[fw91]

I’m adding on to include spots that produced runner ups if they haven’t done winners

01. HBK/B****t/Edge
02. Mcmahon/Mysterio
03. R Flair/ Belair
04. Runners up- The Rock 98
05. Austin
06. Runners up- Kane 01
07. Runners up- HHH 09
08. Orton
09.
10. Rollins
11.
12.
13. Duggan (20 man Rumble)
14. Nakamura
15. Runner up- Rusev 2015
16. McIntyre
17. C Flair
18. HBK
19. Cena/Reigns
20.
21. Runners Up- Bret Hart 1997, Drew McIntyre 2022
22. HHH/Sheamus
23. Luger/Orton
24. Hogan/Austin/Rock
25. Hogan/Asuka
26. Runner up- Roman Reigns 2020, Kurt Angle 2002, Big Show 2000
27. Studd/Yokozuna/Hart/Austin
28. Batista/Batista/Lynch/Rousey
29. Lesnar/Edge
30. Taker/Cena/HHH/Lesnar

*38. Del Rio(40 man rumble)

So there are only 4 spots that have never produced a finalists.

[khali]

It’s kind of interesting to me that they went so long without having #30 be a winner, and now they’ve over-relied on it since then.

It makes sense the middle numbers are lacking in winners since there’s basically two different types of rumble matches: someone lasts most of the way, or a late entry clears the ring. 26 will probably come up soon enough. Just kind of random that it hasn’t happened yet.