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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 8, 2024 20:58:06 GMT -5
It's reassuring to know that Big John Studd will is still the lowest ranked Rumble Winner. I guess someone could just enter their first Rumble at #30 with hardly anyone in the ring, eliminate maybe 2 people in 3o seconds to win, then their point total would only be 35 lol.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 9, 2024 3:46:55 GMT -5
It's reassuring to know that Big John Studd will is still the lowest ranked Rumble Winner. I guess someone could just enter their first Rumble at #30 with hardly anyone in the ring, eliminate maybe 2 people in 3o seconds to win, then their point total would only be 35 lol. When I first started doing this in 2011 Del Rio was actually the lowest ranked winner as he also won with 2 eliminations but had a ring time of only 9 minutes to Studd's 12. Someone winning in their first Rumble these days is super rare in itself but then you add having to both have 2 eliminations or less and under 12 minutes of ring time and it's hard seeing any one ranked lower then Studd while winning.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 9, 2024 13:44:19 GMT -5
134. Haku-48 points (130) Haku was in the 90, 91 and 92 Rumbles. He also made a surprise appearance in the 01 Rumble. In 90 he was one half of the tag champions the Colossal Connection with Andre the Giant. Haku had a good showing going for 22:31 and eliminating Demolition Smash. He also helped in the group elimination of Earthquake. In 91 he was in for 13:12 and was in the finals before Bulldog backdropped him out. In 92 he was a substitute for the injured Brian Knobbs. He was eliminated by Bulldog again in under two minutes. In 01 he was a surprise entrant as he had been wrestling for WCW as their Hardcore Champion. Haku was only in for 2:51 before Austin knocked him over the top rope and out. 133. Terry Funk/Chainsaw Charlie-48 points (129) The man from the double cross ranch was in the 97 and 98 Rumbles. In 97 he was in for 15 minutes and was among the finalists before getting suplexed out from the apron by Mankind. He had a good showing in 98 as Chainsaw Charlie. Funk, who was well into his 50's at the time, lasted an impressive 25:19 while actually doing a bunch of near elimination spots. He teamed with sometime partner sometime enemy Cactus Jack to eliminate Tom Brandi before eliminating Jack later. However another Mick Foley alter ego Mankind would enter and eliminate Funk. 132. Johnny Gargano-48 points (128) Gargano in the 2019 and 2023 Rumbles. In 2019 Gargano eliminated Jinder Mahal but fell victim to Dean Ambrose's dirty deeds DDT and was tossed after 13:50. In 2023 he had a long stay, lasting just shy of 30 minutes before getting tossed by Judgement Day. 131. Nikki Bella-49 points (127) Accomplishments: 2018 Runner-Up Nikki had a good showing in the 2018 Women's Rumble as she eliminated Carmella, was in the group elimination of Nia Jax, teamed with sister Brie to eliminate Sasha Banks, and then eliminated Brie after turning on her when they had a two on one advantage against Asuka. However she would end up finishing runner-up, as she was eliminated Asuka after a battle on the apron after 16+ minutes. The Bellas would be back in 2022 and would work together to dominate for a bit in the latter part of the match with Nikki eliminating Alicia Fox and teaming with her sister to dump Sarah Logan. However Brie would then turn on Nikki and eliminate her as payback for 2018. 130. Bam Bam Bigelow-49 points (126) Accomplishments: 1994 Iron Man The Beast from the East was quite impressive in his only Rumble appearance in 1994. After wrestling a 10 minute match in a loss to Tatanka earlier in the night, Bigelow would return for the Rumble match and ended up having the longest time that year with 30:12. Bigelow eliminated rival Doink and then got some payback for his loss earlier by eliminating Tatanka. He also took part in the group eliminations of Diesel, Mabel, and Crush. 129. Austin Theory-49 points (134) Theory was in the last three Rumbles. 2022 and 2023 were both good showings. In 2022 he lasted for over 22 minutes and assisting in the group elimination of Omos. In 2023 he lasted over 15 minutes, eliminated Ricochet, and made it to the last 5 where he was eliminated by Cody Rhodes. 2024 was a step back as he was eliminated by Cody again in just 3:58. 128. Mandy Rose-49 points (125) Golden Goddess competed in the Women's Rumble from 2018 through 2021. Mandy didn't fare too well in 2018 as she suffered the dubious distinction of being the first elimination in a Women's Rumble, when she was bumped off the apron by Lita after 3:28. 2019 was a big improvement as she stayed in for close to 26 minutes before getting eliminated by her rival Naomi. Mandy would get the last laugh though as she thwarted Naomi's Kofi elimination save attempt by pulling her off the ring steps to eliminate her and then beat her down outside the ring for good measure before the refs intervened. In 2020 she teamed with Fire and Desire partner Sonya Deville to toss Mercedes Martinez. She also had a probably the spot of the match when she was seemingly eliminated only for it to be revealed that she was saved by unlikely love interest, Otis, who was laying down outside the ring and caught her to prevent her from hitting the floor. Mandy would stand on top of Otis and climb back into the ring. Later Otis would save her again from elimination by catching her after she was knocked off the apron, however this save attempt would be thwarted seconds later when Bianca Belair knocked Sonya into them. Otis wasn't able to hold both Mandy and Sonya, and both hit the floor to be eliminated. In 2021 she only lasted 3:49 but did get an elimination as she tossed Alicia Fox out.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 10, 2024 14:21:53 GMT -5
127. Andre the Giant-50 points (124) The Eight Wonder of the World was in the 89 and 90 Rumbles. In 89 he eliminated Smash, Ronnie Garvin and Jake "The Snake" Roberts who Andre was feuding with at the time due to his fear of snakes. Andre looked to be the man to beat but then Jake returned with his snake Damien who he threw into the ring, scaring the Giant who stepped over the top rope and eliminated himself in fear. In 90 he eliminated the Warlord and the Red Rooster before getting double teamed out by Demolition. Total stats for two Rumbles are 25:11 in time with five eliminations. 126. Brie Bella-50 points (123) Accomplishments: Final Four (2018) Brie was in the 2018 and 2022 Women's Rumbles. It was a in ring return for her after close to two years away due to injury and pregnancy. Brie took part in the group elimination of Nia Jax and teamed with twin sister Nikki to eliminate Sasha Banks. Both Bellas were in the final three against Asuka, but Nikki would turn on her sister and eliminate her after 11:49. The Bellas stopped appearing regularly later in the year but appeared in the 2022 Women's Rumble. Surprisingly Brie, generally always considered the lesser of the two sisters, would have the better showing and also one of the stronger ones in the match as well as she lasted over 19 minutes and also scored three eliminations. She teamed with Nikki to eliminate Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan and then turned on her sister for payback from four years before and eliminated her as well. 125. D'Lo Brown-50 points (122) Accomplishments: Final Four (1999) D'Lo was in the Rumble from 98 through 2000. In 98 as a member of the Nation of Domination he lasted an impressive 32:21 while helping Mark Henry eliminate Ahmed Johnson. In 99 he was in the final four before getting tossed by Big Bossman after 9:11 as he was trash talking Stone Cold after giving him the Lo-Down. In 2000 he was eliminated by Rikishi in 6:08. In 2001 him and his tag partner Chaz, better known as Headbanger Mosh, won a qualifying match on the Heat before the show over Kaientai in which the winning team would get to have one member of the team in the match. However neither one of them would get in as Mr. McMahon gave their spot to Drew Carey. Ouch. 124. Io Shirai/Iyo Sky-51 points (121) Japanese superstar competed in the 2019 and 2023 Women's Rumbles. After entering she quickly came to the rescue of her friend Kairi Sane who was being bullied around outside the ring by the Riott Squad after being eliminated. Shirai would go onto last for over 13 minutes before getting tossed by Nia Jax. in 2023 now wrestling under the name Iyo Sky she had a good showing as part of Damage CTRL who dominated a big chunk of the Rumble as a unit. Together they eliminated Dana Brooke, Roxanne Perez, Natalya, and Shayna Baszler with Iyo eliminating Candice LeRae by herself while also lasting over 20 minutes before getting tossed by Becky Lynch. 123. The Barbarian/Headshrinker Sionne-52 points (120) Barbarian was in the 89, 90, 92 and 95 Rumbles. In 89 he helped the Million Dollar Man dump Brutus Beefacke and Hercules as Beefcake had the sleeper on Hercules. He was eliminated not long after by Rick Martel after a dropkick after 11:15. In 90 he helped in the elimination of the Ultimate Warrior before getting backdropped out by Hercules in 5:47. In 92 he was eliminated again by Hercules in 12:55. He left the company not long after his 92 appearance but returned in late 94 to replace Samu as Fatu's new partner in the Headshrinkers. Going by the name Sionne, he was in the 95 Rumble. He eliminated Kwang and Rick Martel before going out with Eli Blue in a double elimination spot after 6:50. 122. Tamina-52 points (119) WWE women's division veteran participated in the first six Women's Rumbles. In 2018 she didn't do much as she was working injured with a torn rotator cuff and was put out by Lita in just 1:19. In 2019 she eliminated Mickie James before getting dumped out by Charlotte after 8:22. In 2020 she only lasted 39 seconds, getting dumped in short order by Bianca Belair. In 2021 she was double teamed and tossed by Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler after 8:31. In 2022 she had her longest run as she lasted for 16:41. In 2023 she was eliminated by Michelle McCool after 11:58.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 11, 2024 13:24:08 GMT -5
121. Vader-53 points (118) IT's VADER TIME! Vader made his WWF debut at the 96 Rumble. He was quite impressive as eliminated Jake Roberts, Doug Gilbert, one of the Swat Team, and Savio Vega. He would get eliminated along with Yokozuna by Shawn Michaels as they were fighting on the ropes after 11:04. In 97 he eliminated Flash Funk in nasty fashion and was in the last five before Stone Cold, who had unbeknownst to the referees been tossed by Bret Hart, snuck back in the ring and eliminated both him and Undertaker as they were fighting on the ropes after 10:06. In 98 he drew #30 and eliminated the Honky Tonk Man before getting eliminated by Goldust, who Vader had defeated in the opener that night, in a letdown after just 2:15. 120. Piper Niven-36 points (158) Piper had one of the best overall showings in the 2023 Women's Rumble as she lasted an impressive 28:05 while eliminating Mia Yim and assisting in the Nia Jax group elimination before getting booted out by Raquel Rodriguez. In 2024 she was in for over 12:39 and eliminated Kayden Carter before being put out by Nia Jax. 119. "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn-53 points (117) Accomplishments: Final Four (2001) Gunn had a long career in the WWF so it's not surprising that he was in a quite a few Rumbles. He was in the match in 94, 95, 99, 2000, 01, 02, and 04. In 94 he was big booted and eliminated by Diesel in just 12 seconds. In 95 he fought with his kayfabe brother Bart before both were eliminated by Crush and Dick Murdock. Gunn wouldn't be in another Rumble until 99 as he was either injured or in another match from 96 to 98. By this point Gunn was part of the popular New Age Outlaw tag team. Earlier in the night his ankle was injured in a loss to Ken Shamrock. Gunn returned for the Rumble match later in the night and lasted 7:05 before Austin kicked him in his bad ankle and tossed him. In 2000 he teamed with partner Road Dogg to dump Bradshaw but then turned on Dogg and dumped him out too as he was taunting the eliminated Al Snow. Gunn was then knocked out right after by Kane after 9:38. In 01 he was "The One" Billy Gunn. After getting a late draw with 28, he made it to the final four before Austin eliminated him again after 7:22. In 02 he eliminated Bradshaw before getting eliminated by Undertaker after 3:37. 04 was his last Rumble. It was a comeback match for him as he got injured for the 18 billionth time in mid 03 after he had just come back a couple months before from another injury. Gunn lasted 5:37 before getting clotheslined out by Goldberg. 118. Henry Godwinn-53 points (116) Participated in the match from 95 through 98. All were solid performances. His longest time is 16:24 in 96 but his best all around performance was in 95. That year he had one of the longest times with 14:40, eliminated Dick Murdock, and was in the last five. 117. Sonya Deville-54 points (115) Sonya has been in five of the seven Women's Rumbles so far. In 2018 she eliminated Torrie Wilson before getting tossed by Michelle McCool after 6:19. In 2019 she kind of got the shaft a bit, not really doing much before getting eliminated by Alexa Bliss after just 4:26. In 2020 she teamed with her partner, Mandy Rose, to eliminate Mercedes Martinez before both her and Rose were taken out by Bianca Belair. Deville would split up and feud with Rose a few months later, culminating in Mandy defeating her in a Loser Leaves Town match at Summerslam. For reasons not explained she was reinstated in January of 2021 and became General Manager Adam Pierce's assistant. She was allowed a decent amount of power with her new position and would use her new found power to abuse babyface wrestlers, namely Naomi. After a year and a half away from the ring, Sonya started wrestling again just prior to the 2022 Rumble and entered herself into the match. After entering she would just sit down on commentary. After Cameron entered though she became incensed when it was revealed to her by the other commentators that she was a friend and former partner of Naomi. Deville would storm the ring and beat down Cameron before easily eliminating her. Naomi would enter next though and quickly eliminate Deville after just 2:00. Sonya would get the last laugh though as she would stop Naomi's annual save attempt spot by dragging her off the apron and down to the floor to eliminate her as well. In 2023 she had her best overall showing as she eliminated Zoey Stark, Indi Hartwell, and assisted in Nia Jax group elimination before getting kicked off the apron by Asuka in the finals after 10:17. 116. Alberto Del Rio-54 points (114) Accomplishments: 2011 Royal Rumble Winner The second Rumble winner on the countdown, Del Rio won the first and only 40 man Rumble in 2011. After getting an excellent draw with #38, Del Rio spent his whole interval on the outside taunting the guys in the ring before Randy Orton showed up as the next entrant and beat the crap out of him before giving him his RKO. Despite this rocky start Del Rio would manage to hang in there and eventually eliminate Orton who had just finished dumping Wade Barrett to seemingly win the match. However Santino, who had been knocked out outside the ring for several minutes while not being eliminated, would resurface and drop Del Rio with his cobra. Fortunately for Del Rio, Santino took too much time celebrating which allowed him to get his bearings. When Santino attempted to eliminate him, Del Rio reversed it and put Santino out to officially win the match after 9:33 in the ring. Del Rio failed to win the World Title at Wrestlemania, but would win the WWE Title twice later in the year. Del Rio was also in the 2014 and 2016 Rumbles although he was a non factor in both. He had a surprisingly short run in 2014 as he made the mistake of calling out and picking a fight with the returning Batista, who dumped him in under three minutes. In 2016 he was in for 6:46 before getting tossed by Roman Reigns.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 12, 2024 13:04:12 GMT -5
115. Eddie Guerrero-55 points (112) Latino Heat competed in the 03 and 05 Rumbles. In 03 he was in for 16:29 before getting eliminated by Booker T. In 05 he drew #1 and lasted 28:11. He eliminated the Hurricane, Hardcore Holly with help from Benoit, and Booker T with help from Mysterio. 114. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey-55 points (111) Accomplishments: 2022 Royal Rumble Winner After almost three years away from the company, Rousey made her return at the 2022 Women's Rumble as a surprise entrant and not surprisingly ended up winning. Entering at #28 it took her 10:16 to win as she took out Nikki A.S.H., Brie Bella, Shotzi, and lasty Charlotte Flair. 113. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper-57 points (110) Hot Rod was in the 90, 92, and 08 Rumbles. In 90 he was in for 12:20 and eliminated Bad News Brown. Unfortunately for him though, Bad News then pulled him out from the outside with the two then brawling to the back. 92 was a good showing. After winning the IC Title from the Mountie earlier in the night, Piper lasted for 34:06 in the Rumble. He eliminated I.R.S. before going out in a heap with Rick Martel thanks to Sid Justice. He was a surprise entrant in the 08 Rumble. He fought with former rival Jimmy Snuka before Kane eliminated both of them. 112. "Road Dogg" Jesse James-58 points (109) Road Dogg was in the 97, 99, 2000, and 2012 Rumbles. In 97 as the Real Double J, he was eliminated by Austin in just 29 seconds. 99 was a good showing as Road Dogg. He eliminated Edge, Gangrel, and Al Snow before Kane eliminated him after 10:41. In 2000 he lasted for 19:02 although he spent almost all of it clinging onto the bottom rope to avoid getting eliminated. He eliminated British Bulldog and teamed with New Age Outlaw partner Billy Gunn to eliminate Bradshaw before getting dumped from behind by Gunn. Road Dogg entered the 2012 Rumble as a surprise entrant. He lasted just a little under 5 minutes before getting eliminated by Wade Barrett. 111. Mustafa Ali-58 points (108) Mustafa had a strong run in the 2019 Rumble, lasting 30 minutes and making the finals while eliminating Shinsuke Nakmaura and Samoa Joe. Mustafa would end up getting eliminated by Nia Jax which kind of put a damper on the good showing he had. He was in the 2021 Rumble as well as the leader of Retribution. Ali eliminated Xavier Woods but as a result incurred the wrath of Big E who then tossed him out after a little over 13 minutes.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 13, 2024 13:33:56 GMT -5
110. Hercules-60 points (107) Accomplishments: Final Four (1990) Herc was in the Rumble from 89 through 92. In 89 he was in for 6:11 before both him and Brutus Beefcake were dumped by Ted Dibiase and the Barbarian as Beefcake had him in the sleeper. In 90 he eliminated Barbarian and was in the final 4 before getting clotheslined out by Rick Rude. 91 was a real good showing as he lasted for 37:36 and helped Rick Martel eliminate Hawk. Not much was made of his long run though as he was kind of overshadowed by Martel and Greg Valentine who were both in even longer that year. 92 was quite the drop off from the previous year as he was only in for less then a minute, although he did eliminate Barbarian again. 109. Matt Riddle-60 points (105) Accomplishments: Final Four (2022) The Original Bro was in the Rumble from 2020 through 2022. 2020 was a disappointing showing, getting tossed by King Corbin in 41 seconds. 2021 was a big improvement as he assisted in the group elimination of Lashley and lasted over 31 minutes while going toe to toe and holding his own with a lot of the main event guys in the match throughout. He made the last six but then got a little too careless, spending too much time on the ring apron which resulted him in getting punched by Braun Strowman and then curb stomped out by Seth Rollins. 2022 was another good showing as he lasted close to 20 minutes, teamed with RK Bro partner Randy Orton to eliminate Big E and Otis, and made the Final Four where he was eliminated by Brock. 108. Ember Moon-60 points (104) Competed in the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Women's Rumbles. In 2018 as NXT Women's Chamion she competed sporting a heavily taped arm as a result of her match from the NXT Takeover event the night before. Ember lasted for 5:54 before Asuka targeted her bad arm and eliminated her. In 2019 she competed again with injury only this time a legit one as she ended up having to hit the sidelines afterwards for shoulder surgery. Nonetheless she ended up lasting for over 52 minutes although to be fair it was probably the most uneventful 50+ minute run anyone has ever had in a Rumble as Ember didn't score a single elimination and didn't really do anything of note as she just kind of fell into the background her entire time in. Makes you wonder why they would even bother have her in that long when she was working hurt and when they didn't even have anything really planned for her anyways. 2021 was crap as she entered late and was tossed by Nia in under 2 minutes.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Mar 13, 2024 14:45:38 GMT -5
I'm sure I mentioned this last year. But I like how "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper have ended up next to each other in this countdown.
(Watch me mention it again next year ;D)
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 13, 2024 15:13:41 GMT -5
I'm sure I mentioned this last year. But I like how "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper have ended up next to each other in this countdown. (Watch me mention it again next year ;D) You did and I'm sure you will .
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 13, 2024 18:27:48 GMT -5
We are also getting to the point where it's interesting which long-standing Rumble participants have fallen out of top 100, 50, etc.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 14, 2024 12:49:04 GMT -5
We are also getting to the point where it's interesting which long-standing Rumble participants have fallen out of top 100, 50, etc. Not going to lie but a lot of the early Rumble greats slowly falling down in the rankings kind of makes me sad.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 14, 2024 13:02:21 GMT -5
107. The One Man Gang/Akeem "The African Dream"-61 points (103) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (1988), 1988 Runner-Up, Final Four (1989) The big 747 was the first dominant big man in Royal Rumbles. In the first Rumble in 1988, the Gang eliminated over 1/4 of the participants. He eliminated Jake Roberts, B. Brian Blair, Hilbilly Jim and Dino Bravo (on accident) as well as Ultimate Warrior and Don Muraco with help from Bravo. He ended up finishing runner up though as Jim Duggan eliminated him to win it by pulling the top rope down as Gang charged at him causing Gang to spill out. By the 89 Rumble, the Gang had gone through a dramatic transformation. At the insistence of his manager "The Doctor of Style" Slick he became "The African Dream" Akeem after discovering his "roots". He also started teaming with another one of Slick's charges and another big man in the Big Bossman. Akeem and Bossman, collectively known as the Twin Towers, scored the most shocking elimination of the night when they eliminated Hulk Hogan. Hogan, always the sore loser, then pulled Bossman out from the outside to eliminate him. Akeem stuck around for 18:36 and also eliminated Rick Martel while making it to the last three with Million Dollar Man and Big John Studd. Akeem and Dibiase teamed up on Studd but it ended up backfiring when Akeem accidentally squashed Dibiase in the corner. When Akeem went to check on Dibiase, Studd nailed him from behind and eliminated him. In 1990 he was eliminated by Jimmy Snuka in just 2:31 which was a bit of a shock due to how well he did in the previous years. 106. Ruby Riott-61 points (101) The leader of the Riott Squad was consistently a solid performer in the Women's Rumbles, lasting 10-13 minutes with at least an elimination in all of her appearances. In 2018 she eliminated Becky Lynch and assisted in the group elimination of Vickie Guerrero before getting launched onto the turnbuckle by Nia Jax and then tossed after 11:16. In 2019 she eliminated Alicia Fox, Candice LeRae, and Kairi Sane after her Riott Squad goons, Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan, softened them up by dragging them outside the ring and beating them up. Ruby was eventually clotheslined out by Bayley after 13:08. By the 2021 Rumble the Riott Squad had gone from a heel trio to a babyface duo of Riott and Morgan. Ruby teamed with Liv to dump aspiring Riott Squad member Billie Kay and lasted for almost 11 minutes before getting eliminated in brutal fashion when as attempting to German Suplex Peyton Royce off the apron, Bayley slid under the bottom rope between both of their legs and powerbombed Ruby off the apron in a spot that was both vicious and smart in that since Bayley slid under the bottom rope she wasn't putting herself at risk to get eliminated either. 105. Ryback-61 points (100) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2013), 2013 Runner-Up Da Big Guy was in the Rumble from 2013 through 2016. In 2013 he was in the midst of his monster face push. After drawing #30 he eliminated Damien Sandow, Sin Cara, Miz, Orton, and Sheamus. Despite his dominant showing, Ryback would end up finishing runner up to John Cena. Ryback's next three performances were nowhere near as good as he eliminated nobody in all three, which is surprising as you would think a powerhouse like him would continue to rack up the eliminations. By the 2014 Rumble he had turned heel and fallen down the card quite bit. He was eliminated in just 3:49 by Batista. In 2015 he was back to being a face and getting pushed again although nowhere near on the level he was in 2013. He had a disappointing showing as even though he lasted a decent 11 minutes exactly, he didn't eliminate anyone and was wasted at the expense of the incredibly dull duo of Big Show and Kane; like pretty much every other over babyface in the match. 2016 was a similar showing as he was in for over 12 minutes before getting put out by Big Show again after scoring no eliminations for the third straight year. 104. Nikki Cross-61 points (98) Accomplishments: Final Four (2023) Nikki was in five straight Royal Rumbles from 2019 through 2023. In 2019 she came with a lot of energy but ultimately didn't really do too much, lasting a modest 9 minutes before getting bullied out by the IIconics. In 2020 she lasted for 15:08 before Bianca Belair used Nikki's own partner Alexa Bliss as a battering ram against her, throwing Bliss into her as she was on the apron and knocking her off and out of the match. In 2021 she threw Carmella out but unfortunately for her Carmella's lackey, Reginald, caught her to save her from elimination. Carmella was carried safely back into the ring and then eliminated Nikki shortly after. In 2022 she was Nikki A.S.H., a superhero gimmick. Originally a babyface character she turned heel shortly the event after betraying tag partner, Rhea Ripley. When her number came up she entered through the crowd in an attempt to sneak attack and toss Rhea but would be unsuccessful in doing so. Later she would ambush fellow superhero Mighty Molly outside the ring and beat her down around ringside before throwing her into the ring and then quickly tossing her to finally pick up her first elimination. Nikki would eventually get eliminated by Ronda Rousey after 12:13. 2023 Nikki A.S.H. was already over and she was back to being Nikki Cross again. Nikki assisted in the elimination of Nia Jax and thanks mainly to getting a really late draw actually made the final four before getting eliminated by Liv Morgan.
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 14, 2024 19:48:27 GMT -5
So Ryback and Nikki Ash are the unfortunate ones to fall out of top 100 lol .
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 15, 2024 12:08:59 GMT -5
103. Finlay-62 points (97) Finlay was in the 07, 08, and 09 Rumbles. In 08 he was disqualified for jumping the gun of his entrance and using his shilleglah on Mark Henry and Big Daddy V when they went after Hornswoggle. He had long times in 07 and 09 although he didn't score any eliminations in either. He was in for 32:32 in 07 and 29:57 in 09. 102. Demolition Smash/Repo Man-64 points (96) Competed in the match from 89 through 93 under his two different aliases. In 89 as Smash he drew #2 and duked it out with partner Ax who drew #1. They would stop fighting though to go after #3 entrant Andre the Giant. Andre eventually eliminated Smash after 4:55. In 90 he was in for over 15 minutes and helped Ax eliminate Andre. He also was involved in the group elimination of Earthquake. In 91 he was in for over 18 minutes before Hogan big booted him and tossed him. By the 92 Rumble he had been repackaged as the Repo Man. Repo eliminated Nikolai Volkoff and Greg Valentine before getting tossed by Bossman after 6:23. In 93 he was tossed by Savage in 3:33. 101. Alexa Bliss-65 points (95) Miss Bliss was in the Women's Rumble from 2019 through 2021. 2019 was a comeback match for her after a few months on the shelf due to injuries. Alexa put out Sonya Deville and Ember Moon, however in the finals she was double teamed and tossed by Bayley and Carmella after 12:59. In 2020 she drew #1 and had a strong showing as she eliminated Kairi Sane, Mia Yim, and Chelsea Green before getting eliminated by Bianca Belair after coming up with the short end of the stick (or in this case Bianca's pony tail) during a battle on the apron in which a tug of war with Belair's pony led to Bliss getting rammed into the ring post and fall out after over 26 minutes in the match. 2021 was a surprisingly weak showing with her Fiendette persona. Bliss whom was probably looked at by most as one of the possibilities to win along with Charlotte and Bianca Belair, only lasted a little over minute after everyone in the ring ganged up on her and Rhea Ripley tossed her out before she could transform into her demonic alter ego. 100. Antonio Cesaro-65 points (94) The Swiss Superman was in quite a few Rumbles during his WWE career. He kind of underachieved especially from a ring time standpoint, only lasting over 10 minutes once in his seven appearances. In 2013 he eliminated Daniel Bryan, but kind of had a disappointing showing overall as he was backdropped out by Cena after a modest 7:50. 2014 was a good showing as he was in for close to 17 minutes and made the finals while getting to do the Cesaro Swing a few times. 2015 wasn't anything special as he entered late and was superkicked out by Dolph Ziggler in just 4:55. In 2017 he teamed with dysfunctional partner Sheamus to eliminate the entire New Day, before both were eliminated by Chris Jericho as they were tussling on the ropes. In 2018 he eliminated Apollo Crews but underachieved again as far as ring time goes, getting monkey flipped out by Seth Rollins after 5 minutes even. 2020 was a waste as he was part of the Brock burial parade, getting eliminated in just 18 seconds. 2021 was almost exactly like his 2015 showing. Entered at #28, no eliminations, tossed in the finals after 4 and change. 99. Bradshaw-65 points (93) Competed in the match in 98, 2000, 01, 02, 04, and 2014 in a surprise appearance. 98 was his best showing as he was in for an impressive 35+ minutes and helped in the group elimination of Kurrgan. In 2000 he was eliminated by the New Age Outlaws in just 25 seconds after getting distracted by the Mean Street Posse. 01 was a solid showing as he was in for 17:40, which was one the higher times that year. In 02 he was dumped by Billy Gunn in 7:17. 04 was a short run. He came in and started giving everybody clotheslines from hell before Benoit countered it and eliminated him in just 38 seconds. Bradshaw was repackaged shortly afterwards as main event heel, John Bradshaw Layfield. He unfortunately never appeared in a Rumble match with this character when he was an active wrestler as he was involved in another match or was in a commentator capacity from 05 through 09. In 2014 though he would be in the Rumble as JBL after leaving the commentators table. He then made the mistake of turning his back to give his jacket to Michael Cole, leading to him getting dumped by Roman Reigns in 24 seconds. 98. Mr. McMahon-66 points (92) Accomplishments: 1999 Royal Rumble Winner, 1999 Iron Man* In his only Rumble appearance, Mr. McMahon won the 99 Rumble in very shady fashion. He's credited with a time of 56:38 although almost all of it was spent out of the ring. Going into the match the chairman made his nemesis "Stone Cold" Steve Austin enter the match at #1. However, then commissioner Shawn Michaels then forced McMahon to enter at #2. Austin beat up McMahon for the entire interval until Golga entered the match at #3. Austin tossed him in short order which gave Vince the opportunity to escape into the crowd. Vince then tried to lure Austin into the bathroom where his corporation was waiting. The Corporation beat down Austin, who then was taken to the hospital. Vince would then go to the commentary table. Meanwhile, Austin had commandeered the ambulance he was in and drove back to the arena. Austin returned to the ring and started opening a can of whoop ass on everybody in the ring. After eliminating Corporation member the Big Bossman, it was just him and Vince. Austin dragged Vince away from the commentary table and beat him all around ringside, before throwing him back in the ring and giving him the stunner. Before Austin could throw him out though, the Rock would come out and distract Austin which allowed McMahon to dump him out from behind to win the match.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 16, 2024 12:21:53 GMT -5
97. "Main Event" Jey Uso-67 points (276) Accomplishments: 2024 Iron Man Jey competed in the 2012, 2014, 2024 Rumbles. His inclusion in 2012 was kind of surprising as the Usos were used pretty sparingly and were very low on the card back then. Even more surprising was the fact that he actually hung around awhile, getting tossed by Orton after 7:03, which was more then most that year. The Usos were getting pushed much more by the 2014 Rumble, as both of them were included in the match. Jey was in for 4:21 before getting double teamed by the Wyatt Family and eliminated by a big boot from Luke Harper. Oddly the Usos wouldn't be in another Rumble until a whole decade later. By this point they had just finally split up with Jey turning face and feuding with his brother. They would end up starting the match against each other with Jey drawing #1. Jey would end up being the Iron Man as he lasted for over 50 minutes while also eliminating JD McDonagh. 96. Christian-68 points (91) Accomplishments: Final Four (2021) Captain Charisma was in the Rumble in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2021. 2000 sucked as he was eliminated by Rikishi in under 2 minutes. 02 was probably his best outing. He was in for 12:14, eliminated Diamond Dallas Page, and also teamed with Chuck Palumbo to eliminate Albert and the Godfather. 03 was another decent showing as he went for 9:03 and teamed with his partner at the time Chris Jericho to eliminate Tommy Dreamer before Jericho eliminated both him and Edge when they were fighting on the ropes. Going into 04 there was a little bit of tension between Christian and Jericho due a love triangle storyline with Trish Stratus. The two would work together at first but eventually ended up fighting each other with Jericho getting the better of Christian as he eliminated him with a backdrop after 7:39. 05 sucked pretty bad as he was in for just a little over 2 minutes, most of which was spent getting his ass handed to him by Batista who then press slammed him out of the ring onto his problem solver Tyson Tomko who was at ringside. This ended up being his last Rumble match for a while as he left the company later in the year and despite coming back in 09 he never made it back to the match during that run as he was either involved in another match (010) or was out with injuries (2011 through 2014) that would eventually lead to his retirement. After seven years out of the ring he would shockingly return in the 2021 Rumble as a surprise entrant. Christian ended up doing really well. He quickly made an impact by taking part in the group elimination of Bobby Lashley in which he was the driving force of as he smartly pulled down on the top rope from the apron as the others pushed from the inside. He then went onto stay in for 18 minutes and was in the final four along with Braun, Rollins, and longtime best friend and former tag team partner Edge. Christian and Edge would team up and were close to dumping Strowman out, but Rollins would rush the pile which would cause both Christian and Strowman to fall out. It seemed like based off his showing that Christian would be returning to WWE on a full time basis, however he wasn't signed to a contract and ended up signing with AEW instead the following month. 95. Tatanka-68 points (90) Tatanka was in the 93, 94, 96 and 06 Rumbles. In 93 he was in for 17+ minutes before Yokozuna threw him out. In 94 he was in for over 20 minutes and eliminated former nemesis Rick Martel before getting eliminated by Bam Bam Bigelow who he had defeated in the first match of the night. In 96 he eliminated Aldo Montoya before getting tossed by Diesel in just 4:09. Tatanka pretty much disappeared from the wrestling scene for several years before making a surprise appearance in the 06 Rumble. He lasted for over 14 minutes before getting eliminated by MNM. Tatanka ended up getting signed on full time shortly after and would wrestle on the active roster for about a year.
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 16, 2024 16:14:26 GMT -5
So Smash/Barry Darsow has finally fell out of top 100 after being in the early Rumbles.
Vince Mcmahon is on the bubble to getting knocked out of top 100.
Jey Uso performance this year has bumped him into top 100!
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 17, 2024 14:19:31 GMT -5
94. Wade Barrett-69 points (89) Accomplishments: Final Four (2011) Barrett was in the Rumble in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015. 011 was a real good showing as he eliminated Rey Mysterio and the returning Diesel while making it to the final 4 where he was eliminated by Orton after 22:23. 012 was a big disappointment. Going into the Rumble match that year Barrett was getting a pretty good push and was in a heated rivalry with Orton, so you would think he would've got a strong showing. Nope. Barrett eliminated Road Dogg, but then was RKOed and tossed by Orton after just 3:55. He bounced back with a solid showing in 2013, going for over 17 minutes and eliminating Mysterio again before getting dumped out by rookie Bo Dallas in a surprise elimination. Barrett ended up getting the last laugh though as he pulled Dallas out from the outside and then knocked him out with his bull hammer elbow. In 2015 he didn't do much as Bad News Barrett, although that can be said for pretty much everyone in that Rumble. He was in for 5:49 before Dolph Ziggler ducked the bull hammer and backdropped him out. 93. The Great Khali-70 points (88) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2007) Khali competed in 8 straight Rumbles from 2007 to 2014. He scored the majority of his points in his Rumble debut in 07. That year he eliminated seven men (Benoit, Holly, Punk, Chavo, Miz, Carlito, RVD) before Undertaker entered at #30 and eliminated him. Khali would never come close to matching this effort again. In his next 4 Rumbles he failed to last over 2 minutes while scoring no eliminations in three of them. He was eliminated by Undertaker again in 08, Kozlov in 09, and Beth Phoenix in 010 after Phoenix kissed the Puhnjabi Playboy and eased him over the top from the apron. In 2011 he entered with just the Nexus in the ring and was the first guy to give them trouble. He beat down every one of them and eliminated Husky Harris. Unfortunately another Nexus member, Mason Ryan, entered next and eliminated Khali. 2012 was a solid outing for Khali, and easily his best since 07. He eliminated his "brother in law" Jinder Mahal and Ezekiel Jackson before Cody Rhodes and Dolph Ziggler dumped both him and Booker T as they were fighting on the ropes. Khali lasted a surprising 7:29, which was by far his longest time in all his Rumble appearances. In 2013 he didn't do much, getting dumped by Kane and Daniel Bryan in under 3 minutes. 2014 was his worst showing as he was superman punched by Roman Reigns and dumped by all the members of the Shield in just 21 seconds. Khali made a cameo in the Greatest Royal Rumble match, getting dumped by Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman in just 31 seconds. 92. Damien Priest-71 points (113) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2021) Priest was in the last four Rumbles. 2021 was an impressive showing as he lasted over 15 minutes and was tied for most eliminations with four. 2022 was a step down as he was in for a solid 11:04 but didn't score any eliminations and was kind of made to look like a goof by letting himself basically get used as a sacrificial lamb by Chad Gable whom in his scheme after rallying the rest of the wrestlers to get rid of Omos who had been dominating up to that point involved him making Priest as the next biggest guy in the ring go after Omos first. Priest just went along with this for whatever reason and was easily tossed by Omos whom was then bum-rushed and eliminated by the rest of the wrestlers in the ring right after. In 2023 as part of Judgement Day he eliminated Montez Ford before being eliminated by Edge in about 4 minutes. In 2024 he tossed R-Truth before being eliminated by Sami Zayn after 10:24. 91. Bobby Lashley-72 points (102) "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley made his Rumble debut in 2006. He only lasted a little over 4 minutes but was pretty impressive in his short stay. He eliminated Sylvan and got a lot of offense in on both Kane and the Big Show, including an impressive dominator on Kane. Eventually though the two giants would get him with a double chokeslam before tossing him. This would end up being his only Rumble appearance during his first run as he was in another match in 07 and then left the company later in the year. After a decade absence Lashley returned to the WWE in 2018 and was in the 50 Man Greatest Royal Rumble match. Lashley had a good showing as he was in for over 14 minutes while eliminating Elias and teaming with Bruan Strowman to put out Great Khali. Lashley would end up being eventually eliminated by Braun. He was in the 2019 Rumble however despite getting a good push as a heel and being IC Champion, he was eliminated in just 13 seconds for some reason by Seth Rollins. Don't know if he was injured or something but it was definitely odd considering he was one the bigger heels in the match. Regardless Lashley would get his heat back afterwards by spinebustering Rollins through the announce table. Lashley was scheduled for the 2020 Rumble but for some reason they wrote both him and arch nemesis Rusev out of the match due to a backstage brawl that they didn't even bother to film for reasons unknown. In 2021 he didn't last long at just a little over 4 minutes but was pretty dominant in his short stay as he eliminated Dominik Mysterio, Damien Preist, and Hurricane (in an assist with Big E) before it took four other wrestlers in a group effort to eliminate him. In 2023 he scored a big elimination by putting out Brock Lesnar but again didn't last that long as Rollins dumped him again shortly after in 7:14. 2024 was the same as pretty much all of his other showings. Dominant with a few eliminations (Carlito, Karrion Kross) but poor longevity (1:34) as he fell victim to the "heel gets eliminated but pulls rival out from the outside" spot after the eliminated Kross pulled him off the apron.
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 17, 2024 15:52:17 GMT -5
So Lashley and Priest have made it to Top 100.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 18, 2024 14:30:12 GMT -5
90. Test-74 points (876) Accomplishments: 2000 Iron Man Test was in the Rumble from 99 through 03. In 99 as a member of the Corporation he was in for 12:48 before Austin eliminated him. In 2000 he had the longest time, going 26:17 while taking part in the group elimination of Rikishi before Big Show eliminated him. In 01 he eliminated William Regal before Show eliminated him again after just a little over 2 minutes. 02 sucked as Austin eliminated him in under 2 minutes. 03 was a good showing as he was in for 18:45 and eliminated iron man Chris Jericho after Jericho had been distracted by an interfering HBK who he had screwed over at the beginning match. This was supposed to lead to a big face push for Test but he ended up pissing off management and it was dropped. He was supposed to be in the 04 Rumble but was taken out backstage by Mick Foley, who took his spot in the match. 89. Earthquake/Golga-76 points (86) Accomplishments: 1991 Runner-Up Quake was in the 90, 91, 93 and 99 Rumbles. In 90 he eliminated Dusty Rhodes and Ax before everybody in the ring, besides his friend Dino Bravo, all ganged up on him and eliminated him after 2:31. Going into the 91 Rumble Quake was in the midst of the biggest push of his career as he was feuding with Hulk Hogan after putting the Hulkster out of action for a few months. He lasted 24:42, which is pretty impressive especially when you consider his size, while eliminating Animal, Tito Santana, and Bushwhacker Luke. He also teamed with Brian Knobbs to eliminate the British Bulldog. Eventually it ended up ooming down to just him and Hogan. Quake gave Hogan his butt splash finisher, but Hogan Hulked Up and bodyslammed him before eliminating him. In 93 he eliminated I.R.S. and his own partner Typhoon before having a big man showdown with Yokozuna. Yoko ended up getting the better of the exchange as he eliminated Quake with a belly to belly suplex after 11 minutes even. In 99 he appeared as the masked Golga, a member of the Oddities. He was eliminated by Austin in just 15 seconds. 88. Ted Dibiase Jr.-78 points (85) Accomplishments: Final Four (2009) Competed in the Rumble from 2009 through 2011. He most likely was going to be in 2012 too, but suffered a injury shortly before the show and ended up not making it. He fared well in the three he was in. In his debut in 09 he lasted an impressive 45:10 and was in the final 4 before getting tossed by Triple H. He also teamed with his Legacy partners to eliminate Kane that year. In 010 he was in for 11:38 which may not seem that impressive but actually is pretty good when you consider most guys only got 4 minutes at the most that year. His time was the 5th best that year. Even in 2011 in the midst of a losing streak angle he did decent, going for over 12 minutes and eliminating William Regal. 87. Michelle McCool-79 points (84) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2018) McCool has been a frequent legend one off entrant in Women's Rumbles over the years. She fared well in all of her appearances. In the first one in 2018 she scored the most eliminations. McCool put out Lana, Liv Morgan, Sonya Deville, Molly Holly, and Vickie Guerrero in a group effort before getting tossed by Natalya after over 8 minutes. 2022 was another good showing as she eliminated Dana Brooke and lasted over 20 minutes. In 2023 she came out of the crowd to enter the match as it was made out she didn't know she was in the match for some reason. She eliminated Tamina and assisted in the Nia Jax elimination before Rhea tossed her in the finals after close to 14 minutes.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 19, 2024 13:27:35 GMT -5
86. Zelina Vega-80 points (106) For someone so tiny who has been used mainly as a manager for a lot of her career, Zelina has really overachieved in Rumbles. She's been in five of the seven Women's Rumbles and lasted a decent amount of time in all of them. In 2019 she managed to last for close to 12 minutes as she hid underneath the ring for most of her stay in the match. However it turned out that Hornswoggle was also under the ring with Zelina then getting scared back into the ring where she was tossed by Rhea Ripley. Hornswoggle then chased her to the back afterwards. In 2020 she was in for 9:31 and made the finals before getting eliminated by Shayna. In 2022 as Queen Zelina she had a good showing as she lasted over 17 minutes and also scored a shocking upset elimination of Sasha Banks. In 2023 she eliminated Xia Li and lasted 11:30 before being eliminated in brutal fashion by Lacey Evans who Cobra Clutched her from the second rope and then dumped her off hard to the floor. In 2024 she was in for 20 minutes before being tossed by Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark. 85. Luke Harper-81 points (83) Harper was in the Rumble from 2014 though 2017. 2014 was a good showing as he eliminated the Miz and Jey Uso and was in for 15:02 before getting eliminated by Roman Reigns. 2015 wasn't anything special as he was in for just a little over four minutes before both him and former Wyatt Family partner Erick Rowan, who wasn't officially in the match, were both dumped by former leader Bray Wyatt. By the 2016 Rumble the Wyatts had reunited, with all four being participants in the match. Harper had one of the better overall showings that year as he eliminated Neville and Stardust, assisted his teammates in eliminating Mark Henry, and was in for 23:40 before getting taken to supelx city and eliminated by Brock Lesnar. In 2017 he went rogue and attacked Bray and his other stablemate Randy Orton. He also eliminated Apollo Crews before getting tossed by Goldberg after 9:56. 84. Owen Hart-82 points (82) Owen was in every Rumble from 93 through 99. In 93 he was in the finals after getting a late number and eliminated Jerry Saggs with a dropkick before getting tossed by Yokozuna. In 94 he had turned heel on his brother Bret earlier in the night after they failed to win the Tag Titles before returning for the Rumble match later. Owen quickly eliminated Rick Steiner who had been blinded blinded by Kwang's green mist before getting tossed by Diesel in under 5 minutes. You would think with his heel turn and upcoming push that they would have had him last longer. In 95 he was attacked on the way to the ring by Bret and then backdropped out by Bulldog in just 3 seconds. 96 was his best showing as he was in for over 20 minutes while eliminating Hakushi and Barry Horowitz. In 97 he eliminated Goldust and his Tag Team Champion partner British Bulldog on "accident" as Bulldog was trying to eliminate Steve Austin. Owen ended up getting eliminated by Austin, along with Marc Mero as they were fighting in the corner. 83. "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio-83 points (144) The son of Rey Mysterio was in the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Rumbles. In 2021 he scored an upset elimination of King Corbin before getting launched out by Bobby Lashley after 2 minutes exactly. 2022 was another short run as he was only in 3:44 although he again scored an elimination by assisting in the group elimination of Omos. By 2023 he had turned heel and joined the group Judgement Day. "Dirty" Dom has been a surprising iron man the last few years, having good showings in both 2023 and 2024. In 2023 he assisted teammate Finn Balor in tossing Johnny Gargano and managed to last close to 26 minutes being a cowardly cockroach before Cody finally tossed him in the finals. In 2024 he teamed with Balor again to toss Carmelo Hayes and even managed to eliminate Bron Breakker by himself while lasting for over 33 minutes.
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