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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 20, 2024 12:49:48 GMT -5
82. Booker T-84 points (79) Booker was in the Rumble from 02 through 07 before making his return in the 2011 match. Booker kind of underachieved as far as ring time goes but did manage to rack up the eliminations. In his debut in 02 he entered at #30. He tossed RVD, who was down and out from the pedigree. Booker then celebrated with a spinaroni before turning around into a stunner from Stone Cold. Booker comically oversold it before falling over the top after just 33 seconds. By 03, Booker had turned face thanks to a unlikely partnership with Goldust which provided many funny backstage segments. Booker eliminated Eddie Guerrero before getting double teamed out by Team Angle, who had just eliminated Goldust, much to the chagrin of the fans. Booker was in for 6:20. In 04 he eliminated former WCW nemesis Scott Steiner and a distracted Kane before Orton dumped him in 9:11. In 05 he eliminated Luther Reigns and Orlando Jordan before getting eliminated by Guerrero and Mysterio after 10:42. He entered in 06 injured and was easily eliminated by Benoit in just 18 seconds. In 07 as King Booker, he eliminated Gregory Helms and the Sandman before getting tossed out by Kane after 9:23. Booker didn't take this well as he would get back into the ring and throw Kane out before beating him down on the floor, starting a pretty forgettable feud between the two. Booker left the company later in the year, but returned at the 2011 Rumble to a big pop. He hit all of the Nexus with his signature moves and almost had CM Punk out before Mason Ryan stepped in and tossed him after just a little over a minute. Booker was a commentator for the 2012 Rumble, but would still enter the Rumble match. Booker lasted 4:40 before both him and Great Khali were dumped in a heap by Cody Rhodes and Dolph Ziggler. Booker made a surprise appearance in this years Rumble but was quickly eliminated by Gunther in under a minute. 81. "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans-85 points (78) Competed in the 2019, 2021, and 2023 Women's Rumbles. All were good showings. 2019 was her main roster debut and after drawing #1 fared well, lasting close to 30 minutes and eliminating both IIconics before getting booted off the apron by Charlotte. Going into the 2021 Rumble she was feuding with Charlotte due to the fact that she had started a relationship with Charlotte's 71 year old father, Ric. Charlotte and Lacey would get into a brief skirmish outside the ring after Evans entered wearing one of Ric's signature's robe. However after that they didn't even interact that much despite Charlotte being in there for all of Lacey's 19+ minutes in the ring. You would think with it supposedly being this heated grudge feud Charlotte would've went after her more. Instead Lacey eliminated Mickie James before randomly getting taken out towards the end of the match by Shayna Baszler, which again you would think it would've made much more sense to have Charlotte eliminate her to advance their feud. 2023 was another good showing as she lasted over 14 minutes, eliminated Zelina Vega, assisted in the elimination of Nia Jax, and made the finals where she was eliminated by Raquel Rodriguez. 80. Mabel/Viscera/Big Daddy V-87 points (77) Competed in the 94, 95, 96, 99, 2000, 05, 06, 07 and 08 Rumbles. In 94 as part of the Men on a Mission tag team, he helped in the elimination of Diesel before everybody ganged up on him and eliminated him after 9:57. In 95 he eliminated King Kong Bundy before getting dumped by Lex Luger after 1:58. By the 96 Rumble, Men on a Mission had turned heel and Mabel was given a singles push which included him winning the King of the Ring tournament. King Mabel lasted 12:14 before getting dumped by Yokozuna. After a couple of years away from the WWF, he returned at the 99 Rumble and entered the match after attacking Headbanger Mosh backstage and taking his spot. He eliminated Dan Severn, Steve Blackman, Tiger Ali Singh, the Blue Meanie, and Droz before the Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness attacked him and beat him out of the arena. He then become a member of the group as Viscera. In 2000 Viscera he had a showdown with Rikishi who had dominated the match up until that point. Rikishi eliminated him in 1:25 after a couple of superkicks and a shoulder tackle. He left again not long after but was back again in late 04 and was in the 05 Rumble. He was backdropped out by Cena in 3 minutes exactly. In 06 he eliminated Matt Hardy before getting double teamed out by Chris Masters and Carlito after 5:20. In 07 it took seven men to eliminate him after 6:22. In 08 as Big Daddy V he was in for 7:49 before getting eliminated by Triple H. 79. Kurt Angle-87 points (76) Accomplishments: 2002 Runner-Up, Final Four (2004) Angle was in the 02, 04, and 05 Rumbles. He was also in the Greatest Royal Rumble and the 2019 Rumble after making his return to the company in 2017. In 02 he was in for 16:09 and eliminated Kane and Steve Austin before getting clotheslined out by Triple H in the final elimination of the match. In 04 he was in for 29:04 and eliminated Goldberg after Goldberg was reeling from the F5 of the interfering Brock Lesnar. Angle ended up being in the last 3 with Big Show and Chris Benoit. Angle got his ankle lock on Big Show however Show would grab the top rope and lunge over the rope to the apron with the momentum taking Angle over and out. Angle wasn't supposed to be in the 05 match as he had lost a triple threat match for the WWE Title earlier in the night. He ended up getting in by taking Nunzio's number in a backstage segment. Angle entered like a house of fire, giving olymic slams and suplexes to everybody until Shawn Michaels nailed him with a superkick which eliminated him after just 37 seconds. Angle didn't take this too well as he returned later and tossed Michaels out before assaulting him with the ring steps and putting him in ankle lock. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he quickly made an impact by eliminating Bo Dallas, Primo, and Dolph Ziggler in short order. Elias ended up getting rid of him not much later though after 7:59. 2019 wasn't as good as Nakamura eliminated the aging Angle pretty easily after just a little over 3 minutes. 78. "The Boss" Sasha Banks-87 points (75) Accomplishments: 2018 Iron Woman, Final Four (2018) The Boss was the first ever Iron Woman when she lasted for 54:46 in the first ever Women's Rumble in 2018 after drawing #1 although she seemingly spent a lot of it outside the ring. Sasha assisted in the group elimination of Vickie Guerrero and then in the finals eliminated Bayley and Trish Stratus. In the final four way though she became too trusting of the Bellas, whom she had seemingly formed a pact with against Asuka, with the twin then tossing her out when she had her back turned. Sasha wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2022 as she was in title matches in 2019 and 2021 and while scheduled to be in 2020, ended up having to be pulled due to injury. She ended up drawing #1 again and quickly eliminated both Melina and Kelly Kelly in easy fashion. Shockingly though she would be eliminated next by Zelina Vega of all people after 9:44 in easily the most surprising elimination of the night. 77. "The Gold Standard" Shelton Benjamin-87 points (74) Benjamin has competed in a lot of Rumbles through his career as he has been in 11 with 8 straight from 2003 to 2010. With the exception of a couple he usually underachieved in most of them. In 03 he was in for 10:55 and teamed with Team Angle partner Charlie Haas to eliminate Goldust and Booker T before both were tossed by Brock Lesnar. 04 sucked pretty bad as Orton dumped him in just 37 seconds. Benjamin was getting the biggest push of his career going into the 05 Rumble as he was the IC champion and had even scored a couple of victories over Triple H. Benjamin took part in the group elimination of Muhammad Hassan before Edge eliminated him after 14:35, which while not bad by any means was kind of disappointing considering the push he was getting and the momentum he had at the time. In 06 he was in for 6:51 before Shawn Michaels superkicked him while he was on the apron and knocked him about halfway up the aisle. 07 was his best year as he lasted 22:22 and helped in the group elimination of Viscra before Michaels eliminated him again. In 08 he came in like a house of fire but Michaels quickly put out the flames with a superkick to eliminate him AGAIN after just 18 seconds. 09 was yet another disappointment. Going into the match he was the US Champ and was getting pushed as a heel as the Gold Standard. Benjamin was eliminated by Undertaker in just 4:17, in a year where almost everybody and their mother was doing at least 12 minutes. In his last Rumble in 2010 he actually got a lot of offense on both Michaels and Cena before Cena countered his pay dirt finish by catching him and putting him out after just 48 seconds. After several years away he returned to the company in 2017 and was in the Greatest Royal Rumble match in 2018. Thanks to a late draw Benjamin made the finals where he stuck out like a sore thumb amongst all the other guys left, all of whom were a lot higher on the card then him. Jericho would end up getting rid of him in 4:23. Shelton would be back for the 2019 Rumble which was surprising as he hadn't been on TV for months. Shelton lasted for over 9 minutes before getting tossed by Bruan. He would make the Rumble roster yet again in 2020 but only lasted 37 seconds as an attempt to buddy up with old pal Brock Lesnar failed as Brock turned on him, German Suplexing him and clotheslining him out.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 21, 2024 13:49:07 GMT -5
76. Big Bossman-88 points (73) Accomplishments: Final Four (1999) Bossman made Rumble appearances in both the Hulkamania and Attitude eras. In his Rumble debut in 89 he was a hated villian who was feuding with Hulk Hogan. He and his partner Akeem teamed up to dump Hogan, but the Hulkster then pulled the top rope down from the outside which caused Bossman to fall out after 4:18. The two then brawled to the back. Bossman was involved in other matches in 90 and 91 but was in the 92 Rumble for the World Title. By this point he was a popular babyface. Bossman only lasted 3:38 but did eliminate both Repo Man and Hercules in his time in. Bossman left the WWF in 93 and spent some time in WCW before returning in late 98 as a member of Mr. McMahon's Corporation. Bossman had a strong showing in the 99 Rumble, making the final 4 while eliminating X-Pac and D'Lo Brown before Stone Cold gave him the stunner and clotheslined him out after 18:53. 2000 was another good showing as he eliminated Chyna and Faarooq, and helped in the group elimination of Rikishi before the Rock came and laid the smackdown on him by spit punching him out of the ring after 22+ minutes. 2002 wasn't as good as he was stinkfaced and eliminated by Rikishi in just a little over 3 minutes. 75. Crush-88 points (72) Accomplishments: Final Four (1995) Crush was in the 91, 94, 95, and 97 Rumbles. In 91 as a member of Demolition, he was in for 18:34 before Hogan lifted him out in the corner as he was punching him on the second rope. Crush took a pretty nasty bump on his way down, landing back first on the apron. Crush was scheduled for the 93 Rumble during his blonde mullet, orange and purple tights babyface Crush period but was pulled to sell an injury angle where he was attacked by the evil clown Doink. He was a heel again by the 94 Rumble after turning on his friend, Randy Savage. Crush eliminated Savage shortly after entering the match. He also assisted in the eliminations of Mabel and Diesel before getting ganged up on by Luger, Bret Hart, Bam Bam Bigelow and Sparky Plug and eliminated after 25:03. In 95 he drew #30 and with help from Dick Murdock quickly eliminated both Smoking Guns as they were fighting on the ropes. He also eliminated Fatu and Adam Bomb and was among the final 4 along with Luger, Michaels, and Bulldog. Michaels and Crush teamed up to eliminate Luger. After it looked they would try to do the same to Bulldog, Crush turned on Michaels and tried to press slam him out of the ring. Michaels however escaped with an eye rake with Bulldog then eliminating the stunned Crush with a clothesline after 8:51. In 97 as a member of the Nation of Domination, he was in for 6:17 before getting clotheslined out by Phinneas Godwinn. 74. Andrade "Cien" Almas-88 points (99) Accomplishments: Final Four (2019) Andrade was in the 2018 and 2019 Rumbles. Both were good showings. In 2018 as NXT Champion he eliminated Kofi Kingston and stayed in for 29 minutes before getting RKOed on a springboard attempt by Randy Orton and tossed. 2019 was arguably even a better outing for him as he lasted over 22 minutes, scored a surprising elimination of Orton to get payback from the previous year, and made it to the final four. After a few years out of the company he made his return at the 2024 Rumble and had another long run, staying in for nearly 23 minutes before being tossed by Bronson Reed. 73. Bob Backlund-89 points (70) Accomplishments: 1993 Iron Man, Final Four (1993) Backlund was in the Rumble in 93, 94, 95, 96, and 2000. He had just come back to the WWF prior to the 93 match after a 9 year absence. He set the duration record that year with 61:10 after drawing #2. He eliminated Fatu and Rick Martel, and was in the last 3 before Yokozuna backdropped him out. Backlund never came close to matching this performance. In 94 he was eliminated quickly by Diesel in just 41 seconds. In 95 he was jumped by Bret Hart on his was to the ring and was eliminated by Lex Luger in just 16 seconds. In 96 he was in for 12:22 before getting tossed by Yokozuna. In 2000 he helped in the group elimination of Rikishi before getting dropkicked out by Jericho in 2 minutes even. 72. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan-89 points (69) Accomplishments: 1988 Royal Rumble Winner HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hacksaw won the first Rumble in 1988. He was in for 14:43 and eliminated Nikolai Volkoff, Danny Davis and lastly the One Man Gang to win it. Hacksaw was in other matches for 89 and 90 but was back for the match in 91. Duggan was backdropped out by Mr. Perfect in just 4:44 which was kind of surprising as almost everybody did double digit times that year. 92 was much better as he was in for 20:45 before him and Virgil eliminated each other. This would be his last Rumble appearance for 17 years. He was a surprise appearance in the 09 Rumble and would go on offense on everybody with everyone, including Undertaker, selling for him. Big Show entered next and easily dumped Duggan in 2:50. Duggan made another surprise apperance in 2012, lasting only 56 seconds before getting eliminated by Cody Rhodes. 71. Carlito-91 points (81) Carlito was in the Rumble match from 06 through 010 as well as 2021 as a surprise entry. 06 was his best showing as he was in for 38:21 and helped Chris Masters eliminate Viscera before double crossing Masters and eliminating him too. Carlito was in last 5 that year where he was eliminated by the returning Rob Van Dam who Carlito had put of action for several months. By 07 he was turned face. He only lasted for 3:19 before trying to springboard into the ring and getting chopped in the head by Khali and eliminated. He was back to being a heel for 08 and had a solid showing, going for 15+ minutes before Cena eliminated him. In 09 he was back to being a face and was Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo who was excluded from the match for some reason. Carlito was in for 6:10 before Kozlov spinebustered him and eliminated him. In 010 he was back as a heel again. Couldn't they just make up their mind? In a year where almost everybody in the match was made to look like total jobbers, Carlito who had been off TV for a while and was about to get released in a couple months was actually booked fairly strong giving everybody in the ring backstabbers. He would eventually get eliminated by Shawn Michaels after 4:34, which while not impressive was still more then most what got that year. In 2021 he appeared as a surprise entry looking super jacked and much more muscular then he did the last time he was seen. Carlito managed to stay in for over 8 minutes before Elias tossed him out. Carlito was back for the 2024 Rumble having resigned with the company the previous year. Carlito tossed Santos Escobar before getting knocked off the apron by Bobby Lashley after 2:23. 70. Tito Santana-91 points (67) Tito was a regular in the early Rumble matches. He was in every one from 88 to 93. In 88 as a member of the Tag Team Champions Strike Force he drew #2 against #1 entrant Bret Hart, who was a member of Strike Force's rivals the Hart Foundation. Santana lasted for 10:41 before getting tossed out by Hart and his Hart Foundation partner Jim Neidhart. In 89 he was in for 12:47 and helped Bushwhacker Butch toss the Honky Tonk Man. By 1990, Strike Force had split after Rick Martel turned on Santana. Santana immediately went after Martel after entering. Martel, with some help from Ultimate Warrior, managed to eliminate him though after 5:09. 91 was his longest stay as he was in for 30:23 before getting tossed by Earthquake. After a couple of tough losses, Tito would take some time off from the WWF shortly after Wrestlemania VII as he would return to to his home in Mexico to do some soul searching. He returned towards the end of the year as El Matador and would participate in the 92 Rumble for the World Title. He lasted for 13:55 before going out in a double elimination with Shawn Michaels, who ended up being his Wrestlemania opponent that year. In 93 he was in for 11:01 before getting tossed by Yokozuna.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 22, 2024 11:57:50 GMT -5
69. Sami Zayn-92 points (80) Zayn made his main roster debut in the 2016 Rumble and quickly made an impact by eliminating arch nemesis Kevin Owens but unfortunately would get eliminated himself not much later as Braun Stroman tossed him after 4:33. 2017 was a real long run for him as he was in for around 47 minutes, although he didn't eliminate anyone in his entire time in. By the 2018 Rumble Zayn had formed an alliance with Owens with the two taking on WWE World Champion AJ Styles in a losing effort in a handicap match. Later in the night Zayn and Owens would attack #10 entrant Tye Dillinger with Zayn then taking his spot in the match. It ended up being kind of pointless though as Zayn didn't really do anything of note before getting knee lifted out by Nakamura after just a little bit under 7 minutes. Sami wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2021. He lasted for 13:04 before getting double teamed by Big E and Xavier Woods who gave him the Midnight Hour double team with E then tossing him out. In 2022 he eliminated Johnny Knoxville before getting taken out by AJ Styles after 3:17. In 2024 he drew #30 and eliminated Damien Priest but was then eliminated himself shortly after by Drew McIntyre in 3:19. 68. "Macho Man" Randy Savage-94 points (66) Accomplishments: 1993 Runner-Up, Final Four (1992) OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH! Macho Man was in the 89, 90, 92, 93, and 94 Rumbles. In 89 as WWF Champion and one half of the Mega Powers, he eliminated Greg Valentine and assisted in the eliminations of Shawn Michaels and Tito Santana. He lasted for 12:26 before his Mega Power partner Hulk Hogan dumped both him and Bad News Brown as were tussling on the ropes. Savage didn't take it well and quickly got in Hogan's face to let him know about it. Miss Elizabeth would then step in to calm both down before any blows were exchanged. This was just another hint of dissension in the Mega Powers who would then explode the next month before facing each other for the title at Wrestlemania, which Hogan of course won. In 1990 as the Macho King he eliminated Jake Roberts and was in for over 10 minutes before getting eliminated on a sick backdrop from Dusty Rhodes, who he would he then end up spending the next 7 months feuding with. Savage was scheduled for the 91 Rumble but he didn't show up when his number was called. Apparently he had been run out of the building by the Ultimate Warrior, who he cost the WWF Title earlier in the night in his match with Sgt. Slaughter. By 92 he was a babyface and the Macho Man again. At the time he was involved in a very intense feud with Jake Roberts after Roberts had actually slapped Savage's wife Elizabeth in the face. Savage immediately went Roberts when he entered and eliminated him with a high knee. Savage then lept over the top rope to attack Roberts some more. It looked like he had eliminated himself however he was allowed to stay in the match which doesn't make sense as there has been plenty of instances of guys eliminating themselves and not being let back in. I guess it might have been a botch on Savage's part. Then in what could have been a cover for Savage's mistake, Monsoon and Heenan on commentary then explained that one of the rules is that you have to be physically thrown out by someone else to be eliminated. Savage went on to also eliminate Colonel Mustafa and make it to the final 4 before getting eliminated after 22:26. In 93 he drew #30 and eliminated the Repo Man. It ended up coming down to him and Yokozuna. After he managed to get Yokozuna down, he climbed up top and dropped his patent elbow drop on him. Then in perhaps the dumbest move in the history of the match, he then decided to cover him. In a ridiculous looking spot Yoko then pressed him off over the top, although Savage clearly jumped over, to win the match. In 94 he was the first guy to stand up to Diesel, who had dominated everyone until that point. He then tossed Jeff Jarrett out before getting dumped by his arch nemesis Crush after just 4:38. 67. Jake "The Snake" Roberts-96 points (64) The Snake competed in every Rumble from 88 through 92. He was also in the 96 and 97 Rumbles after making a comeback to the WWF. 88 was his best showing. He was in for 21:52 and scored the first elimination in the history of the match when he dumped Butch Reed. He also eliminated Boris Zhukov with help from Jim Brunzell. In 89 he was in a feud with Andre the Giant due to the fact Andre was afraid of snakes. Andre immediately attacked Jake after he had entered the match, not giving him a chance. Andre then tossed him in just a little over 2 minutes. Jake would end up getting the last laugh though as he returned later on and throw his pet snake Damien in the ring which scared Andre so much that he climbed over the top rope and eliminated himself. In 90 he was in a feud with Ted Dibiase and would immediately have a one on one showdown with him after entering at #4 with just Dibiase in the ring. Roberts ended up lasting 10:03 before getting clotheslined out by Randy Savage as he was attempting to give Dibiase the DDT. Going into the 91 match he was feuding with Rick Martel after Martel had blinded Roberts by spraying him the eyes with his arrogance perfume. Roberts eliminated Paul Roma and lasted 12:58 before Martel snapmared him out from the apron to eliminate him. Roberts ended up getting his revenge on him at Wrestlemania though, when he defeated him in the first ever blindfold match. By the 92 Rumble, Roberts had gone from a popular face to a hated heel. He was involved in a very heated feud with Randy Savage at the time after he had slapped Savage's wife Elizabeth in the face. During the match Roberts would always stand in the corner and look to the aisle waiting for Savage when another wrestler was about to come. When Savage did come out, Roberts slid outside the ring to hide. He came back in once he saw Undertaker giving Savage a hard time. Roberts attempted to give him a short arm clothesline but Savage ducked it and then eliminated him with a high knee. Roberts left the WWF right after Wrestlemania VIII that same year and wouldn't return until the 96 Rumble. He eliminated Omari and Henry Godwinn before Vader clotheslined him out in a poorly done elimination after 14:39. In 97 he was only in for a little over a minute before getting backdropped out by Austin as he was attempting the DDT. 66. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine-96 points (63) The Hammer was in the 89, 91, 92 and 94 Rumbles. In 89 he was in for almost 20 minutes before getting backdropped out by Savage. In 91 he eliminated Dino Bravo while lasting an impressive 44:03, which at that point was one of the highest times in the history of the match. 92 was an off night as Repo Man dumped him out in just a little over 4 minutes. Valentine left for WCW shortly after. He made an appearance in the 94 Rumble in a one time deal and would have another good showing, lasting for 20:39 and helping in the group elimination of Mabel before getting dumped out by Rick Martel in the finals.
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Post by DragonMasterP on Mar 22, 2024 13:08:48 GMT -5
Hilariously, the one time Jake Roberts actually got to hit the DDT in the Rumble, the camera didn't catch it. You can see him set it up and hear the THUD, but the move itself is so cut off that you never see him drop.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 22, 2024 13:25:23 GMT -5
Hilariously, the one time Jake Roberts actually got to hit the DDT in the Rumble, the camera didn't catch it. You can see him set it up and hear the THUD, but the move itself is so cut off that you never see him drop. What makes it funnier is he wasn't even supposed to hit it. Only reason he hit it was because he had to improvise as Vader missed his spot to clothesline him. He has Savio in the front facelock and is clearly waiting but Vader is busy fighting with Yoko so he just goes "well screw it" and does it. He then has to repeat the spot with Doug Gilbert and you can actually see him clearly telling Vader to hit him and then he does and Jake takes a comically exaggerated bump over the top.
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Post by DragonMasterP on Mar 22, 2024 18:02:13 GMT -5
Hilariously, the one time Jake Roberts actually got to hit the DDT in the Rumble, the camera didn't catch it. You can see him set it up and hear the THUD, but the move itself is so cut off that you never see him drop. What makes it funnier is he wasn't even supposed to hit it. Only reason he hit it was because he had to improvise as Vader missed his spot to clothesline him. He has Savio in the front facelock and is clearly waiting but Vader is busy fighting with Yoko so he just goes "well screw it" and does it. He then has to repeat the spot with Doug Gilbert and you can actually see him clearly telling Vader to hit him and then he does and Jake takes a comically exaggerated bump over the top. Huh. That certainly explains why Savio just kinda pops up like nothing happened afterwards, despite the DDT being essentially an insta-kill.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 23, 2024 12:33:36 GMT -5
65. Mick Foley (Mankind, Cactus Jack, Dude Love)-97 points (62) Accomplishments: Final Four (1998) As Mankind he made his Rumble debut in 97. He eliminated Rocky Maivia and Terry Funk before getting taken out by the Undertaker. In 98 Foley made history as he appeared in the match three separate times with three different characters. As Cactus Jack he teamed with Terry Funk to eliminate Tom Brandi before getting eliminated by Funk later on. He returned though as Mankind and eliminated Funk before getting dumped out by Goldust. He returned for the final time as Dude Love and eliminated Bradshaw and Henry Godwinn. He also was in the final 4 along with Austin, Rock, and Faarooq. Dude applied the mandible claw on Austin but Stone Cold countered with a low blow which left him easy pickings for a Faarooq clothesline which eliminated him. Foley retired in 2000 but made a comeback to the ring in late 2003 while getting into a feud with Randy Orton. Foley wasn't scheduled to be in the 04 Rumble but would get in by attacking Test and taking his spot so he could get at Orton. He eliminated Orton as well as himself after a clothesline after 43 seconds. Foley wouldn't make another Rumble appearance until 2008. He was in for 11:29 before Triple H threw him into Elijah Burke which caused both Foley and Burke to tumble out to the floor. Foley was in the 2012 Rumble in a one shot deal. Foley did well, eliminating both Primo and Epico before getting dumped by Cody Rhodes after 6:34. 64. Matt Hardy-97 points (61) Hardy was a Rumble regular for most of the 2000's. In his Rumble debut in 01, he teamed with brother Jeff to eliminate Bull Buchanan and Faarooq before the two decided to fight one another. After a fight on the top turnbuckle, Jeff pushed Matt off to eliminate him. However as he was going down Matt grabbed Jeff's shirt and pulled him down to eliminate him too. In 02 the Hardyz would team up on the Undertaker who fought them off and eliminated both of them in succession with Matt lasting 4:16. 03 was his best showing. During this time he was a heel with his Mattitude Version 1 gimmick with his Mattitude follower Shannon Moore who was at ringside for the match and would constantly save Matt from getting eliminated. Matt lasted for over 27 minutes before getting manhandled and eliminated by Brock Lesnar with an F5 out of the ring onto Team Angle who were still on the outside after getting eliminated moments earlier. In 04 he was in for a solid 14+ minutes before getting eliminated by Rene Dupree of all people. 06 sucked as Hardy was embarrassed and eliminated by Viscera who gave him the Visagra before tossing him after 7:42. 07 was another solid showing as he was in for 18:55 before getting dumped by Orton. 010 sucked pretty bad as he was eliminated in just 21 seconds after stupidly climbing the second rope and getting knocked out by a Kane clothesline. Hardy left the company later in the year but returned in 2017 along with his brother. An injury to Jeff towards the end of the year would force Matt into singles competition though where he started using popular Broken Matt gimmick. Matt was in the 2018 Rumble and formed an unlikely alliance with rival Bray Wyatt to put out Rusev before they turned on each other and eliminated each other after Matt had been in for only about a minute. 63. "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry-99 points (60) The World's Strongest Man competed in a good share of Royal Rumbles over the course of his twenty plus year WWE career. Oddly he fared better in his latter appearances when he was getting up in age after years of underachieving and not having too much success in them despite the bs claims we would always get from the announcers about "how he's such a threat to win it" and "how is anybody going to get him over the rope". Until his 2011 appearance he only had two eliminations in six appearances. You would think with a guy billed as the World's Strongest Man that they would actually at least have him throw more guys out. Anyways, Henry made his Rumble debut in 98 as the newest member of the Nation of Domination. This would be his best performance as he was in for 19:07 while eliminating Phinneas Godwinn and Ahmed Johnson in a double team effort with D'Lo Brown. He was in the last 5 before getting eliminated by Faarooq in goofy looking elimination. By his next Rumble appearance in 99, he was using his Sexual Chocolate gimmick and had repeatedly attempted to put the moves on Chyna to not a lot of success. He lasted 7:57 before getting eliminated by Chyna in real phony fashion. Chyna was clotheslined out right after by Austin while Henry just stood there laughing his ass off at her which was pretty funny. In 2000 he appeared during the end of the Royal Rumble swimsuit contest to cover up Mae Young but was left out of the Rumble match for some reason. I guess he was injured or something. Henry wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2004 as he was either injured or down in the WWF's developmental league OVW to sharpen his skills. Henry was eliminated by Chris Benoit that year in 5:14 after he had been stunned from taking Tajiri's green mist and Rhyno's gore. Henry would once again be out of the match for a few years as he was injured for 05 and 07 and was involved in the World Title match in 06 against Kurt Angle in what was one of worst main events in WWE PPV history. He was in the 08 Rumble, getting eliminated by Cena in 9:12. In 09 he was eliminated by Undertaker and Mysterio in just 3:14. In 010 he had a big man showdown with Big Show before both were eliminated by R-Truth of all people after 2:24 in the ring. 2011 was his best showing since his 98 run as he actually eliminated a couple people, putting out Chavo Guerrero and Yoshi Tatsu before Nexus ganged up on him and dumped him out after 7:04. Henry wasn't involved in the Rumble during his Hall of Pain run which were the best years of his career as he was either injured, off TV, or in other matches from 2012 to 2015. He was in the 2016 match after teaming with Jack Swagger to win a fatal four way qualifier match on the pre show, which ended up being completely pointless as both him and Swagger were eliminated quickly in the Rumble with Henry going out in just 30 seconds after getting body slammed by Braun Strowman and then dumped by all three Wyatt Family followers. Henry was back again for the 2017 Rumble which was a bit of a surprise as he hadn't been on TV much over the previous year. Henry eliminated Jack Gallagher and his umbrella before becoming one of Braun Strowman's many victims. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he eliminated Curtis Axel, Hiroko Sumi, and Mike Kanellis before getting double teamed out by Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler.
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 23, 2024 14:28:21 GMT -5
So now 100 points is not enough to make Top 60.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 24, 2024 15:04:57 GMT -5
62. Mr. Perfect-100 points (58) Accomplishments: 1989 Iron Man, 1990 Runner-Up, Final Four (2002) The flawless one fared well in every Rumble he was in. In his first Rumble in 89 he eliminated Demolition Ax and had the longest ring time with 27:58 before getting tossed by Hulk Hogan. In 90 he drew the perfect number in number 30. He accidentally assisted in the elimination of Rick Rude before getting tossed by Hogan again in the final elimination of the match. In 91 he eliminated Jim Duggan and was in for over 16 minutes before getting eliminated bv the British Bulldog. Perfect suffered a serious back injury that summer and would be sidelined for over a year. He began serving as the executive consultant of Ric Flair. However during the latter months of 1992, Perfect and Flair would have a falling out after Perfect decided to return to the ring to be Randy Savage's partner at Survivor Series against Flair and Razor Ramon. Perfect, now a babyface for the first time in his WWF career, entered the 93 Rumble as one of the favorites. Perfect quickly went after Flair and eventually eliminated him to a big pop. He also eliminated Skinner and Jerry Lawler. However, the latter would screw him over by helping eliminate him from the outside. Perfect would not be in another Rumble until 2002. It was his first match in the federation in nearly nine years. Perfect surprisingly made it all the way to the last 3 before getting clotheslined out by Triple H after over 15 minutes in the ring. This was by far the highlight of his comeback as they did pretty much nothing with him for the rest of his stint before letting him go a couple months later after he got into a confrontation with Brock Lesnar on the infamous plane ride from hell. 61. Kevin Nash ("Big Daddy Cool" Diesel)-102 points (57) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (1994), 1996 Runner-Up Competed in the 94, 96, 2011, and 2014 Rumbles. In 94 Diesel had a dominating performance. After enteing the match he eliminated seven consecutive men. He eventually got eliminated in a group effort after 17:41. 96 was another strong showing. He eliminated Tatanka, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Kama, Duke Droese with Kama, and Owen Hart as Hart was attempting to eliminate Diesel's buddy Shawn Michaels. Michaels would thank him with a sweet chin music to win the match after Diesel had just finished putting Kama out. Diesel was in for 17:51. Nash left for WCW a few months later. In 2011, Nash as Diesel would make his return in the Rumble as the 32nd entrant in the 40 man Rumble. He got a huge ovation from the Boston crowd who were quite disappointed when he was eliminated by Wade Barrett in 2:45. Nash made another surprise appearance in the 2014 Rumble and actually scored a elimination as he dumped out Jack Swagger before getting lowbridged out by Roman Reigns after 2:29. 60. Finn Balor-104 points (71) Accomplishments: 2018 Iron Man, Most Eliminations (2018), Final Four (2018) Balor had a very strong showing in 2018 as he lasted for close to an hour after making it to the final four from the #2 position. He also scored 4 eliminations along the way as he put out Baron Corbin, Aiden English, Dolph Ziggler, and Rey Mysterio. Surprisingly he wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2023. By that point he had turned heel and had become a member of the group Judgement Day. Finn teamed with stablemate Dom Mysterio to toss Johnny Gargano before getting eliminated by Edge after 7:45. In 2024 he teamed with Dom for another assisted elimination by tossing Carmelo Hayes and was in for a bit over 11 minutes before being eliminated by Bron Breakker.
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 24, 2024 20:18:34 GMT -5
So Nash and Perfect fall out of Top 60 while Balor jumps in.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 25, 2024 13:01:00 GMT -5
59. Yokozuna-109 points (54) Accomplishments: 1993 Royal Rumble Winner, Most Eliminations (1993) Yokozuna was the first Royal Rumble winner to earn a title shot at Wrestlemania when he won the 93 match. He had quite the dominating performance as he eliminated seven men most notably the mammoth Earthquake, iron man Bob Backlund, and Randy Savage who he eliminated to win the match after 14:53 in the ring. Yoko made his second and last Rumble appearance in 96. He lasted 19:14 which is pretty impressive considering that he weighed over 600 pounds at the time. He eliminated Bob Backlund, Mabel, and a Swat Team member before getting into it with fellow Camp Cornette member Vader. Both Yoko and Vader were eliminated by Shawn Michaels as they were fighting by the ropes. 58. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles-111 points (53) Accomplishments: 2022 Iron Man, Most Eliminations (2022) The Phenomenal One made his long awaited WWE debut in the 2016 Royal Rumble, entering the match at #3. AJ had a good showing he eliminated Curtis Axel, teamed with Roman Reigns to eliminate Tyler Breeze, and was in for close to 28 minutes before getting superkicked and tossed by Kevin Owens. Styles wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2020 as he was in title matches from 2017 through 2019. Styles would end up getting a legit shoulder injury during the match and as a result had to end up getting dumped out earlier then planned by Edge after just 7:49. In 2021 he was accompanied to the ring by his giant bodyguard, Omos. Omos would prove big dividends for Styles as he saved him from elimination multiple times and eliminated Rey Mysterio and Big E by pulling them out from the outside. Why he was allowed to do this and also stay at ringside afterwards despite such blatant cheating like that is beyond me. Styles would last for 10:27 before getting eliminated in the finals by Bruan Strowman who smartly tossed him on a side of the ring Omos wasn't on so he wouldn't be able to catch him. 2022 was a very strong showing as after coming in at #1 he had the most eliminations with six and was also the Iron Man with a time of 29:06. 57. Lex Luger-111 points (52) Accomplishments: 1994 Royal Rumble Co Winner, Final Four (1995) Luger was in the 94 and 95 Rumbles. Both were good showings. In 94 he eliminated the Great Kabuki, Adam Bomb, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Shawn Michaels. He also assisted in the eliminations of Crush and Tenryu. Eventually it boiled down to him and Bret Hart, the two top faces in the company at the time. Luger would attempt to dump Hart, but Hart fought him off before both went over the top rope and hit at the exact same time. After a long discussion the officials called it a tie, with both Luger and Hart being declared co winners of the match. Luger was in the match for 21:58. In 95 he was in the final 4 and eliminated Mabel, Mantaur, Bob Backlund, and Henry Godwinn. He then stupidly started doing the 10 punches in the corner on Crush and was double axe handled from behind by Shawn Michaels and eliminated after 18:51. 56. Elias-113 points (50) Elias competed in six Rumbles. In 2018 he lasted for close to 25 minutes before getting tossed by John Cena whom he had laid out with a guitar shot on the go home episode of Raw. A few months later he would have a very impressive encore performance at the Greatest Royal Rumble as he lasted for over 34 minutes while scoring five eliminations which was second only to Braun Strowman. In 2019 he drew #1 and started the match against another musician, the returning "Double J" Jeff Jarrett. Elias duped Jarrett into singing a duet with him only to sucker punch him and nail him with his guitar before tossing him out pretty easily. Elias would go on to last around 15 minutes before getting knocked off the apron by Seth Rollins. After being a bit of an Iron Man in his early appearances he would then go on a string of short runs. 2020 sucked as he drew #2 and made the mistake of singing a song making fun of #1 entrant Brock Lesnar who proceeded to murder him and toss him out after one minute exactly. 2021 he was only in for 2:30 although he did manage to eliminate Carlito. In 2023 he was double teamed and tossed by Sheamus and McIntyre in under minute
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 27, 2024 12:31:28 GMT -5
55. "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase-119 points (49) Accomplishments: 1990 Iron Man, 1989 Runner-Up Million Dollar Man was in the 89, 90, 92 and 93 Rumbles. Other then 92 all were good outings. His first in 89 caused a lot of controversy. Dibiase purchased the #30 spot after making a deal with Slick where he traded numbers with one of the Slick's Twin Towers in exchange for a bonus. Dibiase quickly eliminated the Red Rooster and then with help from the Barbarian put out both Brutus Beefcake and Hercules as Beefcake had Hercules in the sleeper near the ropes. It ended up coming down to Dibiase, Akeem, and Big John Studd. Dibiase and Akeem double teamed Studd with Akeem doing most of the work while Dibiase sat back and instructed. After some miscommunication Studd eliminated Akeem leaving just him and Dibiase. Studd then just beat Dibiase up for 2 minutes straight before tossing him. In 90, Jack Tunney had increased the security in the drawing room to prevent any number trading. Dibiase ended up getting the worst number in #1. He dominated the first 4 minutes of the match eliminating both Koko B. Ware and Marty Jannetty. However, his rival Jake Roberts entered next to put an end to his dominance. Dibiase took a beating for the rest of his time in but managed to hang in there. He later took part in the group elimination of Earthquake before getting taken out by a Ultimate Warrior clothesline after an impressive 44:47, which set a new endurance record. In 92 Dibiase got another bad draw with #2. In a huge shocker, he was clotheslined out by the British Bulldog within the first 2 minutes. 93 was much better as he was in for 24:55 while eliminating Brian Knobbs, Mr. Perfect with help, Koko B. Ware, and Terry Taylor before getting chokeslammed and then clotheslined out by Undertaker. 54. Big E. Langston-119 points (48) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2021) New Day powerhouse was a Rumble main stay during his career, participating in nine from 2014 to 2022. Other then a strong showing in 2021 he kind of underachieved, scoring just one elimination in all of his other appearances. 2014 was a disappointing showing. Even though he was getting a good push at the time as Intercontinental Champion, he was eliminated by Sheamus in just 2:41 after drawing #29. He had one of the longer stays in 2015, lasting for close to 15 minutes before getting kicked out by Rusev. In 2017 he was eliminated by Sheamus and Cesaro after 9:46. In 2018 he was in for over 13 minutes before getting booted off the apron by Jinder. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he was in just shy of 14 minutes and eliminated Tucker Knight. In 2019 he was tossed by Samoa Joe in 6:01. 2020 he was tossed by Brock in 53 seconds. In 2021 he was getting pushed as singles after New Day were split in the draft and ended up having his best showing. Big E lasted 29:45 and had four eliminations (two assisted) which was tied for the most as this year was kind of a light year for eliminators in the men's Rumble. 2022 was a disappointment. Just coming off a World Title run he only lasted 6:37 and did nothing of note, eliminating no one before getting double teamed out by RK-Bro. 53. Asuka-119 points (56) Accomplishments: 2018 Royal Rumble Winner, Final Four (2023) Empress of Tomorrow was the winner of the first ever Women's Royal Rumble match in 2018. Entering at #25 she eliminated Ember Moon, assisted in the group elimination of Nia Jax, and then lastly eliminated Nikki Bella to win the match after 19:24. Asuka wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2023 as she was either in a championship match or out with injury from 2019 to 2022. She showed up sporting a new more darker look and ended up having one of the strongest overall showings in the match as she lasted over 33 minutes, eliminated Tegan Nox and Sonya Deville, assisted in the Nia Jax elimination, and made it to the last three. 2024 was a solid showing but a drop off from her previous two outings. As part of Damage CTRL she assisted teammates Bayley and Kairi Sane in eliminating Candice LeRae before being double teamed out by Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter after about 13 minutes. 52. Goldust-120 points (47) The bizarre one was in thirteen Rumbles which is tied for fourth for most appearances. In his first in 97 he eliminated Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who had defeated him in the opener that night, before getting eliminated by Owen Hart. 98 was the same story, as he was defeated by Vader in the opener but then got payback by eliminating Vader in the Rumble match. He also eliminated Mankind and lasted a good 26+ minutes that year. In 99 he was eliminated by Kane in 4:02 after a chokeslam out of the ring. This would be his last Rumble for a few years as he was let go a few months a later. He made his return at the 02 Rumble and lasted 13 minutes before getting eliminated by Undertaker. In 03 he was only in for 47 seconds before getting double teamed out by Team Angle. He was released again later in the year but would once again return for the Rumble in 06. He lasted 3:09 before getting eliminated by RVD in a horribly done elimination where RVD spin kicked him and Goldust pretty much jumped over the top rope. After spending a couple years in TNA he returned to WWE yet again in 2008 and was in the 09 Rumble. He had a confrontation with brother Cody before Orton stepped in and gave him an RKO. Orton then let Cody toss him after 1:11. He was then in the 2013 Rumble as a surprise entrant. He lasted for 9:41 before getting eliminated by Cody again. Goldust was hired back full time once again later in the year and formed a successful tag team with Cody, with the two quickly winning the tag titles. They were both in the 2014 Rumble with Goldust eliminating Cody this time, albeit on accident. Goldust was then eliminated immediately after by Roman Reigns after 11:55. In 2015 he was in for 6:22 before getting eliminated by Reigns again. In 2016 he was in for close to 6 minutes before getting eliminated by Titus O'Neil. In 2018 he was superkicked out by Dolph Ziggler in under 3 minutes. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he was in for over 10 minutes before getting eliminated by Bobby Roode. 51. John Morrison/Johnny Nitro-125 points (46) Morrison was in every Rumble from 2006 to 2011. Morrison didn't score many eliminations but did manage to have some longer stays in the match. In 06 as Johnny Nitro and a member of MNM he was in for 25:45 while teaming with partner Mercury to eliminate Tatanka before eliminating Mercury on an accident. Nitro was eliminated shortly after by Shawn Michaels. In 07 he helped in the group elimination of Viscera before getting eliminated by Benoit after a little over 6 minutes. In 08, now going by John Morrison, he lasted an impressive 29:23 before getting big booted out by Kane. 09 was another a good showing as was in for nearly 20 minutes. In 2010 he was in for 11:36 before Michaels eliminated him again. In 2011 he had probably the most amazing spot in the history of the match when he saved himself from elimination with his amazing parkour move in which he clung to the barricade like Spider Man after getting knocked off the apron, and then walked along the barricade and jumped to the steps and walked back into the ring. Unfortunately, other then that he didn't do much. He eliminated nobody and was eliminated by Nexus in a bummer after 13:24. He definitely should have lasted longer with the push he was getting at the time, especially after the awesome spot he had just pulled off.
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 27, 2024 23:15:55 GMT -5
So after 35 years, Million Dollar Man has fallen out of Top 50.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 28, 2024 12:28:48 GMT -5
50. Alexander Rusev-126 points (45) StatsRing Time: 96:28 Eliminations: 6 Assists: 0 AccomplishmentsMost Eliminations (2015) 2015 Runner-Up The Bulgarian Brute was in the Rumble from 2014 through 2018. The 2014 Rumble was his main roster debut. You would think with him being this new big guy that was in store for a big push, that they would give him a strong showing. He really didn't do much though, scoring no eliminations before getting dumped after 6:42 although they did protect him a bit as it took four guys in a group effort to get him out. 2015 was a really strong showing as he eliminated Diamond Dallas Page, Fandango, Adam Rose, Kofi Kingston, Damien Mizdow, and Big E. while lasting an impressive 35:17. Towards the end of the match he rolled outside and hid under the ring. Then after Roman Reigns had seemingly won the match, Rusev reappeared and tried to sneak attack him. Reigns was ready for him though and gave him a spear before tossing him out to win the match. 2016 was crap and a total waste of him. After drawing #2 he was eliminated before #3 even entered, getting speared and tossed by Reigns again after just 1:30. 2017 was much better as he was in for 22:31 before getting eliminated by Goldberg. 2018 was another long run as he was in for over 30 minutes even though he didn't eliminate anyone again. He was announced to be in the 2020 Rumble but got into a unaired brawl with Bobby Lashley that led to both men being taken out of the match. 49. Bob "Hardcore" Holly-130 points (44) StatsRing Time: 113:06 Eliminations: 1 Assists: 4 Holly competed in several Rumble matches in his long WWE career. He was in the match in 94, 96, 2000, 01, 05, 07, and 08. As Sparky Plugg he made his WWF debut in 94 as an alternate for the injured 1-2-3 Kid. Holly did well as he lasted for over 21 minutes and assisted in the eliminations of Diesel, Mabel, and Crush. In 96 he had one of the longest times as was in for a impressive 39:45 which was pretty surprising considering how low on the card he was at the time. Holly wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2000. By this time he had ditched the Sparky Plugg gimmick and was now going by Hardcore Holly. Hardcore was in for 11:48 and was in the finals before getting eliminated by former J.O.B. Squad partner Al Snow. In 01 he was in for 14:04 before getting tossed by Undertaker. In 05 he spent his entire time beating the crap out Daniel Puder. After tossing him, Holly was then dumped by Benoit and Guerrero after just 2 minutes. He was in for 10:21 in 07 before becoming one of many casualties of the Great Khali. In 08 he was in for 13:46 before getting samoan spiked out by Umaga. 48. Baron Corbin-131 points (42) StatsRing Time: 66:45 Eliminations: 13 Assists: 0 Whether he's a Baron or a Commissioner or a King or Happy, this guy for the most part has been a consistent threat in Rumbles in recent years. He was in eight straight Rumbles from 2017 through 2023, and scored at least one elimination in seven of those appearances. Even more impressive is the fact that all of his thirteen eliminations are individual efforts. No assists. In 2017 as "Lone Wolf" Baron Corbin he had a strong showing as shortly after entering he eliminated Braun Strowman who up until that point had seemed to be unstoppable, and then went on to stay in for nearly 33 minutes before getting tossed by the Undertaker. 2018 was quite a drop off as he was he dumped by Finn Balor after only about a minute although he did eliminate Rhyno during his short stay in the ring. Corbin would get his heat back afterwards by laying out Balor and all the other people in the ring before leaving. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he eliminated Bobby Roode, Roderick Strong, and Rey Mysterio before getting tossed by Orton. In 2019 he racked up two more eliminations as he put out Apollo Crews and Aleister Black before getting clotheslined out by Strowman. In 2020 as King Corbin he eliminated Matt Riddle before getting tossed by Drew McIntyre after 4:06. In 2021 he eliminated Otis and Nakamura but got too cocky and eliminated by Dominik Mysterio in 3:34. In 2022 as Happy Corbin he had one of his better overall showings as he continued his elimination streak by putting out three in Ricochet, Dominik Mysterio, and Rick Boogs but had better longevity then the majority of his previous showings as he stayed in for 10:47 which is the first time he stayed in for double digits since his first appearance in 2017. His end would come when rival Drew McIntyre, returning from an injury suffered at the ends of Corbin, entered and ran through both Corbin and his lackey Madcap Moss before tossing both. McIntyre would then continue to assault Corbin and Moss even after they had been eliminated outside the ring with the ring steps. 2023 was a very weak showing. He didn't score an elimination for the first time and only lasted seven seconds as he was attacked before he could enter the ring and F5ed by a pissed off Brock Lesnar who had just been eliminated and was causing havoc around ringside. Corbin was then Curb Stomped and tossed by Seth Rollins in just seven seconds.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Mar 28, 2024 14:23:08 GMT -5
Baron Corbin has racked up 13 eliminations over the years? How?
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 28, 2024 14:44:39 GMT -5
Baron Corbin has racked up 13 eliminations over the years? How? I guess getting 2-3 eliminations each year, along with him being a heat magnet lead to the higher number.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 29, 2024 13:28:25 GMT -5
47. "The Man" Becky Lynch-135 points (55) StatsRing Time: 77:29 Eliminations: 6 Assists: 1 Accomplishments: 2019 Royal Rumble Winner Irish Lass Kicker was in four Rumbles, while winning in 2019. 2018 was a long run as she stayed in for 30:55 which was the second longest time after Sasha Banks. She also eliminated Lita and assisted in the group elimination of Vickie Guerrero. In 2019 she wasn't announced to be part of the match as she fought Asuka earlier in the night for the Smackdown Women's title in a losing effort. However after volunteering herself to take the injured Lana's place, she was allowed into the match by agent Fit Finley who I guess we're supposed to believe somehow has the power to make decisions like that. It would end up coming down to Lynch, arch nemesis Charlotte Flair, and Nia Jax whom had caused Becky to miss Survivor Series after legit concussing her with a punch. Becky would eliminate Nia after craftily pulling her off the apron from the outside. However Nia would then injure Becky's knee after shoving her off the ring steps. Charlotte would viciously attack the knee but Becky would manage to survive the onslaught and eliminate her former best friend after ducking a big boot and then knocking Charlotte off the apron with a forearm shot. Becky wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2023 as she was in championship matches in 2020 and 2022 and on pregnancy leave in 2021. She had somewhat of a disappointing showing for someone of her star power as she lasted 10:45 with almost all of that spent napping outside the ring after getting jumped and beat down by Damage CTRL right after entering. After finally getting back into the ring she tossed two members of Damage CTRL, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky, but then was dumped out by the third member and primary nemesis Bayley. After Bayley was dumped out herself right after, Becky brawled with all three of Damage CTRL to the back. In 2024 she lasted over 22 minutes but again was surprisingly kind of an afterthought for someone of her standing, scoring just one elimination and then getting unceremoniously eliminated in the finals by Jade Cargill while only finishing seventh. 46. Rob Van Dam-136 points (39) StatsRing Time: 102:07 Eliminations: 5 Assists: 3 AccomplishmentsFinal Four (2006) RVD was in the 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, and 09 Rumbles. In his debut in 02 he used all his signature moves on everybody before Triple H stopped him dead in his tracks with a pedigree. RVD was tossed shortly after by Booker T after just 2:12. 03 was much better as he was in for 32:56 while eliminating Jeff Hardy and teaming with Kane to eliminate A-Train. He made it to the last 5 until Kane double crossed him and press slammed him out. In 04 he was eliminated in 6:44 after stupidly attempting a monkey flip on Big Show who easily tossed him out. RVD missed all of 2005 with a knee injury thanks to Carlito but returned at the 06 Rumble. He got some revenge on Carltio by eliminating him. He also eliminated Animal and Goldust and was in the final 4 while lasting 25:52. 07 was another good showing as he eliminated Chris Masters and took part in the group elimination of Viscera before getting eliminated by Khali after 15:27. RVD left the company later in the year but would make a one time appearance in the 09 Rumble. He didn't eliminate anyone but was in the finals before getting tossed out by Jericho after 13:56. 45. Shayna Baszler-142 points (43)StatsRing Time: 73:40 Eliminations: 12 Assists: 3 AccomplishmentsMost Eliminations (2020) 2020 Runner-Up Final Four (2022) Shayna was in the last five Women's Rumble. 2020 and 2021 were both dominant showings. In 2020 she got the coveted #30 and quickly cleaned house, eliminating eight women despite being having a ring time of just 4:27. Unfortunately she couldn't get out Charlotte Flair who then ended up eliminating her for the win. In 2021 she entered early and racked up another high elimination total with six while also lasting over 41 minutes. She eliminated Shotzi Blackheart, Victoria, Torrie Wilson, Lacey Evans, and assisted partner Nia Jax in tossing Naomi and Tamina before Jax double crossed her and tossed her as well. In 2022 she got #30 for the second time in three years but was pretty ineffective this time, not scoring any eliminations before both her and Bianca Belair were dumped simultaneously by Charlotte as Bianca had Shayna up for the KOD. This year she was in for 13:28 before her and Natalya were both knocked off the apron and eliminated by Damage CTRL. In 2024 she teamed with Zoey Stark to toss Shotzi before being eliminated by Nia again after 8:27 44. "The Model" Rick Martel-142 points (37) StatsRing Time: 103:53 Eliminations: 6 Assists: 3 Accomplishments1991 Iron Man Final Four (1989, 1993) The Model was in seven consecutive Rumbles from 89 through 95. He wasn't in 88 for some reason even though his Strike Force Tag Team Championship partner Tito Santana was. Besides 95 Martel fared well in every Rumble he was in and was almost always in there at the end. In 89 he was in the final 4 and eliminated the Barbarian before getting caught on a crossbody attempt by Akeem who then dumped him out. By 90 he had turned heel on Santana and became the Model. Santana immediately went after Martel when he entered but the Model ended up getting the better of him as he eliminated him with some help from the Ultimate Warrior of all people. Martel and Warrior also eliminated Jim Neidhart, before Warrior tossed Martel after 8:14. Martel really cemented himself as one of the all time greats in Rumbles with his performance in the 91 edition. In what was arguably the highlight of his WWF career Martel lasted all the way to the last 5 after drawing #6. He eliminated Saba Simba, rival Jake Roberts, Hawk with help from Hercules, and Jim Neidhart. Then after slamming British Bulldog to the mat, he for whatever reason decided to climb up to the top rope. Bulldog shook the ropes to crotch him before hitting him with a clothesline to finally eliminate him after an incredible 52:17. After losing to Roberts in a blindfold match at Wrestlemania VII, Martel took a hiatus from the WWF but would return around December, just in time for the 92 Rumble for the vacant WWF Title. Martel eliminated Skinner and was in the last 6 before both him and Piper were dumped out by Sid Justice as they were fighting on the ropes after 12:39. In 93 he was in for 11:23 and was in the final 4 again before Bob Backlund eliminated him. In 94 he eliminated Greg Valentine and was once again in the finals before Tatanka eliminated him. 95 was a drop off from his previous runs as he was eliminated in just 2:29. 43. Dean Ambrose-142 points (36) StatsRing Time: 116:30 Eliminations: 4 Assists: 2 Accomplishments2016 Runner-Up The lunatic fringe was in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019 Rumbles. He had a good showings in all of them. In 2014 as he eliminated R-Truth and Jimmy Uso and assisted his Shield partners, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, in eliminating Great Khali. He would make the mistake of trying to double cross Reigns though which would lead to him, Rollins, and Antonio Cesaro all getting dumped in a heap after 33:46. In 2015, now as a solo star, he was in for 13:31 and helped Reigns dump Titus O'Neil. He made it to the last 5 before getting dumped by Big Show and Kane, much to the dismay of the crowd. 2016 was a strong showing as he was in for 29:39 and eliminated Chris Jericho while finishing runner-up to Triple H. In 2017 he was in for close to 27 minutes before getting steamrolled by Brock Lesnar who then easily tossed him out. In 2019 he tossed Johnny Gargano before getting unceremoniously heel kicked out by Aleister Black after 12:42. 42. The Miz-142 points (38) StatsRing Time: 132:58 Eliminations: 2 Assists: 0 Accomplishments2012 Iron Man The Miz has been in fifteen Rumble matches during his long WWE career as he made his Rumble debut back in all the way back in 2007. He's only as high in the ranking as is due to being a compiler as he only really has two years that would be classified as good and has only scored two eliminations in all of his appearances with both coming in the same year. He had a very short stay in 07, getting tossed by Great Khali in only 7 seconds. In 08 he lasted a solid 13:07 but then was embarrassingly eliminated by Hornswoggle from the outside. Going into the 09 Rumble the team of Miz and John Morrison were the tag champs and had been getting tons of TV time so you would think Miz would do good this time. Nope. Triple H took both him and Morrison out after Miz was in for just 1:18. By 2010 he was being pushed as a singles star and was the US Champion. During that Rumble he jumped MVP, who he was feuding with at the time, as he was making his entrance causing MVP to be taken to the back. Like Jeff Jarrett 12 years previous this would backfire on Miz as MVP would return after Miz entered and eliminated him and himself in the process. Miz was in for just 17 seconds. Miz wasn't in the 2011 match as he was in the WWE title match, successfully defending his title against Randy Orton at the 2011 Rumble PPV. He was in the Rumble match in 2012 and had to enter first due to a loss to former partner R-Truth on the Raw before the PPV where the loser would have to enter at #1. Miz had by far his best Rumble showing as he eliminated former partners Alex Riley and R-Truth in what would end up being his only two eliminations in all of his appearances and made it all the way to finals before another former partner of his, Big Show, tossed him out. Miz lasted for 45:39, which was the highest time that year. In 2013 he wrestled twice as he lost to US champion Antonio Cesaro on the pre show and then returned for the Rumble match. Unfortunately for Miz, he suffered a leg injury during his match with Cesaro. The injured Miz wouldn't last too long in the Rumble as he was tossed by Ryback after just a little over 5 minutes. In 2014 he was in for 12:01 before getting clotheslined out by Luke Harper. In 2015 he drew #1 again but was eliminated first after getting double teamed by the New Dudley Boyz, Bubba Ray and R-Truth, with Bubba then tossing him out. In 2016 he went to the announce booth and did commentary after he entered, so he could avoid Brock Lesnar. After Lesnar was eliminated Miz managed to get up enough nerve to enter but didn't last long as he Roman Reigns tossed him in pretty short order. In 2017 he had one of his longer stays as he was in 32:39, although he spent pretty much all of it getting beat up and taking finishers from everyone. 2018 was a disappointing showing as he only lasted about five minutes and really didn't do much despite arguably being the top heel on Raw at the time. 2020 was crap as McIntyre handled him really easy and basically made him look like a job guy before tossing him out in just 30 seconds. 2021 was another weak showing. Before he entered the ring, he decided to destroy Bad Bunny's DJ equipment. This prompted Bad Bunny to come out and distract Miz and John Morrison (whom Miz had reformed his partnership with after Morrison returned to the company the previous year) enabling Damien Priest to dump both of them after Miz had only been in for 1:02. 2023 was another short stay as he spent pretty much his entire time in the match getting beat up by Sheamus who eventually eliminated him with a Brogue Kick after 4:23. 2024 was pretty much the same as every showing he's had since 2018, going eliminationless for the tenth consecutive showing while being eliminated in under seven minutes as he was tossed by Gunther in 6:06.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 30, 2024 13:46:01 GMT -5
41. Rikishi/Headshrinker Fatu/The Sultan-146 points (35) StatsRing Time: 86:13 Eliminations: 12 Assists: 0 AccomplishmentsMost Eliminations (2000) Final Four (1994) Appeared in ten Rumbles during his career. His first was in 93 as Fatu of the Headshrinkers. He was eliminated by Backlund after 6:32. 94 was a surprisingly strong showing for Fatu as he eliminated Mo and was in the final 4 before getting backdropped out by Bret Hart after a little over 13 minutes. In 95 he was eliminated by Crush in 5:32. For 96 he was "Making a Difference" Fatu, a babyface character that encouraged kids to stay in school and stay away from drugs. Fatu eliminated "The Ringmaster" Steve Austin" four years before he "did it fo the Rock" and ran him over with his car. Fatu was eliminated himself shortly after by Dr. Issac Yankem. By the 97 Rumble he had been repackaged again as the Sultan. British Bulldog eliminated him after just 3:23. He wouldn't be in another Rumble until 2000. By that time he was using his most popular gimmick in Rikishi. Rikishi had quite the showing that year. After entering the match he eliminated everybody in the ring except his Too Cool buddy Grandmaster Sexay. Then the third member of Too Cool Scotty 2 Hotty entered the match with them all doing their dance routine before Rikishi clotheslined both of them and tossed them. Rikishi then started picking off every one that entered until the Big Bossman arrived and decided to just wait on the outside. Rikishi would lose his momentum because of this strategy as the ring would slowly start to fill up again. Eventually he was eliminated in a group effort of six men. He was in the ring for 16:23 with seven eliminations. By the 01 Rumble Rikishi had turned from a popular easy going babyface to a vicious heel after it was revealed that he was the man that ran over Stone Cold Steve Austin and put him on the shelf for a year. Rikishi entered at #30 that year after winning a four way match on Smackdown. He eliminated the Undertaker with a superkick in a bit of a shocker. He then tried give Rock a banzai drop but Rock would get up and lowblow him before dumping him out. In 02 he was back to be a popular dancing babyface. He eliminated Big Bossman before getting taken out by Undertaker along with everybody else in the ring after 13:39. In 03 he was in for 14:10 before Batista spinebustered and clotheslined him out. In his last appearance in 04 he eliminated Rene Dupree with a superkick before getting dumped by Orton after 3:48. 40. Liv Morgan-148 points (41)StatsRing Time: 117:16 Eliminations: 5 Assists: 2 Accomplishments2023 Iron Woman 2023 Runner-Up 2024 Runner-Up Perennial competitor in the Women's Rumbles as she and Natalya are the only two women who have appeared in all seven so far. She's had an interesting history in the match, going from someone who in her first four appearances never lasted longer then seven minutes and on a couple of occasions failed to last even one minute to becoming a big Iron Woman the last couple of years. In 2018 as part of the Riott Squad she was in for 4:53 before becoming one of the many mid match victims of Michelle McTaker. In 2019 she got a Bushwhacker showing, getting eliminated first by Natalya in just 8 seconds. In 2020 she was getting pushed as a babyface singles wrestler and managed to get an elimination by putting out her rival, Lana. Unfortunately Lana would then pull off her out from the outside to eliminate her as well after just 44 seconds. In 2021 she was back teaming with Ruby Riott in the Riott Squad. Liv and Ruby would team up to toss Billie Kay before Liv was eliminated by the other IIconic, Peyton Royce, after 6:37. In 2022 she was back on her own again and ended up having her best showing up to that point by far as she stayed in for 37:20 which was second only to Bianca Belair in longevity and also more then three times the combined total time of her four previous appearances. In 2023 she drew #2 to continue her trend of always getting early draws. She drew numbers (11, 3, 7, 13, 6, and 2) in the first half in all of her appearances. Liv would have a really strong showing as along with Rhea Ripley, who was number #1, she broke the recond for longest time spent in a Women's Rumble as both lasted over 61 minutes. She also eliminated Bayley and Nikki Cross and took part in the Nia Jax group elimination. It ended up coming down Liv, Rhea, and Asuka. All three women ended up on the apron where Asuka tried to spray Rhea with blue mist but missed and hit Liv instead. Rhea eliminated Asuka and looked like she would then easily eliminate the blinded Morgan. However she got too cocky and was almost eliminated herself after getting knocked off the apron and just managing to catch herself by grabbing the top rope. Liv would manage to find Rhea and flailed away trying to break her grip only for Rhea to snare with a headscissors and throw her to the floor to win the match. In 2024 she made her return after several months on the shelf with an injury by entering at #30. She eliminated Zoey Stark and Jade Cargill but finished runner up for the second year in a row when Bayley knocked her off the apron after she had just finished putting Cargill out with the Oblivion. 39. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair-148 points (34) StatsRing Time: 87:02 Eliminations: 6 Assists: 2 Accomplishments1992 Royal Rumble Winner 1992 Iron Man The Nature Boy had what many consider the greatest Rumble performance in 1992 when he won the World Title in the first of only two times someone has won the title in the Rumble match. Flair drew #3 that year. Up until that point it was unheard of for someone with such early number to win it as nobody who had drawn numbers 1-5 had even come close to winning. However Flair would hang in there for nearly an hour, shattering Martel's record from the previous year, to win the match. Along the way he eliminated British Bulldog, Kerry Von Erich, Big Bossman, inadvertently helped Sid eliminate Savage, and then eliminated Sid to win with help from the eliminated Hulk Hogan on the outside. In 93 he drew #1 and eliminated Papa Shango before getting eliminated by his former executive consultant Mr. Pefect after 18:38. Flair would lose to Perfect the next night on Raw in a loser leaves town match and wouldn't be seen again in the WWF in 9 years. He wouldn't be in the Rumble until 05. He drew #30 that year and eliminated Jonathan Coachman and Chris Benoit after his Evolution teammate Batista did the damage. He then tried to double cross Batista by tossing him but failed miserably. Flair was then speared and tossed shortly after by Edge. Going into 06 he had a falling out with Evloution teammate and protoge Triple H. After entering at #5 Flair went straight after Triple H. Triple H would get the better of him though as he eliminated him with a backdrop after just 1:20. Flair drew #1 again in 07. He lasted for 5:40 before getting eliminated by Edge again.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 31, 2024 19:07:51 GMT -5
38. Nia Jax-151 points (68) StatsRing Time: 57:48 Eliminations: 17 Assists: 3 Accomplishments: Final Four (2019) Most Eliminations (2024) Women's division giant has not surprisingly been a dominant Rumble competitor. In 2018 she eliminated Jacquelyn, Kelly Kelly, Ruby Riott, and Naomi before getting ganged up on and dumped after 17:42. In 2019 she eliminated Io Shirai, Natalya, and Bayley in an assist with Charlotte. Nia was in the last 3 where she was eliminated after getting pulled off the apron by Becky Lynch whom Nia had legit injured a few months before with a broken nose and a concussion after giving her a reckless punch. Before leaving Nia would knock Becky off the apron, causing her to injure her knee in the process. Nia's night wouldn't be over though as she jumped #30 entrant in the men's Rumble R-Truth and took his spot in the match. Nia tossed Mustafa Ali however the other guys in the match would then gang up on with finishers before she was then eliminated by Rey Mysterio. In 2021 she tossed Ember Moon and then teamed with partner Shayna Baszler to eliminate Naomi and Tamina before turning on Baszler and tossing her as well. However she would then surprisingly get eliminated by Lana who outsmarted by her by slapping her in the face to bait her into charging into a lowbridge after just 2:44. Nia was released later in 2021 but would return for a surprise one off in the 2023 Rumble as the #30 entrant. Everyone in the ring went after her and even though she was able to fight them off at first, Rhea Ripley would then get the better of her after giving her a body slam and her Rip-Tide finisher. Afterwards all eleven women in the ring then ganged up on Nia and dumped her out. By 2024 she was back full time and had a very strong showing as she scored a whopping 8 eliminations and lasted over 20 minutes on top of it before being body slammed out by Jade Cargill. 37. Shinsuke Nakamura-156 points (40) StatsRing Time: 111:14 Eliminations: 4 Assists: 0 Accomplishments2018 Royal Rumble Winner Japanese sensation was impressive in route to winning the 2018 Rumble match. Entering at #14 he quickly eliminated Sami Zayn and then in the end impressively put out John Cena and Roman Reigns back to back to win the match after a strong 44:26 in the ring. Nakamura wouldn't come close to matching this performance in following years, mainly being a in the background minute eater for the most part. In 2019 he was in 17:46 and put out Kurt Angle before getting eliminated in an upset by upstart Mustafa Ali. In 2020 he was out in 20 seconds thanks to Brock. In 2021 he lasted 22:01 before getting eliminated by Corbin. In 2022 he was eliminated by Styles in 5:51. In 2024 he lasted 20:51 before being eliminated by Cody. 36 Bret "Hitman" Hart-156 points (33)StatsRing Time: 99:21 Eliminations: 4 Assists: 4 Accomplishments1994 Royal Rumble Co Winner 1988 Iron Man 1997 Runner-Up The Hitman was the first ever entrant in the history of the Royal Rumble when he entered at #1 in the first one in 1988. He also had the longest ring time that year as he was in for 25:42 while teaming with partner Jim Neidhart to eliminate Tito Santana. 90 and 91 (where he drew #1 again) were good showings as well as he posted ring times of 16:16 and 20:33 respectively. After 91 Hart's Rumble match appearances were few and far between as he always seemed to be tied up in title matches most years. Bret's next appearance in the actual Rumble match wouldn't be until 94. 94 was also the first year where wrestlers who participated in other matches on the show could also participate in the Rumble match. Bret and his brother Owen got a Tag Title shot in the second match of the night against the Quebecers. However they ended up losing after the referee stopped the match due a knee injury Bret sustained. Owen, who was pissed at Bret for going for his sharpshooter instead of tagging him, would add more damage to his knee when he turned on him after the match and kicked his leg out from under his leg. Despite his injury Bret would tough it out and show up for the Rumble match at the end of the night. He assisted in the eliminations of Crush, Sparky Plugg and Tenryu before eliminating Fatu by himself in the final 4. It ended up coming down to him and Lex Luger. Bret managed to force Luger over the rope but ended up going over with him, with both hitting the floor at the exact same time. After a long discussion it was decided that it was a tie and that both Hart and Luger were co winners and would both get title shots at Wrestlemania against Yokozuna. At Wrestlemania after Luger failed in his attempt, Hart (who had lost to his younger brother Owen in the first match) defeated Yokozuna to win the title. Bret was in title matches for 95 and 96 but would be in the Rumble match for 97. After entering he would have a one on one showdown with nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin who had dominated the match until that point. Hart was the first guy to really give the Rattlesnake a tough time as he got the better of him and put him in the sharpshooter. Hart however let go of it to punch the next entrant Jerry Lawler, who had been doing commentary, out of the ring after the King had only been in for 4 seconds. In the finals Hart tossed Austin out to seemingly eliminate him. However the referees were distracted trying to separate Mankind and Terry Funk which allowed Austin to sneak back in and dump Vader and the Undertaker. After Hart had just finished putting the Fake Diesel out, Austin would dump him to win the match. Afterwards an angry Hart roughed up the referees and even Vince McMahon. This was the start of his heel turn that was finalized after his classic submission match with Austin at Wrestlemania XIII. The 97 Rumble was his last as he left after the infamous Montreal screw job at the Survivor Series that year. His ring time for that year was 21:12.
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Post by darthobiwan on Mar 31, 2024 21:17:34 GMT -5
Wow so Nia is ahead of winners Ric Flair AND Becky?
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