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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 13, 2020 9:07:41 GMT -5
14 points
235. Mason Ryan (223) Welsh Batista was in the 2011 Rumble as a member of the New Nexus. He eliminated the Great Khali and the returning Booker T before Cena lowbridged him out after 4:32.
234. Bubba Ray Dudley (222) Bubba made his first Rumble appearance in 2015 as a surprise entrant, as he never participated in one during his entire run in the 2000's due to the Dudley Boyz always being in other matches from 2000 through 2004. Bubba eliminated both Miz and R-Truth before getting double teamed by Luke Harper and Bray Wyatt, with the latter tossing him after 4:44
233. "Ravishing" Rick Rude (221) Accomplishments: Final Four (1990) Rude made his only Rumble appearance in 1990. He jumped the gun of his entrance to help the Barbarian beat down Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. While Rude and Barbarian were attempting to dump Warrior, Hogan came barging in with double clothesiline on the two which caused Warrior to fall out and get eliminated. Later on Rude clotheslined Hercules out after Herc had been knocked off balance by a Mr. Perfect dropkick. That left just Rude, Perfect, and Hogan. Rude and Perfect double teamed Hogan but it ended up backfiring as Rude accidently hit Perfect and knocked him to the apron. Then after Hogan irish whipped Rude into the ropes, Perfect pulled the rope down trying to get back into the ring which caused Rude to spill out after 6:29.
232. Road Warrior Hawk (220) Hawk was in the 91 Rumble. He eliminated Jimmy Snuka and teamed with Animal to double clothesline the Undertaker out but then was knocked out immeadiately after by Rick Martel and Hercules after 6:37
231. "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware (218) Koko was in the 89, 90 and 93 Rumbles. 89 and 90 sucked but 93 was decent. He was in for 8:31 and helped in the elimination of Mr. Perfect before Dibiase dumped him and Terry Taylor out as they were fighting by the ropes.
230. Fandango (217) Fandango was in the 2014 and 2015 Rumbles as well the Greatest Royal Rumble Match from Saudi Arabia in 2018. He didn't much in any of his apperances. In 2014 he was in for 2:45 before getting embarrassingly eliminated by El Torito. In 2015 he was in for 7:36 before getting tossed by Rusev. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he was eliminated by Mojo Rawley in 3:42.
229. Paul Roma (216) Roma was in the 91 Rumble as part of the Power and Glory tag team with Hercules. He stayed in for 14:05 before foolishly lunging at Jake "the Snake" Roberts with a high crossbody. The Snake would just casually duck and Roma went sailing over the tope rope.
228. Karl Anderson (317) Anderson was in the 2020 and Greatest Royal Rumble matches. In GRR he was tossed by Orton in 4:25. In 2020 he managed to be one of the few to avoid the Brock burial fest and stayed in longer then most which was surprising considering there was so many guys in the match much higher on the totem pole that had "in and out" showings. Anderson was eliminated by Orton again after 9:46 which while modest on the surface was seventh highest this year as only nine guys lasted more then six minutes.
227. JTG (215) JTG was in the 09, 010, and 011 Rumbles. In 09 he got in by beating Cryme Tyme partner Shad Gaspard in a coin toss thanks to double headed coin. I don't know why they couldn't just have both of them in as Cryme Tyme was pretty over at the time but whatever. JTG would hang in longer then most would think going just shy of 12 minutes before the Undertaker tossed him. He would once again get the nod over Gaspard to represent Cryme Tyme for the 010 Rumble. He wouldn't have as much luck this time around as Punk got rid of him in just 25 seconds. In 011 he was dropkicked out by McGillicutty in under 2 minutes.
226. Jonathan Coachman (214) Despite never being a full time wrestler, Coach was in two Royal Rumbles. In 05 he acutally managed to last 13:48 by hiding and holding onto the bottom rope for dear life, which actually isn't bad strategy. 06 wouldn't be as good as Big Show got rid of him in 30 seconds.
225. Sam Houston (213) Another guy finishing surprisingly high on the countdown. Houston was in the 88 Rumble and went a surprising 14:39 before getting eliminated in a nasty fall off the shoulders of Ron Bass.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 16, 2020 0:39:27 GMT -5
15 points
224. Lita (212) Popular attitude era star was a surprise entrant in the 2018 Women's Rumble. She eliminated Mandy Rose and Tamina, but after eliminating the latter was dumped out from behind by Becky Lynch after 5:28.
223. Skull/Eli Blue (211) As Eli Blue he went for 10 minutes exactly in 95 and eliminated Sionne (The Barbarian) but ended up taking himself out in the process. He was scheduled to be in the 98 Rumble as Skull of the DOA but ended up not making it due to getting attacked backstage by Los Boriquas who mistook him for Stone Cold.
222. Tucker Knight (209) One half of the tag team Heavy Machinery, Tucker had a solid showing in the Greatest Royal Rumble match as he eliminated Drew Gulak and lasted for over 10 minutes before getting hit with the Big Ending by Big E and tossed.
221. Tamina (219) Tamina was in all three Women's Rumble matches so far. 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. This year she only lasted 39 seconds, getting dumped in short order by Bianca Belair.
220. "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell (207) Brunzell was in the 88 Rumble. He lasted 12:05 and helped Jake Roberts eliminate Boris Zhukov.
219. Xia Lee (311) Chinese star competed in the 2019 and 2020 Women's Rumbles. In 2019 she was eliminated by Charlotte and in 2020 she was eliminated by Shayna Baszler. Total ring time is 15:37.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 16, 2020 8:31:23 GMT -5
16 points
218. Aleister Black (248) Black was in the 2019 and 2020 Rumbles. In 2019 he scored a surprise elimination of Dean Ambrose before getting tossed by Baron Corbin after 6:09. This year he came in late at #28 and was in for a little over 5 minutes before getting eliminated by Seth Rollins after one of Seth's outside lackey's, Buddy Murphy, ran interference.
217. Ezekiel Jackson (205) Big Zeke was in the 2011 and 2012 Rumbles. In 011 he immeadiately made an impact by single handedly eliminating the Big Show. He went on to last 7:14 before getting eliminated by Kane in the finals. 012 wasn't anything special as Khali tossed him after 3:46.
216. Maven (204) Maven was in the 02 and 03 Rumbles. In 02 he scored one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Rumble when he eliminated the Undertaker with a dropkick to the back as Taker was fighting off the already eliminated Hardy Boyz. Maven would end up paying badly for it though as Undertkaker proceeded to beat him up all over the arena and ended up leaving him unable to compete. In 03 he attempted to eliminate Undertaker again with the same dropkick from behind. This time though Taker would hang on and then chokeslam Maven before tossing him after 8:19.
215. "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters (203) Masters made his Rumble debut in 2006. At the time he was getting a pretty big push and had formed a bit of an alliance with Carlito. Masters and Carlito teamed up to dump Viscera but then Carlito "accidentally" eliminated Masters immeadiately after. Masters would be back for the 07 Rumble but was eliminated in just 3:32 by Rob Van Dam. This would be his last Rumble for a few years as he was released later in the year. He returned in 2009 and participated in the 2010 Rumble but now as a face. He was eliminated in just 29 seconds after stupidly trying to put the masterlock on Big Show who easily tossed him out. In the 2011 Rumble he was eliminated in just under 2 minutes by CM Punk.
214. Eugene (202) Eugene was in the 06 Rumble. He surprisingly lasted for over 16 minutes before Benoit eliminated him.
213. Headbanger Mosh (201) Mosh was in the 98 and 2000 Rumbles. In 98 he was in for 13:09 before getting eliminated by Kurrgan. In 2000 he was eliminated by Rikishi in 3:37. He was scheduled for the 99 Rumble too but was beat up backstage by Mabel who took his spot.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 17, 2020 1:17:33 GMT -5
17 points
212. Mil Mascaras (200) The Mexican legend was in the 97 Rumble in a one shot deal. He eliminated Cibernetico and Pierroth before eliminating himself with a dive off the top to outside on them because he apparently didn't know the rules though after reading Mick Foley's book it was probably because he was such a ego maniac that he wouldn't let anyone throw him out.
211. Jinder Mahal (199) The Modern Day Maharajah competed in the 2012, 2013, 2018, and 2019 Rumbles. In 2012 he got quite possibly the biggest non reaction in the history of the match. He lasted 1:17 before getting tossed by his "brother in law" the Great Khali. In 2013 as part of 3MB, he was in for a little over 2 minutes before getting kneelifted out by Sheamus. Jinder was released by WWE in 2014 but was brought back a few years later and given quite possibly the most unexpected mega push ever as in the span of about a month he went from jobber to World Champion in May of 2017. Obviously much higher on the totem pole then he was in his previous Rumble appearances, Mahal had a much better showing in 2018 despite his ring time not going up that much. He eliminated two thirds of the New Day, putting out Xavier Woods and Big E. However Xavier and Big E then would then prevent Jinder from eliminating the third member of New Day, Kofi Kingston by keeping his second foot from hitting the floor with their hands as well as pancakes. They then catapulted Kofi back into the ring, as he went over the top of Jinder and then knocked him out of the ring with a trouble in paradise kick after 3:31. By this years Rumble they had given up on him as any kind of player , demoting him back down to his old heel jobber role. Jinder's role in the 2020 Rumble reflected on how far he's fallen as the former World Champion was eliminated in just 30 seconds.
210. Brie Bella (198) Accomplishments: Final Four (2018) Brie made her lone Rumble appearance in 2018. 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.
209. Rene Dupree (197) Dupree was in the 04 and 05 Rumbles. In 04 he eliminated Matt Hardy in a upset then did his french tickler dance and was superkicked out by Rikishi in just 33 seconds. He was in much longer for 05, lasting 11:32 before he decided to do his dance again and was tossed out by Jericho.
208. MVP (206) MVP was in the 07, 09, 010, and 020 Rumbles. In 07 he was one of few to survive the onslaught of the Great Khali and was among the final 5 men in the ring before Undertaker took him out after 7:31. 09 wasn't anything special as Kozlov eliminated him in 4:02. In 010 he was attacked on his way to the ring by The Miz and had to be taken to the back. He returned later on and eliminated Miz as well as himself in only 8 seconds. This year MVP made his first appearance in over nine years as a surprise entrant. He only lasted 24 seconds as he was used as fodder for Brock. like every other poor soul who entered in the first half of the match.
207. Matt Morgan (196) Morgan wasn't in the WWE for too long but he did get a spot in the 2004 Rumble. He seemed to be pretty green at the time as he looked to be pretty lost and unsure of what to do next in his time in. Nontheless he fared pretty well, eliminating the Hurricane before straddling himself on the top rope on a missed big boot which left him easy prey for Benoit to dump out after 12:14.
206. Nikolai Volkoff (195) Nikolai was in the first Rumble in 88. He was in for 11+ minutes and eliminated Jim Brunzell. He also was in the 92 Rumble for the vacant WWF Title as an alternate for the "injured" Marty Jannetty. Volkoff was eliminated by Repo Man in just a little over a minute.
205. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock (194) The World's Most Dangerous Man was in the 98 and 99 Rumbles. In 98 he had been screwed over by the Rock in the two's IC title match earlier in the night. He returned for the Rumble match and led the charge in the group elimination of Kurrgan before Rock would get the better of again by low blowing him and tossing him. In 99 he was eliminated by Stone Cold. His total time for two Rumbles is a disappointing 14:05.
204. "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman (193) Blackman competed in the Rumble match from 98 through 01. He didn't really do much in any of them. His total time is 17:25.
203. Crash Holly (192) Crash was in the 2000 and 2001 Rumbles. In 2000 he was surprisingly in for nearly 15 minutes before Rock DDTed him and tossed him. 2001 wasn't as good as the Brother of Destruction teamed up and cleared the ring not long after he entered.
202. "Dangerous" Danny Davis (191) The corrupt former referee was in the 88 Rumble. He surprisingly lasted for nearly 18 minutes although Vince McMahon on commentary stated that the other guys probaly just kept him in to beat him up some more. He was eliminated by eventual winner "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan after a 3 point stance clothesline in a nice elimination.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 17, 2020 10:33:07 GMT -5
18 points
201. Vladamir Kozlov (190) The Moscow Mauler was in the 09 and 011 Rumbles. In 09 he was in the midst of his monster heel push on Smackdown where he was undefeated for almost a year. Kozlov single handedly eliminated the Great Khali before taking out MVP and Carlito as well. His dominance would be short lived though as Triple H came in next and tossed him without too much trouble after stunning him with a facebuster after 2:40. In 011 he was in a comedy face role, a big difference from his serious heel character from a couple years before. Unfortunately for Kozlov he entered with just the Nexus in the ring and was beat down and eliminated in just 40 seconds.
200. Trish Stratus (189) Former seven time Women's Champion was a surprise entrant in the first Women's Rumble in 2018, drawing #30. Trish took part in the group elimination of Nia Jax and also put out Natalya and former rival Mickie James before getting eliminated by Sasha Banks after 5:20.
199. Mr. Kennedy (188) Kennedy made his lone Rumble appearance in 2008. In the most shocking elimination of the night, he eliminated Shawn Michaels just a few seconds after Michaels had eliminated the Undertaker. Later on Kennedy would end up on the receiving end of Umaga's samoan spike. He never really recoverd from this and ended up getting eliminated by Batista after 13:32.
198. Johnny Gargano (187) NXT star was a surprise entrant in the 2019 Rumble. Gargano eliminated Jinder Mahal but fell victim to Dean Ambrose's dirty deeds DDT and then was tossed after 13:50.
197. Candice LeRae (264) Mrs. Gargano beats her other half by a spot. Candice was in the last two women's Rumbles. In 2019 she was in for 9:35 before getting tossed by Ruby Riott after Ruby's Riott Squad lackeys, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan, dragged LeRae to the outside and powerbombed her into the barricade. This year she had pretty much a repeat showing from the year before, staying in for about 9 minutes with no eliminations.
196. Toni Storm (NR) Toni Time had a solid showing in her first Rumble this year, staying in for over 18 minutes and making the finals before becoming of the many victims of Shayna Baszler.
195. Damien Sandow (186) Sandow was in the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Rumbles. 2013 was a solid showing, as he was in for 16:26 before getting clotheslined out by Ryback in the finals. In 2014 he was the first man eliminated after getting backdropped out by CM Punk in 2:08 In 2015 as the Miz's stunt double, Damien Mizdow, he was only in for 18 seconds before getting tossed by Rusev.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 17, 2020 23:25:04 GMT -5
19 points
194. Arn Anderson (185) The Enforcer was in the 89 Rumble as a member of the Brainbusters with Tully Blanchard. Arn assisted in the eliminations of Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty, and Tito Santana before both him Blanchard were eliminated by Hulk Hogan after Anderson had been in for 10 minutes exactly.
193. Molly Holly (283) Former early 2000's Women's Champion made one shot appearances in the 2018 and 2020 women's Rumbles. In 2018 she was pretty impressive in her short time in the ring, tossing Sarah Logan and even hitting her Molly Go Round finisher on Sasha Banks before getting tossed by Michelle McCool after 3:48. This year as Mighty Molly she managed to stay in for over 10 minutes before getting dumped by Bianca Belair.
192. The Berzerker (184) For a guy whose specialty was throwing people over the top rope, the Berzerker didn't really do as much in Rumbles as he should have. He was in the 92 and 93 editions. In 92 he was backdropped out by Hogan in 9 minutes exactly. In 93 he was in for 5:21 and eliminated Virgil (off camera) before Undertaker took him out.
191. Mickie James (183) Veteran competitor was in the 2018 and 2019 Women's Rumble. In 2018 she was in for a little over 8 minutes before getting eliminated in the finals by her old rival, Trish Stratus. In 2019 she was in for over 11 minutes before getting superkicked out by Tamina.
190. Orlando Jordan (182) Jordan was in the 05 and 06 Rumbles. He was only in for 3:36 in 05 before Booker T eliminated him. 06 was a better showing as he was in for 16:09 before Orton backdropped him out.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 18, 2020 7:37:03 GMT -5
189. Kurrgan-20 points (181) Kurrgan was in the 98 and 99 Rumbles. In 98 he was getting the monster heel push. He eliminated Headbanger Mosh and Steve Blackman before Ken Shamrock entered and knocked him down with a spin kick, which was the first time that the big man had been knocked off his feet. A bunch of people then ganged up on him and dumped him after 3:38. Like Vladamir Kozlov, after his heel push failed he was turned into a comedy face. In 99 as member of the Oddities he was in for 6:54 before Kane eliminated him.
188. "The Portuguese Man O' War" Aldo Montoya-20 points (179) Aldo was in the 95 and 96 Rumbles. He had a solid showing in the 95 Rumble lasting 13:21 and eliminating Steven Dunn. 96 wasn't nearly as good as he was eliminated by Tatanka in under 2 minutes.
187. Dana Brooke-20 points (210) Dana has been in every women's Rumble so far. She surprisingly managed to score an elimination in 2018 by putting out Kairi Sane but was eliminated herself not long after by Torrie Wilson after 2:44. In 2019 she was eliminated by Rhea Ripley after 7:17. In 2020 she was eliminated by Bianca Belair in 5:26.
186. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner-20 points (178) Competed in the 94 and 04 Rumbles. In 94 after drawing #1, he eliminated Samu and was in for 9 minutes even before becoming one of Diesel's victims. The Steiners left the federation a couple months later to return to WCW where Scott woiuld eventually develop his Big Poppa Pump persona. After the buyout of WCW Scott eventually returned to the WWE in late 02 and would have his infamous match with Triple H at the 2003 Royal Rumble. Steiner was in the actual Rumble match for 2004 though. Steiner really didn't too much in what ended up being his last appearance for the company. He was in for 6:49 before getting eliminated by long time nemesis Booker T.
185. Gene Snitsky-21 points (177) Snitsky was in the 05 and 08 Rumbles. In 05 he brutally eliminated Paul London before Batista clotheslined him out after 3:38. In 08 he was eliminated by Undertaker after 12:26.
184. Zelina Vega-21 points (289) Considering her very diminutive stature and the fact that she's been used much more in a managerial role then as a wrestler, Zelina has kind of overachieved a bit. She was in the last two women's Rumbles and lasted a decent amount of time in both. 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. This year she was in for 9:31 and made the finals before getting eliminated by Shayna.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 19, 2020 9:26:39 GMT -5
183. Rhea Ripley-22 points (174) Australian powerhouse was impressive in the 2019 Women's Rumble tossing Kacy Catanzaro, Dana Brooke, and Zelina Vega before getting backdropped out by Bayley after 7:55.
182. Big Cass-22 points (172) Accomplishments: Greatest Royal Rumble Runner-Up Seven footer drew #1 in in the 2017 Rumble. Lasted for 9:57 before missing a big boot and straddling himself on the top rope, leaving him easy pickings for Braun Strowman who then knocked him over and out. Cass would have a better showing in the Greatest Royal Rumble. He eliminated his rival at the time Daniel Bryan who had broke the endurance record by lasting for a hour and change, and finished runner-up in the match to Braun Strowman.
181. Santino Marella-22 points (176) Accomplishments: 2011 Runner-Up Santino was in the 08, 09, 011, 012, and 013 Rumbles. In 08 he entered at #3 with the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels in the ring. He was nailed by Michaels sweet chin music and then was tossed by Taker after just 25 seconds. In 09 he broke the Warlord's 20 year long record as he was eliminated by Kane in 1 second. He was scheduled for the Rumble yet again for 2010 but was pulled less then a week before due to an injury angle on the Raw before the PPV where he was roughed up by Jack Swagger, who Santino was in a mini feud with at the time due to him embarrassing Swagger by beating him in his own All American American over the top rope challenge. I really don't know what the reasoning for this was although I guess it could have been done to make room for the returning Edge. Santino would make it to the 2011 Rumble and shockingly would finish runner up. He's credited with a time of 12:54 although he spent almost all of it, with the exception of about a minute or so, knocked out outside the ring after getting hit with a Sheamus brogue kick that knocked him under the bottom rope. After Alberto Del Rio had seemingly won the match, Santino reappeared and struck Del Rio with the cobra. He took too much time celebrating though before his attempt to eliminate him, which allowed Del Rio to turn the tables on him and dump him out to win the match for real. In 2012 Santino lasted 2:31 and actually eliminated someone, as he tossed out Ricardo Rodriguez. He fell back to earth in 013 as he was eliminated first by Cody Rhodes in just 40 seconds. This year in a return nobody wanted to see he appeared in the women's Rumble as Santina Marella, his "twin sister" character that he briefly used in 2009. Santina only lasted one minute before eliminating "herself" to avoid Beth Phoenix and Natalya.
180. Sarah Logan-22 points (175) Riott Squad bruiser has been in every Women's Rumble to date. In 2018 she had a surprisingly lengthier stay, lasting for over 16 minutes before getting unceremoniously heaved out by Molly Holly. In 2019 she was in only for 5:38 before falling victim to Kairi Sane's top rope elbow drop and then getting dumped in a double team from Sane and Natalya in which she was dumped off the latter's shoulders and spilled over the top and down to the floor. This year was a weak showing as Charlotte big booted her out in just 28 seconds.
179. Mo-22 points (171) Mo was in the 94 and 95 Rumbles. He did surprisingly well in 94, lasting for over 22 minutes. In 95 he was eliminated by King Kong Bundy in only 4 seconds.
178. Jerry Sags-22 points (170) Sags was in the 92 and 93 Rumbles. Despite his Nasty Boy partner Brian Knobbs being in the Rumble, Sags was left out for some reason in 91. He wrestled in the dark match that year instead. In 92 it was Knobbs who was left out due to injury with Sags competing. Sags only lasted a little over a minute before Bulldog eliminated him with a dropkick as he was standing on the apron. 93 was a good showing as he lasted nearly 22 minutes before getting knocked out by a Owen Hart dropkick.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 20, 2020 10:41:47 GMT -5
177. Dino Bravo-23 points (169) Accomplishments: Final Four (1988) The Canadian Strongman was in the 88, 90, and 91 Rumbles. In 88 he teamed with the One Man Gang to eliminate the Ultimate Warrior and Don Muraco and was among the final 3 before Gang accidentally eliminated him with a clothesline. In 90 he was in for a little over 6 minutes before Warrior backdropped him out. In 91 he was in for just a little over 3 minutes before getting dumped by former partner Greg Valentine.
176. Marty Jannetty-23 points (168) Jannetty was in a handful of Rumble matches during his career. He made his Rumble debut in 89 as a member of the Rockers with Shawn Michaels. This was his best showing of his Rumble appearances as was in for 7:52 and teamed with Michaels to eliminate Ron Bass. 90 sucked as he was eliminated by Dibiase in under 2 minutes. Jannetty was scheduled for 92 Rumble for the vacant WWF Title. He ended up not making it though as a couple of weeks before the event he would have a bad falling out with Michaels who turned on him and attacked him. Jannetty suffered a numerous amount of injuries because of this attack and as a result was unable to compete. Jannetty was released shortly after due a altercation he was involved in at a nightclub but was rehired in the fall of that year. He resumed his feud with Michaels who had by that point won the IC Title. The two former partners would face each other at the 93 Rumble for the title with Michaels coming out victorious. Jannetty was part of the Rumble match for 94 and would immediately go after Michaels as soon as he hit the ring. Michaels however once again got the better of him, dumping him after 8:18. He was fired again shortly after but returned in late 95, just in time for the 96 Rumble. He went at it with Michaels again before Bulldog eliminated him in just 2:35.
175. Marc Mero-23 points (167) Mero was in the 97 and 98 Rumbles. In 97 as the "Wildman" he was in for just 3:53 before both him and Owen Hart were dumped by Stone Cold as they were tussling in the corner. In 98 as "Marvelous" Marc he was in for nearly 20 minutes before becoming Stone Cold's first victim.
174. Chuck Palumbo-24 points (166) Palumbo was in the 02 and 08 Rumbles. In 02 was in for over 9 minutes and teamed with Christian to eliminate Albert and the Godfather before Austin eliminated him. In 08 he was doing a biker gimmick and was feuding with Jamie Noble. He eliminated Noble but then was out manuevered and put out by CM Punk in 4 minutes.
173. Sonya Deville-24 points (208) The Fire of Fire and Desire competed in all three Women's Rumbles so far. In 2018 Sonya 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. This year she teamed with her partner, Mandy Rose, to eliminate Mercedes Martinez before both her and Rose were taken out by Bianca Belair.
172. Nikki Cross-24 points (270) Nikki was in the last two women's Royal Rumbles. 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. This year 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.
171. Mojo Rawley-25 points (164) Mojo made his Rumble debut in 2017, staying in for 6:16 before becoming Braun Strowman's first victim. Mojo had a solid showing in the Greatest Royal Rumble, putting out both members of the Fashion Police before getting eliminated by Orton after 8:52
170. David Otunga-25 points (163) Otunga was in the Rumble from 011 through 013. In 011 he was a member of New Nexus. He was in for 11+ minutes and assisted his teamates in eliminating John Morrison and Mark Henry before Cena eliminated him along with everybody else in the group. In 2012 he only lasted a little over 3 minutes before Jericho easily tossed him out. In 013 he was brogue kicked out by Sheamus in 4:24.
169. Apollo Crews-25 points (162) Apollo competed in the 2017, 2018, 2019, and Greatest Royal Rumble matches. Other then getting one elimination in the GRR none of his showings were really much to write home about, lasting only around 5 minutes in all of them while not really doing much.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 21, 2020 9:39:15 GMT -5
168. Brian Knobbs-26 points (161) Accomplishments: Final Four (1991) Knobbs was in the 91 and 93 Rumbles. He was supposed to be in 92 too but missed it due to injury. In 91 he was a substitute for the Honky Tonk Man who had left the company just prior to the show. Knobbs had a good showing as he eliminated Shane Douglas and Hercules and also helpled Earthquake eliminate British Bulldog. He was among the final 3 with Quake and Hulk Hogan. Knobbs and Quake, both managed by Jimmy Hart, double teamed Hogan until Hogan Hulked Up and knocked Knobbs out of the ring with a big boot in a nicely done elimination. In 93 he was in for only a little under 3 minutes before Dibiase lowbridged him out.
167. Xavier Woods-26 points (160) Xavier competed in the 2017, 2018, 2019, and Greatest Royal Rumble matches. None were really particular impressive performances as he didn't last that long in any of them. He had his best showing in the Greatest Royal Rumble as he had his best ring time with 9:56 and scored his only elimination so far when he teamed with Kofi to eliminate Tony Nese.
166. Gangrel-26 points (159) Gangrel was in the 99 and 2000 Rumbles. In 99 he was eliminated by Road Dogg in just 26 seconds. In 2000 though he had one of the longer times, lasting for over 23 minutes. He also took part in the group elimination of Rikishi.
165. Shane Douglas-26 points (158) Douglas was the surprise showing of the 91 Rumble as he lasted for an impressive 26+ minutes. It seemed like they had some plans for him as Piper and Monsoon put him over a lot on commentary but nothing really ever came of it and he was out of the company by the summer.
164. Kevin Owens-27 points (180) Accomplishments: Final Four (Greatest Royal Rumble) KO was in the 2016, 2020, and Greatest Royal Rumble matches. In 2016 he eliminated AJ Styles but only lasted a disappointing 4:28, mainly due to the fact that he was already banged up pretty bad going in after taking a beating in last man standing match against Dean Ambrose earlier in the night. In the 50 Man edition in Saudi Arabia, Owens drew a late number with #46 and made the final four before getting tossed by Braun after 10:43. This year he entered late again at #27. Owens would toss rival Seth Rollins over the top rope but unfortunately for him Rollins heavies, Akam and Rezar, would catch their boss and throw him safely back into the ring. Rollins would then dump Owens out with Akam and Rezar assisting him by pulling KO's arms from the outside.
163. Bad News Brown-27 points (156) A street fighter from Harlem with a loner mentality, Bad News was tailor made for the Royal Rumble. He competed in the match in 89 and 90. 89 was a good showing for him as he was in for over 16 minutes and eliminated Bushwhacker Butch. 90 wasn't as good as Piper backdropped him out after a little over 6 minutes. Bad News then pulled Piper out from the outside to eliminate him too with the two then brawling to the back. This kickstarted the two's lame feud that ended with a double countout at Wrestlemania that year.
162. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes-28 points (154) Dusty made his lone Rumble appearance in 1990. He had one of the stronger performances in that match eliminating rival Randy Savage in a mild upset, as well as Bret Hart before Earthquake eliminated him after 18+ minutes.
161. Robert Roode-28 points (157) The Glorious one had a good showing in the Greatest Royal Rumble, eliminating Scott Dawson and Goldust and staying in for 17:44. Roode was in this years Rumble but didn't fare as well as this time around, getting eliminated by Brock in 41 seconds.
160. Bo Dallas-28 points (153) Bo was the surprise showing of the 2013 Rumble. Qualifying by winning a eight man NXT tournament the day before the PPV at the Royal Rumble fanfest, Dallas lasted for over 21 minutes and scored an upset elimination of Wade Barrett. Unfortunately for Dallas, Barrett pulled him over the top rope from the outside and then knocked him out with the bull hammer elbow. This set up a very short lived feud that was quickly dropped most likely due to the fact that Dallas was clearly not ready, as he was sent back down to NXT after not even a month on the main roster. Dallas was called back up to the roster a little over a year later using a heel motivational speaker gimmick. Unfortunately he never made a Rumble appearance with this persona. Bo was in the Greatest Royal Rumble match as one of Miz's Miztourage lackies along with Curtis Axel. Bo was tossed by Kurt Angle in just 1:34.
159. Headbanger Thrasher-28 points (152) Thrasher was in the 98 Rumble. He was one of many lower card wrestlers (Bradshaw, 8-Ball, Phinneas Godwinn etc.) that lasted a long time for some reason that year. He was in for over 28 minutes before Austin eliminated him. He was scheduled for the 2000 Rumble but was replaced by Bob Backlund. I don't know if he was legitamately injured or if they just wanted Backlund in there instead. They did a segment on the Sunday Night Heat countdown show to write him out of the match as the Headbangers were attacked by Kaientai and the Mean Street Posse when they were drawing their numbers. Mosh still ended up making the match, Thrasher wasn't as lucky.
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Post by sungod2020 on Feb 21, 2020 18:55:41 GMT -5
Find it interesting that "legit guys" such as Ken Shamrock and Kevin Owens are this low on the list, yet we still haven't got to longtime jobbers such as Virgil, Titus O'neil, Bushwhacker Butch, and Heath Slater. They would've already been higher than Goldberg if it wasn't for his 2017 appearance/performance.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 22, 2020 9:17:19 GMT -5
158. Chavo Guerrero-29 points (151) Chavo was in the 03, 06, 07, 08, and 011 Rumbles. 08 was his best showing as he went for 7:33 and eliminated rival CM Punk which was his only elimination in his 5 appearances.
157. X-Pac/1-2-3 Kid-29 points (150) Accomplishments: Final Four (2000) Competed in the the 96, 99 and 2000 Rumbles. He was supposed to in 94 too but missed it due to injury. In 96 as 1-2-3 Kid he was in for over 15 minutes before Shawn Michaels press slammed him out. In 99 as X-Pac he was in for 5:44 before Bossman tossed him. In 2000 he was basically given #30 on a silver platter thanks to his association with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon Helmsley who were in charge of the company at the time. X-Pac got tossed by the Rock and took a nasty bump as he did a flip over the top and landed flat on his back on the floor. Fortuanately for him though the referees were busy trying to break up the New Age Outlaws and Kane who the Outlaws had pulled under the bottom rope after they had been eliminated which allowed him to sneak back in. He managed to eliminate Kane with a spin kick then did his bronco buster on Big Show. All this did was piss Show off though, as he then proceeded to press slam X-Pac out to officially eliminate him.
156. Kairi Sane-29 points (165) Pirate Princess was in all three women's Rumbles. In 2018 she was a late substitute for Alicia Fox. Kairi was eliminated in just 4:29 after getting knocked off the second rope by Dana Brooke and falling over the top rope and out. 2019 was her best showing as she teamed with Natalya to eliminate Sarah Logan and was in for 17 minutes exactly before Ruby Riott blocked a headscissors attempt and heaved her out. This year she only lasted for 5 and change before getting punched off the top rope by Alexa Bliss.
155. Honky Tonk Man-29 points (148) Honky Tonk was in the Rumble in 89 and 90 as well as 98 and 01 in surprise appearances. He was supposed to be in 91 too but left the company shortly before the event. His runs in 89 and 90 weren't anything special as he was only in for about 4 minutes in both. Oddly he had his best run in 98 when he was way past his prime. As an alternate for the injured Triple H, Honky somehow lasted for nearly 20 minutes before Vader tossed him. In 01 he entered with just Kane in the ring. Honky would then sing his theme song before Kane hit him in the head with his own guitar and tossed him in a little over a minute.
154. Virgil-30 points (147) The Wrestling Superstar was in the Rumble from 92 through 94. In 92 he was in for 7:29 before going out with Jim Duggan in a double elimination spot. In 93 he lasted 17:08 before getting eliminated off camera by the Berzerker. In 94 he was an alternate for Kamala. Entering with just Diesel in the ring, Virgil busted Diesel's lip with a stiff punch to the face, pissing him off in the process. Diesel then proceeded to give him Virgil some really stiff forearms to the face before tossing him out after just 32 seconds.
153. Demolition Ax-30 points (146) Ax was in the 89 and 90 Rumbles. In 89 he drew #1 with his partner Smash drawing #2. The two held nothing back as the proceeded to beat the crap out of each other for two minutes before deciding to team up against Andre the Giant who came out as #3. Ax stayed in for 14+ minutes before getting backdropped out by Mr. Perfect. 90 was another solid outing as he teamed up with Smash to take Andre out to a big pop, before Earthquake lifted him out after nearly 13 minutes.
152. Genichiro Tenryu-30 points (145) Competed in the 93 and 94 Rumbles, both one shot deals. In 93 he was eliminated by Undertaker after 13:17. In 94 he was one of Mr. Fuji's hired guns to take out Lex Luger. Tenryu was in for over 17 minutes and was in the last 5 before getting double teamed out by Luger and Bret Hart.
151. Sid Justice-31 points (144) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (1992), 1992 Runner-Up Sid made his only Rumble appearance in the 92 edition for the World Title. He really made it count though with six eliminations (two assisted). It was a comeback match for him as he had been out for a few months with a torn bicep. Coming in late at #29, Sid quickly began to dominate the competion. He eliminated Slaughter, Warlord in a double team effort with Hogan, Piper and Martel at the same time as they were fighting on the ropes, and Savage with some inadvertant help from Ric Flair. It ended coming down to Sid, Flair, and Hogan. In a shocker Sid then tossed Hogan out. Hogan, the number one babyface in the company and supposed nice guy, threw a fit about it despite being eliminated fair and square. Hogan grabbed Sid's arm and started pulling him out from the outside while Flair dumped him out from behind to win the match. Somehow Sid was turned heel out of this.
150. Michelle McCool-31 points (143) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2018) Surprise entrant in the 2018 Women's Rumble. Often accused of being overpushed due to her marriage due to the Undertaker, McCool was an odd choice to be the eliminator this year. 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.
149. "The Rock" Don Muraco-31 points (142) Accomplishments: Final Four (1988) The original Rock, Muraco was in the first Rumble in 88. He had one of the stronger performances in the match as he eliminated Harley Race, Bret Hart, and Ron Bass while also making it to the final 4. Muraco was eliminated by One Man Gang and Dino Bravo when Bravo held him and Gang clotheslined him in what was probaly the only time I've seen that spot work.
148. Bushwhacker Butch-31 points (141) Butch definitely had a lot more success in Rumbles then his partner Luke. He had a surprisingly good showing in the 89 Rumble as he was in for over 18 minutes and helped Tito Santana eliminate the Honky Tonk Man. In 91 he was in for 10:07 before getting tossed by the Undertaker. Bushwhackers wouldn't be in another Rumble until 95. Both had real short stays that year with Butch only lasting 19 seconds.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 23, 2020 22:29:18 GMT -5
147. Nikki Bella-32 points (140) 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.
146. Curtis Axel/Michael McGillicutty-32 points (139) Claimed by many to be the uncrowned 2015 Royal Rumble champion, the Axe Man has been in four Rumbles. As New Nexus member Michael McGillicutty he had a good showing in the 2011 Rumble as he eliminated JTG and also helped his Nexus teammates eliminating Ted Dibiase, John Morrison, and Mark Henry. He was in for over 15 minutes before Cena took both him and David Otunga out with a double clothesline. He was in the 2015 Rumble as Curtis Axel but never even made it to the ring as Erick Rowan attacked from behind during his entrance, leaving him unable to compete. This actually led to a pretty entertaining and funny gimmick for the up until that point super bland Axel, as he would claim that he was never eliminated and that he was the real winner of the Rumble. He also started using a pretty cool catchphrase in "often duplicated, never eliminated". Axel was in the Rumble again in 2016 and actually managed to actually make it to the ring. Despite having all of his Social Outcast buddies at ringside, Axel wouldn't last long. Reigns and AJ Styles fought off all of the other Social Outcasts before Styles clotheslined Axel out after only 1:15. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he was eliminated by Mark Henry in just 2 minutes.
145. Bobby Lashley-32 points (130) "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 Rumble this year 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.
144. "Outlaw" Ron Bass-32 points (137) Bass was in the 88 and 89 Rumbles. He had one of the stronger showings in 88, going for 10:14 while eliminating Sam Houson and the Junkyard Dog. He showed up for the 89 Rumble with a shaved head thanks to Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Bass lasted for 12:36 before getting knocked out by a double dropkick from the Rockers.
143. Heath Slater-32 points (136) The One Man Band has competed in four Rumble matches. In 011 he fell victim to the Cena/Hornwoggle partnership, getting tossed by Cena in under a minute after taking the tadpole splash. He had a surprisingly solid showing in 013 though, assisting in the group elimination of Brodus Clay and lasting for nearly 16 minutes before getting tossed by Cena again. In 2018 he was attacked before he could even reach the ring by an enraged Baron Corbin who had just been eliminated moments before. This would lead to a running gag in the early stages of the match where every incoming entrant would attack Slater on there way to the ring. Sheamus would eventually throw Slater into the ring but Slater would then shockingly clothesline him out to eliminate him. Unfortunately for Slater he was then tossed right afterwards by Bray Wyatt. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he was eliminated by Braun in 7:37
142. Titus O'Neil-32 points (135) Titus has competed in six Rumbles. He was eliminated by Sheamus after 7:30 in 2013. In 2015 he was eliminated by Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose in just 4 seconds. He was supposed to actually tie Santino's record and go out in one second but botched going over the top on the initial double clothesline. 2016 was much better as he was in for 8:55 and eliminated Goldust. In 2018 he was tossed by Reigns after a little under 6 minutes. He inadvertently had a memorable moment at the Greatest Royal Rumble when he clumsily tripped running to the ring and did a big slide all the way under the ring. Titus ended up lasing for 4:42 before getting tossed by Braun. He was back again for the 2019 Rumble even though it really seemed the only reason he was put in the match was to play off his goof the year before as he had hardly been on TV for months. Titus stopped himself from tripping but ended up going under the ring anyways to go after Curt Hawkins who was hiding under there. Hawkins ended up outsmarting him and eliminating in just 5 seconds after sidestepping him on a charge and tossing him out.
141. Joey Mercury-32 points (134) Mercury was in the 06 Rumble as a member of the MNM tag team with Johnny Nitro. He lasted an impressive 29:14 and helped Nitro eliminate Tatanka while making it to the finals. There MNM would try to double team Shawn Michaels out but it ended up backfiring as both members of the team were eliminated with Mercury getting knocked out of the ring by Nitro on accident.
140. Mike Knox-32 points (133) "Monstrous" Mike Knox fought in the 09 Rumble. He was in the midst of his epic two month push at the time where he was feuding with Rey Mysterio due to the fact that he kept attacking Rey all the time for no reason. Knox lasted for a surprising 32:41 although he really didn't do much of note in his time in before getting dumped in a heap with Mysterio by Big Show.
139. Carmella-33 points (155) The Princess of Staten Island has been a main stay in the Women's Rumbles so far. In 2018 she had a near 17 minute stay although like a lot of the girls with higher survival times that year (Sasha Banks, Natalya, Nia Jax etc.) she spent a good portion of her time "napping" outside the ring. In 2019 she was #30 by virtue of winning the Mixed Match Challenge along with R-Truth. Carmella teamed with Bayley toss Alexa Bliss before getting big booted out by Charlotte after 7:12. This year she was one the many women used as late match Shayna fodder, getting tossed after 6:36.
138. "Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich-33 points (132) Competed in the 91 and 92 Rumbles. 91 was a good showing as he was in for 24+ minutes before Undertaker backdropped him out after ducking his Tornado Punch. In 92 he was in for 9:20 before getting eliminated by Ric Flair, the same man he had defeated to win his only World Title (NWA) 8 years earlier.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 24, 2020 8:38:19 GMT -5
137. Faarooq-34 points (131) Accomplishments: Final Four (1998) Faarooq was in the 97, 98, 2000, 01 and 02 Rumbles. Other then 98 all of his other runs were crap showings of about a minute or less. In 97 he eliminated Latin Lover but then Ahmed Johnson, who had eliminated himself earlier to go after Faarooq in the aisle, returned and knocked him out of the ring with a giant 2x4. 98 was his best showing by far. That year he eliminated his own Nation of Domination stabemates D'Lo Brown and Mark Henry as well as Dude Love. He was in the last 3 with Stone Cold and another stablemate of his the Rock. As Faarooq was trying to get Austin out, he was dumped from behind by Rock. In 2000 he was only in for 18 seconds as he was attacked during his entrance by the Mean Street Posse, who the APA were feuding with for reasons I don't remember or really care about, before getting dumped by Bossman. In 2001 he was double teamed out by the Hardyz in about a minute. In 2002 he was eliminated by Triple H in just 36 seconds.
136. 8-Ball/Jacob Blue-34 points (130) Competed in the 95 and 98 Rumbles. In 95 as Jacob Blue he was eliminated in just 17 seconds by Shawn Michaels. In 98 though as DOA member 8-Ball, he lasted an impressive 30:43 and helped in the group elimination of Kurrgan.
135. Goldberg-35 points (129) Competed in the 2004 and 2017 Rumbles. He earned the #30 spot in 2004 by winning a mini battle royal on a Raw leading up to the show. Goldberg came in like a house of fire, eliminating Charlie Haas, Billy Gunn, and Nunzio. He was then preparing to give Big Show the jackhammer before Brock Lesnar, who wasn't even in the match, ran in and gave him a F5. When Goldberg got up he was eliminated by Kurt Angle in just 2:07. This would lead to a match between Goldberg and Lesnar at WrestleMania XX. Goldberg was victorious in what would end up being his last match for over 12 years, as he retired immediately afterwards. In 2016 Goldberg would come out of retirement to face Lesnar at Survivor Series, after being prodded to by Lesnar and his manager Paul Heyman who wanted to make up for Lesnar's embarrassing loss 12 years before. In one of the biggest upsets in WWE history, the almost 50 year old Goldberg shocked the world when he not only defeated Lesnar but squashed him in just one minute and 26 seconds. Afterwards both men quickly declared entry for the Royal Rumble where Goldberg once again embarrassed his rival, as immediately after entering the ring at #28 he floored Lesnar with a spear and then easily eliminated him with a clothesline. Goldberg would then go on to also eliminate Rusev and Luke Harper but was then dumped out from behind by Undertaker after 3:21.
134. Bayley-35 points (128) Accomplishments: Final Four (2019) The huggable one was in the 2018 and 2019 women's Rumbles. She got the shaft in 2018 as she was tossed by friend Sasha Banks in just 4:40 after drawing #29. She did take part in the group elimination of Nia Jax though which was her lone highlight in the match. 2019 was much better and a pretty good showing for her overall as she quickly eliminated Ruby Riott and Rhea Ripley within seconds of each other, teamed with Carmella to put out Alexa Bliss, and made it to the final four where she was eliminated after 14:27.
133. Naomi-35 points (228) The Queen of Glow has been in all of the women's Rumbles so far. In 2018 she lasted a modest 6:33 with no eliminations although she did get the "Kofi Spot" as she avoid elimination by first landing on the barricade and then using a chair to make her way back into the ring. It all ended up being for naught though as Nia Jax caught her on a crossbody attempt and tossed her immediately afterwards. In 2019 she quickly eliminated rival Mandy Rose however her "Kofi Spot" elimination save was thwarted when Mandy pulled her off the steps and eliminated her right before she could get back in the ring after Naomi had went through all the trouble of walking the barricade and jumping to the steps. I busted out laughing so hard while watching this not only because it was unexpected but also because I'm just so tired of the contrived elimination save spots and think they've become so overdone now. It was cool with Morrison and the first few times with Kofi but at this point it's just been overdone with them doing it every year. This year she made her return after a several month absence. She had a ring time of over 22 minutes although she spent almost all of it farting around outside the ring trying to put her stupid save spot together without her feet touching the floor. Eventually near the end of the match she finally got back in by using the Royal Rumble sign on the announce table as a bridge to get to the steps, only to get eliminated immediately afterwards like she does every year.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 24, 2020 23:20:19 GMT -5
132. "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix-36 points (284) Accomplishments: Final Four (2020) Phoenix became the second woman to be in a Royal Rumble when entered the 2010 match. She actually managed to eliminate the Great Khali by kissing him and then easing him over the top. She then attempted to eliminate CM Punk as well but Punk hit her with the GTS before eliminating her after 1:37. Beth was also in the 2018 and 2020 Women's Rumbles. In 2018 she surprisingly didn't do much, scoring no eliminations and not being able make much headway against Nia Jax before getting tossed in short order by former partner Natalya. This year was much better as she had one of the stronger overall showings of the match. Beth stayed in for over 23 minutes, double crossed and eliminated Natalya as payback for a few years before, and made it to the last 3.
131. Charlie Haas-36 points (126) Haas was in the Rumble from 03 through 05. In 03 as a member of Team Angle with Shelton Benjamin he was in for 17:17 and helped Benjamin in eliminating Goldust and Booker T before Brock Lesnar simutaneously tossed both of them. In 04 he was eliminated by Goldberg in 6:53. In 05 he was eliminated by Shawn Michaels in 6:20
130. Rhyno-37 points (125) The Man Beast was in the 2004 and 2018 Rumbles as well as the Greatest Royal Rumble match. In 04 he eliminated Tajiri before Benoit backdropped him out after 14 minutes even. After a lengthy absence he returned to the company in 2016 and was in the 2018 Rumble match. Rhyno was the first man eliminated getting tossed by Baron Corbin after a little over 2 minutes. In the Greatest Royal Rumble he surprisingly had one of the longer ring times with 16:22 although he didn't do much.
129. Jeff Hardy-38 points (123) Competed in the 01, 02, 03, 07, and 2019 Rumbles. 01 was his best showing. He drew #1 that year with his brother Matt "coincidentally" drawing #3. The brothers teamed up to eliminate Bull Buchanan and Faarooq before deciding to fight each other. They then eventually eliminated each other after a fight on the top turnbuckle. Going into 02 the Hardyz were feuding with the Undertaker after Taker had attempted to end both of their careers. They "coincidentally" drew back to back numbers when Taker was standing tall as the only man in the ring. The Dead Man fought off their double team attempts and eliminated both of them, with Jeff only lasting for 1:30. By the 03 Rumble Jeff had split up with Matt and ended up fighting him for most of his time in the match. After 7:26 he decided to climb to the top rope like a moron and was promptly pushed off by RVD. This ended up being his last Rumble for a while as he was let go that spring for drug issues. He returned in late 06 and was immediately pushed as a singles star, winning the IC Title shortly after his comeback. He was in the 07 Rumble but only lasted a disappointing 3:38 before getting dumped by Edge after trying to stop Edge and Orton from eliminating his brother Matt who was then dumped out right after anyways. Despite being in the company for over two years after, this would end up being his last appearance for a long time as he was tied up in title matches the following two years and then left the company in the summer of 2009. Both Hardyz returned in 2017 and Jeff was in the 2019 Rumble. Jeff was a non factor, not doing much and getting eliminated in a little under 8 minutes.
128. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka-38 points (122) The Superfly was in the Rumble from 90 through 92. He also was in 08 as a surprise entrant. In 90 he was in for 17:03 while single handedly eliminating Akeem and taking part in the group elimination of Earthquake. In 91 he was in for 8:06 before Hawk tossed him. In 92 he was only in for a little over 2 minutes before Undertaker eliminated him. In 08 he went at it with old foe Roddy Piper before Kane eliminated both of them.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 25, 2020 4:59:10 GMT -5
127. "The Sassy Southern Belle" Lacey Evans-39 points (121) Lacey made her main roster debut in the 2019 Rumble, drawing #1. Lacey fared well lasting close to 30 minutes and eliminating both IIconics before getting booted off the apron by Charlotte.
126. Phinneas Godwinn-39 points (120) Phinneas was in the 97 and 98 Rumbles. In 97 he eliminated Crush but then turned around into a stunner from Stone Cold who then tossed him after 2:52. He had a long stay in 98, lasting for nearly 29 minutes before getting backdropped out by Mark Henry and nearly killing a referee on the way down. He also was involved in the group elimination of Kurrgan that year.
125. The Godfather/The Goodfather/Papa Shango/Kama Mustafa-39 points (119) Accomplishments: Final Four (1996) I don't think anybody has been in as many Rumbles with as many different characters as this guy. He was in his first Rumble in 93 as Papa Shango. He only lasted 28 seconds before getting dumped from behind by Flair. He had his best showing in 96 as "The Supreme Fighting Machine" Kama as he was in for nearly 16 minutes and helped Diesel eliminate Duke Drosse before getting eliminated by Diesel. He was the second to last man eliminated that year. In 98 as a member of the Nation he lasted nearly 14 minutes before Austin backdropped him out. By the 99 Rumble he was using his most popular persona the Godfather. He was eliminated by Kane in under 2 minutes. In 2000 he was only in for about a minute and a half spending almost his entire time getting beat up by Big Show who tossed him. In 2001 as Right to Censor member the Goodfather he lasted for only 14 seconds before the Rock checked him into the smackdown hotel and put him out with the spit punch. For 2002 he was back as the Godfather. He was in for around 2 minutes before missing the ho train and getting double clotheslined out by Christian and Chuck Palumbo. He was in the 2013 Rumble as a surprise entrant and almost broke the record for shortest time as he was dropkicked out by Dolph Ziggler in about 3 seconds.
124. "The All American American" Jack Swagger-39 points (118) A Rumble main stay for most of most of the 2010's although he was a non factor in every one he was in as he's currently tied for the record of having the most Rumble appearances without eliminating anyone, as he was in six matches and didn't put a single person over the top rope. He also didn't even do well longevity wise as his longest stays in the match were only around 12 minutes. In his first Rumble in 2010 he was eliminated by Kofi in just a little over 2 minutes. Shockingly he would win the World Title just a few months later. However, by the time of the 2011 Rumble his title push had fizzled out and he wasn't even that much higher on the card then he was the previous year. Swagger was eliminated in under 5 minutes by Mysterio after the 619 as Swagger on the apron. In 012 he lasted 7:59 before getting eliminated by Big Show and Sheamus. His elimination was pretty creative as Big Show pulled him out from the outside as he was making his entrance, as Swagger was close to being eliminated by Sheamus on the side of the ring by the entrance. Swagger would get in Big Show's face about it which would result in Show giving him the KO punch to the face. In 2014 he was in for a solid 12:07 although he didn't really do much other then getting into a confrontation with future nemesis Alexander Rusev in a foreshadowing of their feud later in the year, before getting dumped out by 55 year old Kevin Nash. 2015 was pretty similar to the year before, a solid but uneventful stay in which he lasted for close to 13 minutes. 2016 was an embarrassingly bad showing as he was F5ed and tossed by Brock Lesnar in just 15 seconds while getting literally no offense.
123. Mustafa Ali-40 points (117) 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.
122. Val Venis-40 points (116) Val was a regular in the Rumble in the attitude era. He was in the match from 99 through 02. In 99 he was in for a solid 12:41 before Triple H eliminated him. In 2000 he lasted for 11:47 and teamed with Al Snow to eliminate Edge before Kane grabbed him by the throat and threw him out. By the 2001 Rumble he had dropped his porn star gimmick and had become a member of the Right to Censor. He had another solid but unspectacular run, lasting 10:22 before Undertaker eliminated him. Like Godfather, Venis would go back to his old gimmick for the 02 Rumble. He teamed up with Test against Stone Cold but it ended up backfiring as Test accidentally hit him with a big boot leaving him easy pickings for Austin who eliminated him after just 2:58.
121. Mandy Rose-41 points (149) Golden Goddess competed in all three women's Rumbles. 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. This year 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.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 26, 2020 9:51:46 GMT -5
120. Savio Vega/Kwang the Ninja-42 points (115) Competed in the match from 94 through 98. In 94 he made his WWF debut as Kwang, filling in for the injured Ludvig Borga. He was eliminated by Diesel. In 95 he eliminated Doink with super kick but then was eliminated by Sionne. By 96 the Kwang gimmick had been dropped and he was wrestling as a face as Savio Vega, a friend of Razor Ramon. Vega lasted 12:28 while eliminating Dory Funk. In 97 he was eliminated by Austin in under a minute. In 98 he was eliminated by Austin again in 9:29. His total time is 32:24 with two eliminations.
119. Samoa Joe-43 points (124) The Samoan Submission Machine was in the 2019 and 2020 Rumbles. 2019 was a strong showing as he eliminated Big E, Curt Hawkins, and No Way Jose and was in for over 23 minutes before getting stunned by a leaping knee from Shelton Benjamin which enabled Mustafa Ali to dump him out. This year he was dumped by Seth Rollins in 4:25 after Rollins disciple, Buddy Murphy, broke up the coquina clutch from outside the ring with a kick to the head.
118. Al Snow-43 points (114) Another regular from the attitude era. Snow was in the match from 99 through 02. 99 sucked as he was eliminated by Road Dogg in just 47 seconds. 2000 was a good showing though as he was in for 17:17 and eliminated former J.O.B. Squad teammate Hardcore Holly and teamed with Val Venis to eliminate Edge. In 2001 he jumped the gun of his entrance to get at Raven who he was feuding with at the time. He also started the hardcore portion of the match when he started bringing weapons into the ring. Kane ended up eliminating him along with everyone else in the ring after a little over 7 minutes. In 02 he eliminated Lance Storm before Undertaker tossed him after a little over 5 minutes.
117. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles-43 points (127) 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 this year 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.
116. Irwin R. Schyster-43 points (102) I.R.S. was in the 92 and 93 Rumbles. He didn't eliminate anyone in either but he did manage to rack up the minutes. In 92 he was in for an impressive 27:01 before Piper pulled him out by the tie from the apron in a cool spot. In 93 he was in for 16 minutes exactly before missing a flying clothesline on Earthquake and going out.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 27, 2020 20:07:04 GMT -5
115. Shayna Baszler-44 points (NR) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2020), 2020 Runner-Up Shayna had a dominant showing in this years women's Rumble. Coming in at #30 she 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.
114. The Ultimate Warrior-44 points (112) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (1990) Warrior was in the 88 and 90 Rumbles. In 88 he was still pretty new and was yet to get his mega push that he would start to get later in the year. He was eliminated in just 3:51 by One Man Gang and Dino Bravo. By the 90 Rumble Warrior was a huge star whose popularity rivaled even Hulk Hogan. Warrior eliminated Dino Bravo, Ted Dibiase, Shawn Michaels, and Rick Martel. He also teamed with Martel to eliminate Jim Neidhart and Tito Santana which was kind of odd. Eventually it would just be Warrior and Hogan in the ring in a never before seen matchup and a prelude to their great Wrestlemania VI title for title match. Needless to say the crowd was pretty pshyched for this. The two ended up knocking each other down with clotheslines. The Barbarian and Rick Rude would then enter and go after both Hogan and the Warrior. As Rude and Barbarian were trying to put Warrior out, Hogan rushed in with a double clothesline which ended up putting Warrior out in the process after 14:29.
113. Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart-44 points (111) The Anvil was in the 88, 90 and 91 Rumbles. 88 was a good showing as he went for over 19 minutes and teamed with Hart Foundation partner Bret Hart to eliminate Tito Santana. In 90 he was in for 8:42 and helped in the group elimination of Earthquake. In 91 he was in for 11:11 and was in the finals before Martel dumped him out.
112 R-Truth/K-Kwik-44 points (110) Made his Rumble debut as K-Kwik in 2001. He was in for a decent 7:53 even though he spent almost all of it getting beat up. He was eliminated by Big Show with a press slam out of the ring. He was released later in the year and would end up spending a lot of time in TNA. He returned to WWE in late 2008 as R-Truth and participated in the 09 Rumble. He lasted over 12 minutes before getting press slammed out again by Big Show in duplicate of his elimination from 8 years earlier. Truth would be back for the 010 Rumble. That year he shocked everybody when he eliminated Mark Henry and Big Show simutaneously when they were fighting on the ropes. Truth went on to last 4:10 before getting head scissored out by Kofi Kingston. 2011 was a wash as he came in with just the Nexus. Despite what had happened to the last couple of guys who entered the ring against Nexus, Truth would sprint to the ring like a idiot. He was beat down and eliminated in about a minute.
Truth's career was rejuvinated a few months later when he turned heel and became a crazy character who talked to himself while referring to the fans as little Jimmy's. Truth also formed an alliance with the Miz. Unfortunately Truth's heel run was short lived as he was turned face again towards the end of the year after Miz turned on him. Why they would turn him back so quickly after his heel stint had been so successful is beyond me. Anyways, in the 2012 Rumble Truth lasted just a little under 5 minutes before Miz tossed him out. Truth ended up getting the last laugh though as he pulled Miz under the bottom rope and gave him his finishing move on the floor. 2014 was a short stay as the Shield got the jump on him and eliminated him in just 28 seconds after a Dean Ambrose dropkick. In 2015 he drew #2 and teamed with Bubba Ray Duldey to hit several of the Dudley Boyz double team moves on Miz, before Bubba tossed both of them out. Over the course of 2015 Truth started a gimmick where he would interrupt in ring talking segments with other superstars and act confused what kind of match they were talking and also if he himself was even in the match. This led to a funny bit in the 2016 Rumble where he pulled a ladder from under the ring and set it up in the ring after he entered. Truth climbed the ladder and reached for a briefcase/belt that wasn't there before Kane tipped the ladder over and tossed him out in just 37 seconds. Truth was scheduled to be in the 2019 Rumble in the #30 spot which he had earned by winning the Mixed Challenge Tag Tournament with Carmella. However as he was making his entrance he was jumped and beat up by Nia Jax who took his spot.
111. A-Train/Prince Albert/Tensai-46 points (109) Rumble regular in the first half of the 2000's, competing in the match from 2000 through 2004. He was also in the 2013 Rumble during his second run as Tensai. He really didn't do much in any of them, not recording a single elimination in his six appearances which is tied for the record for most appearances without an elimination. 01 and 03 were his best showings. In 01 he lasted 15:53 which was one the higher times that year. In 03 as A-Train he went for over 11 minutes and was in the last 6.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 28, 2020 9:30:56 GMT -5
110. Ruby Riott-47 points (108) The leader of the Riott Squad had good runs in both the 2018 and 2019 Women's Rumbles. 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.
109. Christian-47 points (107) Captain Charisma was in the Rumble in 2000, 02, 03, 04, and 05. 2000 sucked as he was eliminated by Rikishi in under 2 minutes. 02 was probably his best outing. He was in for 12:14 and eliminated Diamond Dallas Page. He 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. Unfortunatley this ended up being his last Rumble match as he left the company later in the year and despite coming back in 09 he never never made it back to the match during his second run as he was either involved in another match (010) or was out with injury (011 through 014).
108. Umaga/Jamal-47 points (106) The Samoan Bulldozer was in the 03 and 08 Rumbles. In 03 he was Jamal of the 3 Minute Warning tag team. Jamal didn't do too much but he did last a good 16:07 and was among the finalists before getting eliminated by Undertaker. He would get released later in the year but returned in 2006 and received a big push as the samoan savage Umaga. Umaga was involved in the WWE Title match in 07 but would participate in the Rumble match for 08. He eliminated Hardcore Holly with his samoan spike and was among the last 5 before Batista eliminated him after 26:07.
107. Big John Studd-47 points (105) Accomplishments: 1989 Royal Rumble Winner Our first winner on the countdown. After a two year hiatus from the WWF Studd would come back with a bang in 1989 by winning the first 30 man Royal Rumble. Coming in at #27 it took him 12:21 to win it, putting out Akeem and Ted Dibiase in succession for the victory. There definitely were big plans for Studd but unforunately his body began to break down not long after and he would leave the company by the summer.
106. Haku-48 points (104) Haku was in the 90, 91 and 92 Rumbles. He also made a surprise apperance 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 elimintion 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.
105. Terry Funk/Chainsaw Charlie-48 points (103) 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.
104. Bam Bam Bigelow-49 points (102) 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.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Feb 29, 2020 10:39:20 GMT -5
103. Andre the Giant-50 points (101) Andre 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. His stats for two Rumbles are 25:11 in time with 5 eliminations.
102. D'Lo Brown-50 points (100) 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 4 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 Rikish 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.
101. The Barbarian/Headshrinker Sionne-52 points (99) 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 Hercurles. 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
100. Vader-53 points (98) IT's VADER TIME! Vader made his WWF debut at the 96 Rumble. He was quite impressive, eliminating 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. Vader was in for 11:04. In 97 he eliminated Flash Funk in nasty fashion and was in the last 5 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. Vader was in for 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.
99. "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn-53 points (97) 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 96-98. 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. His last Rumble was 04. It was a comeback match for him as he got injured for the 18th millionth 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.
98. Henry Godwinn-53 points (96) 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 5.
97. Alberto Del Rio-54 points (95) 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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