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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 15, 2021 1:03:50 GMT -5
18 points
208. Vladamir Kozlov (201) 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.
207. Trish Stratus (200) 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.
206. Mr. Kennedy (199) 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 recovered from this and ended up getting eliminated by Batista after 13:32.
205. Johnny Gargano (198) 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.
204. Candice LeRae (197) Mrs. Gargano beats her other half by a spot. Candice was in the 2019 and 2020 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. 2020 was pretty much a repeat showing from the year before, staying in for about 9 minutes with no eliminations.
203. Damien Sandow (195) 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 sungod2020 on Mar 15, 2021 10:06:55 GMT -5
Glad to see this thread is back. I'm surprised to see someone like Ken Shamrock being as low on the list as he is. You'd think someone of his statue would rack up a few eliminations.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 15, 2021 19:12:51 GMT -5
202. Arn Anderson-19 points (194) 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.
201. Molly Holly-19 points (193) 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. In 2020 as Mighty Molly she managed to stay in for over 10 minutes before getting dumped by Bianca Belair.
200. The Berzerker-19 points (192) 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.
199. Orlando Jordan-19 points (190) 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.
198. Kurrgan-20 points (189) 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.
197. Liv Morgan-20 points (273) Riott Squad member has been in every women's Rumble to date. She's done pretty poorly from a ring time standpoint with a total time of just 12:22 in four appearances. She hasn't done bad from an effective standpoint though with an elimination and an assist apiece. In 2018 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 in the midst of her short lived babyface singles push 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. This year 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.
196. "The Ravishing Russian" Lana-20 points (316) Lana was in the 2018, 2020, and 2021 Rumbles. In 2018 she was eliminated by Michelle McCool after 2:33. She was came out at #28 for the 2019 Rumble but had to be replaced by Becky Lynch after suffering a leg injury accompanying her husband Rusev for her match against Nakamura on the Pre Show, and then getting injured even more in the aisle by #29 entrant Nia Jax who decided to beat her up just to be mean. Lana would make it to the 2020 Rumble, lasting for 2:29 before getting eliminated by her former lesbian lover, Liv Morgan. Lana however would get the last laugh as she would then pull Liv off the top rope to eliminate her too. Lana was the surprise showing in this year's women's Rumble scoring an upset elimination of Nia Jax to get some measure of revenge on Jax for putting her through the announce table on Raw on multiple occasions, and making the last 5 before stupidly trusting Natalya and getting tossed at 9:58.
195. "The Portuguese Man O' War" Aldo Montoya-20 points (188) 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.
194. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner-20 points (186) 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.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 15, 2021 19:26:26 GMT -5
Glad to see this thread is back. I'm surprised to see someone like Ken Shamrock being as low on the list as he is. You'd think someone of his statue would rack up a few eliminations. It was surprising that he didn't more in 98 and 99 with the push he was getting. I guess in 98 he at least looked like a badass by punking Kurrgan and leading the the way in getting him out but even that was just a group elimination. He did do double duty on both those shows as he wrestled longish matches against Rock and Gunn in the undercard so maybe that had something to do with it in that maybe they felt he already put enough time in those nights. However there's been instances of guys having long Rumble showings despite wrestling earlier in the night. Bam Bam Bigelow lasted the longest in 94 after wrestling earlier in the night and he was well over 300 pounds, so who knows. You think they would've at least given him more eliminations though.
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Post by sungod2020 on Mar 15, 2021 19:59:25 GMT -5
Glad to see this thread is back. I'm surprised to see someone like Ken Shamrock being as low on the list as he is. You'd think someone of his statue would rack up a few eliminations. It was surprising that he didn't more in 98 and 99 with the push he was getting. I guess in 98 he at least looked like a badass by punking Kurrgan and leading the the way in getting him out but even that was just a group elimination. He did do double duty on both those shows as he wrestled longish matches against Rock and Gunn in the undercard so maybe that had something to do with it in that maybe they felt he already put enough time in those nights. However there's been instances of guys having long Rumble showings despite wrestling earlier in the night. Bam Bam Bigelow lasted the longest in 94 after wrestling earlier in the night and he was well over 300 pounds, so who knows. You think they would've at least given him more eliminations though. The Rock did double duty on that same show and lasted over 50 minutes, and scored 3 eliminations(one assisted), so even that dosen't hold up. The 1999 one was Russo Madness where nobody(unless you're Austin or McMahon) would've lasted more than 5 minutes. That Rumble had the ring empty TWICE and didn't even become sizeable until the very end. Another surprise on the list is William Regal. He's been a WWE mainstay for like 10 years and only was in three Rumble matches, and in those three, his performances was dismal. You would think since he's been with the company that long and pushed from midcard to upper midcard level during that time, he would compete in more, which would rack him up on minutes at least, if not some eliminations(or even some assists).
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 15, 2021 20:54:02 GMT -5
It was surprising that he didn't more in 98 and 99 with the push he was getting. I guess in 98 he at least looked like a badass by punking Kurrgan and leading the the way in getting him out but even that was just a group elimination. He did do double duty on both those shows as he wrestled longish matches against Rock and Gunn in the undercard so maybe that had something to do with it in that maybe they felt he already put enough time in those nights. However there's been instances of guys having long Rumble showings despite wrestling earlier in the night. Bam Bam Bigelow lasted the longest in 94 after wrestling earlier in the night and he was well over 300 pounds, so who knows. You think they would've at least given him more eliminations though. The Rock did double duty on that same show and lasted over 50 minutes, and scored 3 eliminations(one assisted), so even that dosen't hold up. The 1999 one was Russo Madness where nobody(unless you're Austin or McMahon) would've lasted more than 5 minutes. That Rumble had the ring empty TWICE and didn't even become sizeable until the very end. Another surprise on the list is William Regal. He's been a WWE mainstay for like 10 years and only was in three Rumble matches, and in those three, his performances was dismal. You would think since he's been with the company that long and pushed from midcard to upper midcard level during that time, he would compete in more, which would rack him up on minutes at least, if not some eliminations(or even some assists). Rock was clearly being groomed as the next big thing even back then so I didn't really put much thought into that. There has been enough other examples though where I guess it does make it odd why Shamrock got shafted. Off the top of my head though you've Piper in 92, Tatanka in 94, Cody in 2013 and 2014, and Ziggler in 2012 are other guys who had undercard matches and did about 20 minutes ore better in the Rumble. Shamrock could've easily did 15 with a few eliminations. 1999 was a mess and clearly didn't have much thought put into which isn't surprising due to as you mentioned it was basically in the peak of the Russo era. Not including Vince and Austin (both of whom weren't even in the ring for most of it especially Vince) I think the only guy who got a good amount of ring time was washed up Big Bossman which makes Shamrock's weak showing even more weird. Both Shamrock and Bossman did double duty, both were in the Corporation, and both were about in about the same spot in the pecking order. Yet Bossman got the much better run despite Shamrock being more in the prime of his career at that point. Unless I guess maybe they thought Bossman would make for a better glue guy in the latter stages of the match due to his experience. They gave him a lot of time again in 2000 and I did think he was pretty effective in his role in that one, mainly through heel guile. Regal did do always poorly in Rumbles. He's a guy you would think would always last longer but then always had crap showings. I remember being particularly surprised in 01 when Test just pitched him out like nothing in like 2 minutes. Jarrett is another guy who was surprisingly terrible in that you think he would be a workhorse type guy but would just get jobbed out in short order every time. Cesaro has kind become the modern Regal/Jarrett although not as bad because he at least has got some eliminations, but more for the fact that he's someone you think would get more ring time due to how good of a wrestler he is but yet he never lasts. Of all of his appearances I think 2014 is the only year where he lasted over 10 minutes.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 16, 2021 13:15:21 GMT -5
193. Gene Snitsky-21 points (1) 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.
192. Zelina Vega-21 points (184) Considering her very diminutive stature and the fact that she was used much more in a managerial role then as a wrestler, Zelina kind of overachieved a bit. She was in the 2019 and 2020 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. In 2020 she was in for 9:31 and made the finals before getting eliminated by Shayna.
191. Big Cass-22 points (182) 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.
190. Santino Marella-22 points (181) 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.
189. Sarah Logan-22 points (180) Riott Squad bruiser was in the Women's Rumbles from 2018 through 2020. 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. 2020 was a weak showing as Charlotte big booted her out in just 28 seconds.
188. Mo-22 points (179) Mo was in the 94 and 95 Rumbles. He did surprisingly well in 94, lasting for over 22 minutes. In 95 he wouldn't have nowhere near as much luck as he was eliminated by King Kong Bundy in only 4 seconds.
187. Jerry Sags-22 points (178) 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 Mar 17, 2021 4:34:48 GMT -5
186. Dino Bravo-23 points (177) 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.
185. Dana Brooke-23 points (187) Dana has been in every women's Rumble so far. She has been pretty much a non factor for the most part though, never lasting long and not scoring many eliminations either. She did manage to score one 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. This year she was eliminated by Rhea again in under 3 minutes after getting powerbombed onto the apron in a nasty bump.
184. Tamina-23 points (221) Tamina has been another Women's Rumble match regular so far, participating in all four. In 2018 she didn't do much as she was working injured with a torn rotator cuff and was put out by Lita in just 1:19. In 2019 she eliminated Mickie James before getting dumped out by Charlotte after 8:22. In 2020 she only lasted 39 seconds, getting dumped in short order by Bianca Belair. This year she was double teamed and tossed by Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler after 8:31
183. Marty Jannetty-23 points (176) 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.
182. Marc Mero-23 points (175) 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.
181. Chuck Palumbo-24 points (174) 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 maneuvered and put out by CM Punk in 4 minutes.
180. Sonya Deville-24 points (173) The Fire of Fire and Desire competed in the Rumble from 2018 through 2020. 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. In 2020 she teamed with her partner, Mandy Rose, to eliminate Mercedes Martinez before both her and Rose were taken out by Bianca Belair.
179. Mojo Rawley-25 points (171) Mojo was in the 2017 Rumble, staying in for 6:16 before becoming Braun Strowman's first victim. He 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.
178. Billie Kay-25 points (244) Competed in the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble as part of the IIconics with her pal Peyton Royce. After entering Kay refused to get in the ring, instead waiting outside until Peyton came out a few spots later so they could enter the ring together. Even though they eliminated Nikki Cross their strategy ended up not really benefitting them that much as both IIconics would end up getting eliminated without much trouble after getting simultaneously dropkicked off the apron by Lacey Evans. This year she would refuse to enter the ring again, instead alternating between going to commentary and unsuccessfully attempting to recruit subsequent entrants to help her out. Eventually she would get a taker in Jillian Hall as the two would team up and enter together. Billie would eventually turn on Hall and eliminate her after Jillian started attacking the Riott Squad, whom Billie had been trying to join. The Riott's would show their gratitude by then dumping Billie out after 8:11.
177. David Otunga-25 points (170) 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 teammates 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 2013 he was brogue kicked out by Sheamus in 4:24.
176. Apollo Crews-25 points (169) 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 Mar 18, 2021 5:01:42 GMT -5
175. Brian Knobbs-26 points (168) 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 helped 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.
174. Gangrel-26 points (166) 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.
173. Shane Douglas-26 points (165) 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.
172. Kevin Owens-27 points (164) 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. In 2020 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.
171. Bad News Brown-27 points (163) 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.
170. Mickie James-27 points (191) Mickie was in the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Women's Rumbles. 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. This year she was eliminated in 7:20 after Lacey Evans knocked her off the apron with the Women's Right.
169. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes-28 points (162) 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.
168. Robert Roode-28 points (161) 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 also in the 2020 Rumble but didn't fare as well, getting eliminated by Brock in 41 seconds.
167. Bo Dallas-28 points (160) 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.
166. Headbanger Thrasher-28 points (159) 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 legitimately 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 Mar 18, 2021 14:33:25 GMT -5
Wow! Thrasher is surprisingly that high on the list in his only Rumble appearance, while someone "legit" like Kevin Owens is slightly below(by one point) in all three of his appearances. You'd think someone with his position on the card would have a Bushwhacker showing, or at the very least, not be there longer than 5 minutes.
Then again, the 1998 Rumble had alot of lower card guys lasting well over 20 minutes. And Chainz eliminating Goldust was just random. We still haven't gotten to career jobbers/semi jobbers such as Virgl, Titus O'neil, Bushwhacker Butch and Heath Slater yet.
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Post by msc on Mar 18, 2021 15:09:02 GMT -5
Wow! Thrasher is surprisingly that high on the list in his only Rumble appearance, while someone "legit" like Kevin Owens is slightly below(by one point) in all three of his appearances. You'd think someone with his position on the card would have a Bushwhacker showing, or at the very least, not be there longer than 5 minutes. Then again, the 1998 Rumble had alot of lower card guys lasting well over 20 minutes. And Chainz eliminating Goldust was just random. We still haven't gotten to career jobbers/semi jobbers such as Virgl, Titus O'neil, Bushwhacker Butch and Heath Slater yet. I like how, other than The Rock, the 1998 iron men are all people you wouldn't expect like a rookie Bradshaw (nearly 40 mins), Phineas Godwinn, 8-Ball and Thrasher. Gives an element of randomness to it.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 18, 2021 15:36:38 GMT -5
Wow! Thrasher is surprisingly that high on the list in his only Rumble appearance, while someone "legit" like Kevin Owens is slightly below(by one point) in all three of his appearances. You'd think someone with his position on the card would have a Bushwhacker showing, or at the very least, not be there longer than 5 minutes. Then again, the 1998 Rumble had alot of lower card guys lasting well over 20 minutes. And Chainz eliminating Goldust was just random. We still haven't gotten to career jobbers/semi jobbers such as Virgl, Titus O'neil, Bushwhacker Butch and Heath Slater yet. 1998 was a very oddly booked Rumble. A lot of lower card tag team guys lasted a really long time (Thrasher, Bradshaw, Phinneas, 8-Ball) while a lot of pushed guys high on the card were eliminated quick (Shamrock, Owen, Vader, Jarrett). Chainz eliminating Goldust was random especially since Goldust had eliminated Vader moments before. You think they would've did it the other way around, Goldust eliminates Chainz then gets tossed by Vader. However Vader beat Goldust earlier in the night so I guess they wanted to 50/50 book and have Goldust get his heat back. It was basically played up that Goldust was tired as he had been in a while and it took pretty much his last strength to get Vader out as he collapsed to the mat in exhaustion afterwards. Chainz who entered late and was fresh then just picked him and tossed with ease. It at least made sense from a psychology standpoint and played up the luck of the draw which I don't think they do enough. Also I think I think with Crush having just left they were maybe kind of giving Chainz a look for a push since by default he kind of became the main guy in DOA since the only other guys in it were the Harris Twins, so that was probably why he got a decent spot in the match (#29 draw, last six with an elimination). I also remember on Raw a few weeks prior they had an angle where all the guys Kane had attacked in the months prior were forming a mob to take him out with Chainz being presented as kind of the leader/spokesperson of it. It didn't last though and he was soon back to back to being the fall guy of DOA with 8-Ball and Skull getting more of a push.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 19, 2021 6:05:11 GMT -5
165. Chavo Guerrero-29 points (158) 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.
164. X-Pac/1-2-3 Kid-29 points (147) 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.
163. Xavier Woods-29 points (167) Xavier competed in the 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 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.
162. Kairi Sane-29 points (156) Pirate Princess was in the Women's Rumble from 2018 through 2020. 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. In 2020 she only lasted for 5 and change before getting punched off the top rope by Alexa Bliss.
161. Honky Tonk Man-29 points (155) 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.
160. Peyton Royce-30 points (255) Royce competed in the 2019 Women's Rumble as one half of the IIconics tag team. The IIconics teamed up to eliminate Nikki Cross before both were eliminated simultaneously by Lacey Evans after Peyton had been in for 8:38. This year now going it alone as a singles star, she had a solid showing as she eliminated Liv Morgan and lasted close to 14 minutes before getting pulled over the top rope backwards from the apron by Charlotte.
159. Virgil-30 points (154) 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.
158. Demolition Ax-30 points (153) 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.
157. Toni Storm-30 points (196) Toni Time had a solid showing the 2020 Women's Rumble, staying in for over 18 minutes and making the finals before becoming of the many victims of Shayna Baszler. This year she was eliminated by Rhea Ripley after 11:21.
156. Genichiro Tenryu-30 points (152) 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.
155. Sid Justice-31 points (151) 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 competition. 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 inadvertent 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.
154. Michelle McCool-31 points (150) 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.
153. "The Rock" Don Muraco-31 points (149) 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 probably the only time I've seen that spot work.
152. Bushwhacker Butch-31 points (148) 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.
151. Nikki Cross-31 points (172) Nikki was in the last three 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. In 2020 she lasted for 15:08 before Bianca Belair used Nikki's own partner Alexa Bliss as a battering ram against her, throwing Bliss into her as she was on the apron and knocking her off and out of the match. This year she threw Carmella out but unfortunately for her Carmella's lackey, Reginald, caught her to save her from elimination. Carmella was carried safely back into the ring and then eliminated Nikki shortly after.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 20, 2021 5:27:00 GMT -5
150. Nikki Bella-32 points (147) 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.
149. Curtis Axel/Michael McGillicutty-32 points (146) Claimed by many to be the uncrowned 2015 Royal Rumble champion, the Axe Man was 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.
148. "Outlaw" Ron Bass-32 points (144) 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.
147. Heath Slater-32 points (143) The One Man Band competed in four Rumble matches. In 2011 he fell victim to the Cena/Hornswoggle partnership, getting tossed by Cena in under a minute after taking the tadpole splash. He had a surprisingly solid showing in 2013 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 where every incoming entrant would attack Slater on their 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
146. Titus O'Neil-32 points (142) 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.
145. Joey Mercury-32 points (141) 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.
144. Mike Knox-32 points (140) "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.
143. "Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich-33 points (138) 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 Mar 21, 2021 5:49:31 GMT -5
142. Faarooq-34 points (137) 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.
141. 8-Ball/Jacob Blue-34 points (136) 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.
140. Matt Riddle-34 points (382) The Original Bro was in the last two Rumbles. 2020 was a disappointing showing, getting tossed by King Corbin in 41 seconds. This year was a big improvement as he assisted in the group elimination of Lashley and lasted over 31 minutes while going toe to toe and holding his own with a lot of the main event guys in the match throughout. He made the last six but then got a little too careless, spending too much time on the ring apron which resulted him in getting punched by Braun Strowman and then curb stomped out by Seth Rollins.
139. Goldberg-35 points (135) 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.
138. Damien Priest-35 points (NR) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2021) Priest was impressive in his first Rumble this year, lasting over 15 minutes and tying for most eliminations in the match with four.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 22, 2021 6:05:57 GMT -5
137. "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix-36 points (132) 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. 2020 was much better as she had one of the stronger overall showings of the match. Despite accidentally getting the back of her head busted open after smacking the ringpost; 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.
136. Charlie Haas-36 points (131) 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 simultaneously 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.
135. Jerry "The King" Lawler-36 points Although he has spent most Royal Rumbles doing commentary, Lawler participated in the match in 93, 96, 97, and 012. In 93 he was in for 14:35 and eliminated Max Moon before getting backdropped out by Mr. Perfect. Lawler however then helped eliminate Perfect from the outside. It looked like this would be the start of a feud but nothing ever came of it. In 96 he had a rough going. Henry Godwinn threw pig slop on him and later Jake the Snake threw his snake on him. The scared Lawler hid under the ring and stayed there for a long time. Eventually Shawn Michaels pulled him out and threw him back in the ring before punching him out after 36:02. He had a funny run in 97. He was doing commentary for the show before entering the match at #22. He then got punched out by Bret Hart after just 4 seconds. He then returned to the commentary table and just continued talking about what he was talking about before he left as if nothing happened. In 2012 he left his commentary position again to participate in the Rumble. The King only lasted 43 seconds before getting dumped by Cody Rhodes.
134. Rhyno-37 points (130) 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.
133. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka-38 points (128) 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.
132. Carmella-39 points (139) 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. In 2020 she was one the many women used as late match Shayna fodder, getting tossed after 6:36. This year she unsuccessfully challenged Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship in the undercard but still participated in the Rumble most likely due to them needing bodies as a result of the women's roster being so small, which is a issue with doing a women's Rumble every year. Carmella eliminated Nikki Cross after her second, Reginald, saved from elimination by catching her. Another save attempt would be unsuccessful though as the following entrant, Tamina, would scare Reginald and cause him to drop Carmella who was as result eliminated after just 47 seconds.
131. Phinneas Godwinn-39 points (126) 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.
130. The Godfather/The Goodfather/Papa Shango/Kama Mustafa-39 points (125) 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.
129. "The All American American" Jack Swagger-39 points (124) 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.
128. Val Venis-40 points (122) 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.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 22, 2021 20:22:37 GMT -5
127. Jeff Hardy-41 points (129) The Charismatic Enigma has competed in six Rumble matches during his career. For an all time great his track record has been pretty weak as other then 2001 he didn't eliminate anyone in all of his other appearances, while also only lasting three to eight minutes. 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.
Jeff 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. This year he was eliminated first in 3:25 after Orton RKOed him and Ziggler picked the bones dumped him out.
126. Savio Vega/Kwang the Ninja-42 points (120) 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.
125. Samoa Joe-43 points (119) 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.
124. Al Snow-43 points (118) 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.
123. Irwin R. Schyster-43 points (116) 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 Mar 23, 2021 6:01:18 GMT -5
122. The Ultimate Warrior-44 points (114) 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 psyched 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.
121. Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart-44 points (113) 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.
120 R-Truth/K-Kwik-44 points (112) 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 simultaneously 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 rejuvenated 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.
119. A-Train/Prince Albert/Tensai-46 points (111) 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.
118. Umaga/Jamal-47 points (108) 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.
117. Big John Studd-47 points (107) 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 unfortunately his body began to break down not long after and he would leave the company by the summer.
116. Haku-48 points (106) Haku was in the 90, 91 and 92 Rumbles. He also made a surprise appearance in the 01 Rumble. In 90 he was one half of the tag champions the Colossal Connection with Andre the Giant. Haku had a good showing going for 22:31 and eliminating Demolition Smash. He also helped in the group elimination of Earthquake. In 91 he was in for 13:12 and was in the finals before Bulldog backdropped him out. In 92 he was a substitute for the injured Brian Knobbs. He was eliminated by Bulldog again in under two minutes. In 01 he was a surprise entrant as he had been wrestling for WCW as their Hardcore Champion. Haku was only in for 2:51 before Austin knocked him over the top rope and out.
115. Terry Funk/Chainsaw Charlie-48 points (105) 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.
114. Bobby Lashley-49 points (145) "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley made his Rumble debut in 2006. He only lasted a little over 4 minutes but was pretty impressive in his short stay. He eliminated Sylvan and got a lot of offense in on both Kane and the Big Show, including an impressive dominator on Kane. Eventually though the two giants would get him with a double chokeslam before tossing him. This would end up being his only Rumble appearance during his first run as he was in another match in 07 and then left the company later in the year.
After a decade absence Lashley returned to the WWE in 2018 and was in the 50 Man Greatest Royal Rumble match. Lashley had a good showing as he was in for over 14 minutes while eliminating Elias and teaming with Bruan Strowman to put out Great Khali. Lashley would end up being eventually eliminated by Braun. He was in the 2019 Rumble however despite getting a good push as a heel and being IC Champion, he was eliminated in just 13 seconds for some reason by Seth Rollins. Don't know if he was injured or something but it was definitely odd considering he was one the bigger heels in the match. Regardless Lashley would get his heat back afterwards by spinebustering Rollins through the announce table. Lashley was scheduled for the 2020 Rumble but for some reason they wrote both him and arch nemesis Rusev out of the match due to a backstage brawl that they didn't even bother to film for reasons unknown. This year he didn't last long at just a little over 4 minutes but was pretty dominant in his short stay as he eliminated Dominik Mysterio, Damien Preist, and Hurricane (in an assist with Big E) before it took four other wrestlers in a group effort to eliminate him.
113. Bam Bam Bigelow-49 points (104) 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.
112. Mandy Rose-49 points (121) Golden Goddess competed in all four 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.
In 2020 she teamed with Fire and Desire partner Sonya Deville to toss Mercedes Martinez. She also had a probably the spot of the match when she was seemingly eliminated only for it to be revealed that she was saved by unlikely love interest, Otis, who was laying down outside the ring and caught her to prevent her from hitting the floor. Mandy would stand on top of Otis and climb back into the ring. Later Otis would save her again from elimination by catching her after she was knocked off the apron, however this save attempt would be thwarted seconds later when Bianca Belair knocked Sonya into them. Otis wasn't able to hold both Mandy and Sonya, and both hit the floor to be eliminated. This year she only lasted 3:49 but did get an elimination as she tossed Alicia Fox out.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 23, 2021 18:25:27 GMT -5
111. Andre the Giant-50 points (103) 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.
110. D'Lo Brown-50 points (102) 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.
109. The Barbarian/Headshrinker Sionne-52 points (101) Barbarian was in the 89, 90, 92 and 95 Rumbles. In 89 he helped the Million Dollar Man dump Brutus Beefacke and Hercules as Beefcake had the sleeper on Hercules. He was eliminated not long after by Rick Martel after a dropkick after 11:15. In 90 he helped in the elimination of the Ultimate Warrior before getting backdropped out by Hercules in 5:47. In 92 he was eliminated again by Hercules in 12:55. He left the company not long after his 92 appearance but returned in late 94 to replace Samu as Fatu's new partner in the Headshrinkers. Going by the name Sionne, he was in the 95 Rumble. He eliminated Kwang and Rick Martel before going out with Eli Blue in a double elimination spot after 6:50
108. Vader-53 points (100) 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.
107. "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn-53 points (99) 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.
106. Henry Godwinn-53 points (98) 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.
105. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles-54 points (117) 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. This year he was accompanied to the ring by his giant bodyguard, Omos. Omos would prove big dividends for Styles as he saved him 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.
104. Alberto Del Rio-54 points (97) Accomplishments: 2011 Royal Rumble Winner The second Rumble winner on the countdown, Del Rio won the first and only 40 man Rumble in 2011. After getting an excellent draw with #38, Del Rio spent his whole interval on the outside taunting the guys in the ring before Randy Orton showed up as the next entrant and beat the crap out of him before giving him his RKO. Despite this rocky start Del Rio would manage to hang in there and eventually eliminate Orton who had just finished dumping Wade Barrett to seemingly win the match. However Santino, who had been knocked out outside the ring for several minutes while not being eliminated, would resurface and drop Del Rio with his cobra. Fortunately for Del Rio, Santino took too much time celebrating which allowed him to get his bearings. When Santino attempted to eliminate him, Del Rio reversed it and put Santino out to officially win the match after 9:33 in the ring. Del Rio failed to win the World Title at Wrestlemania, but would win the WWE Title twice later in the year.
Del Rio was also in the 2014 and 2016 Rumbles although he was a non factor in both. He had a surprisingly short run in 2014 as he made the mistake of calling out and picking a fight with the returning Batista, who dumped him in under three minutes. In 2016 he was in for 6:46 before getting tossed by Roman Reigns.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Mar 24, 2021 5:57:24 GMT -5
103. Eddie Guerrero-55 points (96) Latino Heat competed in the 03 and 05 Rumbles. In 03 he was in for 16:29 before getting eliminated by Booker T. In 05 he drew #1 and lasted 28:11. He eliminated the Hurricane, Hardcore Holly with help from Benoit, and Booker T with help from Mysterio.
102. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper-57 points (94) Hot Rod was in the 90, 92, and 08 Rumbles. In 90 he was in for 12:20 and eliminated Bad News Brown. Unfortunately for him though, Bad News then pulled him out from the outside with the two then brawling to the back. 92 was a good showing. After winning the IC Title from the Mountie earlier in the night, Piper lasted for 34:06 in the Rumble. He eliminated I.R.S. before going out in a heap with Rick Martel thanks to Sid Justice. He was a surprise entrant in the 08 Rumble. He fought with former rival Jimmy Snuka before Kane eliminated both of them.
101. Asuka-57 points (93) Accomplishments: 2018 Royal Rumble Winner 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.
100. "Road Dogg" Jesse James-58 points (92) Road Dogg was in the 97, 99, 2000, and 2012 Rumbles. In 97 as the Real Double J, he was eliminated by Austin in just 29 seconds. 99 was a good showing as Road Dogg. He eliminated Edge, Gangrel, and Al Snow before Kane eliminated him after 10:41. In 2000 he lasted for 19:02 although he spent almost all of it clinging onto the bottom rope to avoid getting eliminated. He eliminated British Bulldog and teamed with New Age Outlaw partner Billy Gunn to eliminate Bradshaw before getting dumped from behind by Gunn. Road Dogg entered the 2012 Rumble as a surprise entrant. He lasted just a little under 5 minutes before getting eliminated by Wade Barrett.
99. Mustafa Ali-58 points (123) Mustafa had a strong run in the 2019 Rumble, lasting 30 minutes and making the finals while eliminating Shinsuke Nakmaura and Samoa Joe. Mustafa would end up getting eliminated by Nia Jax which kind of put a damper on the good showing he had. He was in this years Rumble as well as the leader of Retribution. Ali eliminated Xavier Woods but as a result incurred the wrath of Big E who then tossed him out after a little over 13 minutes.
98. Hercules-60 points (90) Accomplishments: Final Four (1990) Herc was in the Rumble from 89 through 92. In 89 he was in for 6:11 before both him and Brutus Beefcake were dumped by Ted Dibiase and the Barbarian as Beefcake had him in the sleeper. In 90 he eliminated Barbarian and was in the final 4 before getting clotheslined out by Rick Rude. 91 was a real good showing as he lasted for 37:36 and helped Rick Martel eliminate Hawk. Not much was made of his long run though as he was kind of overshadowed by Martel and Greg Valentine who were both in even longer that year. 92 was quite the drop off from the previous year as he was only in for less then a minute, although he did eliminate Barbarian again.
97. Ember Moon-60 points (91) Competed in the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Women's Rumbles. In 2018 as NXT Women's Chamion she competed sporting a heavily taped arm as a result of her match from the NXT Takeover event the night before. Ember lasted for 5:54 before Asuka targeted her bad arm and eliminated her. In 2019 she competed again with injury only this time a legit one as she ended up having to hit the sidelines afterwards for shoulder surgery. Nevertheless she ended up lasting for over 52 minutes although to be fair it was probably the most uneventful 50+ minute run anyone has ever had in a Rumble as Ember didn't score a single elimination and didn't really do anything of note as she just kind of fell into the background her entire time in. Makes you wonder why they would even bother have her in that long when she was working hurt and when they didn't even have anything really planned for her anyways. This year was crap as she entered late and was tossed by Nia in under 2 minutes.
96. The One Man Gang/Akeem "The African Dream"-61 points (89) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (1988), 1988 Runner-Up, Final Four (1989) The big 747 was the first dominant big man in Royal Rumbles. In the first Rumble in 1988, the Gang eliminated over 1/4 of the participants. He eliminated Jake Roberts, B. Brian Blair, Hilbilly Jim and Dino Bravo (on accident) as well as Ultimate Warrior and Don Muraco with help from Bravo. He ended up finishing runner up though as Jim Duggan eliminated him to win it by pulling the top rope down as Gang charged at him causing Gang to spill out.
By the 89 Rumble, the Gang had gone though a transformation at the insistence of his manager "The Doctor of Style" Slick. After discovering his "roots" he became "The African Dream" Akeem. He also started teaming with another one of Slick's charges and another big man in the Big Bossman. Akeem and Bossman, collectively known as the Twin Towers, scored the most shocking elimination of the night when they eliminated Hulk Hogan. Hogan, always the sore loser, then pulled Bossman out from the outside to eliminate him. Akeem stuck around for 18:36 and also eliminated Rick Martel while making it to the last 3 with Million Dollar Man and Big John Studd. Akeem and Dibiase teamed up on Studd but it ended up backfiring as Akeem would accidentally squash Dibiase in the corner. When Akeem went to check on Dibiase, Studd nailed him from behind and eliminated him. In 1990 he was eliminated by Jimmy Snuka in just 2:31 which was a bit of a shock due to how well he did in the previous years.
95. Ruby Riott-61 points (110) The leader of the Riott Squad has consistently been a solid performer in the Women's Rumbles, lasting 10-13 minutes with at least an elimination in all of her appearances. In 2018 she eliminated Becky Lynch and assisted in the group elimination of Vickie Guerrero before getting launched onto the turnbuckle by Nia Jax and then tossed after 11:16. In 2019 she eliminated Alicia Fox, Candice LeRae, and Kairi Sane after her Riott Squad goons, Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan, softened them up by dragging them outside the ring and beating them up. Ruby was eventually clotheslined out by Bayley after 13:08. By this years Rumble the Riott Squad had gone from a heel trio to a babyface duo of Riott and Morgan. Ruby teamed with Liv to dump aspiring Riott Squad member Billie Kay and lasted for almost 11 minutes before getting eliminated in brutal fashion when as attempting to German Suplex Peyton Royce off the apron, Bayley slid under the bottom rope between both of their legs and powerbombed Ruby off the apron in a spot that was both vicious and smart in that since Bayley slid under the bottom rope she wasn't putting herself at risk to get eliminated either.
94. Ryback-61 points (88) Accomplishments: Most Eliminations (2013), 2013 Runner-Up Da Big Guy was in the Rumble from 2013 through 2016. In 2013 he was in the midst of his monster face push. After drawing #30 he eliminated Damien Sandow, Sin Cara, Miz, Orton, and Sheamus. Despite his dominant showing, Ryback would end up finishing runner up to John Cena. Ryback's next three performances were nowhere near as good as he eliminated nobody in all three, which is surprising as you would think a powerhouse like him would continue to rack up the eliminations. By the 2014 Rumble he had turned heel and fallen down the card quite bit. He was eliminated in just 3:49 by Batista. In 2015 he was back to being a face and getting pushed again although nowhere near on the level he was in 2013. He had a disappointing showing as even though he lasted a decent 11 minutes exactly, he didn't eliminate anyone and was wasted at the expense of the incredibly dull duo of Big Show and Kane, like pretty much every other over babyface in the match. 2016 was a similar showing as he was in for over 12 minutes before getting put out by Big Show again after scoring no eliminations for the third straight year.
93. Andrade "Cien" Almas-61 points (86) 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.
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