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Royal Rumble is one of the biggest events of WWE, and it has a considerable significance. The road to WrestleMania starts at Royal Rumble. It is the first PPV of the year, and it is scheduled to be held in Pheonix, Arizona on 27th January 2019.
Royal Rumble has a rich history, and it started in 1988. The most exciting part of the event is the battle royal match which is a traditional 30-man match. The participants enter the ring at a regular interval, and they try to eliminate each other from the ring. The last surviving participant becomes the winner of the match. As a result, the winner gets an opportunity to headline Wrestlemania.
Nevertheless, it was a 40-man Royal Rumble match in 2011. The Greatest Royal Rumble was held in Saudi Arabia last year, and it was a 50-man match. WWE made history last year when the company introduced the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match. The current SmackDown Women's Champion Asuka won the match. Hence, two Royal Rumble matches will take place this year.
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Several elite superstars won the Royal Rumble match in the history of WWE. But some superstars won it more than once. Here we discuss seven such superstars who won Royal Rumble match multiple times.
#7 Shawn Michaels ( 1995, 1996)
Shawn Micheals is regarded as one of the best in-ring performers in the WWE history. Michaels retired after he lost to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI. However, he broke retirement at Crown Jewel where teamed up with Triple H in a tag team match. He is capable of competing at Wrestlemania 35.
Shawn Michales is a two-time Royal Rumble winner. Michaels made his WWE debut in 1988 and he had a long career. He won the Royal Rumble match in 1995 and got a title shot against Diesel at WrestleMania XI.
As a matter of fact, Michales won two consecutive Royal Rumble matches when he was victorious in 1996. As a result, he main-evented Wrestlemania XII where he beat Bret Hart.
#6 Triple H ( 2002, 2016)
Triple H has a gigantic legacy in WWE and he is currently a part-time performer. His last match was at Crown Jewel where he teamed up with Shawn Michaels and defeated the Brothers of Destruction. He suffered an injury at the event, but he is rumoured to have a match at Wrestlemania 35.
The 14-time World champion won the Royal Rumble match twice in his career. He won his first Royal Rumble match in 2002 and received a title shot at WrestleMania. Triple H beat Chris Jerico at Wrestlemania 18 and won the WWF Undisputed title.
Triple H won his second Royal Rumble match 14 years later in 2016. He also won his 14th WWE title in the Royal Rumble match. He was the last entrant of the Royal Rumble match and won the match by last eliminating Dean Ambrose.
#5 Batista (2005, 2014)
Batista is not an active wrestler, but he has a chance to enter Royal Rumble this year. He appeared on the 1000th episode of Smackdown where he had a face-off with Triple H, and they could have a match at Wrestlemania 35. The 6-time WWE champion won Royal Rumble match twice in his career.
Batista's maiden Royal Rumble victory came in 2005. He had an astonishing feud with Triple H and it it was one of the best feuds of the last decade. Batista left Evolution and challenged Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight title at Wrestlemania 21. He mainevented Wrestlemania 21 where he won the title against Triple H.
Batista won his second Royal Rumble match in 2014 when he last eliminated Roman Reigns. However, the WWE Universe gave a negative reaction to his Royal Rumble victory. Subsequently, he mainevented Wrestlemania 30 but failed to win the WWE World Heavyweight title against Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton.
#4 Randy Orton (2009, 2017)
Randy Orton currently performs on Smackdown Live, and he is an essential superstar of the blue brand. Orton won Royal Rumble match twice in his career, and he will be determined to win his third Royal Rumble match.
Orton won his first Royal Rumble match in 2009. He started a feud with McMahon family when he attacked Vince McMahon on the Raw before Royal Rumble. Afterwards, he won the Royal Rumble match after eliminating Triple H from the ring. As the winner of Royal Rumble, Orton got a title shot against Triple H at Wrestlemania 25, but he failed to win the title.
Orton's second Royal Rumble victory came in 2017 when he last eliminated Roman Reigns. He won the WWE title against Bray Wyatt at Wrestlemania 33 and earned his 13th WWE World title. It was also Orton's first WWE title victory at Wrestlemania.
#3 John Cena (2008, 2013)
John Cena is undoubtedly the greatest superstar of the modern era and his achievement is unmatchable. Cena came back to WWE late 2018 and early 2019 after a hiatus and he is scheduled to participate at the Royal Rumble.
The 16-time WWE world champion won the Royal Rumble match twice in his career and he is definitely favourite to win the Royal Rumble match this year. Cena won his maiden Royal Rumble match in 2008 and he entered as a final participant. Cena won the match by last eliminating Triple H.
Cena won his second Royal Rumble match in 2013 and got a chance to headline Wrestlemania 29. Subsequently, he had a remarkable rivalry with The Rock whom he defeated at Wrestlemania 29 and won the WWE title.
#2 Hulk Hogan (1990, 1991)
Hulk Hogan is one of the biggest names in sports entertainment, and he was immensely popular in his prime. The WWE Hall of Famer has a long list of achievements in his career, and he had several memorable rivalries. Hogan won the Royal Rumble match twice in his career.
Hogan won his first Royal Rumble match in 1990. He was the WWF champion when he won the Royal Rumble. As a result, he headlined Wrestlemania 6 where he faced the Ultimate Warrior in a title vs. title match.
Hogan won his second Royal Rumble match in 1991 and became the first wrestler to win two consecutive Royal Rumble matches. He won his third WWF title at Wrestlemania 7 where defeated Sgt. Slaughter.
#1 Stone Cold Steve Austin (1997, 1998, 2001)
Stone Cold Steve Austin was undeniably the poster boy of WWF/E in the Attitude Era. His popularity reached sky-high, and he had numerous awe-inspiring opponents in his career. Steve Austin is the only three-time Royal Rumble match winner in WWE history.
Steve Austin won his first Royal Rumble match in 1997, but the victory came controversially. Austin faced Bret Hart at Wrestlemania 13 but unfortunately, he lost the match.
Austin won two consecutive Royal Rumble matches, as he was the winner in 1998. Austin locked horns with Shawn Michaels and won the WWF World Heavyweight title after beating Shawm Michaels at Wrestlemania 16.
Subsequently, Austin won his third Royal Rumble in 2001 when he last eliminated Kane. He headlined WrestleMania 17 where he defeated The Rock to win his fifth WWF title.
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