7 AEW stars who have wrestled in the WWE Royal Rumble

Quite a number of AEW stars have appeared in Royal Rumbles over the years.
Quite a number of AEW stars have appeared in Royal Rumbles over the years.

3. AEW's American Dragon, Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson recently stirred up a storm in AEW by challenging Hangman Page and defeating numerous members of the Dark Order. But before he came to All Elite Wrestling, he was known as Daniel Bryan - one of WWE's greatest underdogs.

As Daniel Bryan he made a total of five Royal Rumble appearances, including in the Greatest Royal Rumble. The Greatest Royal Rumble was the only RR held in Saudi Arabia, hence the name change.

During the Greatest Rumble, Bryan entered first and lasted for 01 hour 16 minutes and 05 seconds, which is also the longest "Iron Man" record. The Iron Man record is only held by someone who enters 1st or 2nd and is based on how long they last.

Cumulatively, Danielson spent 02 hours, 24 minutes and 21 seconds across all of his Royal Rumbles, placing him at 17th for cumulative time.


2. The Best in the World, CM Punk

CM Punk's career in WWE is fondly remembered for his famous "pipe-bomb" promo. But apart from that, Punk also picked up a number of championships and accolades.

Although he never won a Rumble, Punk has one of the most impressive RR records amongst the AEW wrestlers. Punk made a total of six appearances in a Royal Rumble.

He held the Iron Man record on two separate occasions after being the #1 entrant. In 2011 he lasted for 35 minutes and 21 seconds and eliminated seven wrestlers, a record he shares with John Cena. In the 2014 RR, he lasted for 49 minutes and 15 seconds.

Punk's cumulative time is 02 hours, 48 minutes and 11 seconds, placing him 10th in the list of most time spent in a Rumble.


1. AEW's Le Champion, Chris Jericho

Summarizing Chris Jericho's career in professional wrestling would take a list of its own. Jericho appeared in 11 different Royal Rumbles, a record he shares with Shelton Benjamin and The Undertaker.

Of all his Rumble appearances, Jericho held the Iron Man record twice. In 2003, he lasted for 38 minutes 54 seconds and eliminated the most entrants at six, after entering at the #2 spot. He entered second in 2017 as well and lasted for 01 hour and 13 seconds.

Some might argue whether or not the former AEW Champion is the G.O.A.T. but Jericho spent a cumulative time of 04 hours 59 minutes and 33 seconds in Royal Rumbles. This number makes him the wrestler with the longest cumulative time ever. Notably, Jericho was a mere 27 seconds away from pushing that number to 5 hours.

Quick Links

Edited by Prem Deshpande
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications