5 Best No. 1 Entries in the Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble has been a staple of the WWE's PPV calendar since 1988
The Royal Rumble has been a staple of the WWE's PPV calendar since 1988

#5 Sasha Banks (2018) - 4th - 3 Eliminations

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Sasha Banks made history in 2017 as she became the first entrant into the first women's only Royal Rumble. The match itself was a huge victory for women's wrestling and Banks has been a big part of changing the face of women's wrestling from the days of the Diva's division to the hard-hitting serious contests that the female wrestlers of today have.

In coming out first, Banks was given the Iron Woman spot of the Rumble, the spot usually given to a talented in-ring worker with the stamina to last for a long time in the ring for a large portion of the rumble. Banks eliminated Bayley, Trish Stratus and Vickie Guerrero, before being eliminated in the final 4 by the Bella Twins.

Her full time in the ring during the Royal Rumble match was clocked at 54 minutes and 46 seconds, the longest time in the Rumble by any female competitor and 11th overall.

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Edited by Kishan Prasad
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