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Some superstars were meant to be in the ring for short periods of time. Others could seemingly fight forever. Over the years we have seen guys be in the Royal Rumble match for over an hour, men such as Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart went into overtime in iron man matches, and some matches just took a long time to decide a winner.
There are superstars in WWE today who fit the bill. Men and women who have wrestled all show long and completely stolen the show. Ironmen of the past such as Hart, Michaels, Triple H, and Chris Jericho have set the stage for the guys and girls who do it today. Here are the five workhorses or iron men of WWE today.
5: John Cena
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Say what you want about Mr.Cena, but he has been in a lot of long matches in his storied career, including a 55 minute match with Shawn Michaels on RAW. More recently His appearance in the RAW gauntlet match was pretty lengthy. As well as an iron man match against Randy Orton in 2009. He has put in a ton of work over the years. The resume speaks for itself with a lot of long Wrestle Mania matches in his past.
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As well as some other long pay per view matches to add on such as his Money in the Bank match with CM Punk. Not many can say they have been iron men as long as Cena can. He is the oldest guy on the list. He still does superhuman things fifteen years later. How much longer can he retain the label of an iron man?
4: Kevin Owens
Last year was an interesting one for Kevin Owens. He and Roman fought in an amazing No disqualification match at the Rumble, then he dropped the Universal Championship in disgusting fashion, and went on to turn on his best friend. He was also involved in two of the ten longest matches of the year. The Smack Down Money in the Bank ladder match and his Hell in a Cell match with Shane O'Mac. Also in 2016 Kevin Owens defended the intercontinental championship at a house show in an iron man match versus AJ Styles.
He may not have the stereotypical build of a Vince McMahon top guy. That is exactly what he is though. He has put in some of the most grueling and gut wrenching match ups WWE has had over the past five years. That is why he is one of WWE's iron men.
3: Finn Balor
The leader of the Balor Club has quite a few long matches on his resume in just a short time on WWE's main roster. Finn was another participant in the gauntlet match that inspired this article. His performance in the match isn't why he lands on the list, however. Finn was apart of a few on the longest matches in WWE in 2017. Including his performances in the five-way from Extreme Rules and the men's Survivor Series match.
Those may both be multiple man matches, but nonetheless Finn was apart of them. He also was the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble iron man. Finn clocked in with the longest time of the match, showing off why he is a true workhorse in WWE. It is only a matter of time before we see Balor in an iron man match of his own.
2: Sasha Banks
The only woman to make the list and one of the women to compete in WWE's first Iron Woman matches. Her and Bayley put on a thrilling sequel to their NXT takeover Brooklyn match and Sasha was sent off to the main roster. She wasn't finished at that point, however. She is the only active wrestler to compete in multiple iron man matches in WWE. She faced Charlotte at WWE's Roadblock and the match went into overtime.
Sasha also clocked in one of the longest times in a Royal Rumble match ever. She started it off and came down to the final four. You can criticize the situation with the women on the outside, but either way, she was out there for an hour and that is a huge accomplishment. Sasha continues to prove her status as the iron woman in world wrestling entertainment.
1: Seth Rollins
You knew this was coming. It is almost a crime he hasn't been and an iron man match yet. That performance will be forever in the history books and if you watched it you know just how unforgettable it was. Rollins isn't a one-hit wonder either. He competed in three of the top ten longest pay per view matches of 2017.
He fought in the TLC main event, the Extreme Rules five-way, and his Wrestle Mania match with Triple H all crack the top 10. Rollins has an expanding resume and he showed off his status as not just the man on RAW, but as the iron man. It will not be the last time you see Seth turn RAW into Monday Night Rollins.
