5 Superstars who won the Royal Rumble match in their first attempt

Modified Dec 21, 2018 10:15 GMT

Royal Rumble is the first pay-per-view of the year, and sets the tone for next 12 months

#2 Brock Lesnar (2003)

Brock Lesnar won one of the most star-studded Rumbles in WWE history

It shouldn't come as a surprise that The Beast Incarnate is on this list. Lesnar was given a monster push right after he made his main roster debut in 2002. He remained unpinned for nearly 8 months.

During that period, he won the King of the Ring tournament, and defeated top Superstars such as The Undertaker, The Rock, Hulk Hogan etc. Defeating The Rock won Lesnar his first WWE Championship.

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It didn't take a genius to figure out the winner of the 2003 Royal Rumble match heading into the namesake event. It was of course going to be Brock Lesnar, considering the successful 2002 he had. Lesnar ended up winning the match by last eliminating The Undertaker. Lesnar then went on to face Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 19. What's even more interesting is the fact that he also became one of the few Superstars to main event Wrestlemania in their first appearance at the "Show of Shows".

About the author

Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.

Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.

When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.

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Edited by Gabby Duran