All 7 WWE Superstars who have spent 3+ hours in the Royal Rumble match

#5 Randy Orton (3:33:19)

WWE legend Randy Orton is a Royal Rumble veteran and is one of the very few wrestlers who have won the match on two occasions. Orton lasted almost 50 minutes in the match at the 2009 Royal Rumble event, which makes up a big chunk of his overall time in the match. He eventually won that match by last eliminating Triple H.

Randy Orton is a two-time Royal Rumble winner

Orton would go on to win the 2017 Royal Rumble match as well, by last eliminating Roman Reigns. Orton came in at No. 23 and spent 20 minutes in the match. Interestingly, he didn't eliminate anyone else on that night.

#4 Shawn Michaels (3:47:32)

WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels had become a megastar by the time 1995 came around. He won the 1995 Royal Rumble match by coming in at No. 1 and lasting almost 40 minutes, till the very end. Michaels wasn't done here, as he went on to win his second Royal Rumble match the next year.

Michaels spent 26 minutes in the Royal Rumble match that year and eliminated eight Superstars in the process. He would go on to deliver some stellar performances in the match over the next decade or so, with his 2007 outing being dubbed one of the very best. On that night, Michaels came very close to winning it all but was eliminated by The Undertaker in the end.

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