Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Appearances

Last Modified Jan 29, 2025 09:02 GMT
Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Appearances
Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Record (Source - Getty Images)

Brock Lesnar is an American professional wrestler widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers in WWE history. He is also considered a highly formidable athlete, having won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Before entering combat sports, Lesnar also played football during his schooling. He signed with WWE’s developmental territory in 2000 and made his main roster debut two years later. Since then, Lesnar has established himself as one of the most decorated wrestlers in WWE history, which includes being the Grand Slam Champion, Royal Rumble winner, Mr. Money in the Bank, King of the Ring, multiple WrestleMania main events, and breaking the streak of The Undertaker.

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Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Appearances- Wins, Losses and Stats

Brock Lesnar has entered six Royal Rumble matches as of January 2025. He has won two Royal Rumbles, first in 2003 and then in 2022. His gap of 19 years between two victories is the longest for any two-time Rumble winner, as of January 2025. Lesnar has eliminated 32 superstars from the Rumble, including 13 eliminations in the 2020 event, which is the most in a single match. Despite these many eliminations, Lesnar has spent only 53 minutes and 55 seconds inside the Rumble. When he won in 2022, The Beast had spent only two minutes and 33 seconds in the match, which remains the least time spent by a Royal Rumble winner.

Number of Appearances6
Number of Wins2
Number of Runners-Up0
Number of Top Four2
Best Finish1 (Royal Rumble 2003, Royal Rumble 2022)
Worst Finish23 (Royal Rumble 2023)
Longest Time in Match26:31 (Royal Rumble 2020 - Men)
Shortest Time in Match02:28 (Royal Rumble 2023 - Men)
Number of Eliminations32

Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Year-on-Year Appearance- Entry Number, Finish Position, and Eliminations

Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Appearances
Brock Lesnar (Source - Getty Images)
YearEntrant NumberFinish PositionEliminationsEliminated By
20032914Winner
201623104The Wyatt Family
201726123Goldberg
202011713Drew McIntyre
20223015Winner
202312233Bobby Lashley

Royal Rumble 2023 - 23rd Place

Brock Lesnar entered the 2023 Royal Rumble match at number 12, which was different than his previous numbers of entering as number one or towards the end of the match. He spent just two minutes and 30 seconds in the match and eliminated Chad Gable, Angelo Dawkins, and Santos Escobar. Surprisingly, Lesnar was eliminated by Bobby Lashley pretty quickly.

Royal Rumble 2022 - Winner

Brock Lesnar lost his WWE Championship to Bobby Lashley at Royal Rumble 2022 after the Universal Champion Roman Reigns interfered. Later that night, Lesnar entered the Royal Rumble match at number 30 and quickly eliminated Shane McMahon, Bad Bunny, Matt Riddle, Kevin Owens, and Drew McIntyre in two minutes and 33 seconds to win the Royal Rumble for a second time.

Royal Rumble 2020 - 17th

Brock Lesnar entered the 2020 Royal Rumble match at number one despite being the reigning WWE Champion. What followed next was the unreal domination of The Beast. He eliminated 13 wrestlers and set the record for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match. He spent more than 26 minutes in the ring, which remains Lesnar’s personal best in the Rumble. A sneak kick from Ricochet and a Claymore from Drew McIntyre managed to eliminate Lesnar from the match.

Royal Rumble 2017 - 12th

Brock Lesnar was in the midst of a feud with Goldberg when both the superstars announced themselves for Royal Rumble. Lesnar entered first at number 26 and soon eliminated Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, and Enzo Amore. However, when Goldberg entered, Lesnar could not do much and was easily eliminated by Da Man.

Royal Rumble 2016 - 10th

In 2016, Brock Lesnar entered the Royal Rumble match for the first time in 13 years. The WWE Championship was on the line in the match and Lesnar entered at number 23. In his nine minutes inside the Rumble, Lesnar eliminated Jack Swagger, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman, and Erick Rowan. The eliminated Wyatt Family members came back to team up and eliminate Lesnar from the match.

Royal Rumble 2003 - Winner

Brock Lesnar had just a few months of experience with WWE walking into the 2003 Royal Rumble match. However, he was already a big name having won the WWE Championship. He entered at number 29 and eliminated Charlie Haas, Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin and lastly, The Undertaker to win the Royal Rumble match for the first time in his career.

Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Eliminations of Opponents By Numbers

WrestlerTimes Eliminated
Erick Rowan2
Shelton Benjamin2
Braun Strowman2
Chad Gable1
Santos Escobar1
Angelo Dawkins1
Matt Riddle1
Drew McIntyre1
Bad Bunny1
Shane McMahon1
Randy Orton1
Elias1
Bobby Roode1
John Morrison1
Kofi Kingston1
Rey Mysterio1
Big E1
Cesaro1
Shinsuke Nakamura1
MVP1
Keith Lee1
Dean Ambrose1
Dolph Ziggler1
Enzo Amore1
Luke Harper1
Jack Swagger1
Matt Hardy1
Charlie Haas1
The Undertaker1

FAQs on Brock Lesnar Royal Rumble Appearances

A. Brock Lesnar won the Royal Rumble in 2003 and 2022. 

A. Brock Lesnar eliminated 13 wrestlers in the 2020 Royal Rumble match. 

A. It is not known whether Brock Lesnar can return at the 2025 Royal Rumble. 

A. While Brock Lesnar is on an indefinite hiatus, he is reportedly still under a WWE contract. 

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