Every Royal Rumble match winner: Where are they now?

#7 Shawn Michaels (1995, 1996)

The Ageless Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels became the 2nd superstar to win 2 straight Royal Rumble matches in the WWE. The Heart Break Kid almost dethroned every superstar he faced in his high profile career. However, in 2010 he bid goodbye to the WWE Universe after his farewell match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania and successfully put a full stop to his career.

Shawn Michaels was enjoying his another phase of his life outside the WWE. But, the Showstopper shockingly came out of retirement in 2018 to join forces with his buddy, Triple H to fight with The Brothers of destruction. Mr. WrestleMania also plays a key role in WWE Performance Center and NXT to elevate the young superstars’ careers.

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8) Stone Cold Steve Austin (1997, 1998, 2001)

The Texas Rattlesnake

Stone Cold Steve Austin holds the record for most Royal Rumble victories in WWE as he claimed glory in the years 1997,1998 and 2001, respectively. With his extreme popularity, the Texas Rattle Snake solely changed the scenario of WWE in the Attitude Era. In 2003, he retired from WWE.

He has remained a man of his word, as he never turned back for the company to wrestle since then. He is in good terms with the WWE company and makes many special appearances at marquee events. He returned on the RAW 25 episode in 2018. Stone Cold has also gained success with his podcast known as “The Steve Austin Show”.