Royal Rumble is a match etched in the annals of the history of the squared circle. The over-the-top-rope extravaganza is a spectacle worth watching every time. Bodies fly, muscles scream, and strategies shift with every tossed boot and every powerbomb. What could be better than watching the wrestlers throwing off other wrestlers over the rope?
While thirty wrestlers enter the ring, only a few of them get to dominate the space. It is not an easy task to score an elimination and even hard to think of getting five or six eliminations in a single match. Now, imagine someone doing this continuously for years. For some fans, the number of eliminations is a feat bigger than even winning the Royal Rumble match. While that is totally up for discretion, one can not deny that the record for the most Royal Rumble eliminations is not an easy one to have.
Who has the most Royal Rumble eliminations?
Kane has eliminated a total of 46 superstars from the Royal Rumble match, the most by any superstar. He has entered the match a total of 20 times and fell just four short of half a century. An astounding fact is that despite so much success, The Big Red Machine never actually won the battle royal.
Wrestlers with the Most Eliminations in Royal Rumble History
| S No | Wrestler | No. of eliminations | Royal Rumbles entered | Average |
| 1 | Kane | 46 | 20 | 2.30 |
| 2 | The Undertaker | 40 | 11 | 3.64 |
| 3 | Shawn Michaels | 39 | 12 | 3.25 |
| 4 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 36 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Braun Strowman | 34 | 7 | 4.86 |
| 6 | Triple H | 32 | 9 | 3.56 |
| 7 | Big Show | 32 | 12 | 2.67 |
| 8 | Roman Reigns | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 9 | Brock Lesnar | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
Also read: Who has won the most Royal Rumbles in WWE history?
Other Royal Rumble Elimination Records
Most Eliminations in a Single Royal Rumble match
Brock Lesnar holds the record for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match when he eliminated a total of 13 superstars in 2020 Royal Rumble.
| Wrestler | No. of eliminations | Year |
| Braun Strowman | 13 | GRR (2018) |
| Brock Lesnar | 2020 | |
| Roman Reigns | 12 | 2014 |
| Kane | 11 | 2001 |
| Hulk Hogan | 10 | 1989 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1997 | |
| Shawn Michaels | 8 | 1995, 1996 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1999 |
Wrestlers who eliminated themselves from the Royal Rumble match
Sometimes, a wrestler has eliminated themselves from the Royal Rumble match. While some may do it to attack their enemies, some have done it out of sheer fear.
| Wrestler | Year |
| André The Giant | 1989 |
| Ahmed Johnson | 1997 |
| Mil Máscaras | |
| Kane | 1999 |
| Drew Carey | 2001 |
| Mick Foley | 2004 |
| Montel Vontavious Porter | 2010 |
| Matt Hardy | 2018 |
Most Eliminations in Women’s Royal Rumble History
Rhea Ripley has entered a total of four Royal Rumble matches and has eliminated 20 wrestlers in these four attempts, the most by any woman.
| Wrestler | No. of eliminations | Royal Rumbles entered | Average |
| Rhea Ripley | 20 | 4 | 5 |
| Charlotte Flair | 15 | 3.75 | |
| Shayna Baszler | 14 | 3.5 | |
| Bianca Belair | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Nia Jax | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Bayley | 10 | 2.5 |
Most Eliminations in a Single Women’s Royal Rumble Match
In the 2020 edition of Royal Rumble, then-NXT superstars Shayna Baszler and Bianca Belair both eliminated eight superstars and made the world know about themselves.
| Wrestler | No. of eliminations | Year |
| Shayna Baszler | 8 | 2020 |
| Bianca Belair | ||
| Rhea Ripley | 7 | 2021, 2023 |
| Shayna Baszler | 6 | 2021 |
| Michelle McCool | 5 | 2018 |
| Charlotte Flair | 2019, 2022 | |
| Bayley | 2023 | |
| Iyo Sky | ||
| Dakota Kai |
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Most Eliminations in Royal Rumble FAQ's
A. Royal Rumble is available to be watched on WWE Network outside the USA and on Peacock TV in America.
A. The Big Red Machine Kane has eliminated a total of 46 wrestlers from the Royal Rumble match.
A. The Demon Kane has entered a record 20 Royal Rumble matches. He is followed by Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston who have both entered 15 Rumble each.
A. Santino Marella spent just one second in the 2009 Royal Rumble, which is still considered to be the shortest in the event’s history.
