Top 5 Royal Rumble winners of the Millennium

#4 John Cena (2008)

It was a delightful return.

John Cena wasn’t even supposed to be in the Royal Rumble match. In October 2007, Cena legitimately tore his right pectoral muscle, which forced him to vacate his WWE championship.

During the Royal Rumble match, Triple H was cruising on his way to victory when John Cena made his return as the final entry.

The crowd erupted in disbelief as Cena's music hit and produced one of the loudest pop ever heard in the Royal Rumble’s history. Triple H was eliminated as the last participant in the match, making the triumphed return for the “Leader of Cenation”.

John Cena also set the record for the shortest time spent by the winner in a Royal Rumble match.