The annual Royal Rumble match is one of the most anticipated matches in WWE. It takes place every year in late January or early February and involves 30 wrestlers trying to throw each other over the top rope to be the last person standing inside the ring. The match is known for its high intensity, thrilling debuts, and unexpected returns. The winner of the Royal Rumble match gets a world title shot at WrestleMania, and sometimes even gets to headline the Grandest Stage of Them All.
The event began in 1988 and was created by WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson. Since then, it has taken place every year, including two editions in 2018 due to the Greatest Royal Rumble. In the same year, the event was also expanded to introduce a dedicated Royal Rumble match for the WWE female roster. Since then, both men's and women's matches have taken place every year at the event. Various wrestlers enter the free-for-all and few have done so year after year. These wrestlers have entered the Royal Rumble match more than anyone else.
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WWE Male Superstars with the most Royal Rumble appearances
Kane has entered the Royal Rumble match 20 times. This is the most by any WWE superstar, as per Smarkout moment, as of January 2025. Of these 20 entrances, Kane has entered the match 18 times under this name, once as Isaac Yankem and once as fake Diesel. Trailing behind Kane is Kofi Kingston, who has entered the Rumble 16 times as of January 2025. However, neither of the two superstars won the Royal Rumble match during their career.
| Wrestler | Appearances in Royal Rumble |
| Kane | 20 |
| Kofi Kingston | 16 |
| Dolph Ziggler | 15 |
| The Miz | 15 |
| Randy Orton* | 14 |
| Goldust | 13 |
| Rey Mysterio* | 13 |
| Big Show | 12 |
| Shawn Michaels* | 12 |
| Chris Jericho | 11 |
| Shelton Benjamin | 11 |
| Undertaker* | 11 |
| Cody Rhodes* | 10 |
| Mark Henry | 10 |
| Rikishi | 10 |
| Sheamus* | 10 |
| Big E | 9 |
| Booker T | 9 |
| Edge* | 9 |
| Great Khali | 9 |
| R-Truth | 9 |
| Triple H* | 9 |
| Mabel/Viscera | 9 |
* indicates that the wrestler has won the Royal Rumble match at least once.
WWE Female Superstars with the most Royal Rumble appearances
Liv Morgan and Natalya have entered the Women’s Royal Rumble match 7 times, as of January 2025, which is the most by female wrestlers. The event was introduced in 2018, and thus Morgan and Natalya have both entered every single edition of the Women’s Royal Rumble match up until 2024.
| Wrestler | Royal Rumble Appearances |
| Liv Morgan | 7 |
| Natalya | 7 |
| Dana Brooke | 6 |
| Naomi | 6 |
| Tamina | 6 |
| Bayley* | 5 |
| Carmella | 5 |
| Nia Jax | 5 |
| Nikki Cross | 5 |
| Sarah Logan / Valhalla | 5 |
| Shayna Baszler | 5 |
| Shotzi Blackheart | 5 |
| Sonya Deville | 5 |
| Zelina Vega | 5 |
| Becky Lynch* | 4 |
| Bianca Belair* | 4 |
| Candice LeRae | 4 |
| Charlotte Flair* | 4 |
| Kairi Sane | 4 |
| Mandy Rose | 4 |
| Mickie James | 4 |
| Rhea Ripley* | 4 |
| Xia Li | 4 |
* indicates that the wrestler has won the Royal Rumble match at least once.
FAQs on Wrestlers with the most Royal Rumble Appearances
A. Kane has entered the Royal Rumble match for a record 20 times.
A. Daniel Bryan spent 1 hour and 16 minutes in the Greatest Royal Rumble, while Gunther’s 1 hour 11 minutes and 40 seconds in the 2023 event is the most for a normal Royal Rumble.
A. Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar are tied with 13 eliminations in a single Royal Rumble. Braun Strowman did so in the 50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble and Brock Lesnar did it in the 2020 30-Man Rumble.
A. No, Kane has never won the Royal Rumble match.
