The Royal Rumble match is one of the biggest professional wrestling matches in the world. Organized every year by WWE, the Royal Rumble match consists of 30 superstars who compete to survive the longest in the battle royal. The match kickstarts the highly anticipated Road to WrestleMania in WWE, and the winner is also awarded a world title shot at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
To win the competition, one has to be the last man standing inside the ring, so superstars entering at later stages have an advantage. However, those who enter first have to survive for a longer duration in the match, which has on many occasions lasted even more than an hour. Throughout the history of the event, there have been a few wrestlers who have survived for a long time in the Royal Rumble on multiple occasions, bringing their combined time to multiple hours.
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List of Wrestlers with the most cumulative time in the Royal Rumble Match
Male WWE Wrestlers
Chris Jericho has spent a total of four hours 59 minutes and 33 seconds in the Royal Rumble match, which is the most by any superstar as of January 2025, as per Smark Out Moment. He accumulated this time in his 11 appearances. However, Jericho did not win any Royal Rumble matches.
| Wrestler | Total Time in Royal Rumble |
| Chris Jericho | 04:59:33 |
| Randy Orton | 04:34:08 |
| Rey Mysterio | 04:14:46 |
| Cody Rhodes | 04:05:14 |
| Triple H | 04:00:50 |
| Shawn Michaels | 03:47:32 |
| Edge | 03:32:55 |
| Sheamus | 03:26:21 |
| Kane | 03:19:40 |
| CM Punk | 03:09:56 |
| Dolph Ziggler | 03:08:39 |
| Kofi Kingston | 02:51:49 |
| John Cena | 02:48:32 |
| Steve Austin | 02:45:04 |
| Roman Reigns | 02:44:06 |
| Seth Rollins | 02:40:45 |
| Chris Benoit | 02:37:24 |
| Undertaker | 02:31:21 |
| Drew McIntyre | 02:24:46 |
| Daniel Bryan | 02:24:21 |
Female WWE Wrestlers
Bianca Belair has spent a total of three hours five minutes and 28 seconds in the Royal Rumble match, the most by any female superstar, as of January 2025, as per Smark Out Moment.
| Wrestler | Total Time in Royal Rumble |
| Bianca Belair | 03:05:25 |
| Natalya | 02:38:40 |
| Naomi | 02:27:37 |
| Charlotte Flair | 02:21:28 |
| Rhea Ripley | 02:19:08 |
| Bayley | 02:18:50 |
| Liv Morgan | 01:57:37 |
| Becky Lynch | 01:17:28 |
| Shayna Baszler | 01:13:40 |
| Zelina Vega | 01:10:08 |
| Asuka | 01:05:55 |
| Sasha Banks | 01:04:30 |
| Lacey Evans | 01:02:45 |
| Ember Moon | 01:00:26 |
| Nia Jax | 00:55:00 |
| Nikki Cross | 00:53:14 |
| Tamina | 00:45:35 |
| Michelle McCool | 00:43:21 |
| Mandy Rose | 00:42:21 |
| Piper Niven | 00:40:44 |
Most Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble Match
Daniel Brayn spent an hour and 16 minutes in the Greatest Royal Rumble, the longest as of January 2025. In normal Royal Rumbles, Gunther holds the record with one hour, 11 minutes, and 40 seconds of survival. For the female Royal Rumble, the record stands with Bayley who spent one hour and three minutes in the 2024 event.
Male WWE Wrestlers
| Wrestler | Time | Year |
| Daniel Bryan | 1:16:05 | Greatest Royal Rumble |
| Gunther | 1:11:40 | 2023 |
| Rey Mysterio | 1:02:12 | 2006 |
| Chris Benoit | 1:01:35 | 2004 |
| Bob Backlund | 1:01:10 | 1993 |
| Triple H | 1:00:16 | 2006 |
| Chris Jericho | 1:00:13 | 2017 |
| Ric Flair | 1:00:02 | 1992 |
| Roman Reigns | 59:48:00 | 2016 |
| Edge | 58:30:00 | 2021 |
| Randy Orton | 58:30:00 | 2021 |
Female WWE Wrestlers
| Wrestler | Time | Year |
| Bayley | 1:03:03 | 2024 |
| Naomi | 1:02:18 | 2024 |
| Rhea Ripley | 1:01:08 | 2023 |
| Liv Morgan | 1:01:07 | 2023 |
| Bianca Belair | 56:52:00 | 2021 |
| Natalya | 56:01:00 | 2019 |
| Sasha Banks | 54:46:00 | 2018 |
| Ember Moon | 52:23:00 | 2019 |
| Charlotte Flair | 50:01:00 | 2019 |
| Bianca Belair | 47:46:00 | 2024 |
List of Royal Rumble Iron-Mans
In the Royal Rumble, an Iron Man is a wrestler who spends the most time in the ring in a single match. Over the years, many wrestlers have had the chance to be called the Royal Rumble Iron Man, and a few of them even managed to win the match. Edge, Steve Austin, Chris Benoit, CM Punk, and Chris Jericho have become the Iron Man twice while Bianca Belair has become the Iron Woman on three occasions.
| Event | Iron Man / Iron Woman | Time Spent | Number Drawn |
| Royal Rumble 2024 - Men | Jey Uso | 50:56 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2024 - Women | Bayley | 1:03:03 | 3 |
| Royal Rumble 2023 - Men | Gunther | 1:11:40 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2023 - Women | Rhea Ripley | 1:01:08 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2022 - Men | AJ Styles | 29:17 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2022 - Women | Bianca Belair | 47:30 | 8 |
| Royal Rumble 2021 - Men | Edge | 58:58 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2021 - Women | Bianca Belair | 56:54 | 3 |
| Royal Rumble 2020 - Men | Drew McIntyre | 34:11 | 16 |
| Royal Rumble 2020 - Women | Bianca Belair | 33:22 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 2019 - Men | Seth Rollins | 43:00 | 10 |
| Royal Rumble 2019 - Women | Natalya | 56:01 | 2 |
| Greatest Royal Rumble | Daniel Bryan | 1:16:07 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2018 - Men | Finn Balor | 57:38 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 2018 - Women | Sasha Banks | 54:46 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2017 | Chris Jericho | 1:00:13 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 2016 | Roman Reigns | 59:48 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2015 | Bray Wyatt | 46:50 | 5 |
| Royal Rumble 2014 | CM Punk | 49:13 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2013 | Dolph Ziggler | 49:47 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2012 | The Miz | 45:39 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2011 | CM Punk | 35:22 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2010 | John Cena | 22:12 | 19 |
| Royal Rumble 2009 | Triple H | 49:57 | 7 |
| Royal Rumble 2008 | Batista | 37:53 | 8 |
| Royal Rumble 2007 | Edge | 44:05 | 5 |
| Royal Rumble 2006 | Rey Mysterio | 1:02:02 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 2005 | Chris Benoit | 47:32 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 2004 | Chris Benoit | 1:01:33 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 2003 | Chris Jericho | 38:59 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 2002 | Steve Austin | 26:47 | 19 |
| Royal Rumble 2001 | Kane | 53:44 | 6 |
| Royal Rumble 2000 | Test | 26:48 | 10 |
| Royal Rumble 1999 | Mr. McMahon | 56:39 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 1998 | The Rock | 51:31 | 4 |
| Royal Rumble 1997 | Steve Austin | 45:04 | 5 |
| Royal Rumble 1996 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 48:05 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 38:43 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 1994 | Bam Bam Bigelow | 30:14 | 15 |
| Royal Rumble 1993 | Bob Backlund | 1:01:15 | 2 |
| Royal Rumble 1992 | Ric Flair | 59:32 | 3 |
| Royal Rumble 1991 | Rick Martel | 52:30 | 6 |
| Royal Rumble 1990 | Ted DiBiase | 44:53 | 1 |
| Royal Rumble 1989 | Mr. Perfect | 27:56 | 4 |
| Royal Rumble 1988 | Bret Hart | 25:45 | 1 |
FAQs on Wrestlers with the most time in Royal Rumble History
A. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the only wrestler to win the Royal Rumble match thrice in WWE.
A. Roman Reign has finished as the runner-up four times in Royal Rumble (2014, 2017, 2018, and 2020), as of January 2025.
A. Santino Marella was eliminated by Kane in one second in the 2009 Royal Rumble.
A. The Greatest Royal Rumble held in 2018 was a 50-man Rumble. However, unlike other Royal Rumbles, it was not held in January and the winner was not awarded a WrestleMania title shot.
