30 Amazing Stats and Facts From 30 Years of the WWE Royal Rumble

#30 years of the Royal Rumble have brought us some amazing moments 

3: First time’s the charm

9 men have actually won the Royal Rumble on their very first attempt. Those men are Jim Duggan (who won the first ever Royal Rumble in 1988), Big John Studd (1989), Ric Flair (1992), Yokozuna (1993), Lex Luger (1994), Vince McMahon (1999), Brock Lesnar (2003), Chris Benoit (2004) and Alberto Del Rio (2011).

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Could anyone join this illustrious list in 2017?


2: Entering the Rumble as champion

Only two men have ever entered the Rumble as WWE Champion.

The first instance came in 1990, when then-champion Hulk Hogan, entered the Rumble while holding the WWE Championship and won the Rumble match.

The second instance came in when WWE Champion Roman Reigns entered the Royal Rumble and defended the belt in the Rumble match itself. Unfortunately for Roman, he couldn’t retain his title unlike the Hulkster, and the championship was won by Triple H.

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