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 

27: Longest time between Rumble appearances

WWE Hall Of Famer, ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan, holds the record for the longest gap between two separate Royal Rumble appearances.

The record for the gap stands at 17 years and came between Duggan’s 1992 and 2009 Royal Rumble appearances.


26: Premature victory music

On two occasions during the Royal Rumble, the victor’s music was played prematurely.

In 1995, the British Bulldog’s music was played when he looked like he had won only for Shawn Michael’s (who was not eliminated because only one of his feet had touched the ground) came back and eliminated the Bulldog winning the 1995 Royal Rumble.

The second instance came in 2011. Alberto Del Rio looked like he’d won the Rumble but Santino Marella hadn’t been eliminated yet. Marella came back and tried to blindside Del Rio, who still managed to throw Santino over the top rope and win the Royal Rumble.

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