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Iconic Royal Rumble Winners
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Winner↕ | Year↕ | Entry Number↕ | Eliminations↕ | Venue↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hulk Hogan | 1990 | 25 | 3 | Orlando Arena | The Hulkster's first Rumble win, back when main events already belonged to him |
Hulk Hogan | 1991 | 24 | 7 | Miami Arena | Wartime Gulf War Rumble, Hogan's second straight win, Earthquake elimination |
Ric Flair | 1992 | 3 | 5 | Knickerbocker Arena, Albany | The only Rumble with the WWF title on the line, Flair's hour-plus performance, 'with a tear in my eye' |
Shawn Michaels | 1995 | 1 | 8 | USAir Arena, Landover | First to win from number 1, one-hour shortened format, last eliminates British Bulldog |
Shawn Michaels | 1996 | 18 | 8 | Selland Arena, Fresno | Back-to-back Rumble wins, set up HBK's Boyhood Dream at WrestleMania XII |
Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1997 | 5 | 10 | Alamodome, San Antonio | Austin re-enters after elimination nobody saw, controversial first Rumble win |
Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1998 | 24 | 7 | San Jose Arena | Austin at his absolute peak, eliminates Rock to win, full WM14 mainline |
Mr. McMahon | 1999 | 2 | 1 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim | Vince McMahon wins with Rock and Corporation assistance, on-screen authority climax |
The Rock | 2000 | 24 | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York | Rock wins MSG Rumble, Big Show controversy, leads to WrestleMania 2000 main event |
Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2001 | 27 | 7 | New Orleans Arena | Austin's record third Rumble win, final four with Kane, Taker, Nash |
Triple H | 2002 | 22 | 4 | Philips Arena, Atlanta | The return from quad injury nine months earlier, crowd explosion, Kurt Angle final two |
Brock Lesnar | 2003 | 29 | 3 | Fleet Center, Boston | Lesnar's redemption path after losing the title, eliminates Undertaker |
John Cena | 2008 | 30 | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York | Shock return from pec injury months early, MSG detonates, eliminates Triple H |
Edge | 2010 | 29 | 7 | Philips Arena, Atlanta | Edge returns from Achilles tear, spear-filled victory, Jericho last eliminated |
Rey Mysterio | 2006 | 2 | 6 | American Airlines Arena, Miami | Tribute win dedicated to Eddie Guerrero, record iron man Rumble time at over 62 minutes |
Edge | 2021 | 1 | 4 | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg | Return from career-ending neck injury, ThunderDome Rumble, wins from entry 1 |
Cody Rhodes | 2023 | 30 | 6 | Alamodome, San Antonio | Cody's return from pec tear, starts the story journey to finish at WrestleMania |
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