10 Longest WWE Royal Rumble Performances With ZERO Eliminations

10. Finlay - 2007

Lasted 32:32.

The 2007 Royal Rumble match is one often left in the dark, forgotten about in favour of the more luxurious 2006 and 2008 offerings. Those who do recall it typically do so for the ensemble final four; comprised of Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Edge, and ultimate winner The Undertaker, the quartet of WWE icons delivered what is arguably the match’s greatest final four performance.

Further down the pecking order, the match was largely filled out with hopeless goobers from all three brands - ECW being the third, in this example. The winner was known from the start, or at least it was known to be one of only two possible candidates. Only HBK or ‘Taker had any real chance of walking away the victor, Edge and Orton coming at a push.

Based purely on time spent in the match, though, Finlay stood a chance of coming out on top. The SmackDown midcarder joined Raw’s Ric Flair as the bout’s starting duo, lasting an impressive thirty-two minutes and thirty-two seconds before his fate fell at the hands of Shawn Michaels, zero eliminations to his name.

That the entire match lasted fifty-six minutes and eighteen seconds turns Finlay’s otherwise dull performance into something of a feat.