12 Amazing Stats From WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Many records came crashing down in Houston.
As much as surprises are the lifeblood of WWE's annual over-the-top rope stramash, so too are statistics. Wrestling, by its nature, doesn't always lend itself well to numbers, given it's largely, you know, made up. Whilst Win-Loss records do matter, they don't in the same sense as a true sport, and for the most part, our enjoyment of this athletic entertainment doesn't come with a furniture storeroom full of tables.
That's why the Royal Rumble is so special. Away from the shock guests, there's nearly always a whole slew of fascinating figures to steam up the specs of maths nerds such as ourselves. Most eliminations! Longest duration! Quickest elimination! Fewest wrestlers wearing black! It's all in there, and it's all wonderful. Since the addition of the women's Royal Rumble in 2018, this data delight has doubled, like getting a brand new, empty sticker book just waiting to be filled.
2020's Rumble was a veritable bounty of foilies in this regard. Thanks to the incredible performances of a handful of select stars, the latest edition saw some erstwhile unbeatable records scrubbed right out. And many of them were replaced with the name 'Shayna Baszler'...
12. Most Former Winners In A Single Rumble
Sunday's men's Rumble was something of a Royal Rumble of Royal Rumbles, a King of Royal Rumbles or Greatest Royal Rumble, if you will (despite not featuring 50 men and being on the playbillof a Saudi prince). That's because it featured more former winners of the eponymous match than any prior edition, clocking in (if we include the aforementioned Jeddah farce) at eight.
The previous sign-pointers looking to head to Tampa last night were: Brock Lesnar (2003), Rey Mysterio (2006), Randy Orton (2009, 2017), Roman Reigns (2015), Edge (2010), Shinsuke Nakamura (2018), Braun Strowman (GRR), and Seth Rollins (2019). Not one of them managed to double up (or treble up, in Orton's case).