6. On Eight Occasions, The Number-One Entrant Survived Until After Number Thirty Entered
Shawn Michaels (1995) and Chris Benoit (2004) have actually won the match from the first position, the only two occurrences of such happening. WWE announcers will be aghast if some babyface is forced to enter first (like Roman Reigns for 2016, or even Benoit in 2004). That doesn't explain away the inexplicable luck that six other initial entrants have had in surviving the gauntlet all the way to the final stage. The other six instances include: -1999: Steve Austin (runner-up, with special circumstances) -2006: Triple H (third place) -2009: Rey Mysterio (eleventh place, final stage was overloaded with entrants) -2012: The Miz (sixth place) -2013: Dolph Ziggler (fourth place) -2014: CM Punk (fourth place) Who says number one is unlucky in Royal Rumbles?