10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 1999 Facts
2. In Terms Of Ring Time, Austin Had The Longest Duration, Even If It Wasn't Much
Officially, Austin and McMahon, as first two in and last two out, tied for longest duration at 56 minutes and 38 seconds apiece. They each spent more than half of that time out of the ring, with Austin incapacitated and McMahon arrogantly doing commentary up until the end.
Ring-time only, Austin spent 25 minutes and 47 seconds in the match, which was still enough to make him the match's duration king, with Big Boss Man's 18:53 coming in second.
Austin's 25:47 in the ring is the second-lowest time for any Rumble workhorse. It was the lowest since Bret Hart led all 1988 entrants with a time of 25:42. Very rarely since then has any Rumble duration champion finished below the 30-minute mark.