10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Facts

7. The Ironwoman

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WWE's annual January PPV is one where so many wrestlers have solidified themselves the spot of a certain Royal Rumble's ironman over the decades.

As it stands, Rey Mysterio holds the record for the longest time spent in the regular Royal Rumble, with the Master of the 619 lasting 1:02:12 on his way to winning the 2006 Rumble. Others to have passed the one-hour mark are Bob Backlund (1993), Chris Benoit (2004), Triple H (2006), and Chris Jericho (2017) - while Daniel Bryan actually hit 1:16:05 in the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble in 2019.

With three women's Royal Rumbles now in the history books, no female has yet to pass the hour mark just yet, but the 2019 women's Rumble currently stands as the bout which holds the record where it pertains to the longest period spent in one of these matches.

That figure currently stands at an impressive 56:01, with Natalya putting in that mammoth shift after entering at #2 in 2019. During that time, the Queen of Harts managed two eliminations - Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan - before being eliminated by Nia Jax.

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