10 Longest WWE Royal Rumble Performances With ZERO Eliminations
6. Liv Morgan - 2022
Lasted 37:20.
The period of late-2021 until the summer of 2022 was an enticing one for Liv Morgan. The guaranteed botch-maker of NXT’s bygone era transformed herself upon a 2017 main roster transition, quickly becoming a breakout performer.
Her 2022 proved as such. Starting hot with a Day 1 encounter vs. Becky Lynch, Liv soon captured both the women’s Money in the Bank briefcase and the SmackDown Women’s Championship, a rare instance of WWE listening to its audience a whole three weeks before Vince McMahon declared his retirement.
That was July, though. In January, it wasn’t just a solid match vs. ‘Big Time Becks’ that provided beneficial for Morgan’s career. Her Royal Rumble performance was one of the match’s longest, coming in at thirty-seven minutes and twenty seconds. Though she didn’t attain any eliminations, the real-life Gionna Daddio gave a performance befitting of the time accumulated, entering sixth and being tossed out by nostalgia act Brie Bella.
Before the realisation hit that Ronda Rousey was, in fact, on her way back to the sports entertainment giant, Liv Morgan was a fan favourite to win the whole thing. That alone speaks volumes about the fan belief behind Liv Morgan during this time. Had Ronda opted against a return, then the 2022 women's Royal Rumble could have ended very differently.