10 Most Obscure WWE Royal Rumble Records
The weird, uncommon and unique records that won't show up in WWE's glitzy video packages.
Every year, WWE will produce a video discussing the Royal Rumble “by the numbers.” It will include the basics of the match for newer fans, and it inevitably will include a rundown of some of the bigger records associated with the Rumble: most eliminations, longest time spent in the match, most years entered, most Rumble victories, and so on.
This is not one of those rundowns.
The beauty of a match like the Rumble with 37 years of history is that, even in a predetermined competition, there are random statistics and data that amass, producing a series of unique and uncommon records that don’t often get their due. They might not get a glitzy video package on WWE’s YouTube channel, but they exist, and they deserve their moment in the sun.
After combing through the data compiled through the years, we’ve plucked a group of records that might not show up in WWE’s official books, but are important marks worth highlighting here. Rumble completists will want to be armed with these facts to dazzle their friends and annoy others.
Buckle up and prepare to be perplexed by a series of obscure records: some dubious, some celebratory, but all a bit off the wall.
Let’s get to it…
10. Biggest Gap Between First And Last Rumbles
Recordholder: Undertaker, 26 years (1991-2017)
When you talk about difficult records to overcome, it’s not always eliminations and long stays in a Rumble that are unbreakable. Sometimes, it’s as simple as a wrestler having longevity with the company itself that produces a lasting record.
The Undertaker is a WWE company man through and through, and his storied career is synonymous with those three letters. Although he has only won one Royal Rumble and isn’t the most prolific performer in Rumble history, he does hold one rather interesting record: Taker has the most years between his first and last Rumble appearances.
UT entered his first Rumble in 1991 – only the fourth iteration of the winter classic – and competed in his 11th and final Rumble in 2017, a gap of 26 years. To break that record this year, someone who entered their first Rumble in 1998 or earlier would need to walk down that aisle. Unless Kane (who has a 25-year gap between his first entry in 1996 as Isaac Yankem and his last in 2021) makes a surprise appearance, this record likely is safe for another year.