10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE Royal Rumble

1. Randy Orton’s Unwanted Record

Randy Orton WWE Royal Rumble Record
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Look away now, Randy Orton fans.

The 2021 Rumble will forever be remembered for Edge winning just one year after his emotional return at the same event. Old foe Orton started the match with him, and both officially lasted a whopping 58 minutes and 30 seconds in the bout. Here's the bit Randy's faithful might want to forget...

...he didn't eliminate anybody. Nope, not one soul. That means Orton has spent the longest period in a single Rumble match without being responsible for even one elimination. Granted, he was absent for a ton of the match due to a brawl at the start with Edge, but it still counts and it's still fascinating.

Randy officially went almost an hour without sending anyone tumbling over the top rope to the floor. It's also worth noting that Edge (who won the thing, remember) only ousted three wrestlers: Orton, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman.

Amazing.

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