10 Worst WWE Royal Rumble Number 30 Entrants Ever

2. Duke 'The Dumpster' Droese - 1996

Duke The Dumpster Droese
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Duke 'The Dumpster' Droese earned the right to be the final entrant in Royal Rumble 1996 when he defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley on the Rumble Free For All, although he did so by disqualification. Hunter went on to last almost 50 minutes in the match after entering at number one, a performance that further solidified his position as a rising star in the company.

Droese? Well, he lasted just one minute and 10 seconds after entering last, finding himself thrown out by the unlikely double team of Diesel and Kama. Did he manage to do any damage in that minute and 10 seconds? Well, we'll never really know, as for the majority of that time the cameras were on the outside as The British Bulldog and Owen Hart put the boots to Shawn Michaels.

So Droese lasted barely over a minute, eliminated not a single person and didn't actually do anything of note. His elimination was barely a thing too. His performance is without doubt the worst by a number 30 in Royal Rumble history, and would undoubtedly top this position had the company not taken a collective brain fart almost 20 years later.

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