10 Wrestlers Who Entered The Royal Rumble With Multiple Gimmicks

4. Fatu/The Sultan/Rikishi

Another long time big journeyman of the company, Rikishi has experienced a whole lot more success in the Royal Rumble match than poor old Matt Bloom - and has entered under almost as many different names. The first of these came in 1993, when Fatu lasted just six minutes before being eliminated by Bob Backlund. Yes, the Bob Backlund.

Despite still being a midcard tag team wrestler, Fatu made it to the final four of the Rumble in 1994, before being thrown over the top by Bret Hart. The big man had entered singles competition in 1995, but despite entering the match as number 29 Fatu was unable to make much of an impact on the bout itself. 1996 was the final Rumble for Fatu, eliminating some guy called The Ringmaster before being eliminated by Isaac Yankem.

Fatu had become The Sultan by 1997, although this coincided with something of a degradation when it came to his Rumble prowess. The Sultan lasted just three and a half minutes, before being tossed out by The British Bulldog. The Sultan gimmick was soon tossed out too.

Years later her became Rikishi, and finally Rumble success was found. Rikishi's first Rumble appearance came in 2000, and to say he dominated the early stages of the match would be an understatement. Rikishi was responsible for the first seven eliminations in that match, and it subsequently took six men to throw him over the top rope. Big Kish entered the 2001 Rumble as the number 30 entrant, eliminating The Undertaker before being thrown out himself by The Rock.

One year later The Undertaker, gained his revenge. The former Intercontinental Champion appeared in the 2003 and 2004 Rumbles, too, with little success.