10 WWE Royal Rumble Statistics You Need To Know

7. Sitting Pretty

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On the flip side of entering first, entering the Rumble last is the prize every wrestler should covet. While it doesn’t guarantee a victory, it has produced more winners (five) than any other number through the years.

Four wrestlers have drawn the #30 spot in two Rumbles: Big Show in 2009 and 2012, Dolph Ziggler in 2015 and 2018, Shayna Baszler in 2020 and 2022, and Nia Jax in 2019 and 2023. But you really need to put an asterisk on Jax’s accomplishment, as she entered the women’s Rumble at #29 in 2019. After she was eliminated, she returned during the men’s Rumble to pummel R-Truth and take his spot at #30. She would enter the 2023 women’s Rumble last, giving her two #30 entries.

However, the record-holder is also the man who respects the business the most: Undertaker has entered three Rumbles at #30, joining the fray last in 1997, 2003 and 2007, winning the 2007 Rumble.

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