Each year, 30 superstars compete in the Royal Rumble, meaning that a large portion of the roster has a chance to enter the match. It also means that plenty of wrestlers have numerous Rumble appearances under their belts. Longevity with WWE translates into more opportunities to enter the Rumble each year, but its not even close who has competed in the most Rumbles. With 18 appearances, Kane (formerly Isaac Yankem and Fake Diesel) has by far entered more Rumbles than anyone. And since hes still an active performer, its likely hell add at least a couple more before he hangs up his mask. The next nearest wrestlers is Shawn Michaels at 12 Rumbles, which isnt going to increase since hes been retired for nearly six years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-W2CT1HAas The closes active superstars are Goldust and Big Show with 10 appearances, but seeing how theyre reaching the end of their careers as well, its likely they wont catch up. The youngest wrestlers who are with sniffing distance of Kane are the Miz (8), and Randy Orton, John Cena, Stardust, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler and R-Truth (all 7).
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
