While Rey Mysterio, Chris Benoit and Ric Flair all had to last an hour in the Royal Rumble to win, some have had the fortune to enter the match late and hold on to punch their ticket to WrestleMania with minimal effort. Five men have won the Rumble after spending less than 10 minutes in the match, including John Cena (9:51 in 2008), Stone Cold Steve Austin (9:43 in 2001), Alberto Del Rio (9:33 in 2011) and Brock Lesnar (8:59 in 2003). But the winner for the shortest time in the Rumble and still emerging the winner is Edge, who made his triumphant return from injury in 2010, entering at #29 and winning the match in 7:19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh5AlZ7pQAM Of course, if we get a late, surprise entry from Triple H this year, theres always the possibility this record could be shattered.
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.
