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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
