12 Interesting Historical WWE Royal Rumble Facts

The great thing about the Royal Rumble is the fact that there are endless topics that can be broken down when you talk about the match itself. There are so many facts and figures and would make a baseball sabermetrician happy for days on end. How many wins came from which entrant, longest time spent in the ring, shortest time spent in the ring, most eliminations, and so on. That is what makes the match unique and a great kickstart to the "Road To Wrestlemania". This Sunday will mark the 28th Royal Rumble in WWE history, and per usual, the winner of the match will get a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 31 in the Bay Area of California. The direction of this Rumble can go in a lot of ways. Will they still give the keys to Roman Reigns? Will Daniel Bryan have the ultimate comeback story? Will Dolph Ziggler finally get to main event Wrestlemania after getting his job back? Will the unpredictable Dean Ambrose break through to the top of the heap? Before we get to the 2015 Royal Rumble, let's take a look at some of the more interesting facts that 27 years of the Royal Rumble has given us. The Royal Rumble has given us some good, some bad, some ugly, and some hilarious moments over the course of time. Here are 12 examples of interesting facts...