15 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble Facts You Need To Know
6. On Eight Occasions, The Number-One Entrant Survived Until After Number Thirty Entered
Shawn Michaels (1995) and Chris Benoit (2004) have actually won the match from the first position, the only two occurrences of such happening. WWE announcers will be aghast if some babyface is forced to enter first (like Roman Reigns for 2016, or even Benoit in 2004). That doesn't explain away the inexplicable luck that six other initial entrants have had in surviving the gauntlet all the way to the final stage. The other six instances include: -1999: Steve Austin (runner-up, with special circumstances) -2006: Triple H (third place) -2009: Rey Mysterio (eleventh place, final stage was overloaded with entrants) -2012: The Miz (sixth place) -2013: Dolph Ziggler (fourth place) -2014: CM Punk (fourth place) Who says number one is unlucky in Royal Rumbles?
Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.
