20 WWE Royal Rumble Facts You Didn't Know

17. The Celtic Stalwart

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Sheamus has been a guaranteed presence in Royal Rumbles for as long as most people can remember, and that doesn't like ending any time soon. He's a lot like persistent mould in that regard. And as with the unfriendly fungus, he's very difficult to shift.

The Irishman is the only man in WWE history to enter at least three Rumble matches and survive at least 22 minutes in each of them. His unshiftable spell came at the start of the last decade: he lasted 28:22 in 2014, a mammoth 37:23 in 2013, and won the whole bally lot in 2012 at a relatively brisk 22 minutes. That said, he also has one of the shortest tilts on record: on the night, WWE announcers clocked his 2018 humiliation by Heath Slater at just two seconds.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.