20 WWE Royal Rumble Facts You Didn't Know

16. The Longest WWE Match Ever

Royal Rumble facts
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The adjective attached to The Greatest Royal Rumble very much means 'large, or immense', and we refer to it in the pejorative sense. The Saudi special, featuring all the stars such as Dan Matha, Primo Colon and Hiroki Sumi, was mercifully brought to its conclusion after one hour and seventeen minutes by a rampaging Braun Strowman, who last eliminated Big Cass.

The match is not just the longest Royal Rumble ever, but the longest WWE match of all time. And just about the worst.

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