20 WWE Royal Rumble Facts You Didn't Know

13. A Showcase Of Champions

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With some notable exceptions - the dreary talent pools of '95 and '96 spring to mind - the Royal Rumble match is generally something of a champions' carnival, with many former top title holders over the years vying for another bite of the upper crust.

The 2017 edition takes the cake here, with 12 ex-gold holders tussling for another chance at the strap, though the previous year's was perhaps the most universally decorated. In all, the match featured ex-champions of WWE (various), WCW (The Big Show), ECW (sort of), Impact (AJ Styles), NWA (R-Truth), IWGP (AJ Styles, again, Brock Lesnar), AAA and CMLL (both Alberto del Rio). Unsurprisingly, no former AEW champ has starred in the Rumble yet, though both Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley made numerous appearances - including the above-mentioned star-studded edition.

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