30 WWE Royal Rumble Facts You Didn't Know
23. Wasted Potential
Since 1993, the winner of the Royal Rumble has usually received a WrestleMania championship match, and although not everyone won at 'Mania, every winner since '93 eventually became a champion at some point during their career.
The only exceptions are Lex Luger, who co-won the match in 1994, but failed to ever win the WWE title, and 2018's winner Shinsuke Nakamura, who lost in his bid for the WWE belt against AJ Styles. He has time yet.