Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble's Biggest Surprise 1988-2022

22. 2006 - Record Breaker Rey

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Rey Mysterio went a mammoth 62:12 in 2006's Royal Rumble, breaking a record set two years earlier that remains in place - in January Rumble canon - to this day.

The whole thing being presented as an afterlife prank by Eddie Guerrero was a little on the nose, but his effort and work in the match was fantastic all the way through to the dramatic conclusion. Grinning at the heavens at a Rumble draw was nothing compared to what was still to come there, too.

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