Royal Rumble By The Numbers WWE DON'T Want You To Know
9. 10:36
To put into perspective just how little WWE thought of Daniel Bryan in 2015 - the man whose non-appearance in the previous year's match set into motion an embarrassing mea culpa on the part of management - consider the luminaries that entered longer stints in the Rumbles of yore.
Tag team journeyman 8-Ball, in 1998, lasted 30:43 - almost three times as long as Bryan's paltry 10:36.
Crash Holly, in 2000, lasted 14:54. An under-sized over-puncher himself, Bryan to Vince was Crash with brown hair - and a less impressive physique.
Rhyno, in 2004, lasted 14:00 - and Vince a few months prior had literally strutted out and told him to stop working on a house show, he was that bored sh*tless.
Michael McGillicutty went 15:07 in 2011.
Stardust lasted two minutes and 13 seconds longer than Bryan in the same Rumble.
To put into perspective just how little WWE thought of Daniel Bryan in 2015, consider also just how little WWE thought of Bray Wyatt throughout virtually his entire run - and Wyatt, leisure centre Undertaker and lisping drag act that he was, owned Bryan at both Royal Rumble 2013 and 2014.
10:36 is the time taken to completely annihilate fan relations. It's a less infamous number than 18 seconds - but equally damnable.