The Royal Rumble is a match where the Superstars try to eliminate the most number of people in order to win the match and get the ticket to the main event of WrestleMania. The fans always look forward to see who gets to have the most eliminations in that particular Rumble match and other stats as well. It is the only time of the year when Mathematics becomes the favorite subject of the WWE universe and it’s a glorious time for everyone.
There have been more than 40 Royal Rumble matches including the Greatest Royal Rumble match in Saudi Arabia which had 50 people participating in it. The most number of eliminations has been 13 in a match. So, let’s look at the superstars with the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match.
1. Brock Lesnar (13 Eliminations):
It was the year 2020 and some very rare things happened in this Royal Rumble match with Brock Lesnar. First he came out at number 1 willingly and as WWE champion which had happened very few times before that. He is also the only one to eliminate 13 people back to back in a Royal Rumble match and it was one of his all time great performances. The people he threw out were a who’s who of WWE namely Elias, Robert Roode, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, Big E, Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, MVP, Keith Lee and Braun Strowman among others and it was Drew McIntyre who was the one to eliminate Brock from the match and become an instant superstar.
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2. Braun Strowman (13 Eliminations):
This was WWE’s first show in Saudi Arabia and they went all out when they announced they will do a 50 man Royal Rumble match and the fans were excited to watch it. Daniel Bryan came out at number 1 and he lasted more than 75 minutes in the match but it was Entry number 41 in Braun Strowman who was the one man wrecking crew as when he ciput he started eliminating people one by one with ease and went on to win the whole thing. The people whom he eliminated included Big E, Heath Slater, Titus O Neil, Great Khali, Shane McMahon, Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens etc so it was a big night for him and he had arrived that day in Saudi Arabia.
3. Roman Reigns (12 Eliminations):
Before these two set the all time record, it was Roman Reigns who had the record at 12 Eliminations in the year 2014. He was then a part of the Shield with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose and they also helped him to eliminate a lot of the people in this match and this match was a showcase for Roman Reigns and a hint to the future of how big he would become in WWE. He broke the record set by Kane in the year 2001. The people he eliminated included Kofi Kingston, Kevin Nash, Goldust, JBL, his shield team mates Seth and Dean and finally Sheamus to set the record and give an impressive performance.
4. Kane (11 Eliminations):
If there ever was one person who should have won the Royal Rumble match but didn’t it’s Kane, the Greatest of all time when it comes to Royal Rumble matches, he has competed in 20 and in 2001 came his year to shine as he would mow over the field and eliminate 11 Superstars in the same Rumble match which was a record by the big red monster. The people he eliminated in this match include Steve Blackman, Al Snow, Raven, Tazz, Crash Holly and The Rock. After this night there was no looking back for Kane.
5. Hulk Hogan (10 Eliminations):
It was only the second Royal Rumble match and a record for the most eliminations had been set in the year 1989 which would be there for the next 12 years. Hulk Hogan came out and absolutely ran wild in this match and showed why he is the star of the company and the fans absolutely loved him at that time so he was the favorite to win that match. He showed out and became a legend. The people he threw out of this Rumble match included Mr Perfect, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, The Warlord, Randy Savage and Bigg Boss man to name a few. The Hulkster had arrived for real and it was his WWE.
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