Royal Rumble - by the numbers
The royal rumble is scheduled for January 27, 2024. While many are figuring out the possible winners, here is a look of the past final four and winners since 1988.
In orange, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, and Steve Austin won back-to-back royal rumbles. It has been 26 years and Cody Rhodes can be the fourth superstar should he win it again. Roman Reigns is marked bold because he is the last superstar to win a royal rumble and continued to reach the final four three consecutive times afterwards. Five other superstars finished in the final four after winning the royal rumble - Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, and Sheamus. Reigns, Michaels, Edge, and Rey Mysterio are the only ones that finished in the final four and the year after win the royal rumble. Lex Luger and Bret Hart are colored solid blue indicating that they ended in a tie.
By the numbers, superstars that entered the royal rumble are indicated below:
Entry and quantity wins
1 - three times
2 - twice
3 - once
4 - none
5 - once
6 - none
7- none
8 - once
9 - none
10- once
11- none
12- none
13- none
14- once
15- none
16- once
17- none
18- once
19- twice
20- none
21- none
22- twice
23- twice
24- three times
25- once
26- none
27- four times
28- twice
29- twice
30- five times
Which number will represent the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble?