Post by #Kokaine# on Jan 28, 2012 15:41:15 GMT -4
A couple stats heading into the ROYAL RUMBLE this Sunday night, live from St. Louis:
Longest career in Rumble-
Triple H 3 hours, 51 minutes (8 matches)
Shawn Michaels 3 hours, 43 minutes (12 matches)
Kane 2 hours, 55 minutes, 35 seconds (15 matches)
Rey Mysterio 2 hours, 55 minutes, 12 seconds (5 matches)
Chris Benoit 2 hours, 37 minutes (4 matches)
Undertaker 2 hours, 24 minutes (10 matches)
Randy Orton 2 hours, 11 minutes (5 matches)
Edge 2 hours, 10 minutes (6 matches)
British Bulldog 2 hours, 7 minutes (6 matches)
Chris Jericho 2 hours, 5 minutes (6 matches)
CM Punk 1 hour, 59 minutes (5 matches)
The Rock 1 hour, 54 minutes (4 matches)
Hardcore Holly 1 hour, 53 minutes (10 matches)
Steve Austin 1 hour, 48 minutes (6 matches)
John Cena 1 hour, 47 minutes (6 matches)
John Morrison 1 hour, 45 minutes (6 matches)
16% of all Royal Rumble entrants are former WWE/World Heavyweight Champions (HHH 95-99 doesn't count, HHH 00-11 counts)
Of all 120 entrants between #1 and #5, the average length of time in the match is 12 minutes and 14 seconds, producing 6 winners (5%) and 3 runner-ups, and 24 (20%) first eliminated.
The most #1 entries for a career are Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, and Ric Flair tied at 2 times. (Shawn Michaels also entered #2 in 2008). Undertaker has been the 30th entrant the most at 3 times.
The most eliminators of one entrant was when Mabel was eliminated by 7 participants in 1994. 606 of the 719 participants have been eliminated by one person, while 13 participants have eliminated themselves.
From 1998-2010 Mark Henry had eliminated 2 people in his career, in the span of 20 seconds in 2011, Mark Henry eliminated Chavo Guerrero and Yoshi Tatsu.
The World Heavyweight Championship has never changed hands on Royal Rumble with 9 successful defenses, (7 pinfalls, 1 DQ, 1 draw)
The WWF/WWE Championship has changed hands six times, first being defended in 1991, and not being successfully defended by the current champion until 1993. It has never changed hands in back to back events, being vacant in 1992, and hasn't changed since Edge defeated Jeff Hardy in 2009. It was successfully defended in six consecutive Rumbles from 2000-2005.
The first former WWE/World Champion to enter the Royal Rumble was Andre The Giant who entered #3 in 1989.
The longest a former WWE/World Champion has lasted in the Rumble was Triple H in 2006, who lasted 1 hour and 16 seconds, followed by Kane in 2001 who lasted 53 minutes, and again Triple H in 2009 who lasted 49 minutes. The shortest appearance was by Bob Backland in 1995 who lasted 15 seconds.
Four of the five appearances (2008-2011) for The Great Khali have been under two minutes.
The most eliminators required to eliminate a former WWE/World Champion was 3 when Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes eliminated Kane in 2009.
Big Show billed as "The Largest Superstar in Sports Entertainment" has been eliminated by one person in all eight Rumbles he's been in.
Longest career in Rumble-
Triple H 3 hours, 51 minutes (8 matches)
Shawn Michaels 3 hours, 43 minutes (12 matches)
Kane 2 hours, 55 minutes, 35 seconds (15 matches)
Rey Mysterio 2 hours, 55 minutes, 12 seconds (5 matches)
Chris Benoit 2 hours, 37 minutes (4 matches)
Undertaker 2 hours, 24 minutes (10 matches)
Randy Orton 2 hours, 11 minutes (5 matches)
Edge 2 hours, 10 minutes (6 matches)
British Bulldog 2 hours, 7 minutes (6 matches)
Chris Jericho 2 hours, 5 minutes (6 matches)
CM Punk 1 hour, 59 minutes (5 matches)
The Rock 1 hour, 54 minutes (4 matches)
Hardcore Holly 1 hour, 53 minutes (10 matches)
Steve Austin 1 hour, 48 minutes (6 matches)
John Cena 1 hour, 47 minutes (6 matches)
John Morrison 1 hour, 45 minutes (6 matches)
16% of all Royal Rumble entrants are former WWE/World Heavyweight Champions (HHH 95-99 doesn't count, HHH 00-11 counts)
Of all 120 entrants between #1 and #5, the average length of time in the match is 12 minutes and 14 seconds, producing 6 winners (5%) and 3 runner-ups, and 24 (20%) first eliminated.
The most #1 entries for a career are Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, and Ric Flair tied at 2 times. (Shawn Michaels also entered #2 in 2008). Undertaker has been the 30th entrant the most at 3 times.
The most eliminators of one entrant was when Mabel was eliminated by 7 participants in 1994. 606 of the 719 participants have been eliminated by one person, while 13 participants have eliminated themselves.
From 1998-2010 Mark Henry had eliminated 2 people in his career, in the span of 20 seconds in 2011, Mark Henry eliminated Chavo Guerrero and Yoshi Tatsu.
The World Heavyweight Championship has never changed hands on Royal Rumble with 9 successful defenses, (7 pinfalls, 1 DQ, 1 draw)
The WWF/WWE Championship has changed hands six times, first being defended in 1991, and not being successfully defended by the current champion until 1993. It has never changed hands in back to back events, being vacant in 1992, and hasn't changed since Edge defeated Jeff Hardy in 2009. It was successfully defended in six consecutive Rumbles from 2000-2005.
The first former WWE/World Champion to enter the Royal Rumble was Andre The Giant who entered #3 in 1989.
The longest a former WWE/World Champion has lasted in the Rumble was Triple H in 2006, who lasted 1 hour and 16 seconds, followed by Kane in 2001 who lasted 53 minutes, and again Triple H in 2009 who lasted 49 minutes. The shortest appearance was by Bob Backland in 1995 who lasted 15 seconds.
Four of the five appearances (2008-2011) for The Great Khali have been under two minutes.
The most eliminators required to eliminate a former WWE/World Champion was 3 when Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes eliminated Kane in 2009.
Big Show billed as "The Largest Superstar in Sports Entertainment" has been eliminated by one person in all eight Rumbles he's been in.
