Top Ten Best WWE/WWF Royal Rumble Performances of All Time

The Top Ten
1 Rey Mysterio (2006) Óscar Gutiérrez, better known by the ring name Rey Mysterio, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler who currently works for WWE on the Smackdown brand.
2 Chris Benoit (2004) Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler. During his 22-year career, he worked for numerous promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
3 Roman Reigns (2014) Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (Roman Reigns) was born on May 25, 1985. He is an American professional wrestler and former professional Canadian football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under ring name Roman Reigns. His finishing move is Spear and Moment of Silence. His signature move is Superman Punch. He is better known as the Powerhouse. He has won 2 WWE titles, one tag team championship as "the shield", the 2015 Royal Rumble and is a 7 time Slammy Awards winner. His Main Evented Wrestlemania for 3 years in a row since coming on the scene in WWE, and he is often considered to be the most hated babyface of all time.

He became runner up and also broke the record of Kane in his first royal rumble

4 Kofi Kingston (2012) Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under the ring name Kofi Kingston, in which he is a member of The New Day along with teammates Big E and Xavier Woods.
5 Bob Backlund (1993) Robert Louis Backlund is an American retired professional wrestler with an in-ring career spanning over 30 years, best known for his tenures in the World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation, where he is a two-time WWWF/WWF Heavyweight Champion/WWF World Heavyweight Champion, as well ...read more.
6 John Morrison (2011) John Randall Hennigan is an American professional wrestler and actor, who is best known for his time in WWE where he performed under the ring name John Morrison. He was released from WWE in November 2021.
7 Triple H (2006) Paul Michael Levesque, better known by his ring name Triple H, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, corporate executive, and actor.
8 Kane (2001) Glenn Thomas Jacobs is an American professional wrestler, insurer, and actor. He works for WWE, and is best known by his ring name Kane.
9 Hulk Hogan (1989) Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and rock bassist.
10 Shawn Michaels (1995) Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965 . He is an American professional wrestler. He is the first wrestler to win all the titles the WWE could have offered. He is known for his moves and looks. His nickname provided by WWE is HBK (Heart Break Kid). He was in DX (Degeneration X) a tag team with Triple H, and was the only nWo to not be in WCW. He is known by many names such as: The Showstopper, The Best of the Best, Mr. Wrestlemania, Mr. Hall of Fame, Sexy Boy, The Icon, The Headliner and The Main Event.

Outlasted everyone else, entered #1... best

The Contenders
11 Steve Austin (1997) Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven James Williams), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American actor, media personality, producer, and retired professional wrestler who is signed to a legends contract for WWE. ...read more.
12 Ric Flair (1992)
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