5 most surprising Royal Rumble winners

#2 Edge - 2010

You think you knew him returning...

During a WWE live event on July 3, 2009, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon and later underwent successful surgery, after which it was reported that the 'Rated R Superstar' would be missing anywhere between 9 months and just over a year of action.

Amazingly Edge returned to action after just under seven months where he made a surprise Royal Rumble entry at number #29 and quickly eliminated Chris Jericho and John Cena to win the match. Edge risked a lot to return that early, including shortening his career, but as he was, in his words, 'wrestling on borrowed time' after having broken his neck in 2003, he likely didn't see his return as much of a risk as it actually was.