5 Royal Rumble Records the WWE Might Break at The Greatest Royal Rumble 

This Friday evening, the WWE will host the Greatest Royal Rumble event live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The event, which will see nearly every title defended (women are banned from the event), will host the company's biggest ever Royal Rumble match, with fifty men competing in the bout.

With the event taking place in less than 48 hours, there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding the Royal Rumble match itself. The company is yet to announce a prize for the winner, and it is not yet clear as to whether or not the match will count as an official part of Royal Rumble canon.

If the match is being treated as an official Royal Rumble bout, then the match size will allow the company the opportunity to break several Royal Rumble records at the event.

The company are eager to impress the Saudi audience, so giving up a few Rumble records in order to create some historic moments is very much a possibility.

Let's take a look at five Royal Rumble records the WWE might try and break this Friday night.

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#5 Longest time spent in a Rumble match

Seth Rollins is quickly becoming the company's go-to iron-man

Current record: Rey Mysterio, 1:02:12 (2006)

Most likely to beat it: Seth Rollins

Given that the Greatest Royal Rumble match will feature more Superstars than any other in Rumble history, it seems a fairly safe bet to assume that the match will go much longer than the annual 30-man Royal Rumble.

The company's biggest Royal Rumble match took place in 2011, when 40 Superstars battled it out for 1 hour and 9 minutes, in a match that ultimately won by Alberto Del Rio.

The longer match-time will provide the WWE with the opportunity to break several long-standing Rumble records, the most notable of which being the longest amount of time spent in a Royal Rumble match by a competitor.

The current record is held by Rey Mysterio, who survived for 1 hour and 2 minutes on his way to victory in the 2006 Royal Rumble. Mysterio entered at number 2 and went on to win the whole match, which would make it an extremely difficult record to break in a normal 30 man Royal Rumble match.

Of all the current roster members, current Intercontinental champion, Seth Rollins, would make the ideal candidate to break this record on Friday night. Rollins recently performed for an hour and four minutes in a gauntlet match on Raw, breaking a long-standing iron-man record in the process.

Rollins breaking yet another iron-man record on Friday night could really get him over as one of the hardest working men in the company, and really help establish himself as a main event title competitor once again.

#4 Quickest Elimination

Curt Hawkins could add another unwanted record to his resume

Current Record: Santino Marella - 1 second (2009)

Most likely to beat it: Curt Hawkins

There is no rhyme or reason as to why this record could be broken on Friday, other than the fact that the company love trying to break it.

Santino's record from 2009 will be extremely difficult to beat, but considering the hype the company have created for this event, they will definitely try and create as many memorable Rumble moments as possible.

Over the last year or so, Curt Hawkins has established himself as the WWE's biggest whipping boy, going on a ridiculously long winless streak and often ending up humiliated in the process.

Hawkins has made this a huge part of his gimmick, and a speedy elimination at the Rumble on Friday would only add to that.

#3 Cumulative Royal Rumble eliminations

The Undertaker is only four eliminations away from Kane's record

Current record: Kane - 44

Most likely to beat it: The Undertaker

While The Undertaker is not confirmed for the Rumble match, it seems likely he may make a short appearance in the bout, especially considering the fact that he will be in the building after his match with Rusev.

Kane's 44 collective eliminations are quite the record, and there are no active members of the roster who stand a realistic chance of breaking it on Friday night. The Undertaker, however, is currently sat on 40 combined eliminations, and simply needs to eliminate five superstars to overtake his kayfabe brother.

Kane holds multiple records in Royal Rumble matches, so giving one of them to The Undertaker, who is likely hanging up his boots very soon, makes a lot of sense. Rumours have begun to circulate that The Deadman is potentially performing in a few more matches for the WWE this year, so his involvement in this match could set up a few big matches for The Deadman for the coming months.

#2 Most Royal Rumble Eliminations in one Rumble

The Monster Among Men could get his hands on plenty of opponents in Saudi Arabia

Current record: Roman Reigns - 12 Eliminations (2014)

Most likely to beat it: Braun Strowman

It seems hard to remember now, but when Roman Reigns finally broke Kane's long-standing record of the most eliminations back in 2014, fans were firmly behind The Big Dog.

Times have changed, however, and while fans are slowly getting behind Reigns a little bit more as of late, a lot of fans see this record as being representative of the way the company love to book Reigns stronger than anyone else.

A lengthy run in the match from someone like Braun Strowman, who is currently considered one of the favourites to win the match, would provide them with plenty of time to beat Roman's current record.

Braun has only been given the chance to perform in a Royal Rumble match once before, eliminating seven superstars from the match in 2017.

#1 Longest Ever Royal Rumble Match

The Greatest Royal Rumble is likely to go for at least an hour and a half

Current record: 1 hour 9 minutes (2011)

This one is a no-brainer. The longest Royal Rumble match in history took place in 2011, when the company held a 40 man Royal Rumble instead of the traditional 30-man match.

This Friday's event will feature even more Superstars than that, so it stands to reason that the match will last longer than the current 1-hour 9-minute record.

Of course, a lot will depend on the way the company decide to structure the match. If the WWE decides to stick with the traditional 90-second intervals between entries, then it would take at least 72 minutes for all 50 men to have entered the match. Even if the company decided to shorten this to one minute, it will still take 48 minutes to get everyone involved.

The WWE has invested a lot of time and money into this event, so it seems likely that they will want to put on the biggest spectacle possible. A 90-minute Rumble match seems more than likely, and if that is the case, then you can expect that record to be held for a very long time.