5 Royal Rumble Runners-Up That Went On To Win The Match 

#4 Randy Orton

Orton is a veteran in this match.

The greatest working heel today is Randy Orton, and while many would argue that Orton is not the same tactical cheater he was back in his prime, but he still shows more ability in his performances at the tender age of 39 than some wrestlers do in their early 20s.

Orton is a bonafide legend, and no one could ever deny that. But, when talking about the greatest of all time, accolades that one has achieved over their career will be the defining light of them. Luckily for Randy, he has achieved a lot more in wrestling.

Multiple World Championship wins, Wrestlemania main events, and numerous classics under his belt, Orton has done it all. But back in 2006 no one really thought that Randy would go on to have such a decorated career, as he was eliminated by Rey Mysterio in that year's Royal Rumble match. Things would soon turn around for 'the viper' as he went on to win the 2009 and 2017 Royal Rumble matches.

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#5 Roman Reigns

Big match wrestler.

Roman Reigns has achived a lot in his young career, as he has won the WWE Title, captured Universal Title, main evented Wrestlemania more times than anyone on the roster, and has had the honour of becoming a grand slam champion.

But if there was one accolade that Reigns has obtained more times than anyone in the last five years is winning and dominating the Royal Rumble match. The 2015 Royal Rumble victory sparked the beginning for Reigns main event push as an accepted babyface. From that point onwards WWE had a hard time in getting this man over.

However, Reigns almost tasted Royal Rumble success in 2014 when he was the runner up in the match to Batista, and that was not the last time Reigns came up short. In the 2017 and 2018 edition of the match, Reigns was the last man to go out, which paints him as the superstar that will be dominating the match in years to come.