The Undertaker became the first superstar to win the Royal Rumble match by entering at #30.
It took The Undertaker more than 17 years with WWE to win his first ever Royal Rumble match. What took him so long? The actual reason is that everyone, including the officials, believed that The Undertaker was a special attraction. He didn't need a title or a Royal Rumble win to stay relevant. His mere presence was enough to ensure high ratings and grasp the audience's attention. When The Undertaker finally won the Royal Rumble match in 2007 however, it was a big moment for him. He chose to face the World Heavyweight Champion Batista at WrestleMania 23. This was a huge match and should have definitely main evented WrestleMania but instead, Shawn Michaels and John Cena main evented the show.
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John Cena and Shawn Michaels were both huge stars then but The Undertaker and Batista weren't any less successful either. It should have been the main event so that Undertaker could have had his big moment after winning the World Title and closed the show while celebrating. Nonetheless, The Undertaker has always been the highlight of WrestleMania and his Mania matches are mostly more anticipated than other high profile matches.
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Ali Siddiqui
Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.
Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.
When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.