6 times when Roman Reigns entered the Royal Rumble match (and how he performed).

Roman Reigns is all set to defend his Universal Title at the Royal Rumble premium live event against Seth Rollins. Given the history between these two superstars, this match promises to be quite the spectacle.

Regardless of the result, he may still end up in the 30-man main event. It won't be the first time a world champion enters a Rumble match.

Brock Lesnar entered the event in 2020 as the WWE Champion. Moreover, RAW Women's Champion Charlotte has announced that she will enter the women's contest too. This way, it could be possible that we see Reigns as one of the entrants in the Rumble.

The Tribal Chief does have a history in the match, having entered it six times in the past. In this article, let us take a look at the 6 times Roman Reigns entered the Royal Rumble match (and how he performed).

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#6. Roman Reigns debuted at the Royal Rumble in 2014

Reigns participated in his first-ever Royal Rumble in 2014. This was the only instance when Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose worked on the same page in the match. He stunned everyone with his dominance as he smashed a 13-year record for most eliminations in a single Rumble match.

The Head of the Table tossed 12 Superstars over the top rope (including Ambrose and Rollins). However, he could only finish as the runner-up after being eliminated by Batista.

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#5. Roman Reigns triumphed in 2015

Reigns entered the event the following year at #19. Fans were unhappy at the time as Daniel Bryan had already been eliminated. This made fans taunt every other superstar in the ring.

In the end, The Rock came to the aid of Reigns. The duo fought against the alliance of Kane and Big Show, both of whom Reigns eventually eliminated. Throughout the bout, the Head of the Table was constantly being mocked by fans.

Even The Rock helping Reigns didn't change fans' opinions on the night. He spent 27 minutes and 29 seconds in his pursuit of victory. In the process, he eliminated half a dozen Superstars.

In the end, he would eliminate Rusev to get a shot at headlining WrestleMania. The Rock's perplexed reaction to the crowd following the contest spoke volumes about how the result was received.

#4. Roman Reigns finished third in 2016

The 2016 event was when Roman Reigns was forced to defend his title in The Royal Rumble match. Due to his obsession with challenging the authority, Mr. McMahon made him enter the event at #1.

Early on in the match, he was assaulted by the League of the Nations (Sheamus, Rusev, Wade Barrett and Alberto Del Rio). He later returned to the match in what was a profound underdog story.

There was a swerve yet to be played, as Triple H would enter as the final participant in the match. The Game would proceed to eliminate both a battered Roman Reigns as well as Dean Ambrose to win the Rumble.

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#3. Reigns was RKO'ed in Royal Rumble in 2017

The 2017 event featured future and current Hall of Famers such as The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, Reigns himself and many more. The Big Dog entered the All-Star event at number 30.

He managed to eliminate 3 superstars during his time in the ring - Jericho, Wyatt, and The Undertaker.

For the third time in his career, he made it to the ultimate two. In an attempt to spear Randy Orton, Reigns was RKO'ed outta nowhere. The Apex Predator of WWE would go on to pick up the victory at Reigns' expense.

#2. Roman Reigns survived again in 2018, but not enough

Roman Reigns entered the Royal Rumble in 2018 late into the match at number 28. The pay-per-view was revolutionary in itself because it featured the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble match.

He joined forces with Rollins to take a lead over other Superstars. After eliminating The Miz, Reigns eliminated his partner. Instead of being infuriated, Rollins seemed to be impressed. This is one of the prime instances of "every man for himself" in the Rumble.

In the end, he was eliminated as the runner-up again. This time, it was Nakamura who ended his pursuit. Reigns became the first-ever superstar to end up as runner-up more than twice.

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#1. The latest Royal Rumble for Reigns was in 2020

Roman Reigns most recently entered the 30-man match in 2020, at number 26. This time he eliminated only two Superstars, but one of them was The Rated-R Superstar Edge.

Reigns again managed to resist as long as only two guys were left, and finished as the runner-up in yet another Royal Rumble. Drew McIntyre was the one who completed the job to go on and headline WrestleMania.

Out of the six times Reigns has entered the Royal Rumble, he has only won it once. He finished third once, and has been the runner-up for a total of four times. Though he has won the event only once, it is astonishing that his worst performance was when he came third.