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14 - the first man to win the Royal Rumble from this entry

The number 14 will have a special place in the career of Shinsuke Nakamura

Just like Balor, it was the first Royal Rumble Match in the storied career of Shinsuke Nakamura. A career that began in Japan over 15 years ago.

As the entrant numbers were getting into the teens this year, Michael Cole made the point that very few people have won the Royal Rumble Match from positions 13 to 19. Maybe, he was giving us a spoiler and we didn't know it.

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Not only did Nakamura become only the fifth WWE Superstar to win from the teens (Jim Duggan, Shawn Michaels, Roman Reigns, and John Cena), he became the first person to ever win from entrant #14.

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Since the start of 2015, I have hosted a pro wrestling podcast called Lost In The Midcard with my good friend Matt Black where we cover all wrestling promotions.

My favorite wrestler of all-time is Ric Flair; while my favorite wrestlers today include Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, and Kevin Owens.

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