All 6 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal winners: Where are they now?

Cesaro and Braun Strowman
Cesaro and Braun Strowman

The road to WrestleMania 30 saw WWE legend Hulk Hogan establishing the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, with the free-for-all taking place at the annual wrestling extravaganza. The match was going to feature 30 WWE Superstars, with each wanting to win the famed trophy. Ever since then, every WrestleMania has featured an ATGMBR match. This year though, the Coronavirus pandemic has forced WWE to cancel the annual attraction, as it requires several competitors to share the ring at the same time.

In the following list, we'll take a look at all 6 winners of the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.


#1 Cesaro

Cesaro eliminates Big Show
Cesaro eliminates Big Show

Cesaro was the first winner of the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which took place at WrestleMania 30. He won the match by last eliminating Big Show, to an incredibly loud pop. Cesaro went on to align himself with Paul Heyman, and ended his association with Zeb Colter.

Unfortunately, the win didn't do much for him and he went back to being a mid-card act again. Cesaro formed a tag team with Sheamus, with the duo dubbing themselves "The Bar". The team disbanded when Cesaro was drafted to RAW last year. 5 years after his iconic win, Cesaro is a member of a heel stable along with Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura, on SmackDown Live.


#2 Big Show

Big Show
Big Show

The behemoth didn't make the same mistake twice in a row, and won the 2015 edition of the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. He eliminated Damien Mizdow to win the whole thing. Many fans weren't happy at the decision to not give the victory to Mizdow, who was white-hot and incredibly over with the crowd at the time.

Big Show made his WWE return in January, after a long hiatus. He teamed up with Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe to take on Seth Rollins and AOP, with both factions trading wins.

#3 King Corbin (formerly known as Baron Corbin)

Corbin won the coveted trophy in his main roster debut
Corbin won the coveted trophy in his main roster debut

King Corbin made a thunderous debut on the main roster, by participating in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 and winning the free-for-all by last eliminating Kane. He kicked off a feud with Dolph Ziggler on RAW, and was soon drafted to SmackDown Live. He won the Money In The Bank briefcase at the namesake PPV in 2017, but his attempt at a cash-in failed due to interference by John Cena.

Corbin took on the role of constable of RAW in 2018, and debut a new look, consisting of a shaved head. He defeated Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 35 in the latter's retirement match. He spent the past few months feuding with Roman Reigns, with the rivalry culminating in a steel cage match at WWE Super ShowDown. Corbin is a top heel on SmackDown Live at the moment, and will be facing Elias at WrestleMania 36. The match was made official by WrestleMania's host, Rob Gronkowski.

#4 Mojo Rawley

Mojo and Gronk
Mojo and Gronk

Rawley participated in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal during WrestleMania 33's kickoff show. The ending to the match saw Rawley eliminating Jinder Mahal with help from his friend, Rob Gronkowski. Mahal had confronted Gronk during the match, and it didn't end well for him when all was said and done.

Rawley was involved with Zack Ryder at the time, with the duo dubbing themselves The Hype Bros. Rawley went on to turn heel on Ryder, and later claimed that the latter was dead weight to him. Things didn't work out for Rawley though, and he never managed to break out of the mid-card. Rawley teased a new gimmick via a bunch of vignettes last year. The character was dropped soon after debuting. He later got involved in several 24/7 title segments, winning the belt on 6 occasions.

Rawley recently welcomed his friend Rob Gronkowski in WWE, who had signed a contract with the promotion. 3 years after winning the big one, Rawley is still dangling in the mid-card. Hopefully, things take a turn somewhere down the line and he gets a chance to showcase his skills on a regular basis.

#5 Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy won the ATGMBR trophy with help from Bray Wyatt at Wrestle
Matt Hardy won the ATGMBR trophy with help from Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 34

At WrestleMania 33, Matt and Jeff Hardy made their shocking WWE return, and won the Tag Team titles in the process. Hardy soon got involved in a feud with Bray Wyatt, something that fans had never thought they would ever get to witness. Hardy came out victorious in The Ultimate Deletion match, to cap off the rivalry. At WrestleMania 34, Hardy won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal with help from Bray Wyatt. The duo joined forces following the victory, and won the Tag Team titles at The Greatest Royal Rumble by defeating The Bar.

Hardy recently made waves for teasing his WWE exit and jumping ship to AEW. He went on to announce that he was a free agent, and made his AEW debut soon after. Contrary to general consensus, Hardy wasn't revealed as The Exalted One. He appeared on the rafters at the end of the show, and aligned himself with Cody and company, against Chris Jericho and his cronies.

#6 Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman wins the ATGMBR rophy
Braun Strowman wins the ATGMBR rophy

The Monster Among Men made his main roster debut in 2015, aligning with The Wyatt Family. For the next few years, Strowman steadily turned into a hot act, and went on to compete for the Universal title at No Mercy 2017. Brock Lesnar defeated Strowman with a single F5, and things never took off for him following this huge loss.

At WrestleMania 35, Strowman participated in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and last eliminated celebrity participant Colin Jost to win the match. The big win didn't do much for Strowman going forward. At Crown Jewel 2019, he lost to Tyson Fury via a countout. Strowman won his very first title on the main roster recently, when he beat Shinsuke Nakamura to become Intercontinental Champion. He lost the belt to Sami Zayn in a 3-on-1 Handicap match at Elimination Chamber 2020, with Cesaro and Namamura also in the mix.

WrestleMania 36 is almost upon us, but Strowman has yet to secure a match at The Show of Shows.

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