Royal Rumble Winners are considered to be one of the most decorated wrestlers in professional wrestling. Royal Rumble is a pro wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and live-streaming occasion, held annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's biggest pro wrestling company. It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal in which the members enter simultaneously at coordinated spans rather than all starting in the ring. The occasion is held in late January. The Royal Rumble match was conceptualized by WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the occasion was laid out by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, presently WWE). It is one of WWE's five greatest occasions of the year, alongside WrestleMania, Summer Slam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, alluded to as the "Big Five".
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Complete Royal Rumble Winners List (Men’s)
| Date & Year | Winner | Last Elimination | Entry No. of the Winners |
| January 24, 1988 | Jim Duggan | One Man Gang | 13 |
| January 15, 1989 | Big John Studd | Ted DiBiase | 27 |
| January 21, 1990 | Hulk Hogan | Mr. Perfect | 25 |
| January 19, 1991 | Hulk Hogan | Earthquake | 24 |
| January 19, 1992 | Ric Flair | Sid Justice | 3 |
| January 24, 1993 | Yokozuna | Randy Savage | 27 |
| January 22, 1994 | Bret Hart and Lex Luger | Eliminating each other | 23,27 |
| January 22, 1995 | Shawn Michaels | The British Bulldog | 1 |
| January 21, 1996 | Shawn Michaels | Diesel | 18 |
| January 19, 1997 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Bret Hart | 5 |
| January 18, 1998 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | The Rock | 24 |
| January 24, 1999 | Mr. McMahon | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 2 |
| January 23, 2000 | The Rock | Big Show | 24 |
| January 21, 2001 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | Kane | 27 |
| January 20, 2002 | Triple H | Kurt Angle | 22 |
| January 19, 2003 | Brock Lesnar | The Undertaker | 29 |
| January 25, 2004 | Chris Benoit | Big Show | 1 |
| January 30, 2005 | Batista | John Cena | 28 |
| January 29, 2006 | Rey Mysterio | Randy Orton | 2 |
| January 28, 2007 | The Undertaker | Shawn Michaels | 30 |
| January 27, 2008 | John Cena | Triple H | 30 |
| January 25, 2009 | Randy Orton | Triple H | 8 |
| January 31, 2010 | Edge | John Cena | 29 |
| January 30, 2011 | Alberto Del Rio | Santino Marella | 38 |
| January 29, 2012 | Sheamus | Chris Jericho | 22 |
| January 27, 2013 | John Cena | Ryback | 19 |
| January 26, 2014 | Batista | Roman Reigns | 28 |
| January 25, 2015 | Roman Reigns | Rusev | 19 |
| January 24, 2016 | Triple H | Dean Ambrose | 30 |
| January 29, 2017 | Randy Orton | Roman Reigns | 23 |
| January 28, 2018 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Roman Reigns | 14 |
| January 27, 2019 | Seth Rollins | Braun Strowman | 10 |
| January 26, 2020 | Drew McIntyre | Roman Reigns | 16 |
| January 31, 2021 | Edge | Randy Orton | 1 |
| January 29, 2022 | Brock Lesnar | Drew McIntyre | 30 |
| January 28, 2023 | Cody Rhodes | Gunther | 30 |
| January 27, 2024 | Cody Rhodes | CM Punk | 15 |
Complete Royal Rumble Winners List (Women’s)
| Date & Year | Winner | Last Elimination | Entry No. of the Winners |
| January 28, 2018 | Asuka | Nikki Bella | 25 |
| January 27, 2019 | Becky Lynch | Charlotte Flair | 28 |
| January 26, 2020 | Charlotte Flair | Shayna Baszler | 17 |
| January 31, 2021 | Bianca Belair | Rhea Ripley | 3 |
| January 29, 2022 | Ronda Rousey | Charlotte Flair | 28 |
| January 28, 2023 | Rhea Ripley | Liv Morgan | 1 |
| January 27, 2024 | Bayley | Liv Morgan | 3 |
Most WWE Royal Rumble wins
Most WWE Men's Royal Rumble wins
WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin has won the Men's Royal Rumble match a total of three times, the most by any superstar. He is the only superstar to have achieved this feat. He won the Royal Rumble match in 1997, 1998 and 2001. Besides this, he also finished second in the 1999 edition of the event. After Austin, there are a total of eight wrestlers who have won the Royal Rumble twice.
| Wrestler | Royal Rumble wins | Year |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 3 | 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| Hulk Hogan | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| Shawn Michaels | 1995, 1996 | |
| Triple H | 2002, 2016 | |
| Brock Lesnar | 2003, 2022 | |
| Batista | 2005, 2014 | |
| John Cena | 2008, 2013 | |
| Randy Orton | 2009, 2017 | |
| Cody Rhodes | 2023, 2024 | |
| Edge | 2010, 2021 |
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Most Women's Royal Rumble wins
| Event | Winner | Runner-up |
| Royal Rumble 2018 | Asuka | Nikki Bella |
| Royal Rumble 2019 | Becky Lynch | Charlotte Flair |
| Royal Rumble 2020 | Charlotte Flair | Shayna Baszler |
| Royal Rumble 2021 | Bianca Belair | Rhea Ripley |
| Royal Rumble 2022 | Ronda Rousey | Charlotte Flair |
| Royal Rumble 2023 | Rhea Ripley | Liv Morgan |
| Royal Rumble 2024 | Bayley | Liv Morgan |
So far, no Woman has won the Royal Rumble match twice. Asuka, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Ronda Rousey, and Rhea Ripley have all won the Women's Royal Rumble once.
FAQs
Q. Who won the men’s Royal Rumble in 2018?
A. Shinsuke Nakamura won the men’s Royal Rumble in 2018.
Q. Who was the runner-up of the men’s Royal Rumble in 2023?
A. Gunther is the runner-up of the men’s Royal Rumble in 2023.
Q. Who is the first woman to win the Royal Rumble from the No.1 position?
A. Rhea Ripley is the first woman to win the Royal Rumble from the No.1 position.
Q. Which time is Royal Rumble held every year?
A. Royal Rumble is held in January every year.
Q. What is the prize for a Royal Rumble winner?
A. The Royal Rumble winner get a world title match at WrestleMania.
A. The Royal Rumble winner get a world title match at WrestleMania.
