Shinsuke Nakamura is a professional wrestler from Japan performing in the SmackDown brand of WWE. As of January 2025, Nakamura holds the WWE United States Championship, his third reign with the title in the promotion. Before signing with WWE, he performed in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling where he is a 12-time title winner. The youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion started his WWE career in 2016, performing in the NXT brand for more than a year.
Nakamura won the NXT Championship twice and was named the Male Competitor of the Year and Overall Competitor of the Year before making his main roster debut in April 2017. As of January 2025, he has won three United States Championships, two WWE Intercontinental Championships, a WWE SmackDown Tag Team title, and the 2018 Royal Rumble.
Shinsuke Nakamura Royal Rumble appearances - wins, losses, and stats
According to Allrumblestats.com, Shinsuke Nakamura has competed in six Royal Rumble matches and won the 2018 Royal Rumble (as of Jan 2025). The "Child Of God" has spent 1 hour, 51 minutes, and 16 seconds inside the ring in Royal Rumble matches.
| Number of Appearances | 6 |
| Number of Wins | 1 |
| Number of Runners-Up | 0 |
| Number of Top Four | 1 |
| Best Finish | Winner (Royal Rumble 2018 - Men) |
| Worst Finish | 29 (Royal Rumble 2022 - Men) |
| Longest Time in Match | 44:27 (Royal Rumble 2018 - Men) |
| Shortest Time in Match | 00:21 (Royal Rumble 2020 - Men) |
| Number of Eliminations | 4 |
Shinsuke Nakamura Royal Rumble year-on-year appearance - entry number, finish position, and eliminations
| Year | Entrant Number | Finish Position | Time Spent | Eliminations | Eliminated By |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 44:27 | 3 | Winner |
| 2019 | 3 | 23 | 17:46 | 1 | Mustafa Ali |
| 2020 | 11 | 21 | 00:21 | 0 | Brock Lesnar |
| 2021 | 7 | 19 | 22:00 | 0 | Baron Corbin |
| 2022 | 2 | 29 | 05:52 | 0 | AJ Styles |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 20:50 | 0 | Cody Rhodes |
Royal Rumble 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura was the 14th participant in his first Royal Rumble appearance in 2018. He ended up winning his debut Royal Rumble match. The "Supernova" spent 44 minutes and 27 seconds in the ring and eliminated the former Universal champion Roman Reigns to win the match. He also made three eliminations.
Royal Rumble 2019
Nakamura was the third entrant in the 2019 Royal Rumble. He spent 17 minutes and 46 seconds in the ring, making one elimination before getting eliminated by Mustafa Ali. The "Super Rookie" finished in 23rd place.
Royal Rumble 2020
Nakamura entered the 2020 Royal Rumble as the 11th entrant. After 21 seconds, he was eliminated by the "Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar. This is Nakamura's lowest time in the Royal Rumble as of January 2025. He finished in 21st place in the match.
Royal Rumble 2021
Nakamura was the 7th participant in the 2021 Royal Rumble and lasted 22 minutes in the match. He was eliminated by Baron Corbin and finished 19th.
Royal Rumble 2022
Nakamura, the second participant in the 2020 Royal Rumble, was eliminated by AJ Styles after 5 minutes and 52 seconds. "The Black Savior" finished 29th, his lowest as of January 2025.
Royal Rumble 2024
Nakamura was the 6th entrant in the 2024 Royal Rumble and spent 20 minutes and 50 seconds before getting eliminated by the eventual champion Cody Rhodes. "The Artist" finished in 22nd place in the match.
Shinsuke Nakamura Royal Rumble eliminations of opponents by numbers
| Wrestler | Times Eliminated |
| Roman reigns | 1 |
| John Cena | 1 |
| Kurt Angle | 1 |
| Sami Zayn | 1 |
FAQs
A. Shinsuke Nakamura won the Royal Rumble in 2018.
A. Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar have eliminated the most people in one Royal Rumble, each having 13 eliminations, based on Sports Illustrated.
A. Diesel eliminated 7 consecutive superstars from the 1994 Royal Rumble, as per Screenrant.com.
A. Randy Savage accidentally eliminated himself when he jumped off the top rope in Royal Rumble 1992, based on Talksport.com.
