Top 5 opening entrants in Royal Rumble history

The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels have quite a history at Royal Rumble.
The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels have quite a history at Royal Rumble.

#3 Triple H and Rey Mysterio (2006)

These two broke records in 2006.
These two broke records in 2006.

Triple H and Rey Mysterio are two legends of the business and had received much-earned success by 2006, so the start to the annual 30-man tradition that year was pretty great. The Game had been languishing for a while after Batista left his helpless and unable to win back his title.

Mysterio was still grieving the loss of his best friend Eddie Guerrero and would dedicate a possible Rumble victory to him. Much like 1995, both opening entrants would make it to the very end of the match.

In this case, Triple H and Rey Mysterio were part of the final three which also included the final entrant, Randy Orton. Mysterio eliminated both men in stunning fashion to win the match and set a new record for time spent in a Royal Rumble match.

Hunter himself broke the record alongside Mysterio, but his slightly earlier elimination from the match makes the Ultimate Underdog the ultimate iron man in Rumble history. These two stuck the match together and made it an overall respectable outing.

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