30 Amazing Stats and Facts From 30 Years of the WWE Royal Rumble

#30 years of the Royal Rumble have brought us some amazing moments 

23: #1

Shawn Michaels is the only WWE Superstar to have ever picked #1 for himself when given the choice of picking his Royal Rumble entry position for the year 2003.

Going into the Rumble, Jericho challenged Michaels on Raw to repeat his feat from the 1995 Rumble, going all the way from the #1 entry to win the whole thing. The duo argued about who would get to enter at #1 and it ended with Michaels choosing to enter at #1 and Jericho entering at #2.


22: First team elimination

The Hart Foundation became the first duo to team up and eliminate an opponent from the Royal Rumble which came at the first Royal Rumble in 1988 itself when they eliminated Tito Santana.

Incidentally, it was also the second ever elimination from the Royal Rumble.

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