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The annual Royal Rumble match has been heavily dominated by statistics over the past three decades since the company makes it clear that there are certain numbers in the match that are more successful than others ahead of the event.
There are also many stats and records inside the Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches that are held by certain superstars. Every year new records are made and the WWE Universe struggle to keep track of the stars who have the elimination record, who have lasted the longest or the shortest amount of time, and who they believe is the Ironman or woman of the match.
Statistics are without a doubt most important at this time of year and, once again, last night saw several records broken and some interesting statistics created.
The following article looks at just five interesting statistics that every fan needs to know coming out of the 2021 Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
#5. Shayna Baszler now holds the overall Women's Elimination record in The Royal Rumble
Shayna Baszler and Bianca Belair made quite the impression at last year's Royal Rumble when the two women were able to eliminate eight women each to set a new record for a solo match.
Whilst neither woman was able to top that this year, since Rhea Ripley eliminated the most women in the match with seven, Baszler was able to take over Charlotte Flair's record.
The Queen managed nine eliminations overall from her previous Royal Rumble matches and was able to hit ten quite quickly following her entrance into last night's match. Despite that, Shayna Baszler was able to eliminate six women and take her overall total to 14, whilst Flair remains on 10.
Nia Jax was able to eliminate four women as part of last night's show to take her overall total to 11.
Bianca Belair eliminated four women as part of last night's match which means that her new total sits at 12 from two Royal Rumble matches. The EST of NXT went on to win the Women's Royal Rumble match, so it's easy to imagine that she's not too worried that The Queen of Spades has taken the elimination record by just two.
#4. Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair set new longevity records in The Royal Rumble
Bianca Belair won the 2021 Women's Royal Rumble match after entering the match at number three and being able to last 56 minutes and 49 seconds. The record in one Women's Royal Rumble match was 56 minutes and one second and was set by Natalya.
This means that Bianca Belair now holds the record for the longest time in a single Royal Rumble match, whilst Charlotte Flair was able to set a new record in the Royal Rumble as well.
The Queen entered at number 15 and lasted 33 minutes before she was eliminated by Belair and Rhea Ripley, after making it to the final three. This time has since been added on to Flair's time in the match in the past, and now she has the new record of 1:51:05.
The previous record was also held by former Women's Champion Natalya at 1:36:18, but sadly last night the Queen of Harts was only able to last inside the match for two minutes.
#3. Dominik enters the same Royal Rumble as his father
Last night's Royal Rumble match saw the Rumble debut of Dominik Mysterio, who was able to further ignite his issues with King Corbin when he eliminated him from the match.
A few minutes later, his father Rey Mysterio was also able to enter the match, which allows Dominik to enter an elite group of stars who have been in the same Royal Rumble match as their father.
In the past, there have been several superstars who have entered The Royal Rumble as their parents have in the past, including Natalya and Jim Neidhart, The Usos, and Rikishi, Tamina Snuka, and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, and even Charlotte and her father Ric.
There are several second-generation WWE stars who have been able to follow in their parent's footsteps. But it appears that the Mysterio family has been able to set their own little record in the Rumble.
Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble match 15 years ago, and this year he was able to show his son the ropes inside one of the company's most iconic matches.
#2. Asuka's undefeated reign comes to an end at The Royal Rumble
The Women's Tag Team Championships were defended on the Royal Rumble kick-off show, and Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax were able to regain their titles.
Interestingly, Asuka wasn't involved in the finish of the match, since she was sent over the announce table prior to Ric Flair and Lacey Evans becoming involved in the bout.
Ahead of tonight's match, Baszler and Jax had only ever lost three matches as a team and all three came at the hands of Asuka, since The Empress has never lost a match to the former Champions.
Last night, Asuka was unable to continue this streak since she wasn't able to recover in time to help Charlotte to overcome the threat of her father, Lacey Evans, and the new Champions.
Another interesting statistic that was created last night saw Charlotte Flair become the first woman in WWE history to defend a Championship and then step into The Women's Royal Rumble on the same night, though Flair wasn't able to retain her title.
#1. Edge's iconic victory at The Royal Rumble
Edge entered The Royal Rumble at number one last night and was literally able to outlast 29 other men en route to winning his second Royal Rumble match.
The former 11-time World Champion now joins an elite group of men who have won two Royal Rumble matches including his old adversary Randy Orton and even Triple H.
WWE likes to create interesting stories for returning stars, and it's quite a story for the WWE Hall of Famer coming out of last night's show, since the Rated R Superstar has now been able to win two Royal Rumble matches on the same day.
Last night's Royal Rumble took place on January 31st, which is exactly 11 years since Edge won his first Royal Rumble back in 2010.
The Rated R Superstar lasted 58 minutes and 38 seconds in last night's match, alongside number two Randy Orton, before he was able to eliminate his former friend to win the match and book his place in the main event match at WrestleMania.
