Every 30th Entrant In The Royal Rumble In This Decade, Ranked
Almost every single superstar who enters the Royal Rumble match would wish to draw this number. The superstar who enters at the 30th spot at the Rumble has the highest chance of winning the whole match and earning the right to main event WrestleMania.
The 30th entrants have won the Royal Rumble match on three occasions with the Undertaker in 2007, John Cena in 2008 & Triple H in 2016. Though it’s a very underwhelming stat, still, the 30th entrants have gone to make an impact in the Royal Rumble match.
With that said, let’s take a look at all the final entrants in the Royal Rumble match this decade.
13 Rey Mysterio - Royal Rumble 2014
WWE could’ve never come up with a worse time to send Rey Mysterio out in the 2014 Royal Rumble match. Almost every member of the WWE Universe was expecting Daniel Bryan to enter as the final entrant and win the match, but WWE had other plans.
Vince McMahon had no plans of making Daniel Bryan enter the Royal Rumble in the first place. He sent in Rey Mysterio in the final spot expecting a positive reaction from the crowd, but it backfired very badly.
Mysterio received nuclear heat from the crowd and spent only 2:10 minutes in the match before getting eliminated by Seth Rollins.
12 Carmella - Royal Rumble 2019
Carmella & R-Truth won the second season of Mixed Match Challenge and earned the right to be the 30th entrants in their respective Royal Rumble matches.
The Princess of Staten Island entered the match with high enthusiasm and looked to win the whole thing. But it was Becky Lynch's night, and Carmella had to settle with one elimination to her name, taking out Alexa Bliss along with Bayley.
Carmella got thrown over the top rope by Charlotte Flair ending her campaign, after surviving in the match for only 7:12 minutes.
11 Nia Jax - Royal Rumble 2019
While Carmella got to enter the women's Royal Rumble match at the final spot after winning the Mixed Match Challenge, her partner R-Truth ran into some trouble while making his way out to enter the men's Rumble match.
Truth got blind-sighted by Nia Jax, who took his spot in the match and became one of the few women to enter the men's Royal Rumble match. Jax eliminated Mustafa Ali and got on the nerves of Randy Orton & Rey Mysterio.
10 Chris Jericho - Greatest Royal Rumble 2018
Only two Royal Rumbles had over 30 superstars competing in the match. One was in 2011, where 40 superstars entered the match, and the other was the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match, which took place at Jeddah Saudi Arabia in 2018.
Chris Jericho entered the colossal Greatest Royal Rumble match as the 50th entrant but failed to capitalize on the huge advantage. He lasted only 3:18 minutes in the match and managed to get only one elimination in Shelton Benjamin before getting thrown over the top rope by the eventual winner Braun Strowman.
9 Dolph Ziggler - Royal Rumble 2018
After relinquishing the United States Championship and had seemingly walked out from the WWE, Dolph Ziggler made his return entering the 2018 Royal Rumble match as the 30th entrant. But the crowd didn't seem to be too hot about his return as there was pin-drop silence when Ziggler made his way to the ring.
The Showoff couldn't survive more than two minutes in the match but still got one elimination to his name by throwing Goldust over the top rope before getting eliminated himself at the hands of Finn Balor.
8 Kane - Royal Rumble 2011
The 2011 Royal Rumble match had 40 men entering the contest for the first time with a few superstars doing double duty on the night. Alberto Del Rio emerged victorious in the historic match outlasting 39 other superstars, involving the Big Red Machine Kane, who entered as the final contestant.
Though Kane entered the match in the most favorable position, he didn't even get to the final four after lasting for only 1:36 minutes. He did manage to get one elimination in Ezekiel Jackson before he got eliminated by Rey Mysterio.
7 Batista - Royal Rumble 2010
The Animal Batista entered the 2010 Royal Rumble match as one of the favorites and he got an added advantage after getting to enter the contest as the final entrant.
After failing to become the no.1 contender for the Undertaker's World Heavyweight Championship for the event, the Animal looked to redeem himself by winning the Royal Rumble match but failed to capitalize on the opportunity.
While he managed to get a massive elimination in Shawn Michaels, he couldn't go any further as he got thrown over the top rope by John Cena.
6 Dolph Ziggler - Royal Rumble 2015
The 2015 Royal Rumble match turned out to be a complete disaster for the WWE as their effort to elevate Roman Reigns as the top guy backfired very badly at the event.
The crowd was rooting for Daniel Bryan to win the match, but he suffered an early elimination at the hands of Bray Wyatt. Fans went into riot mode after Bryan’s elimination and cheered for almost everyone other than Roman Reigns.
Dolph Ziggler entered as the 30th entrant, and he became one of the temporary crowd favorites. He managed to eliminate Wade Barrett & Cesaro but got quickly thrown over the top rope by Big Show & Kane.
5 Trish Stratus - Royal Rumble 2018
WWE needed a lot of key attractions for the historic first women’s Royal Rumble match, and they took the help of WWE veteran & Hall of Famer Trish Stratus as she entered into the match as the final contestant.
Stratus took out Natalya and took some help to eliminate Nia Jax before taking the fans on a trip down memory lane by eliminating her old friend & rival Mickie James.
She spent only 5:36 minutes in the match before she got taken out by Sasha Banks, who entered as the first contestant.
4 Roman Reigns - Royal Rumble 2017
The Big Dog Roman Reigns looked to win the Royal Rumble for the second time in his career when he entered the 30-man contest in 2017. He entered the match as the final entrant, and he went all guns blazing as soon as he entered the ring.
He eliminated Chris Jericho & Bray Wyatt before getting a colossal elimination in the Undertaker and planted the seeds for their WrestleMania 33 match.
The Big Dog ended up being the runner-up and took an RKO before he got thrown over the top rope by Randy Orton.
3 The Big Show - Royal Rumble 2012
The Big Show entered the 2012 Royal Rumble match as the 30th entrant, and though he spent only a short time in the ring, he made sure he took four other superstars with him before he went down.
The 7-footer took The Miz, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger out from the match despite surviving for only 1:51 minutes himself. Randy Orton put an end to the Big Show's rampage by throwing the giant over the top rope.
Sheamus went on to win the match, but the Big Show would get his hands on him later that year.
2 Ryback - Royal Rumble 2013
Ryback walked into the 2013 Royal Rumble match as a legitimate main event player, after coming out of a WWE Championship feud against CM Punk, which culminated at TLC 2012.
The Big Guy entered the match as the final contestant and went on a total rampage as soon as he entered the ring. He took out five superstars out of the match when he tossed Sheamus, Randy Orton, The Miz, Sin Cara, & Damien Sandow over the top rope.
He turned out to be the runner-up after getting eliminated by the eventual winner John Cena.
1 Triple H - Royal Rumble 2016
Triple H is the only person in this decade to win the Royal Rumble match after entering the contest as the final entrant. The 2016 Royal Rumble match was for the WWE Championship as Roman Reigns put the title on the line against 29 other superstars.
Triple H made a surprise return after taking time off from a kayfabe injury he sustained at the hands of Roman Reigns. He took out Bray Wyatt, & Dolph Ziggler before taking out Reigns from the contest.
The Game won his 14th World Championship after he eliminated Dean Ambrose to win the 2016 Royal Rumble & the WWE Championship.
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