Royal Rumble winners, dating back to 1988. Click each link for our retro tweets on the Ru൲mble match!
1988: Hacksaw Jim Duggan – 20-man Rumble
1989: Big John Studd (via eliminating Ted DiBiase) in f🌜irst 30-man Rumble
1990: Hulk Hogan (via🐲 eliminating Mr. Perfect), only WWF Champion to win the Rumble.
1991: Hulk Hogan (via eliminating Earthquake)
1992: Ric Flair (via eliminating Sid Justice) to 🐈win the WWF title
1993: 🌃Yokozuna (via eliminating Randy Sav✱age), in first for a guaranteed title shot at WrestleMania
1994: ♓Bret Hart/Lex Luger (eliminated at the same time)
1995: Shawn Michaels (via eliminating British Bulldog)
1996: Shawn Michaels (via eliminating Diesel)
1997: Stone Cold Steve Austin (via eliminatin💜g Bret Hart)
1998: Stone Cold Steve Aus꧒tin (via eliminating The Rock)
1999: Vince McMahon (via eliminating Steve Austin)
2000: The Rock (via eliminating Big Show)
2001: Stone Cold Steve Austin (via eliminating Kane)
2002: Triple H (via eliminating Kurt Angle)
2003: Brock Lesnar (via eliminating The Undertaker)
2004: Chris Benoit (via eliminating Big Show)
2005: Batista (via eliminating John Cena)
2006: Rey Mysterio (via eliminating Randy Orton)
2007: The Undertaker (via eliminating Shawn Michaels)
2008: John Cena (via eliminating Triple H)
2009: Randy Orton (via eliminating Triple H)
2010: Edge (via eliminating John Cena)
2011: Alberto Del Rio (via eliminating Sꦉantino Mare🅠lla) in a 40-man Royal Rumble
2012: Sheamus (via eliminating Chris Jericho)
2013: John Cena (via eliminating Ryback)
2014: Batista (via eliminating Roman Reigns)
2015: Roman Reigns (via eliminating Rusev)
2016: Triple H (via eliminatingꦉ Dean Ambrose) to wi🔯n the WWE Title
2017: Randy Orton (via eliminating Roman Reigns)
2018 Men's: Shinsuke 🤪Nakamura (via eliminating Roman Reigns)
2018 Greatest Royal Rumble: Braun Strowman (via eliminating Big Cass)
2019 Men's: Seth Rollins (via eliminating Braun Strowman)
2020 Men's: Drew MꩵcIntyre (via eliminating R🃏oman Reigns)
2021 Men's: Edge (via eliminating Randy Orton)
2022 Men's: Brock Lesnar (via eliminati𝔉ng Drew McIntyre) Universal Title
2023 Men's✱: Cody Rhodes (via eliminating Gunther) Unidpisuted
2024 Men's: Cody Rhodes (via eliminating CM Punk)
Women's Royal Rumble
2018 Women's: Asuka (via eliminating Nikki Bellaไ), SD Title
2019 Women's:♕ Becky Lynch (via eliminating Charlotte Flair), Raw &🦹 SD Title
2020 Women's: Charlotte Flair, (via eliminating Shayna Bas🔜zler), NXT Title
2021 Women's: Bianc🍰a Belair (via eliminating Rhea Ripley), Raw Title
2022 Women's: Ronda Rousey (via eliminating Charlotte Flair), ♛SD Title
2023 Women's: Rhea Ripley (via eliminating Liv Morgan), SD Women's Tit♏le
2024 Women's Bayey (via eliminating Liv Morgan)
Podcasts
We've attacked 2005 and 1995 Royal Rumbleꦛ matches with our new Alternate Commentary series, that sees us recount stories and history of the contests. We also had Shane Helms letting us know about his Royal Rumble appearances! We also spoke to Court Bauer about the Royal Rumble from a writer's perspective, and I even did a show on changes I'd make to the Rumble!
Alternate Commentary
Fightful Books It Pod𓄧cast: Royal 🐟Rumble Match Changes!
Countdown to the Royal Rumble
Lead MMA writer David Tees got in on the action with𒀰 his Countdown series!
Countdown🦹 To The 2018 WWE Royal Rumble #1: Ranking The Royal Rumble Winners (23-11)
Countdown To The 2018 WWE Royal Rumble #2: Ranking The Royal Rumbleꦦ Winners (10-1)
Countdown To The 𓃲2018 WWE Royal Rumble #3: Ranking The Best Non-Rumble Matche꧑s
Countdown To The 🌃2018 WWE Royal Rumble #4: Surprise Entr✅ants I Wanna See In The Rumbles
Countd𝓀own To The 2018 WWE Royal Rumble #5: My Picks To Win The Rumble Matches
Countdown To The 2018 WWE Royal༒ Rumble #6: WWE Royal Rumble Event Preview &🍬amp; Predictions
Articles
Of course, Fightful had a ton of other features, articles,💜 highlights and more discussing ideas anꦏd Royal Rumble history!
Shane Helms Tells The༺ Story Of How The "Double Chokeslam" Royal Rumbl💮e Spot Came To Be
Shane D🐟ouglas Breaks Down Psychology In R𒁃oyal Rumble Matches
SRS: Improving Th🍌e Royal Rumble Ma🃏tch For All Involved
Shane Douglas Di🌸scusses His 1991 Royal Rumble Appearance, Being Put Over On Commentജary
Fantasy Booking: The Redemption Rumble!!
Court Bauer Talks WWE's Process Of Finding Surprise Entrꦫants For The Royal Rumble Match
WWF Veteran Says Women's Royal Rumble Is Overdue
Women Superstars React To Women's Royal Ru🐻mble Announcemꦺent
Taking A Look At The The Royal Rumble Curse
Co🙈urt💖 Bauer Talks WWE Deciding Who Will Be The Royal Rumble "Iron Man"
