Royal Rumble ๊winners, dating back to 1988. Click each link for o🔯ur retro tweets on the Rumble match!
1988: Hacksaw Jim Duggan – 20-man Rumble
1989:ꦡ Big John Studd (via elimin🐎ating Ted DiBiase) in first 30-man Rumble
1990: Hulk Hogan (vi꧃a eliminating Mr. Perfect), only WWF Champion to win the 𒆙Rumble.
1991: Hulk Hogan (via eliminating Earthquake)
1992: Ric Flair (via e♌liminating S♑id Justice) to win the WWF title
1993: Yokozuna (via el𒅌iminat♒ing Randy Savage), in first for a guaranteed title shot at WrestleMania
1994: Bret Hart/Lex Luger (elimi💛nated at the same time)
1995: Shawn Michaels (via eliminating British Bulldog)
1996: Shawn Michaels (via eliminating Diesel)
1997: Stone Cold Steve 💦Austin🥃 (via eliminating Bret Hart)
1998: Stone Cold ✤Steve Austin (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 Santino Marella) in a 40-man🔥𓆉 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 eliminating D🌃ean🐬 Ambrose) to win the WWE Title
2017: Randy Orton (via eliminating Roman Reigns)
2018 Men's: Shinsuke Nakamur💫a (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 McIntyre (via eli💫minating Roman Reigns)
2021 Men's: Edge (via eliminating Randy Orton)
2022 Men'𝕴෴s: Brock Lesnar (via eliminating Drew McIntyre) Universal Title
202𝐆3 ꧙Men'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 Bel෴la), SD Title
2019 Women's: Becky Lynch (via eliminating Charlotte Fl𝔍air), Raw & SD Title
2020 Women's: Charlotte Flair, (via eli🗹mina♔ting Shayna Baszler), NXT Title
2021 Women's: Bianca 🀅Belair (via eliminating Rhea Ripley), Raw Title
2022 Wom🔜en's: Ronda Rousey (via eliminating Charlotte Flair), SD Title
2023 Women's: 🌸Rhea Ripley (via eliminating Liv Morgan), 🙈SD Women's Title
2024 Women's Bayey (via eliminating Liv Morgan)
Podcasts
We've attacked 2005 and 1995 Royal Rumble matches with our new Alternate Commentary series, that sees us recount stories and his🍌tory of the contests. We also had Sha🎶ne 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 Podcast: Royal Rumble ♛Match Changes!
Countdown to the Royal Rumble
Lead MMA writer David T🉐ees got in on the action with his Coun🐼tdown series!
Countdown To T𒐪he 2018 WWE Royal Rumble #1: Ranking 🥀The Royal Rumble Winners (23-11)
Countdown To The 2018🐽 WWE Royal Rumble 🐭#2: Ranking The Royal Rumble Winners (10-1)
Countdown To The 2018 WWE Royal Rumble #3: Ran😼king The Best Non-Rumble Matches
Countdown To The 2018 WWE Royal Ruꦦmble #4: Surprise Entraꦆnts I Wanna See In The Rumbles
Co𒁃untdown To Th💫e 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 & Predictions
Articles
Of course, Fightful ꦚhad a ton of other features, articles, highlights and more discu♌ssing ideas and Royal Rumble history!
🤡Shane Helms Tells The Story Of How The "Double Chokeslam" Royal Rumble Sp🐼ot Came To Be
Shane Douglas Breaks Dow🥀n Psychology In Royal Rumble Matches
SRS: 🌺Improving The Royal Rumble Match For All Invol🌳ved
Shane Douglas Discusse🦹s His 1991 Royal Rumble Appearance, Being Put Over On Commentary
Fantasy Booking: The Redemption Rumble!!
Court Ba🐟uer Talks WWE's Process Of Finding Surprise Entran🦂ts For The Royal Rumble Match
WWF Veteran Says Women's Royal Rumble Is Overdue
Women Superstars React To Women's Royal Rumb🍨le Ann🃏ouncement
Taking A Look At The The Royal Rumble Curse
Court Bauer Tal🅠ks WWE Deciding Who Will Be The Royal Rumbl🎐e "Iron Man"
