Here are the full list of WWE Royal Rumble Winners + History and Stats. This page lists every WWE Royal Rumble winner from the first event in 1988 through the 2026 show. Find the men’s and women’s champions by year, their final elimination, and key historical facts and records.
The first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live on the USA Network. The following year, the event started to be broadcast on pay-per-view and thus became one of WWE’s “big four” pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and SummerSlam.
The Royal Rumble is based on the classic Battle Royal match, in which a number of wrestlers (traditionally 30) aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. Participants may learn their eliminations by knowing the two wrestlers who are eliminated before them and which wrestlers are entering the Royal Rumble before and after their elimination.
The 2018 Royal Rumble was the first to include a women’s Royal Rumble match, which was the main event for that year.
Men’s Royal Rumble Winners (1988 – Present)
| Year | Winner | Last Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #13 – Hacksaw Jim Duggan | Last Eliminated One Man Gang |
| 1989 | #27 – Big John Studd | Last Eliminated Ted DiBiase |
| 1990 | #25 – Hulk Hogan | Last Eliminated Mr. Perfect |
| 1991 | #24 – Hulk Hogan | Last Eliminated Earthquake |
| 1992 | #3 – Ric Flair | Last Eliminated Sid Justice |
| 1993 | #27 – Yokozuna | Last Eliminated Randy Savage |
| 1994 | #27 – Bret Hart and #23 – Lex Luger | Co-winners |
| 1995 | #1 – Shawn Michaels | Last Eliminated British Bulldog |
| 1996 | #18 – Shawn Michaels | Last Eliminated Diesel |
| 1997 | #5 – Steve Austin | Last Eliminated Bret Hart* |
| 1998 | #24 – Steve Austin | Last Eliminated The Rock |
| 1999 | #2 – Vince McMahon | Last Eliminated Steve Austin |
| 2000 | #24 – The Rock | Last Eliminated Big Show |
| 2001 | #27 – Stone Cold Steve Austin | Last Eliminated Kane |
| 2002 | #22 – Triple H | Last Eliminated Kurt Angle |
| 2003 | #29 – Brock Lesnar | Last Eliminated The Undertaker |
| 2004 | #1 – Chris Benoit | Last Eliminated Big Show |
| 2005 | #28 – Batista | Last Eliminated John Cena |
| 2006 | #2 – Rey Mysterio | Last Eliminated Randy Orton |
| 2007 | #30 – The Undertaker | Last Eliminated Shawn Michaels |
| 2008 | #30 – John Cena | Last Eliminated Triple H |
| 2009 | #8 – Randy Orton | Last Eliminated Triple H |
| 2010 | #29 – Edge | Last Eliminated John Cena |
| 2011 | #38 (40 entrants) – Alberto Del Rio | Last Eliminated Santino Marella |
| 2012 | #22 – Sheamus | Last Eliminated Chris Jericho |
| 2013 | #19 – John Cena | Last Eliminated Ryback |
| 2014 | #28 – Batista | Last Eliminated Roman Reigns |
| 2015 | #19 – Roman Reigns | Last Eliminated Rusev |
| 2016 | #30 – Triple H | Last Eliminated Dean Ambrose |
| 2017 | #23 – Randy Orton | Last Eliminated Roman Reigns |
| 2018 | #14 – Shinsuke Nakamura | Last Eliminated Roman Reigns |
| 2019 | #10 – Seth Rollins | Last Eliminated Braun Strowman |
| 2020 | #16 – Drew McIntyre | Last Eliminated Roman Reigns |
| 2021 | #1 – Edge | Last Eliminated Randy Orton |
| 2022 | #30 – Brock Lesnar | Last Eliminated Drew McIntyre |
| 2023 | #30 – Cody Rhodes | Last Eliminated Gunther |
| 2024 | #15 – Cody Rhodes | Last Eliminated CM Punk |
| 2025 | #20 – Jey Uso | Last Eliminated John Cena |
| 2026 | #26 – Roman Reigns | Last Eliminated GUNTHER |
Women’s Royal Rumble Winners (2018 – Present)
| Year | Winner | Last Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #15 – Asuka | Last Eliminated Nikki Bella |
| 2019 | #28 – Becky Lynch | Last Eliminated Charlotte Flair |
| 2020 | #17 – Charlotte Flair | Last Eliminated Shayna Baszler |
| 2021 | #3 – Bianca Belair | Last Eliminated Rhea Ripley |
| 2022 | #28 – Ronda Rousey | Last Eliminated Charlotte Flair |
| 2023 | #1 – Rhea Ripley | Last Eliminated Liv Morgan |
| 2024 | #3 – Bayley | Last Eliminated Liv Morgan |
| 2025 | #27 – Charlotte Flair | Last Eliminated Roxanne Perez |
| 2026 | #14 – Liv Morgan | Last Eliminated Roxanne Perez |
Multiple Royal Rumble Victories:
- 3 wins = 1 (Stone Cold Steve Austin)
- 2 wins = 11 (Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Batista, Triple H, Randy Orton, Edge, Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes, Charlotte Flair, Roman Reigns)
Lucky Numbers With The Most Wins:
- 5 wins (2) = #27, #30
- 4 wins (2) = #1, #28
- 3 wins (2) = #3, #24
- 2 wins (7) = #2, #14, #19, #22, #23, #25, #29, #26
Most Eliminations Per Royal Rumble:
13 Eliminations – Brock Lesnar (2020)
12 Eliminations – Roman Reigns (2014)
11 Eliminations – Kane (2001)
10 Eliminations – Steve Austin (1997)
9 Eliminations – Hulk Hogan (1989), Nia Jax (2025 – Women)
8 Eliminations – Shawn Michaels (1995), Shawn Michaels (1996), Steve Austin (1999), Bianca Belair & Shayna Baszler (2020 – Women), Nia Jax (2024 – Women)
7 Eliminations – Hulk Hogan (1991), Yokozuna (1993), Diesel & Lex Luger (1994), Steve Austin (1998), Rikishi (2000), Steve Austin & The Undertaker (2002), The Great Khali (2007), CM Punk & John Cena (2011), Braun Strowman (2017), Rhea Ripley (2021 – Women), Rhea Ripley (2023 – Women)
6 Eliminations – One Man Gang (1988), Ultimate Warrior (1990), Sid Justice (1992), Chris Jericho (2003), Chris Benoit (2004), Rey Mysterio (2006), Triple H (2008), Big Show & Triple H (2009), Shawn Michaels (2010), Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns & Rusev (2015), AJ Styles (2022 – Men)
5 Eliminations – Batista & Edge (2005), Cody Rhodes (2012), Ryback & Sheamus (2013), Michelle McCool (2018 – Women), Braun Strowman (2019 – Men), Charlotte Flair (2019 – Women), Charlotte Flair (2022 – Women), Cody Rhodes (2023 – Men), Lash Legend (2026 – Women), Oba Femi & Roman Reigns (2026)
Most Men’s Eliminations (Total):
- Glenn Jacobs (45 as Kane + 1 as Isaac Yankem)
- Roman Reigns (41)
- The Undertaker (40) – Shawn Michaels (39 recognized eliminations)
- Braun Strowman, Steve Austin (36)
- Brock Lesnar (35)
- Big Show, Triple H (32)
- Randy Orton (30)
- Hulk Hogan, John Cena (28)
- Cody Rhodes, Edge (25)
- CM Punk (22)
Most Women’s Eliminations (Total):
- Nia Jax (28)
- Rhea Ripley (23)
- Charlotte Flair (21)
- Bayley (18)
- Shayna Baszler (16)
- Bianca Belair (15)
- Liv Morgan (12)
- Natalya (11)
- Becky Lynch, Michelle McCool, Nikki Bella, Sonya Deville (8)
- Asuka, Io Shirai / Iyo Sky (7)
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WWE Royal Rumble Winners – History and Stats
