Once a year, WWE puts on a PPV with one of the most exciting matches in wrestling: the Royal Rumble. Every 90 seconds, a superstar enters the ring, and the only way to be eliminated is to be thrown over the top rope. In total, 30 wrestlers compete in this event, and the prize is a championship match at Wrestlemania in April. On Sunday, January 28, the 31st Royal Rumble will take place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Considering this is such a huge event, we`re going through the history of the PPV to take a look at all the winners, from Royal Rumble I to Royal Rumble XXX. In addition, we`ll also be mentioning some noteworthy moments from the event. Royal Rumble (1988)Winner: `Hacksaw` Jim DugganEliminations: 3Entering in at #13, crowd-favorite Jim Duggan ended up being the very first winner of the Royal Rumble. Unlike the vast majority of other Rumble matches, the 1988 event only had 20 participants. Royal Rumble (1989)Winner: Big John StuddEliminations: 2Big John Studd entered the Rumble at #27, which is considered the luckiest number to enter the match, as four wrestlers--in total--have won at this placement. Royal Rumble (1990)Winner: Hulk HoganEliminations: 6Hulk Hogan won his first Rumble in 1990, entering the match at #25. Both he and Ultimate Warrior had six eliminations, the most for that year. Royal Rumble (1991)Winner: Hulk HoganEliminations: 7Hulkamania continued to run wild in 1991, with Hogan`s second consecutive win. He entered the match at #24, and once again, Hogan claimed the top spot that year for most eliminations. Royal Rumble (1992)Winner: Ric FlairEliminations: 5Woo! Ric Flair won his only Rumble win in 1992, entering the match at #3. He ended up staying in the ring for over 52 minutes during the battle. Royal Rumble (1993)Winner: YokozunaEliminations: 7The winner of the 1993 Royal Rumble, Yokozuna, entered the contest at lucky #27. Yokozuna had the most eliminations that year as well. Ro ...
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