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WWE News: Royal Rumble Match Results And Statistics — Winner, Most Eliminations, Longest Time

Published on: January 25, 2016 at 12:43 AM
By Dustin Murrell

As they work their way towards WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, WWE featured Royal Rumble 2016 tonight, in which Roman Reigns was forced to defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against 29 other men in the Royal Rumble Match. Also forced to enter at No. 1, Reigns put up a good fight after taking a serious beating. But in the end, Triple H — one of the two surprise entrants of the night, alongside A.J. Styles — will be leaving Orlando as the new champion.

Below, we have all of the numbers and statistics from the Royal Rumble Match, with the results of the undercard after that. These numbers are all early estimates, as WWE hasn’t released anything official as of this writing. The WWE Superstars that participated in the Royal Rumble Match will be listed below in the order that they entered the Rumble Match. It will then list at what number the superstar was eliminated, any other competitors that they eliminated, and a rough estimate on how long they were in the Royal Rumble Match.

  1. Roman Reigns — eliminated No. 28 by Triple H. Eliminated Rusev, Tyler Breeze, The Miz, Alberto Del Rio, and Sheamus. Reigns lasted approximately 45 minutes.
  2. Rusev — eliminated No. 1 by Roman Reigns. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted less than 90 seconds.
  3. AJ Styles — eliminated No. 11 by Kevin Owens. Eliminated Tyler Breeze and Curtis Axel. Lasted approximately 28 minutes.
  4. Tyler Breeze — eliminated No. 2 by Roman Reigns and A.J. Styles. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted less than 90 seconds.
  5. Curtis Axel — eliminated No. 3 by AJ Styles. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted less than 90 seconds.
  6. Chris Jericho — eliminated No. 26 by Dean Ambrose. Eliminated Kofi Kingston. Lasted approximately 40 minutes.
  7. Kane — eliminated No. 9 by Braun Strowman. Eliminated R-Truth. Lasted approximately 15 minutes.
  8. Goldust — eliminated No. 4 by Titus O’Neil. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted less than 90 seconds.
  9. Ryback — eliminated No. 8 by Big Show. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted approximately 10 minutes.
  10. Kofi Kingston — eliminated No. 6 by Chris Jericho. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted approximately five minutes.
  11. Titus O’Neil — eliminated No. 7 by The Big Show. Eliminated Goldust. Lasted approximately eight minutes.
  12. R-Truth — eliminated No. 5 by Kane. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted less than 90 seconds.
  13. Luke Harper — eliminated No. 19 by Brock Lesnar. Eliminated Stardust, Neville, Mark Henry, and Brock Lesnar. Lasted about 15 minutes.
  14. Stardust — eliminated No. 14 by Luke Harper. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted approximately five minutes.
  15. Big Show — eliminated No. 10 by Braun Strowman. Eliminated Ryback and Titus O’Neil. Lasted approximately five minutes.
  16. Neville — eliminated No. 13 by Luke Harper. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted approximately five minutes.
  17. Braun Strowman — eliminated No. 20 by Brock Lesnar. Eliminated Kane, Big Show, Sami Zayn, Mark Henry, and Brock Lesnar. Lasted approximately 10 minutes.
  18. Kevin Owens — eliminated No. 12 by Sami Zayn. Eliminated A.J. Styles. Lasted approximately four minutes.
  19. Dean Ambrose — eliminated No. 29 by Triple H. Eliminated Chris Jericho. Lasted approximately 20 minutes.
  20. Sami Zayn — eliminated No. 16 by Braun Strowman. Eliminated Kevin Owens. Lasted approximately five minutes.
  21. Erick Rowan — eliminated No. 17 by Brock Lesnar. Eliminated Mark Henry and Brock Lesnar. Lasted approximately five minutes.
  22. Mark Henry — eliminated No. 15 by Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, and Braun Strowman. Lasted less than 90 seconds.
  23. Brock Lesnar — eliminated No. 21 by Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, and Braun Strowman. Eliminated Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman, and Jack Swagger. Lasted approximately 10 minutes.
  24. Jack Swagger — eliminated No. 18 by Brock Lesnar. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted less than 15 seconds.
  25. The Miz — eliminated No. 22 by Roman Reigns. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted about 10 minutes.
  26. Alberto Del Rio — eliminated No. 23 by Roman Reigns. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted about five minutes.
  27. Bray Wyatt — eliminated No. 25 by Sheamus and Triple H. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted about eight minutes.
  28. Dolph Ziggler — eliminated No. 24 by Triple H. Did not eliminate anyone. Lasted about four minutes.
  29. Sheamus — eliminated No. 27 by Roman Reigns. Eliminated Bray Wyatt. Lasted about four minutes.
  30. Triple H — won the Royal Rumble Match. Eliminated Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, and Roman Reigns. Lasted about eight minutes.

Roman Reigns had this year’s record for being in the Royal Rumble Match the longest. Reigns and Braun Strowman each had five eliminations, although two of Strowman’s were assisted while only one of Reigns’ was assisted.

WWE Divas Championship: Charlotte (c) defeated Becky Lynch.

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing Match.

WWE Tag Team Championship: The New Day (c) defeated the Usos.

WWE United States Championship: Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio (c).

All results have been confirmed at WWE.com’s official Royal Rumble recap .

Replays of WWE Royal Rumble 2016 can be streamed on-demand through the WWE Network.

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