Which Wrestlers Spent The Longest Time In Royal Rumble?

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To find out, we teamed up with our friends at SportBible to dig into 33 years of Royal Rumble data. And we worked out which wrestlers have spent the longest total time in the ring between 1988 and 2020.

We’ve got a full list (with over 300 wrestlers) below. But let’s start with this live graphic, which shows the all-time top 10…

So, in terms of total time spent in the ring, Chris Jericho is the clear all-time Royal Rumble champion. Jericho has spent a total of 4 hours, 56 minutes, and 15 seconds in Royal Rumble matches to date. Which is almost a full hour more than second place Triple H, who has racked up 4 hours and 50 seconds in the the event.

Note: some wrestlers have competed in the event under different ring names. For example, Triple H competed as Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 1996 and 1997. In our live graphic and full table below, we listed each wrestler under their best known name. Click below to see a list of wrestlers which were combined.

Click to show wrestlers who have competed under different ring names

Viscera – competed in 1994/95 as Mabel, competed in 1996 as King Mabel
A-Train – competed in 2000 as Prince Albert, competed in 2001/2002 as Albert, competed in 2013 as Tensai
Cody Rhodes – competed in 2016 as Stardust
One Man Gang – competed as Akeem in 1989/90
Tugboat – competed as Typhoon in 1993
Repo Man – competed as Smash in 1989/90/91
Rikishi – competed as Fatu in 93/94/95/96, competed as The Sultan in 97
Savio Vega – competed as Kwang in 94/95
Hardcore Holly – competed as Thurman “Sparky” Plugg in 1994, competed as Bob Holly in 1996
Triple-H – competed as Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 96/97
X-Pac – competed as 1-2-3 Kid in 96
Steve Austin – competed as The Ringmaster in 96
Kane – competed as Isaac Yankem, DDS in 96, competed in 97 as “Fake” Diesel
Goldust – competed in 98 as The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust
The Rock – competed in 97 as Rocky Mavia
John “Bradshaw” Layfield – competed as Blackjack Bradshaw in 98, competed as Bradshaw in 2000/01/02/04
The Godfather – competed as Kama in 96, competed as Kama Mustafa in 98
R-Truth – competed as K-Kwik in 2001
Gregory Helms – competed as The Hurricane in 01/03/04/18
Carlito – competed as Carlos Colin in 1993
Road Warrior Animal – competed as Animal in 1993
Bray Wyatt – competed as Husky Harris in 2011
Curtis Axel – competed as Michael McGillicutty in 2011
Sin Cara – competed as Hunico in 2012 [/su_expand]

All-Time Royal Rumble: Full Table

Here’s the full table showing all wrestlers who competed in at least one Royal Rumble between 1988 and 2019. Included is the number of Rumbles each wrestler has competed in + their total cumulative time spent in the ring.

Position	Wrestler	# of Rumbles	Total Time (H:M:S)
1	Chris Jericho	10	4:56:15
2	Triple H	9	4:00:50
3	Shawn Michaels	12	3:47:32
4	Rey Mysterio	10	3:41:29
5	Kane	19	3:36:18
6	Randy Orton	11	3:22:21
7	Cody Rhodes	8	3:06:45
8	John Cena	8	2:48:29
9	CM Punk	6	2:48:11
10	Roman Reigns	6	2:44:06
11	Chris Benoit	4	2:37:24
12	Edge	7	2:33:23
13	Steve Austin	6	2:30:41
14	Kofi Kingston	12	2:16:29
15	The Miz	12	2:13:47
16	Bret Hart	6	2:11:24
17	Sheamus	7	2:09:57
18	The British Bulldog	6	2:06:02
19	Dolph Ziggler	12	2:05:39
20	Bray Wyatt	5	1:59:31
21	The Undertaker	10	1:58:48
22	The Rock	4	1:58:02
23	Dean Ambrose	5	1:55:55
24	Seth Rollins	4	1:54:49
25	Hardcore Holly	7	1:52:46
26	Rick Martel	7	1:43:53
27	Rusev	5	1:37:15
28	Rob Van Dam	6	1:36:12
29	Goldust	12	1:30:52
30	Greg Valentine	4	1:28:46
31	Ric Flair	5	1:27:38
32	Rikishi	10	1:26:13
33	Big Show	12	1:19:16
34	Matt Hardy	8	1:18:46
35	Batista	5	1:18:27
36	Ted DiBiase	4	1:17:26
37	Bob Backlund	5	1:16:29
38	Drew McIntyre	5	1:16:26
39	Carlito	6	1:15:40
40	John Morrison	5	1:14:08
41	Tito Santana	6	1:13:56
42	Mr. Perfect	5	1:12:47
43	Jake Roberts	6	1:11:37
44	Ted DiBiase Jr.	3	1:11:07
45	Shelton Benjamin	9	1:10:41
46	Shinsuke Nakamura	2	1:02:44
47	John "Bradshaw" Layfield	6	1:02:40
48	Finlay	3	1:02:33
49	Test	5	1:01:40
50	Sami Zayn	3	0:59:04
51	Mark Henry	9	0:59:01
52	Crush	4	0:58:45
53	Randy Savage	5	0:58:41
54	Finn Bálor	1	0:57:38
55	Hulk Hogan	4	0:56:49
56	Mr. McMahon	1	0:56:38
57	Tatanka	4	0:55:59
58	Andrade	2	0:55:54
59	Luke Harper	4	0:53:15
60	Big Boss Man	5	0:52:41
61	Wade Barrett	4	0:52:02
62	Jerry Lawler	4	0:51:24
63	Viscera	9	0:49:31
64	Brock Lesnar	4	0:49:25
65	Kurt Angle	4	0:49:06
66	Henry O. Godwinn	4	0:48:47
67	Big E	6	0:48:47
68	Repo Man	5	0:48:13
69	Hercules	4	0:47:45
70	D'Lo Brown	3	0:47:40
71	Braun Strowman	4	0:47:37
72	Owen Hart	7	0:47:35
73	A-Train	6	0:46:58
74	Baron Corbin	4	0:45:10
75	Eddie Guerrero	2	0:44:40
76	Jim Duggan	5	0:44:00
77	Cesaro	6	0:43:13
78	Irwin R. Schyster	2	0:43:01
79	Booker T	8	0:42:24
80	Elias	3	0:42:07
81	Billy Gunn	7	0:40:58
82	Lex Luger	2	0:40:49
83	Haku	4	0:40:37
84	Jack Swagger	6	0:40:31
85	Daniel Bryan	3	0:39:26
86	Jim Neidhart	3	0:38:59
87	Diesel	3	0:38:17
88	Val Venis	4	0:37:48
89	Ryback	4	0:36:59
90	AJ Styles	3	0:36:47
91	R-Truth	8	0:36:02
92	Hornswoggle	2	0:35:56
93	Earthquake	2	0:35:42
94	The Godfather	7	0:35:13
95	Roddy Piper	2	0:35:06
96	Road Dogg	3	0:34:38
97	Yokozuna	2	0:34:07
98	The Texas Tornado	2	0:33:37
99	Christian	5	0:33:13
100	Mike Knox	1	0:32:42
101	Savio Vega	5	0:32:24
102	Johnny Nitro	2	0:32:03
103	Phineas I. Godwinn	2	0:31:00
104	The Barbarian	3	0:30:57
105	8-Ball	1	0:30:43
106	Genichiro Tenryu	2	0:30:38
107	Charlie Haas	3	0:30:30
108	Al Snow	4	0:30:24
109	Jimmy Snuka	4	0:30:19
110	Bam Bam Bigelow	1	0:30:12
111	Mustafa Ali	1	0:30:05
112	The Honky Tonk Man	4	0:29:24
113	Joey Mercury	1	0:29:14
114	Bushwhacker Butch	3	0:28:39
115	Samoa Joe	2	0:28:30
116	Thrasher	1	0:28:08
117	One Man Gang	3	0:27:57
118	Ax	2	0:27:27
119	Jeff Hardy	5	0:27:06
120	Pierroth	2	0:26:30
121	Shane Douglas	1	0:26:23
122	Umaga	1	0:26:05
123	André the Giant	2	0:25:11
124	Virgil	3	0:25:09
125	X-Pac	3	0:24:56
126	Chavo Guerrero	5	0:24:07
127	Gangrel	2	0:23:45
128	Marc Mero	2	0:23:31
129	Vader	3	0:23:25
130	Jerry Sags	2	0:22:56
131	Titus O'Neil	5	0:22:52
132	Ron Bass	2	0:22:50
133	Mo	2	0:22:49
134	Bad News Brown	2	0:22:28
135	Bo Dallas	1	0:21:42
136	Marty Jannetty	4	0:20:20
137	The Great Khali	8	0:20:19
138	Orlando Jordan	2	0:19:45
139	David Otunga	3	0:19:35
140	Alberto Del Rio	3	0:19:35
141	Mick Foley	3	0:18:46
142	Damien Sandow	2	0:18:43
143	The Ultimate Warrior	2	0:18:20
144	Dusty Rhodes	1	0:18:18
145	Danny Davis	1	0:17:51
146	Crash Holly	2	0:17:25
147	Heath Slater	3	0:17:19
148	Steve Blackman	4	0:17:12
149	Apollo Crews	3	0:16:49
150	Santino Marella	5	0:16:46
151	Curtis Axel	3	0:16:37
152	Eugene	1	0:16:25
153	Don Muraco	1	0:16:10
154	Jamal	1	0:16:07
155	Rhyno	2	0:16:06
156	Gene Snitsky	2	0:16:04
157	Scott Steiner	2	0:15:49
158	Terry Funk	1	0:15:18
159	Aldo Montoya	2	0:15:13
160	Sam Houston	1	0:14:39
161	Mankind	2	0:14:27
162	The Berzerker	2	0:14:21
163	Jonathan Coachman	2	0:14:18
164	JTG	3	0:14:12
165	Paul Roma	1	0:14:05
166	Ken Shamrock	2	0:14:05
167	Brutus Beefcake	1	0:13:56
168	Johnny Gargano	1	0:13:50
169	Trevor Murdoch	1	0:13:41
170	Mr. Kennedy	1	0:13:32
171	The Red Rooster	2	0:13:15
172	Xavier Woods	3	0:13:14
173	Mosh	1	0:13:09
174	Brian Knobbs	2	0:13:05
175	Sin Cara	3	0:13:04
176	Chris Masters	4	0:13:00
177	Nikolai Volkoff	2	0:12:43
178	Faarooq	5	0:12:36
179	Droz	1	0:12:30
180	Damien Demento	1	0:12:27
181	Big John Studd	1	0:12:21
182	Matt Morgan	1	0:12:14
183	Super Crazy	2	0:12:12
184	Jim Brunzell	1	0:12:06
185	René Duprée	2	0:12:05
186	Kevin Owens	2	0:11:57
187	Montel Vontavious Porter	4	0:11:55
188	Maven	2	0:11:53
189	Dino Bravo	2	0:11:18
190	Jey Uso	2	0:11:17
191	Koko B. Ware	3	0:11:15
192	Aleister Black	2	0:11:15
193	Pete Dunne	1	0:11:13
194	Ezekiel Jackson	2	0:11:00
195	Dory Funk Jr.	1	0:10:53
196	Fandango	2	0:10:52
197	William Regal	3	0:10:34
198	Kurrgan	2	0:10:32
199	Neville	1	0:10:17
200	Rosey	1	0:10:16
201	Adam Bomb	2	0:10:15
202	Harley Race	1	0:10:03
203	Arn Anderson	1	0:10:00
204	Eli Blu	1	0:10:00
205	Big Cass	1	0:09:57
206	The Warlord	3	0:09:53
207	Erick Rowan	3	0:09:48
208	Karl Anderson	1	0:09:46
209	Matt Riddle	1	0:09:41
210	Tommy Dreamer	3	0:09:38
211	Gregory Helms	5	0:09:37
212	Mantaur	1	0:09:33
213	Road Warrior Animal	2	0:09:28
214	Duke Droese	2	0:09:23
215	Cactus Jack	1	0:09:21
216	Tajiri	2	0:09:20
217	Bart Gunn	3	0:09:15
218	Chuck	1	0:09:04
219	Raven	1	0:08:51
220	Grand Master Sexay	2	0:08:45
221	Justin Gabriel	2	0:08:40
222	Kalisto	1	0:08:17
223	Mark Jindrak	1	0:08:15
224	Tully Blanchard	1	0:08:02
225	Samu	2	0:08:02
226	Diamond Dallas Page	2	0:08:02
227	Perry Saturn	2	0:07:59
228	Dude Love	1	0:07:53
229	Jimmy Uso	1	0:07:53
230	Jinder Mahal	4	0:07:45
231	Tugboat	2	0:07:44
232	Mil Máscaras	1	0:07:28
233	Luther Reigns	1	0:07:13
234	Adam Cole	1	0:06:52
235	Sione	1	0:06:50
236	Doink the Clown	2	0:06:38
237	Hawk	1	0:06:37
238	Rick Rude	1	0:06:29
239	Ahmed Johnson	2	0:06:20
240	Mojo Rawley	1	0:06:16
241	Kevin Thorn	1	0:06:15
242	Dino Bravo	1	0:06:13
243	Flash Funk	1	0:06:12
244	Yoshi Tatsu	2	0:06:04
245	Hillbilly Jim	1	0:05:55
246	Sid Justice	1	0:05:55
247	B. Brian Blair	1	0:05:50
248	Dan Severn	1	0:05:43
249	Goldberg	2	0:05:32
250	Tom Prichard	1	0:05:30
251	Sabu	1	0:05:28
252	Tye Dillinger	1	0:05:27
253	Bubba Ray Dudley	1	0:05:22
254	Chainsaw Charlie	1	0:05:19
255	Skinner	2	0:05:18
256	Dick Murdoch	1	0:05:08
257	Chainz	1	0:04:56
258	Lance Storm	1	0:04:46
259	Jeff Jarrett	2	0:04:44
260	Sgt. Slaughter	1	0:04:37
261	Christopher Nowinski	1	0:04:37
262	Mason Ryan	1	0:04:32
263	Bobby Lashley	2	0:04:30
264	Steven Dunn	1	0:04:29
265	Scotty 2 Hotty	4	0:04:25
266	Zack Ryder	4	0:04:23
267	Barry Horowitz	1	0:04:15
268	Daniel Puder	1	0:04:09
269	Curt Hawkins	1	0:04:09
270	Kenny Dykstra	1	0:04:05
271	Alex Riley	2	0:04:05
272	Tiger Ali Singh	1	0:04:02
273	Chuck Palumbo	1	0:04:00
274	Rick Steiner	1	0:03:57
275	Nunzio	1	0:03:48
276	Brodus Clay	1	0:03:47
277	Mosh	1	0:03:37
278	Tyson Kidd	2	0:03:34
279	Keith Lee	1	0:03:32
280	Kenzo Suzuki	1	0:03:31
281	Bushwhacker Luke	3	0:03:24
282	Vladimir Kozlov	2	0:03:20
283	Jack Gallagher	1	0:03:20
284	Butch Reed	1	0:03:18
285	Paul London	1	0:03:15
286	Nia Jax	1	0:03:11
287	Ricochet	1	0:03:09
288	King Kong Bundy	1	0:03:00
289	Doug Gilbert	1	0:02:59
290	The Blue Meanie	1	0:02:59
291	Drew Carey	1	0:02:54
292	Darren Young	1	0:02:51
293	Takao Omori	1	0:02:48
294	The Great Kabuki	1	0:02:46
295	Ronnie Garvin	1	0:02:39
296	Jeff Jarrett	2	0:02:39
297	Col. Mustafa	1	0:02:36
298	Kevin Nash	1	0:02:36
299	Boris Zhukov	1	0:02:33
300	The Canadian Earthquake	1	0:02:31
301	Saba Simba	1	0:02:27
302	Evan Bourne	1	0:02:26
303	Ricardo Rodriguez	1	0:02:19
304	Aiden English	1	0:02:16
305	Bill DeMott	1	0:02:13
306	Elijah Burke	1	0:02:11
307	Bull Buchanan	1	0:02:08
308	Luke Gallows	1	0:02:00
309	Primo	1	0:01:57
310	Max Moon	1	0:01:56
311	Hakushi	1	0:01:53
312	El Torito	1	0:01:49
313	Latin Lover	1	0:01:47
314	The Warlord	1	0:01:43
315	Beth Phoenix	1	0:01:39
316	Jimmy Del Ray	1	0:01:25
317	Cibernético	1	0:01:25
318	Michael Cole	1	0:01:23
319	Tyler Breeze	1	0:01:18
320	Psicosis	1	0:01:15
321	Chyna	2	0:01:13
322	Squat Teamer #1	1	0:01:11
323	Rico	1	0:01:06
324	Simon Dean	2	0:01:05
325	Kharma	1	0:01:02
326	Ernest Miller	1	0:00:56
327	Muhammad Hassan	1	0:00:54
328	The Boogeyman	1	0:00:47
329	Jesse James	1	0:00:46
330	Robert Roode	1	0:00:41
331	Tyler Reks	1	0:00:34
332	Papa Shango	1	0:00:28
333	Jamie Noble	1	0:00:28
334	Terry Taylor	1	0:00:24
335	Squat Teamer #2	1	0:00:24
336	Barry Buchanan	1	0:00:24
337	Timothy Well	1	0:00:23
338	Sylvan	1	0:00:18
339	Damien Mizdow	1	0:00:18
340	Enzo Amore	1	0:00:18
341	Jacob Blu	1	0:00:17
342	"Fake" Razor Ramon	1	0:00:17
343	Golga	1	0:00:15
344	The Brian Kendrick	1	0:00:15
345	James Ellsworth	1	0:00:15
346	The Sandman	1	0:00:13
347	Tom Brandi	1	0:00:12
348	Epico	1	0:00:11
349	Tazz	1	0:00:10
350	Adam Rose	1	0:00:08
351	Gillberg	1	0:00:06
352	No Way Jose	1	0:00:02
353	Bastion Booger	1	0:00:00
354	Spike Dudley	1	0:00:00

This year’s Royal Rumble takes place on Sunday 26th January at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Who will be the last man standing? We’ll find out soon!

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