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We’re days away from the 2020 WWE “Royal Rumble” pay-per-view, which will conclude with a 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal.
Who will be the last man standing inside the (crowded, for most of it) ring? Well, Las Vegas favors Roman Reigns, despite the fact that Reigns also has a Falls Count Anywhere match with Baron Corbin to get through.
On the sports books’ big boards, the Big Dog is followed by Drew McIntyre, and then it’s a tie between Brock Lesnar and CM Punk. Reigns and Lesnar have both won the Royal Rumble Match once before, Punk and McIntyre have not.
Lesnar and Punk, who come with 6-to-1 odds each, both have pretty strong cases to NOT be good bets. Lesnar, by his own insistence, is entering the squared circle first of 30 spaced-out slots. As for Punk, he isn’t technically even an active professional wrestler anymore. Punk’s present-day wrestling involvement is pretty much limited to a part time gig on FS1’s “WWE Backstage,” a Fox Sports studio show that covers WWE wrestling.
Kevin Owens rounds out the Top 5, odds-wise. He’d be another first-time winner.
For the women, Sin City sees Shayna Baszler booking her trip to the WrestleMania main event with a Royal Rumble Match victory.
Behind Baszler is Ronda Rousey, who like Punk, is not an active wrestler. And then there is Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks.
Considering the Women’s Royal Rumble Match just began in 2018 and that Asuka and Becky Lynch are booked in a title match on Sunday, there will be no repeat winner there.
Scroll through our gallery for all of the historical winners.
Year: 1988
Winner: Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Year: 1989
Winner: Big John Studd
Year: 1990
Winner: Hulk Hogan
Year: 1991
Winner: Hulk Hogan
Year: 1992
Winner: Ric Flair
Year: 1993
Winner: Yokozuna
Year: 1994
Winner: Bret Hart and Lex Luger (both Superstars’ feet touched the floor at same time)
Year: 1995
Winner: Shawn Michaels
Year: 1996
Winner: Shawn Michaels
Year: 1997
Winner: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Year: 1998
Winner: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Year: 1999
Winner: Mr. McMahon
Year: 2000
Winner: The Rock
Year: 2001
Winner: Stone Cold Steve Austin
Year: 2002
Winner: Triple H
Year: 2003
Winner: Brock Lesnar
Year: 2004
Winner: Chris Benoit
Year: 2005
Winner: Batista
Year: 2006
Winner: Rey Mysterio
Year: 2007
Winner: The Undertaker
Year: 2008
Winner: John Cena
Year: 2009
Winner: Randy Orton
Year: 2010
Winner: Edge
Year: 2011
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
Year: 2012
Winner: Sheamus
Year: 2013
Winner: John Cena
Year: 2014
Winner: Batista
Year: 2015
Winner: Roman Reigns
Year: 2016
Winner: Triple H
Year: 2017
Winner: Randy Orton
Year: 2018
Men’s Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
*Women’s Winner: Asuka
*First year with a Women’s Royal Rumble Match
Year: 2019
Men’s Winner: Seth Rollins
Women’s Winner: Becky Lynch
Can Brock Lesnar run the table on Sunday from his self-imposed No. 1 position?
We’re days away from the 2020 WWE “Royal Rumble” pay-per-view, which will conclude with a 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal.
Who will be the last man standing inside the (crowded, for most of it) ring? Well, Las Vegas favors Roman Reigns, despite the fact that Reigns also has a Falls Count Anywhere match with Baron Corbin to get through.
On the sports books’ big boards, the Big Dog is followed by Drew McIntyre, and then it’s a tie between Brock Lesnar and CM Punk. Reigns and Lesnar have both won the Royal Rumble Match once before, Punk and McIntyre have not.
Lesnar and Punk, who come with 6-to-1 odds each, both have pretty strong cases to NOT be good bets. Lesnar, by his own insistence, is entering the squared circle first of 30 spaced-out slots. As for Punk, he isn’t technically even an active professional wrestler anymore. Punk’s present-day wrestling involvement is pretty much limited to a part time gig on FS1’s “WWE Backstage,” a Fox Sports studio show that covers WWE wrestling.
Kevin Owens rounds out the Top 5, odds-wise. He’d be another first-time winner.
For the women, Sin City sees Shayna Baszler booking her trip to the WrestleMania main event with a Royal Rumble Match victory.
Behind Baszler is Ronda Rousey, who like Punk, is not an active wrestler. And then there is Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks.
Considering the Women’s Royal Rumble Match just began in 2018 and that Asuka and Becky Lynch are booked in a title match on Sunday, there will be no repeat winner there.
Scroll through our gallery for all of the historical winners.
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