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Yeah I will do that, I keep forgetting about it. The eliminations I have up through 1992 so I have a ways to go. In 1994 I think 6 guys or so eliminate Diesel, and 3-4 more eliminate Mabel, so I dunno how to score that, maybe just the guy in front when he goes out....I dunno.

But I will get on that, and I will finish all my reviews for Royal Rumbles 1992-2005 (1988-1991 so far). And I'll try to get all that info you want asap, I don't mind doing it.

And as for individual performances, Bob Backlund held the record in a Royal Rumble at an even 61 minutes from 1993. Benoit beat it (but barely) in 2005 with a 61:21. Flair's is actually a 59:15, but if you count from his buzzer it's just over 60 minutes. But that performance was a new record at the time. Backlund made quick work of it though.

I guess I'll have most everything up here within a few days.

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Ok let's start with the Rumble appearances (and these include all combined gimmicks), here they are in order, and the years they competed in:

1. Rikishi (10) - 1993-1996 as Fatu, 1997 as the Sultan, 2000-2004 as Rikishi.

2. Kane (9) - 1996 as Isaac Yankem, 1997 as Fake Diesel, 1999-2005 as Kane.

3. Shawn Michaels (8) - 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994-1996, 2003, 2005.

Lots tied for 4th with 7:

4. Godfather/Kama/Papa Shango (7) - 1993 as Papa Shango, 1996, 1998, 1999 as Kama, 2000-2002 as the Good/Godfather.

4. Billy Gunn (7) - 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000-2002, 2004.

4. Owen Hart (7) - 1993-1999.

4. Undertaker (7) - 1991-1993, 1997, 2001-2003.

4. Jake Roberts (7) - 1988-1992, 1996, 1997.

4. Rick Martel (7) - 1989-1995.

5. Tito Santana (6) - 1988-1993.

5. British Bulldog (6) - 1991, 1992, 1995-1997, 2000.

5. Steve Austin (6) - 1996 as the Ringmaster, 1997-1999, 2001, 2002.

5. Mabel/Viscera (6) - 1994-1996, 1999, 2000, 2005.

Here are the ones with 5, and just the names:

Savio Vega/Kwang, Mick Foley, Christian, A-Train/Albert, Smash/Repo Man, Goldust, Big Bossman, Randy Savage, Test, Bradshaw (JBL), Mr. Perfect, Bob Backlund, Bob Sparky/Spark Plugg/Hardcore Holly, Bret Hart, Faarooq.

Here are the ones with 4 appearances:

Greg Valentine, Honky Tonk Man, Marty Jannetty, Hulk Hogan, Warlord, Barbarian, Hercules, Ted Dibiase, Haku, Earthquake/Golga, Crush, Henry Godwinn, Triple H, The Rock, Steve Blackman, Al Snow, Val Venis, Matt Hardy, Big Show, Edge, Booker T, Chris Jericho.

3 appearances:

Jim Neidhart, Jim Duggan, Dino Bravo, One Man Gang/Akeem, Butch, Luke, Koko B Ware, Red Rooster, Jimmy Snuka, Virgil, Jerry Lawler, Tatanka, Bart Gunn, Jeff Jarrett, 123 Kid/X-Pac, Vader, Road Dogg, D-Lo Brown, Scotty 2 Hotty, Jeff Hardy, Ric Flair, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Charlie Haas, Shelton Benjamin, Hurricane Helms, Mark Henry, RVD.

2 appearances:

Nikolai Volkoff, Ron Bass, Ultimate Warrior, Ax, Andre the Giant, Bad News Brown, Roddy Piper, Texas Tornado, Brian Knobbs, Tugboat/Typhoon, Jerry Sags, IRS, Berzerker, Skinner, Tenryu, Samu, Yokozuna, Diesel, Doink, Mo, Lex Luger, Adam Bomb, Eli Blu/8-Ball, Duke Droese, Aldo Montoya, Ahmed Johnson, Phineas Godwinn, Marc Mero, Terry Funk, Mosh, Kurrgan, Ken Shamrock, Gangrel, Chyna, Crash Holly, Perry Saturn, Bull Buchanan, Maven, Tajiri, Scott Steiner, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Rene Dupree, Batista.

There are way too many with just one appearance, will leave that for another day, lol.

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You can check out all the in-ring times on all the other Royal Rumble boards, I've already done (lengthy) reviews for 1988-1991 already, plus all the guys lasting 10 or more minutes in the rumble matches.

I will continue on the eliminations sometime soon and I'll have them all done before mid-April, how's that? Heh heh.

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Here are the guys who have appeared in just one Royal Rumble match:

1988:
Butch Reed, Harley Race, Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston, Danny Davis, Boris Zhukov, Don Muraco, Brian Blair, Hillbilly Jim, Junkyard Dog.

1989:
Ronnie Garvin, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Brutus Beefcake, Big John Studd.

1990:
Dusty Rhodes, Rick Rude.

1991:
Paul Roma, Saba Simba (Tony Atlas), Hawk, Shane Douglas, Animal.

1992:
Col. Mustafa (Iron Sheik), Sgt. Slaughter, Sid Justice.

1993:
Max Moon (Paul Diamond), Damien Demento, Carlos Colon.

1994:
Rick Steiner, Bam Bam Bigelow, Great Kabuki.

1995:
Jimmy Del Ray, Tom Pritchard, Timothy Well, Jacob Blu (Skull), King Kong Bundy, Mantaur, Steven Dunn, Dick Murdoch.

1996:
Dory Funk Jr, Omahri, Doug Gilbert, Squat Team #1, Squat Team #2 (both related to Abdullah the Butcher), Hakushi, Barry Horrowitz.

1997:
Fake Razor Ramon, Pierroth, Mil Mascaras, Cybernetico, Latin Lover, Flash Funk (2 Cold Scorpio).

1998:
Tom Brandi, Thrasher, Chainz (Brian Lee, Fake Undertaker).

1999:
Vince McMahon, Darren Drozdov, Gillberg, Dan Severn, Tiger Ali Singh, Blue Meanie.

2000:
Incredibly, everyone who participated in the 2000 Royal Rumble match had previously or later competed in the match.

2001:
Raven, Tazz, K-Kwik, William Regal.

2002:
Lance Storm, Diamond Dallas Page, Chuck Palumbo.

2003:
Christopher Nowinski, Chavo Guerrero Jr, Bill DeMott, Tommy Dreamer, Rosie, Jamal, Brock Lesnar.

2004:
Randy Orton, Rhyno, Matt Morgan, Spike Dudley (never made it to the ring), Ernest the Cat Miller, Rico, Nunzio, Goldberg.

2005:
Daniel Puder, Kenzo Suzuki, Luther Reigns, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Simon Dean, Jonathan "Coach" Coachman, Mark Jindrak, Paul London, Gene Snitsky.

Here are the top 5 in endurance for the 2005 rumble:

#2 Chris Benoit --- 47:29
#7 Edge ----------- 40:22
#8 Rey Mysterio --- 38:27
#11 Chris Jericho - 28:25
#1 Eddie Guerrero - 28:14

The rest over 10 minutes:

#25 John Cena ------- 15:27
#9 Shelton Benjamin - 14:37
#21 Coach ----------- 13:50
#17 Rene Dupree ----- 11:32
#28 Batista --------- 10:54
#10 Booker T -------- 10:45

I thought I had posted these stats already, guess not. But here they are. Big dropoff from Guerrero to Cena in time spent in the ring.

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