Santino Marella's Rumble comeback...sort of. The comedic star appeared in the women's match as his "sister" Santina, but it was a 60 second long cameo designed for laughs. Before that, his latest WWE match came way back in 2014.

Sometimes the runner-up can be a massive name or contender, but others have been, in hindsight especially, awful choices at coming second. Fans have groaned at some of these wrestlers who finished second, as they either showed no threat to winning the match or else the booking decision to have them so close to winning was a mistake.

Going into each Royal Rumble, there are always a couple of favourites - if not an outright favourite - to emerge victorious and earn themselves a WrestleMania main event. Safe to say, Santino was never amongst that rarified air.

WWE's Royal Rumble Match has been one of pro wrestling's most exciting matches for decades. What was the best Rumble Match of the 2000s?

Here we take a look at the list of stars who were eliminated first in every men's and women's WWE Royal Rumble matches till now.

On this page is a complete list of the men's and women's WWE Royal Rumble winners dating back to the very first Royal Rumble in 1988.

Wrestling fans, rejoice: it’s officially Royal Rumble season! The Road to WrestleMania is upon us, and it’s impossible not to get excited about Royal Rumble 2025. The annual Royal Rumble event has a history of consistently delivering.