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About Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels has appeared in 12 Royal Rumbles and won 2 times. In total, they have been in the match for 3 hours , 42 minutes and 42 seconds , and in that time, they have had 42 eliminations.
22nd July, 1965
San Antonio, Texas
185cm (6 ft 0 ins)
225lbs (102kg)
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Notable Records
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Number of Entries | 12 |
| Number of Wins | 2 (16.67%) |
| Number of Runners Up | 1 (8.33%) |
| Number of Top Four | 5 (41.67%) |
| Average finish | 11.08 |
| Best Finish | 1 (Royal Rumble 1995, Royal Rumble 1996) |
| Worst Finish | 30 (Royal Rumble 2003) |
| Time Records | |
| Total Time in Match | 3:42:42 |
| Average Time in Match | 18:34 |
| Longest Time in Match | 38:43 (Royal Rumble 1995) |
| Shortest Time in Match | 00:12 (Royal Rumble 1990) |
| Elimination Records | |
| Number of Eliminations | 42 |
| Average time between eliminations | 05:18 |
| Number of Eliminations per Royal Rumble | 3.500 |
Eliminations by numbers
| Wrestler | Times Elminated |
|---|---|
| Shelton Benjamin | 3 |
| Diesel | 2 |
| British Bulldog | 2 |
| Triple H | 1 |
| Drew McIntyre | 1 |
| Ted DiBiase Jr. | 1 |
| John Morrison | 1 |
| Cody Rhodes | 1 |
| Carlito | 1 |
| The Undertaker | 1 |
| Finlay | 1 |
| Edge | 1 |
| Randy Orton | 1 |
| Viscera | 1 |
| Joey Mercury | 1 |
| Johnny Nitro | 1 |
| Trevor Murdoch | 1 |
| Charlie Haas | 1 |
| Simon Dean | 1 |
| Kurt Angle | 1 |
| Jerry Lawler | 1 |
| Yokozuna | 1 |
| 1-2-3 Kid | 1 |
| Vader | 1 |
| Owen Hart | 1 |
| Issac Yankem D.D.S. | 1 |
| Duke Droese | 1 |
| Tom Prichard | 1 |
| Bushwhacker Luke | 1 |
| Jacob Blu | 1 |
| Bushwhacker Butch | 1 |
| Lex Luger | 1 |
| Aldo Montoya | 1 |
| Mabel | 1 |
| Bob Holly | 1 |
| Marty Jannetty | 1 |
| Tito Santana | 1 |
| Ron Bass | 1 |
Results
| Event | Entrant Number | Time in Match | Finishing Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rumble 1988 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 1989 | 9 | 14:31 | 22 | 1 | Arn Anderson, Randy Savage | |
| Royal Rumble 1990 | 26 | 00:12 | 8 | 0 | The Ultimate Warrior | |
| Royal Rumble 1991 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 1992 | 6 | 15:48 | 21 | 1 | Tito Santana | Both Tito Santana & Shawn Michaels eliminated each other at the same time. |
| Royal Rumble 1993 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 1994 | 18 | 29:20 | 3 | 4 | Lex Luger | |
| Royal Rumble 1995 | 1 | 38:43 | 1 | 8 | Winner |
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| Royal Rumble 1996 | 18 | 26:08 | 1 | 8 | Winner | |
| Royal Rumble 1997 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 1998 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 1999 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2000 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2001 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2002 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2003 | 1 | 02:30 | 30 | 0 | Chris Jericho | Weirdly, there were two bells, one occurred half way through Shawn Michaels' entrance. Time is taken from the second bell. |
| Royal Rumble 2004 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2005 | 19 | 04:56 | 16 | 3 | Kurt Angle | Kurt Angle never left the ringside area after elimination and returned to the match to attack and eliminate Michaels. |
| Royal Rumble 2006 | 25 | 12:55 | 6 | 4 | Shane McMahon | Shane McMahon wasn't in the rumble, but eliminated Shawn when Mr. McMahon came to ringside and distracted him. |
| Royal Rumble 2007 | 23 | 24:11 | 2 | 5 | The Undertaker | |
| Royal Rumble 2008 | 2 | 32:42 | 19 | 2 | Mr. Kennedy | |
| Royal Rumble 2009 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2010 | 18 | 20:46 | 4 | 6 | Batista | |
| Royal Rumble 2011 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2012 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2013 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2014 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2015 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2016 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2017 | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2018 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Greatest Royal Rumble | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2019 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2020 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2021 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2022 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2023 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2024 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2025 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
| Royal Rumble 2026 - Men | Did Not Enter | |||||
Graphs
Time in Match Timeline
Eliminations by Number Timeline
Time in Match Timeline
Eliminations by Number Timeline
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