By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Dot Net Member Efren Bojorquez sent the following times of how long each WWE Royal Rumble participants was in the men’s match (from the time they entered the ring through their eliminations).
Time Spent in the Men’s Royal Rumble (time begins when both feet enter the ring):
1. Gunther: 71m42s (New 30 Man Record-Longest Ever in a Single Royal Rumble)
2. Sheamus: 52m32s
3. The Miz: 4m22s
4. Kofi Kingston: 14m49s
5. Johnny Gargano: 29m56s
6. Xavier Woods: 10m27s
7. Karrion Kross: 4m11s
8. Chad Gable: 8m41s
9. Drew McIntyre: 39m10s
10. Santos Escobar: 4m55s
11. Angelo Dawkins: 3m15s
12. Brock Lesnar: 2m26s
13. Bobby Lashley: 7m13s
14. Baron Corbin: 6.79s
15. Seth Rollins: 37m16s
16. Otis: 3m07s
17. Rey Mysterio: (Did Not Enter)
18. Dominik Mysterio: 25m45s
19. Elias: 39.83s
20. Finn Balor: 7m45s
21. Booker T: 40.66s
22. Damian Priest: 4m2s
23. Montez Ford: 43.31s
24. Edge: 1m03s
25. Austin Theory: 15m40s
26. Omos: 2m25s
27. Braun Strowman: 11m13s
28. Ricochet: 9m14s
29. Logan Paul: 10m57s
30. Cody Rhodes: 15m08s (WINNER)
Total Run Time: 1 hour 11 minutes 42 seconds
Powell’s POV: The official match time was 71:42, which was longer than last year’s men’s Rumble, which clocked in at 51:12. It was also longer than this year’s women’s Rumble, which went 59:40. A huge thanks to Efren for compiling the lists again this year and keeping his streak going, and a hat tip to Wikipedia for a couple of the times that Efren didn’t catch.
Wasn’t Gunther’s time 71:42?
Yes, my mistake. Corrected. Thanks.