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Complete List of WWE Royal Rumble Winners
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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.

Men

2024: Cody Rhodes (Winner) eliminated CM Punk - St. Petersburg, Florida

2023: Cody Rhodes (Winner) eliminated Gunther - San Antonio, Texas

2022: Brock Lesnar (Winner) eliminated Drew McIntyre - St. Louis, Missouri

2021: Edge (Winner) eliminated Randy Orton - St. Petersburg, Florida

2020: Drew McIntyre (Winner) eliminated Roman Reigns - Houston, Texas

2019: Seth Rollins (Winner) eliminated Braun Strowman - Phoenix, Arizona

2018: Shinsuke Nakamura (Winner) eliminated Roman Reigns - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2017: Randy Orton (Winner) eliminated Roman Reigns - San Antonio, Texas

2016: Triple H (Winner) eliminated Dean Ambrose - Orlando, Florida

2015: Roman Reigns (Winner) eliminated Rusev - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2014: Batista (Winner) eliminated Roman Reigns - Pittsbrug, Pennsylvania

2013: John Cena (Winner) eliminated Ryback - Phoenix, Arizona

2012: Sheamus (Winner) eliminated Chris Jericho - St. Louis, Missouri

2011: Alberto Del Rio (Winner) eliminated Santino Marella - Boston, Massachusetts

2010: Edge (Winner) eliminated John Cena - Atlanta, Georgia

2009: Randy Orton (Winner) eliminated Triple H - Detroit, Michigan

2008: John Cena (Winner) eliminated Triple H - New York City, New York

2007: The Undertaker (Winner) eliminated Shawn Michaels - San Antonio, Texas

2006: Rey Mysterio (Winner) eliminated Randy Orton - Miami, Florida

2005: Batista (Winner) eliminated John Cena - Fresno, California

2004: Chris Benoit (Winner) eliminated Big Show - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2003: Brock Lesnar (Winner) eliminated The Undertaker - Boston, Massachusetts

2002: Triple H (Winner) eliminated Kurt Angle - Atlanta, Georgia

2001: Stone Cold Steve Austin (Winner) eliminated Kane - New Orleans, Louisiana

2000: The Rock (Winner) eliminated Big Show - New York City, New York

1999: Vince McMahon (Winner) eliminated Stone Cold Steve Austin - Anaheim, California

1998: Stone Cold Steve Austin (Winner) eliminated The Rock - San Jose, California

1997: Stone Cold Steve Austin (Winner) eliminated Bret Hart - San Antonio, Texas

1996: Shawn Michaels (Winner) eliminated Diesel - Fresno, California

1995: Shawn Michaels (Winner) eliminated British Bulldog - Tampa, Florida

1994: Bret Hart & Lex Luger (Co Winners) - Providence, Rhode Island

1993: Yokozuna (Winner) eliminated Randy Savage - Sacramento, California

1992: Ric Flair (Winner) eliminated Sid Justice - Albany, New York

1991: Hulk Hogan (Winner) eliminated Earthquake - Miami, Florida

1990: Hulk Hogan (Winner) eliminated Mr. Perfect - Orlando, Florida

1989: Big John Studd (Winner) eliminated Ted DiBiase - Houston, Texas

1988: Hacksaw Jim Duggan (Winner) eliminated One Man Gang - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Women

2024: Bayley (Winner) eliminated Liv Morgan - St. Petersburg, Florida

2023: Rhea Ripley (Winner) eliminated Liv Morgan - San Antonio, Texas

2022: Ronda Rousey (Winner) eliminated Charlotte Flair - St. Louis, Missouri

2021: Bianca Belair (Winner) eliminated Shayna Baszler - Houston, Texas

2020: Becky Lynch (Winner) eliminated Charlotte Flair - Phoenix, Arizona

2019: Asuka (Winner) eliminated Nikki Bella - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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This article first appeared on Wrestling on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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