At the 25th anniversary of the Royal Rumble, 30 Superstars compete for a chance for a title opportunity of their choosing at WrestleMania.
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The Miz is forced to enter the Royal Rumble Match at No. 1 after losing a match to R-Truth on Raw.
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The Awesome One outlasts three of his former cohorts (Alex Riley, Big Show and R-Truth) combined.
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A different Superstar has won the last 14 consecutive Royal Rumble Matches.
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The Miz stays in the ring ten minutes longer than any participant in the 2011 Royal Rumble Match.
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Primo and five other participants failed to stay in the Royal Rumble Match for more than two minutes: Alex Riley, Jinder Mahal, Michael Cole, Kharma and Big Show.
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Mick Foley and Santino Marella pace around the ring as Mr. Socko and The Cobra prepare to duel.
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Epico spends the least amount of time in the 2012 Royal Rumble Match, lasting just 12 seconds.
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Jerry "The King" Lawler is one of three participants to last shorter than one minute, joined by fellow WWE Hall of Famer "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Epico.
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Twelve nations are represented in the Rumble Match: United States, Canada, United Kingdome, Ireland, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Guyana, Italy, South Africa, India and Samoa.
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The Great Khali thunders into the 2012 Royal Rumble Match at No.15 and makes a quick impact, eliminating his old foe Jinder Mahal.
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Hunico lasts the longest of any Royal Rumble Match rookie at 9:01.
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WWE Hall of Famer and first Royal Rumble Match winner "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan enters the 2012 Royal Rumble Match at No. 19.
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Cody Rhodes has the most eliminations in the 2012 Royal Rumble Match with five. The Intercontinental Champion also lasted more than 40 minutes.
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Booker T outlasts his fellow commentators, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler.
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The terrifying Kharma returns as the No. 21 entrant of the 2012 Royal Rumble Match.
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Kharma is the third woman to take part in the Royal Rumble Match.
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Dolph Ziggler challenges for the WWE Championship and lasts nearly 20 minutes in the Royal Rumble Match.
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"Road Dogg" Jesse James shakes, rattles and rolls into the 2012 Royal Rumble Match at No. 23.
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The Miz lasts the longest in the 2012 Royal Rumble Match at 45:39.
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Big Show eliminates three Superstars in 16 seconds, bringing his career total up to 28 .
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Randy Orton is tied for most Final Four appearances in Rumble Match history with five. He is even with Shawn Michaels, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Kane.
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Sheamus and Chris Jericho are two of six Superstars to last more than ten minutes, joining The Miz, Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler.
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The Celtic Warrior wins in only his second Royal Rumble Match appearance.
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Sheamus is the first Irish-born Royal Rumble Match winner and the second to win at No. 22. Triple H is the first, doing it in 2002.
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The Great White has the chance to become the first Superstar since The Undertaker at WrestleMania 23 to successfully capitalize on his championship opportunity.