WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Stats That Could Hint the Potential Winner

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4. Only 4 Winners Have Entered at the No. 10-20 Range

To win the Royal Rumble, you pretty much have to enter in the beginning of near the end, at least based on the past winners. Only four that have joined the match in the No. 10 to 20 range won the Royal Rumble match, two of which came during the past four years at No. 19.

The ones to enter at No. 19 were John Cena in 2013 and Roman Reigns in 2015. They both ended up main eventing WrestleMania, with Cena winning his title match and Reigns losing via Seth Rollins cash-in.

To go back into the teens, you’d have to look at the 1996 Royal Rumble with Shawn Michaels entering at No. 18. Before that was Jim Duggan in the first-ever over-the-top-rope bout, which saw him join at No. 13.

The luck of the draw has seemingly been if you enter outside of the middle of the pack, unless you’re Cena or Reigns. Usually, this part of the Royal Rumble features tag team members, legends, and the bottom end of the roster that gets eliminated by the top stars that entered early. So, that could explain the lull around the teens portion of the match when it comes to winners and entrants.