WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Ranking All 30 Match Winners

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4. The Undertaker – 2007

The Undertaker has accomplished just about everything in his WWE career—the most famous streak in company history, World title wins, WrestleMania main events, Hell in a Cell matches, running factions, and having classic storylines with a handful of WWE legends. Heading into 2007, one thing he had never done was win the Royal Rumble match. It would be one of the last major accolades that the Dead Man could pull off during his full-time WWE run, which would put him into the WrestleMania main event.

Well, WWE did just that in 2007.

At the No. 30 spot, a position where no Superstar had won the Royal Rumble, Undertaker entered and destroyed a handful of competitors in the ring. This led to a loaded standoff between him, Edge, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels. HBK quickly took out Rated RKO and stood face-to-face with the Dead Man, with the latter eventually getting the win.

Undertaker would move on to WrestleMania 23, but did not main event. He faced Batista during the middle of the show for the World Heavyweight Championship and won. Michaels and John Cena closed the show for the WWE Title.

This win gave the Undertaker the latest and one of his greatest accolades. He won a title with this too, adding to his extended resume. Plus, being the first winner from the No. 30 spot showed that there is an advantage to coming out at the last spot, something WWE had never used in past booking of the match.