WWE Royal Rumble 2021: Wrestlers who have won the 30-man battle royale by being first 5 entrants
The WWE Royal Rumble has seen very few wrestlers who have won the prestigious event from the first five entrants position.
In the WWE Royal Rumble, the normal rule of the thumb is that if there is a wrestler who comes in the very beginning of the 30-man battle royale, his chances of winning the Royal Rumble are very difficult as there will be fresh wrestlers coming in after every two minutes and that the wrestler who has been there from the very beginning will be fatigued and unable to last the entire journey. It is no wonder that many wrestlers who have won the Royal Rumble have been entrants beyond the Number 20 and many more. However, there have been some wrestlers who have defied the odds and given some memorable performances.
There have been only six wrestlers who have ever won the Royal Rumble when they were in the top five entrants in the tournament. There have been only three winners who have come as the first entrant and hung in to win. In this gallery, we explore the winners of the Royal Rumble who have come as the first five entrants. There are some legends and some surprises as we look at the past winners of the Royal Rumble as being the first five entrants. And to give you a feel as to how difficult it is, there has been no winner in the Royal Rumble in the first five entrants list ever since 2009.