5 WWE Superstars Who Eliminated Roman Reigns in Royal Rumble History

Roman Reigns registered his name for the Men's Royal Rumble 2025match through Paul Heyman's announcement. The OTC will be taking part in his first men's rumble match since 2020. He has appeared in sixRoyal Rumble matches, with a massive win in 2015. Roman will be against some of the best wrestlers likeCM Punk, John Cena, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, and Rey Mysterio in the Men's Royal Rumble 2025 match.

Roman Reigns is one of the top wrestlers of WWE in the last 10 years or so. In that period, he wrestled some of the top superstars of the company and remained in power often. His historic world title reign lasted from September 2020 to April 2024 for a record 1316 days, the most for a wrestler in the 21st century. After losing his title in 2024, the OTC is aiming to get back his world title.

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WWE Superstars to have eliminated Roman Reigns in the Men's Royal Rumble Matches

5. Batista (2014)

Batista eliminated Roman Reigns in the Men's Royal Rumble 2014 match. The former Evolution Star went on to win the Rumble that year. Batista headlined the Main Event of WrestleMania 30 against Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton in a triple-threat match.

Everyone who eliminated Roman in the Men's Rumble won it that year. It was Roman's maiden appearance in the Men's Rumble match and he showed what destruction he could cause all by himself. 

4. Triple H (2016)

Triple H eliminated Roman from the Men's Rumble match in 2016. The current WWE CCO was in his Authority Days and did everything in his power to win major matches. The Men's Rumble 2016 match was one such where he was assisted by many on his way to the win.

Roman was nearly a one-man army and put on a show despite not being able to win the match. Hunter headlined WrestleMania and took on Roman, where the former was cheered despite being the heel and the latter was booed despite being the face.

 3. Randy Orton (2017)

Randy Orton eliminated Roman from the Men's Rumble match in 2017 and went on to win it. Randy won his first Royal Rumble since winning it in 2009. It was one of the best Royal Rumble matches in history and the fans loved Randy's win.

He went on to face Bray Wyatt for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. Randy was successful in doing so and became the world champion for the 14th time in his career. His title reign came to an end after Jinder Mahal overcame him in a match on WWE Smackdown.

2. Shinsuke Nakamura (2018)

Shinsuke Nakamura was at his best in 2018 when he won the men's rumble match. In doing so, he overcame Roman by eliminating him from the competition. Shinsuke got a shot at the world title at WrestleMania as he chose AJ Styles as his opponent.

The match between Styles and Nakamura was good. Though Shinsuke had the crowd on his back and seemed a favourite to win, the creative team had not decided to push the button on his world title reign. He went on to lose the match and didn't get a lot of shots at the world title again.

1. Drew McIntyre (2020)

Drew McIntyre was the last wrestler to eliminate Roman from the Men's Royal Rumble match. The Scottish Warrior was at his absolute best in 2020, a year that mostly had no fans in the arenas due to the pandemic. However, that did not stop Drew from winning his first and only Royal Rumble win to date.

McIntyre eliminated some big names like Brock Lesnar and Roman in the match. He indeed got a shot at the world title and squashed Brock on his way to win the world title. He also faced The Big Show and defended his title in a dark match to prove his worth.

In total, Roman Reigns has taken part in six Men's Royal Rumble matches till 2024. He won the Royal Rumble in 2015 and was eliminated by five different wrestlers on as many occasions. Batista, Triple H, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Drew McIntyre eliminated the star wrestler in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020, respectively. It would be interesting to see if he wins another Royal Rumble in 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many times have Roman Reigns appeared in the Royal Rumble?

Roman Reigns has appeared in the Royal Rumble six times: in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020 and will appear in another edition of one of the biggest pay-per-view.

How many times have Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble?

Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble once in 2015. He went on to headline the main event of WrestleMania 31 along with Brock Lesnar, where Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank Contract.

Will Roman Reigns take part in the Men's Royal Rumble 2025 match?

Yes. Roman Reigns will be taking part in the Men's Royal Rumble 2025 match, as per the announcement of Paul Heyman and is one of the top contenders to be the last man standing during the match.

Has John Cena eliminated Roman Reigns in the Royal Rumble?

No. John Cena has not eliminated Roman Reigns in the Men's Royal Rumble history. But, history can be made in the upcoming Royal Rumble 2025, if Cena shows up, eliminates Roman and becomes the top contender to challenge the champion at WrestleMania.

How many eliminations do Roman Reigns have in the Royal Rumble?

Roman Reigns has 32 eliminations to his name in 6 Men's Royal Rumble appearances, the joint sixth most for a wrestler. However, the upcoming Royal Rumble will provide a great opportunity to him to top the list with more and more eliminations.