Royal Rumble: By the Numbers

An interesting advertisement aired for the 2008 Royal Rumble during Tuesday night's ECW on Sci-Fi. The promotional ad gives a look at the history of the Rumble, with various statistical numbers. Here's a look at these stats from the Royal Rumble history:

569 superstars have tried to win the match since its start back in 1989.
36 wrestlers have been eliminated by Stone Cold in various Rumbles.
11 Shawn Michaels appearances in Royal Rumbles.
11 is also the number of Superstars Kane eliminated in just 1 Rumble match.
10th Consecutive appearance for Kane this year.
3 different personalities of Mick Foley appeared in one Royal Rumble.
2 is the number of feet that must hit the ground to be eliminated.
1 woman has been in the Royal Rumble, Chyna. She was eliminated by Stone Cold.

More Facts from the Rumble:

62:12 minutes was Rey Mysterio's record time of survival to win a Royal Rumble.

2 seconds was the shortest time in the match by Warlord, eliminated by Hulk Hogan.

3 Royal Rumbles have been won by Stone Cold, the most by any wrestler.

The #30 entrant has only won it one time, with Undertaker's 2007 win.

The 27th selection has produced 4 winners, the most for any entry # in the Rumble.

Since 1993, 73% of the Royal Rumble winners have gone on to win the title they compete for.

This year's Royal Rumble will be held at New York's Madison Square Garden on January 27th, 2008. Available on local Pay Per View and in Hi-Definition. Check out the WWE.com Royal Rumble section for more info about the entrants and matches.

Check out WWE - Royal Rumble, The Complete Anthology at Amazon.com, for a complete DVD set of Royal Rumbles!