Delving Into Roman Reigns’ Dominant Showing at the Royal Rumble PLE Over the Years

Roman Reigns started his Royal Rumble journey in 2014 when he was still a member of The Shield. Throughout the 10 years of his stay at WWE, he has featured in 9 Royal Rumble PLEs while participating in 6 Royal Rumble matches. Let us take a deep dive into his dominating performance in the Rumble.

Roman Reigns performance in Royal Rumble matches

Reigns started his journey in 2014 where he entered as number 19th and eliminated The Big Show before ultimately being eliminated by eventual champion Batista. However, he had an impressive outing and showcased his skills in the next year, which was a defining moment in his career.

Roman Reigns entered the 2015 Royal Rumble at #15 and won the rumble before eliminating Kofi Kingston, Kane, and Cesaro. The Rumble is more known for the appearance of The Rock in the end to aid our Tribal Chief. He attempted to repeat the same in 2016, but it was a humongous task, given he entered at #1. He made 5 eliminations before being eliminated by eventual champion Triple H. The Rumble is more popular for the debut of The Phenomenal AJ Styles.

Reigns understood the difficulty behind winning a Rumble from #30. So, in 2017, he entered #30 and eliminated 3 superstars before getting eliminated by eventual winner Randy Orton. In 2018, he was an entrant #28 but finished up second only to the eventual winner, Shinsuke Nakamura. But he did eliminate Rollins, Orton, Miz, and Titus O’Neil. However, he did not feature in the 2019 Rumble which was won by Seth Rollins.

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He returned to Rumble in 2020 at #26 and finished 2 only to be eliminated by eventual winner Drew McIntyre. But before being eliminated himself, he managed to eliminate Edge and Dolph Ziggler. This Rumble is best remembered for Edge’s return and it was Reigns’ last Rumble entrance.

Roman Reigns’ performance at Royal Rumble PLEs as the Tribal Chief

Reigns featured in three Royal Rumble PLEs after 2020 as the Tribal Chief. In 2021, he had a last-man-standing match against Kevin Owens, which he won. The next year, he fought Seth Rollins only to lose via DQ. This is his only single’s loss as a heel.

In 2023, Reigns faced Kevin Owens again in a main event match, which he won. However, the match was used to develop The Bloodline Saga storyline for the WrestleMania. After the match, Zayn turned on Reigns and hit him with a chair, a moment reminiscent of The Shield.

In essence, it can be said that Reigns has dominated the Royal Rumble PLE and Royal Rumble gimmick match. But, will he be able to continue his success story at this year’s Rumble against LA Knight, Randy Orton, and AJ Styles?

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