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The First and Last Royal Rumble Match of These WWE Attitude Era Stars

The Rock

First Royal Rumble Match: 1997

Entrant Number 25
Time In The Match 13:00
Number Of Eliminations None
Eliminated By Mankind

Stone Cold was the top star in the Attitude Era, but The Rock wasn’t far behind. The Great One had a similar journey at the Royal Rumble, debuting when he was still known as Rocky Maivia in 1997.

The future multiple-time WWE Champion joined the 1997 Royal Rumble Match at number 25. Although Maivia couldn’t eliminate anyone, he was in the ring for 13 minutes.

Last Royal Rumble Match: 2001

Entrant Number 13
Time In The Match 38:42
Number Of Eliminations 3

  • The Goodfather
  • Big Show
  • Rikishi
Eliminated By Kane

Less than two years after his Royal Rumble debut, The Rock had already won his first WWF Championship. Rock’s full-time wrestling career didn’t last long because of his success in Hollywood, so his last Royal Rumble Match appearance happened all the way back in 2001.

A photo of WWE legend The Rock, who competed last in the Royal Rumble in 2001.
Photo Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3491176

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The roof nearly came off the New Orleans Arena when Rock entered the Royal Rumble at number 13. Rock eliminated three wrestlers and made it to the Final Four, but eventually was one of Kane’s eleven victims. Stone Cold Steve Austin was the one who got his hand raised in the end.

About Tomás Cunha

Tomás Cunha is a Portuguese freelance wrestling writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience. Before joining Last Word on Sports, Tomás worked for notable pro wrestling websites such as TheSportster, WhatCulture and WrestleTalk. Aside from pro wrestling, Tomás enjoys watching football/soccer and he is a massive supporter of both FC Porto and the Portuguese National Team.

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