{"id":152372,"date":"2026-02-01T19:30:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=152372"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:36:57","slug":"wwe-royal-rumble-2026-the-5-shortest-times-spent-in-the-mens-royal-rumble-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/01\/wwe-royal-rumble-2026-the-5-shortest-times-spent-in-the-mens-royal-rumble-match\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Royal Rumble 2026: 5 Shortest Times Spent in the Men&#8217;s Royal Rumble Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 WWE Royal Rumble is in the rearview mirror with the road to WrestleMania 42 firmly underway. The winners of the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s Royal Rumble matches have punched their ticket to world championship matches at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Tribal Chief&#8221; Roman Reigns won his second men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match, and first in 11 years. Whilst Liv Morgan won the women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match for the first time in her joint record-ninth consecutive appearance in women&#8217;s Royal Rumble matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wq5nygZNKa\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/31\/roman-reigns-runs-the-gauntlet-wins-mens-2026-wwe-royal-rumble-match\/\" target=\"_self\">Roman Reigns Runs the Gauntlet, Wins Men&#8217;s 2026 WWE Royal Rumble Match<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Roman Reigns Runs the Gauntlet, Wins Men&#8217;s 2026 WWE Royal Rumble Match&#8221; &#8212; Last Word on Pro Wrestling\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/31\/roman-reigns-runs-the-gauntlet-wins-mens-2026-wwe-royal-rumble-match\/embed\/#?secret=4lW4Y9lfBo#?secret=wq5nygZNKa\" data-secret=\"wq5nygZNKa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>No man who enters the 2026 men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match wants to be the first one to be eliminated or to have a short stint in the Rumble. However, the men&#8217;s Rumble was 11 minutes shorter than the women&#8217;s Royal Rumble match as eliminations occurred frequently and more quickly. Nevertheless, some were expected to have abrupt stints in the Rumble, whereas some departures were unexpectedly quick.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Rey Fenix (1:28)<\/h2>\n<p>Rey Fenix competed in the men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match for the first time in his career. However, he wasn&#8217;t in the match long enough to have an interaction with his brother, Penta, who entered 28th. Furthermore, entering the Rumble as the 24th participant, it was a bad time for Fenix to join the fray as two-time winner Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi were on a tear.<\/p>\n<p>Fenix attempted to nail the Beast Incarnate with a crossbody, but it was the wrong move. Lesnar picked him up with ease. However, Fenix&#8217;s efforts to win the Rumble were thwarted in less than 90 seconds when Lesnar executed the F-5 and tossed him over the top rope with ease.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>4. Original El Grande Americano (1:21)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Two El Grande Americanos enter the Royal Rumble?!?: Royal Rumble 2026 highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-rWqBLOsDmc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fans were seeing double in the 2026 men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match as two El Grande Americanos featured in the Rumble. The fake El Grande Americano (Ludwig Kaiser) entered 12th, and one entry later, the original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) made his return to WWE.<\/p>\n<p>However, the real El Grande Americano is being played by Chad Gable. In reality, Gable was injured for months. Nevertheless, the two El Grande Americanos had a face-off and went back and forth, with both gaining some offense.<\/p>\n<p>The original El Grande Americano attempted to unmask his doppleganger, but it was to no avail. Nevertheless, the original El Grande Americano eliminated the impostor El Grande Americano from the occasion. However, the original El Grande Americano&#8217;s back was turned, with Trick Williams sending him packing in just one minute and 21 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>3. Matt Cardona (00:55)<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Cardona returned to WWE in late 2025, and the former Intercontinental and United States Champion entered his first men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match in 11 years. However, his fifth Royal Rumble match outing didn&#8217;t go according to plan. &#8220;The Ruler,&#8221; Oba Femi, was in no mood to hang around.<\/p>\n<p>Cardona&#8217;s catchphrase is &#8220;Always Ready,&#8221; but no one was ready for The Ruler&#8217;s dominance. Cardona upped the pace, attempting to knock Femi to the ground. He attempted Rough Ryder, but Femi caught him with a devastating Fall From Grace. Nevertheless, Cardona became Femi&#8217;s fifth and final victim in the 2026 men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match, marking his return to a Rumble lasting just 55 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>2. Rusev (00:32)<\/h2>\n<p>Rusev rejoined WWE from AEW in 2025, and he challenged Dominik Mysterio several times for the Intercontinental Championship but failed to win it. Nevertheless, the three-time United States Champion entered 5th in his 6th men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulgarian Brute, a runner-up to Roman Reigns in the 2015 Royal Rumble match, went toe-to-toe with Oba Femi. Rusev dropkicked Femi a couple of times, but he stayed on his feet. However, the 2006 Royal Rumble winner Rey Mysterio nailed Rusev with the 619. Femi eliminated him with Rusev&#8217;s weak appearance, lasting just 32 seconds. The Bulgarian Brute was made to look like a jobber, which was definitely not in his plans when he landed in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Bron Breakker (00:10)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A mystery Superstar STOMPS Bron Breakker during Royal Rumble entrance: Royal Rumble 2026 highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cs5ivHgTTEM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bron Breakker was one of the favorites to win the 2026 men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match. Representing the Vision, Breakker was expected to have a dominant performance and edge a step closer to winning a world championship for the first time in his WWE career.<\/p>\n<p>However, Breakker, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman, walked down the aisle as the second entrant to meet the number one entrant, and fellow two-time NXT Champion Oba Femi, who was awaiting his arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Before Breakker could enter the ring, he was ambushed by an unknown masked assailant. The masked assailant kicked him and executed a Curb Stomp, reminiscent of his former Vision leader, Seth Rollins. The unknown assailant rolled Breakker into the ring, who was in no fit state to compete.<\/p>\n<p>Breakker was incoherent, and the Ruler clotheslined him over the top rope. 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