Published 16:32 IST, January 28th 2020

Royal Rumble 2020: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar makes and breaks major records

Though McIntyre won the match and cemented his position at WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar was the MVP of Royal Rumble 2020. Here are the records made by Lesnar.

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Though Drew McIntyre won Royal Rumble match and cemented his position at WrestleMania, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar was MVP of event. Brock Lesnar came in as . 1 entrant and eliminated 13 superstars which included powerhouses and legends like Keith Lee, Braun Strowman, John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and many more. t only that, Brock Lesnar also created and broke many major records.

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Records me/broken by Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble

First WWE Champion to enter as . 1 entrant

A few weeks ago, Brock Lesnar shocked world by anuncing his Royal Rumble 2020 participation. He said that he will enter as . 1 entrant and will punish every superstar who enters ring after him. On Sunday, January 26, 2020, Brock Lesnar completed his promise by eliminating around half of superstars from Royal Rumble. By entering at . 1, Brock Lesnar became first WWE Champion in history to open a Royal Rumble match.

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Brock Lesnar shares a major record with Braun Strowman

By eliminating 13 superstars at Royal Rumble 2020, Brock Lesnar w shares record of most eliminations with Braun Strowman. Braun Strowman me record during 50-man Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia. Fans believe that Brock Lesnar’s record is more superior because he participated in a 30-Man Royal Rumble which has 20 fewer participants than 2018’s Royal Rumble where Braun Strowman won.

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13 straight Royal Rumble eliminations

t only did Brock Lesnar eliminate 13 superstars, he also eliminated all those superstars back-to-back. From . 2 entrant to . 14 entrant, Brock Lesnar eliminated every one of m. one in WWE’s history has eliminated 13 superstars in a row. Brock Lesnar eliminated Elias, Erick Rowan, Robert Roode, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, Big E, Cesaro, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, MVP, Keith Lee and Braun Strowman.

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WWE Champion to last 26 minutes 23 seconds

If Brock Lesnar would have won match, he would have become second WWE Champion to win Men’s Royal Rumble match. He would have been second only to Hollywood Hulk Hogan who won Royal Rumble match in 1990 by eliminating Mr Perfect. Though he lost 2020 Rumble match, he was still able to make history. He was first WWE Champion to enter as . 1 entrant and last for almost 26 minutes from that spot.

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16:32 IST, January 28th 2020