5 WWE Superstars who will be the "Ironman" of the 2018 Royal Rumble Match
It is an exciting time in the WWE this week with the special Raw 25 taking place in New York City on Monday, which also serves as the go-home show to my favourite pay per view on the WWE calendar, the Royal Rumble.
This year the Royal Rumble takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the winner of this year's Rumble will be in one of the main events at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 8th.
If you have ever watched a Rumble vignette produced by the WWE, you know that the Royal Rumble is all about the numbers, and one of those key numbers is the WWE Superstar who lasted the longest in the match (also known as the Ironman).
Over the 30 matches in Royal Rumble history, six men have lasted over an hour in the Royal Rumble Match. Chris Jericho was the last to do it in 2017.
Rey Mysterio holds the record for the longest time in the match at 62:12, followed by Chris Benoit at 61:31, and Bob Backlund at 61:10. Mysterio's record was set in 2006 when he came out at #2. The first entrant that year, Triple H, also lasted over an hour (60:16).
This list is going to take a look at five WWE Superstars who could be the ironman of the 2018 Royal Rumble. Continue on to see a first-time entrant in the Royal Rumble match who I think will win it all this year...
#5 Shinsuke Nakamura
The 2018 Royal Rumble will be the first in the illustrious career of Shinsuke Nakamura. There are some that think that is a detriment to Nakamura, but I actually believe he is going to win the whole thing and give us a dream match at WrestleMania against AJ Styles.
Nakamura has an amazing ability to adapt to his opponent, or in this case opponents. Competing in lengthy matches is nothing new to Nakamura either. Nearly a year ago, he went nearly 30 minutes with Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship at NXT Takeover: San Antonio.
If Nakamura draws an early number, there is a very good chance he'll be the ironman this year.