Chris Benoit

Chris Benoit (May 21, 1967-June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler and former World Heavyweight Champion. He appeared in all Royal Rumble matches from 2004-2007, with him winning the 2004 match.

Match History
Benoit’s first rumble was the 2004 Royal Rumble match and was unfairly put at entrant #1 by Paul Heyman. Despite this, Benoit went on to eliminate Mark Henry, Bradshaw, Rhyno, Matt Morgan, A-Train, and Big Show to win the match during an iron man performance lasting over an hour. The only other person to win a Royal Rumble match from #1 is Shawn Michaels in 1995.

Benoit then appeared at the 2005 Royal Rumble match and entered #2. Benoit was once again the iron man for the year with over 47 minutes in the ring. He would eliminate Hardcore Holly, The Hurricane, and Muhammad Hassan (all assisted) before being eliminated by eventual winner Batista.

Benoit next appeared at the 2006 Royal Rumble match, entering at #12. He lasted over 30 minutes and eliminated Booker T and Eugene before being eliminated by eventual runner-up Randy Orton.

Benoit’s final rumble appearance was at the 2007 Royal Rumble match. He entered #17 and eliminated Viscera (with seven other wrestlers), Johnny Nitro, and Kevin Thorn before being eliminated by entrant #28 The Great Khali.