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When did Roman Reigns win the WWE Royal Rumble?

Mark Izzo / Professional Wrestling, WWE / January 10, 2023

When did Roman Reigns win the WWE Royal Rumble?

WWE Royal Rumble is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for the company. It’s become a fan favorite over the years because of the returns, debuts, and surprises the match gives us.

The Royal Rumble is meant to catapult stars into another tier since the winner goes on to main-event WrestleMania. The match has produced countless winners over the years and has featured some of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history.

One of most notable stars to emerge victorious at Royal Rumble was Roman Reigns. But when did Reigns win the WWE Royal Rumble?

What year did Roman Reigns win the Royal Rumble?

Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble in 2015, much to fans’ disapproval.

The 2015 Royal Rumble is now looked at as one of the worst matches in history. The winner went on to face Brock Lesnar, who retained his WWE Championship earlier in the night.

Reigns entered the match as the 19th entrant and got booed out of the stadium. Although Reigns was a babyface during this time, the crowd was tired of him. Reigns got booed intensely throughout the match and it became worse once Daniel Bryan got eliminated. The crowd was very rowdy throughout the match after Bryan got eliminated. They booed almost every person who entered the match, but one person they didn’t boo was The Rock.

The Rock came out late during the match, not as an entrant, but to help Reigns win. With the help of The Rock, Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble match. He eliminated six people after he entered and went on to the main event of WrestleMania 31. Even with The Rock holding Reigns’ hand high after the match, the crowd still booed Reigns out of the stadium.