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2008 Royal Rumble Statistics and Eliminations

The following Superstars were part of the 2008 Royal Rumble Match at Madison Square Garden. Former WWE Champion John Cena won the match, winning a championship opportunity of his choice at WrestleMania XXIV March 30 in Orlando, Fla.

Individual Royal Rumble times and eliminations are provided by the Academy of Wrestling Arts and Sciences' statistical division, and are measured from the moment the Superstar entered the ring until officially eliminated.

No. 1: Undertaker

Position Entered: 1

Superstars Eliminated: Santino Marella, Great Khali, Snitsky

Eliminated by: HBK

Time in match: 32:35

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No. 2: Shawn Michaels

Position Entered: 2

Superstars Eliminated: Shelton Benjamin, Undertaker

Eliminated by: Mr. Kennedy
Time in match: 32:41

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No. 3: Santino Marella

Position Entered: 3

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Undertaker

Time in match: 0:25

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No. 4: The Great Khali

Position Entered: 4

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Undertaker

Time in match: 1:08

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No. 5: Hardcore Holly

Position Entered: 5

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Umaga

Time in match: 13:46

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No. 6: John Morrison

Position Entered: 6

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Kane

Time in match: 29:24

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No. 7: Tommy Dreamer

Position Entered: 7

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Batista

Time in match: 2:08

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No. 8: Batista

Position Entered: 8

Superstars Eliminated: Tommy Dreamer, Mr. Kennedy, Umaga, Kane

Eliminated by: Triple H

Time in match: 37:42

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No. 9: Hornswoggle

Position Entered: 9
Superstars Eliminated: The Miz
Eliminated by: None (Finlay escorted him away.)
Time in match: 0:22
(Hornswoggle spent 24:36 hiding under the ring.)

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No. 10: Chuck Palumbo

Position Entered: 10

Superstars Eliminated: Jaime Noble

Eliminated by: CM Punk

Time in match: 4:00

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No. 11: Jamie Noble

Position Entered: 11

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Chuck Palumbo

Time in match: 0:28

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No. 12: CM Punk

Position Entered: 12

Superstars Eliminated: Chuck Palumbo

Eliminated by: Chavo Guerrero

Time in match: 23:51

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No. 13: Cody Rhodes

Position Entered: 13

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Triple H

Time in match: 23:15

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No. 14: Umaga

Position Entered: 14

Superstars Eliminated: Hardcore Holly

Eliminated by: Batista

Time in match: 26:05

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No. 15: Snitsky

Position Entered: 15

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Undertaker

Time in match: 12:27

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No. 16: The Miz

Position Entered: 16

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Hornswoggle (from outside the ring)

Time in match: 13:07 

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No. 17: Shelton Benjamin

Position Entered: 17

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: HBK

Time in match: 0:18

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No. 18: Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

Position Entered: 18

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Kane

Time in match: 2:43

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No. 19: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Position Entered: 19

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Kane

Time in match: 1:00

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No. 20: Kane

Position Entered: 20

Superstars Eliminated: Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, John Morrison
Eliminated by: Batista/Triple H
Time in match: 17:58

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No. 21: Carlito

Position Entered: 21

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: John Cena

Time in match: 15:07

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No. 22: Mick Foley

Position Entered: 22

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Triple H

Time in match: 11:29

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No. 23: Mr. Kennedy

Position Entered: 23

Superstars Eliminated:  Shawn Michaels

Eliminated by: Batista

Time in match: 13:32

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No. 24: Big Daddy V

Position Entered: 24

Superstars Eliminated: 0 

Eliminated by: Triple H

Time in match: 7:49

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No. 25: Mark Henry

Position Entered: 25

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: John Cena

Time in match: 9:12

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No. 26: Chavo Guerrero

Position Entered: 26

Superstars Eliminated: CM Punk

Eliminated by: John Cena

Time in match: 7:33

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No. 27: Finlay

Position Entered: 27 (Disqualified for entering out of turn.)

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: DQ

Time in match: 0:15

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No. 28: Elijah Burke

Position Entered: 28

Superstars Eliminated: 0

Eliminated by: Triple H

Time in match: 2:10

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No. 29: Triple H

Position Entered: 29

Superstars Eliminated: Cody Rhodes, Elijah Burke, Big Daddy V, Mick Foley, Kane, Batista
Eliminated by: John Cena
Time in match: 11:22

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No. 30: John Cena (RUMBLE WINNER)

Position Entered: 30

Superstars Eliminated: Chavo Guerrero, Carlito, Mark Henry, Triple H 

2008 Rumble Winner

Time in match: 8:28

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