Since 1988, the Royal Rumble match has been a mainstay for WWE, and one of the most anticipated bouts every year for fans. Here are our 10 best Royal Rumble matches ever.

Not everyone is afforded a chance of being in multiple Royal Rumbles. Which WWE Superstars have appeared in the most Royal Rumble matches of all time?

Forgotten entrants include sumo wrestler Hiroki Sumi, Babatunde, and Dan Matha. WWE blatantly tried everything they could think of to fill up the full 50 slots, but the main priority was making Braun look like a monster with a bright future. Fair enough, but that's hard to do when downplaying his win on programming back in the States.

The men's Royal Rumble match has a stacked field with John Cena, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, and more.

The women of WWE have their own Royal Rumble now, but there have been times when some of the company's top women competed with the men.

For AJ, this Rumble contest was part of a fantastic 371-day reign as WWE Champion, and he'd thankfully have far greater title defences throughout that reign than this bland handicap offering. Of course, that lengthy reign would eventually be brought to a halt by a back-in-action Daniel Bryan later that year on a November episode of SmackDown.

WWE Royal Rumble, set for February 1st, will be hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indiana. This highly anticipated event features top stars such as John Cena, Roman Reigns, and CM Punk in the Men's Rumble match.