All-Time Record Broken at Tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble PPV; The Rock Tweets on Roman Reigns Success

Roman Reigns broke the all-time record for eliminations during tonight's WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view. He last until the final two, eliminating Sheamus, but was ultimately thrown out by Batista to close the match. The following is a complete list of Reigns' eliminations in the Royal Rumble match:


1. KofI Kingston
2. Dolph Ziggler
3. Kevin Nash
4. Great Khali
5. Goldust
6. El Torito
7. JBL
8. Luke Harper
9. Anotnio Cesaro
10. Seth Rollins
11. Dean Ambrose
12. Sheamus


Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reached out on Twitter to congratulate his cousin on the record-setting performance.

Proud of my cousin @WWERomanReigns dominant ring performance tonight. Stay humble & hungry fam. #FutureWWEChamp #RoyalRumble

5:03 AM - 27 Jan 2014