Two former Royal Rumble winners have been declared to participate in this year’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view. With the event approaching, WWE is slowly announcing the names of the participants. And two more names have been included in the list. This year, the two former winners, Sheamus and Drew McIntyre will also be the part of men’s royal rumble match. Both superstars have scored the victory in the Royal Rumble before. McIntyre won the rumble in 2020, whereas Sheamus did that in 2012. Moreover, both also became world champions at WrestleMania after their Royal Rumble victory.

Drew McIntyre, the winner of Royal Rumble 2020

Before Royal Rumble 2020, Drew McIntyre was in full form. WWE pushed him and he won the Royal Rumble that year by eliminating Roman Reigns at last. After winning the royal rumble, McIntyre challenged Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36. And he was able to defeat Lesnar and win the title. During his reign, McIntyre successfully defended his title against various opponents. He defeated Big Show, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, and Dolph Ziggler. He even defeated Randy Orton first but lost the title in Hell in a Cell match against him. 

However, he again won the championship after defeating Randy Orton in the rematch. During his second reign, Drew defended the title against AJ Styles, The Miz, Goldberg, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, and Kofi Kingston until he finally lost to Bobby Lashley.  

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Sheamus, the winner of WWE Royal Rumble 2012

On the other hand, Sheamus won the Royal Rumble in 2012. He entered the match in 22nd position and won by eliminating Chris Jericho at last. After winning the rumble, he challenged Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 28, which he won in just 18 seconds. 

During his title reign, Sheamus defeated Alberto Del Rio, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, and Dolph Ziggler and successfully defended his championship. However, in October 2013, Sheamus lost his title to the Big Show. It ended his reign at 210 days. 

Now both former winners are going to attend the Royal Rumble this year. Other than Sheamus and Drew, there are 13 other superstars as well who are declared to participate in Men’s Royal Rumble next week. The list includes Braun Strowman, Kofi Kingston, Seth Rollins, Austin Theory, Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Gunther, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Karrion Kross, and Osmos. Although fans are predicting Cody Rhodes’ victory but, it would also be interesting to see if the two former champions win the spot again.

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