Kofi Kingston Tops WWE’s List Of 25 Greatest Royal Rumble Saves

WWE releases its list of top 25 saves at the Royal Rumble.

Stars such as Kofi Kingston, The Undertaker, The Rock, Naomi, and many others were featured in the video. The first spot went to Kofi Kingston for his Royal Rumble 2012 performance, where The Miz tried to eliminate Kofi, but neither of his feet touched the floor. Kofi then did a handstand and walked safely up the steel steps to return to the ring.

These were the moments featured in the video:

• Rey Mysterio’s save using John Morrison and The Miz to get back to the ring (Royal Rumble 2009)
• Shawn Michaels doesn’t let go of the ropes (Royal Rumble 2006)
• Omos saves AJ Styles from getting eliminated (Royal Rumble 2021)
• The Undertaker hangs tight to the ropes and gets back to the ring (Royal Rumble 2007)
• Authors of Pain save Seth Rollins (Royal Rumble 2020)
• Reginald saves Carmella from getting eliminated (Royal Rumble 2021)
• Shannon Moore pushes Matt Hardy to prevent his elimination (Royal Rumble 2003)
• Kofi Kingston gets back to the ring using JBL’s chair (Royal Rumble 2013)
• Naomi bridges the gap to the announcer’s desk (Royal Rumble 2020)
• Jey Uso counters the Attitude Adjustment (Royal Rumble 2025)
• Triple H throws Dean Ambrose out of the ring (Royal Rumble 2016)
• Otis catches Mandy Rose (Royal Rumble 2020)
• Naomi uses Bianca Belair’s hair to get back to the ring (Royal Rumble 2021)
• Logan Paul jumps back into the ring and eliminates AJ Styles (Royal Rumble 2025)
• Triple H barely escapes Kurt Angle and returns to the ring (Royal Rumble 2002)
• Kofi Kingston steps onto pancakes (Royal Rumble 2018)
• Kacy Catanzaro handstands her way back to the ringpost (Royal Rumble 2019)
• Shawn Michaels doesn’t let both his legs touch the floor (Royal Rumble 1995)
• Naomi crawls her way back to the ring (Royal Rumble 2018)
• Rusev unintentionally saves Kofi Kingston (Royal Rumble 2014)
• Rey Mysterio hangs onto the top rope to save himself (Royal Rumble 2006)
• John Morrison lands on the barricade and jumps onto the steel steps (Royal Rumble 2011)
• The Rock uses The Big Show’s momentum against him (Royal Rumble 2000)
• Rhea Ripley barely manages to hang on to the ropes (Royal Rumble 2023)
• Kofi Kingston does a handstand (Royal Rumble 2012)

Royal Rumble is set to air on January 31 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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