First WWE PPV appearance for AJ Styles, who entered the Royal Rumble match at #3.
First Royal Rumble match for Brock Lesnar since 2003.
The Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens Last Man Standing match was the first Intercontinental Championship match at a Royal Rumble event since 2002.
The first Royal Rumble match since 2008 in which the first two entrants were the last two in the previous year's match.
AJ Styles and Sami Zayn competed in their first WWE Pay Per View match when they both fought in the 30 Man Royal Rumble Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.