Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling event, produced every January since 1988 by professional wrestling promotion WWE.[1] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal whose participants enter at timed intervals.[2] After the initial event was broadcast as a television special on USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been shown on pay-per-view (PPV) and is one of WWE's "Big Four" PPVs, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.[3]

This article is about the pay-per-view event. For games based on this event, see WWF Royal Rumble and WWF Royal Rumble (2000 video game). For the namesake match, see Royal Rumble match.

Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble logo used as of 2021
Created byPat Patterson
Promotion(s)WWE
Brand(s)Raw (2003–2011, 2017–present)
SmackDown (2003–2011, 2017–present)
ECW (2007–2010)
NXT (2016–present)
NXT UK (2019–present)
205 Live (2019)
First event1988
Signature match typesRoyal Rumble match

History

Event

The Royal Rumble is a pay-per-view consisting of the Royal Rumble match, title matches, and various other matches. The first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live on the USA Network.[4] The following year, the event started to be broadcast on pay-per-view[5] and thus became one of WWE's "big four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and SummerSlam.[6]

The men's Royal Rumble match is usually located at the top of the card, though there have been exceptions, such as the 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, and 2018 events.[7] Due to the Rumble match taking up a large amount of time (most Rumble matches last roughly one hour), the Rumble event tends to have a smaller card than most other pay-per-view events, which routinely have six to eight matches per card. The 2008 Royal Rumble was the first WWE pay-per-view to be available in high-definition.[8] The 2018 Royal Rumble was the first to include a women's Royal Rumble match, which was the main event for that year; it is now standard for the event to include a men's and women's match. Since 2019, the Royal Rumble has been usually held in baseball stadiums.

Match
Main article: Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble is based on the classic Battle Royal match, in which a number of wrestlers (traditionally 30) aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor.[1][2] The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.[1][9] According to Hornswoggle, who worked for WWE from 2006 until 2016 and participated in two Rumbles, participants may learn their eliminations by knowing the two wrestlers who are eliminated before them and which wrestlers are entering the Royal Rumble before and after their elimination.[10]

Dates, venues, and winners
List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners
Event Date City Venue Main event Winner(s) Entry No. Ref
1 Royal Rumble (1988) January 24, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum The Islanders (Haku and Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers) in a two out of three falls match Jim Duggan 13 [11][12]
2 Royal Rumble (1989) January 15, 1989 Houston, Texas The Summit 30-man Royal Rumble match Big John Studd 27 [13][14]
3 Royal Rumble (1990) January 21, 1990 Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Hulk Hogan 25 [15][16]
4 Royal Rumble (1991) January 19, 1991 Miami, Florida Miami Arena 24 [17][18]
5 Royal Rumble (1992) January 19, 1992 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena 30-man Royal Rumble match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship Ric Flair 3 [19][20]
6 Royal Rumble (1993) January 24, 1993 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania IX Yokozuna 27 [21][22]
7 Royal Rumble (1994) January 22, 1994 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania X Bret Hart
Lex Luger		 27
23		 [23][24]
8 Royal Rumble (1995) January 22, 1995 Tampa, Florida USF Sun Dome 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XI Shawn Michaels 1 [25][26]
9 Royal Rumble (1996) January 21, 1996 Fresno, California Selland Arena Bret Hart (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 18 [27][28]
10 Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship Stone Cold Steve Austin 5 [29][30]
11 Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Casket match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 24 [31][32][33]
12 Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XV Mr. McMahon 2 [34][35][36]
13 Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000 The Rock 24 [37][38][39]
14 Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania X-Seven Stone Cold Steve Austin 27 [40][41][42]
15 Royal Rumble (2002) January 20, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena 30-man Royal Rumble match for a Undisputed WWF Championship match at WrestleMania X8 Triple H 22 [43][44][45]
16 Royal Rumble (2003) January 19, 2003 Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XIX Brock Lesnar 29 [46][47]
17 Royal Rumble (2004) January 25, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XX Chris Benoit 1 [48][49][50]
18 Royal Rumble (2005) January 30, 2005 Fresno, California Save Mart Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 21 Batista 28 [51][52][53]
19 Royal Rumble (2006) January 29, 2006 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Kurt Angle (c) vs. Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship Rey Mysterio 2 [54][55][56]
20 Royal Rumble (2007) January 28, 2007 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 23 The Undertaker 30 [57][58][59]
21 Royal Rumble (2008) January 27, 2008 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXIV John Cena 30 [60][61][62]
22 Royal Rumble (2009) January 25, 2009 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXV Randy Orton 8 [63][64]
23 Royal Rumble (2010) January 31, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVI Edge 29 [65][66]
24 Royal Rumble (2011) January 30, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden 40-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVII Alberto Del Rio 38 [67]
25 Royal Rumble (2012) January 29, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVIII Sheamus 22 [68]
26 Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship John Cena 19 [69][70]
27 Royal Rumble (2014) January 26, 2014 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Consol Energy Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX Batista 28 [71][72]
28 Royal Rumble (2015) January 25, 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 31 Roman Reigns 19 [73]
29 Royal Rumble (2016) January 24, 2016 Orlando, Florida Amway Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship; reigning champion Roman Reigns defended the title in the match Triple H 30 [74][75]
30 Royal Rumble (2017) January 29, 2017 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 33 Randy Orton 23 [76]
31 Royal Rumble (2018) January 28, 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center 30-woman Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34 Shinsuke Nakamura 14 [77][78]
Asuka 25 [79][80]
32 Royal Rumble (2019) January 27, 2019 Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 35 Becky Lynch 28 [81]
Seth Rollins 10
33 Royal Rumble (2020) January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 36 Charlotte Flair 17 [82]
Drew McIntyre 16
34 Royal Rumble (2021) January 31, 2021 St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 37 Bianca Belair 3 [83]
Edge 1

Video box set

In March 2007, WWE released a complete DVD box set titled Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology, which showcases every Royal Rumble event in its entirety, up to the 2007 Royal Rumble.[84]

References
General
  • "Longest Pro Wrestling Matches". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  • "Royal Rumble Statistics". MondayNightWarriors.com. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  • "Royal Rumble results". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  • Eric Cohen. "Royal Rumble History". About.com. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  • Ian Hamilton (2006). Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition. Lulu.com. ISBN 1-4116-1210-8.
  • Ric Flair (2004). Ric Flair: To Be the Man. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-5691-2.
  • Brian Shields (2006). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 1-4165-3257-9.
Specific
  1. "Specialty Matches: Royal Rumble". WWE. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  2. Waldman, Jon (2005-02-02). "Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  3. Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p. 160)
  4. Ric Flair. Ric Flair: To Be the Man (p.161)
  5. "Royal Rumble results". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  6. Brian Shields. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s (p.166)
  7. Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk (2007-01-29). "Old guard dominates Rumble". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  8. Clayton, Cory. "How do I get WWE HD on my HDTV". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  9. Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk (2006-01-30). "Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  10. YouShoot Swoggle (Hornswoggle). Kayfabe Commentaries. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14.
  11. "Royal Rumble 1988 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  12. "Royal Rumble 1988 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  13. "Royal Rumble 1989 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  14. "Royal Rumble 1989 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  15. "Royal Rumble 1990 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  16. "Royal Rumble 1990 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  17. "Royal Rumble 1991 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  18. "Royal Rumble 1991 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  19. "Royal Rumble 1992 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  20. "Royal Rumble 1992 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  21. "Royal Rumble 1993 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  22. "Royal Rumble 1993 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  23. "Royal Rumble 1994 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  24. "Royal Rumble 1994 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  25. "Royal Rumble 1995 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  26. "Royal Rumble 1995 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  27. "Royal Rumble 1996 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  28. "Royal Rumble 1996 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  29. "Royal Rumble 1997 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  30. "Royal Rumble 1997 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  31. "Royal Rumble 1998 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  32. "Royal Rumble 1998 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  33. Powell, John (January 19, 1998). "Austin wins predictable Rumble". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  34. "Royal Rumble 1999 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  35. "Royal Rumble 1999 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  36. Gramlich, Chris (January 25, 1999). "McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  37. "Royal Rumble 2000 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  38. "Royal Rumble 2000 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  39. Powell, John (January 24, 2000). "Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  40. "Royal Rumble 2001 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  41. "Royal Rumble 2001 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  42. Powell, John (January 22, 2001). "Surprises dominate Rumble 2001". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  43. "Royal Rumble 2002 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  44. "Royal Rumble 2002 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  45. Powell, John (January 21, 2002). "Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  46. "Royal Rumble 2003 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  47. "Royal Rumble 2003 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  48. "Royal Rumble 2004 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  49. "Royal Rumble 2004 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  50. Powell, John (January 25, 2004). "Benoit wins the 'Rumble'". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  51. "Royal Rumble 2005 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  52. "Royal Rumble 2005 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  53. Plummer, Dale (January 30, 2005). "Batista claims the Rumble". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  54. "Royal Rumble 2006 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  55. "Royal Rumble 2006 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  56. Plummer, Dale (January 29, 2006). "Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  57. "Royal Rumble 2007 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  58. "Royal Rumble 2007 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  59. Plummer, Dale (January 28, 2007). "Old guard dominates Rumble". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  60. "Royal Rumble 2008 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  61. "Royal Rumble 2008 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  62. Plummer, Dale (January 27, 2008). "Cena wins Rumble in surprise return". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  63. "Royal Rumble 2009 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  64. "Royal Rumble 2009 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  65. "Royal Rumble 2010 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  66. "Royal Rumble 2010 Main Event Synopsis". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  67. Gerweck, Steve (July 27, 2010). "Upcoming dates for WWE PPV events in 2011". WrestleView. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  68. Murphy, Ryan (January 29, 2012). "Sheamus won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  69. Giannini, Alex; Linder, Zach (January 27, 2013). "John Cena won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  70. Clapp, John (January 27, 2013). "The Rock def. WWE Champion CM Punk". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  71. Murphy, Ryan; Linder, Zach. "Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  72. "Royal Rumble 2014 results". Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  73. Royal Rumble (2015)#Results
  74. Jones, Elton (January 16, 2016). "When Is WWE Royal Rumble 2016? Date, Location & Start Time". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  75. Murphy, Ryan. "Triple H won the 2016 Royal Rumble Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  76. "Royal Rumble returns to Alamodome for the first time in 20 years". WWE. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  77. "Philadelphia to host 30th anniversary of WWE Royal Rumble in 2018". WWE. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  78. Benigno, Anthony. "Shinsuke Nakamura won the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  79. WWE.com Staff (December 18, 2017). "The historic first-ever Women's Royal Rumble Match announced for Jan. 28". WWE.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  80. Benigno, Anthony. "Asuka won the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble Match; Ronda Rousey debuted". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  81. "WWE fans, Royal Rumble 2019 is coming to Chase Field in Phoenix". AZ Central. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  82. Powell, Jason (January 26, 2020). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan in a strap match for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  83. Powell, Jason (January 31, 2021). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  84. "Royal Rumble 2015". Royal Rumble. Retrieved 2015-01-18.

Further reading
  • Harley Race and Gerry Tritz (2004). King of the Ring: The Harley Race Story. Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-58261-818-6.
  • Davies, Ross (2002). Kevin Nash. The Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8239-3492-6.
  • Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-817-8.
  • Brian Fritz and Christopher Murray (2006). Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-726-2.
  • Steve Austin and Jim Ross (2003). The Stone Cold Truth. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-7720-0.
  • Scott Keith (2004). Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-2619-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.