Royal Rumble
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The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by IWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1988, with its inaugural event taking place on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The event however was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. The following year's event was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match was won by Jim Duggan. The event's main feature is a Battle Royal-type match, entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is a part of IWE's "Big Four, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.
Professional wrestling is a non-competitive professional sport, where matches are prearranged by the promotion's writing staff, and is also considered an athletic performing art, containing strong elements of catch wrestling, mock combat, and theatre. Each PPV event features several professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.
History
Match
Dates, Venues and Winners
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Winner | Entry # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Rumble (1988) | January 24, 1988 | Hamilton, Ontario | Copps Coliseum | Jim Duggan | 13 |
| 2 | Royal Rumble (1989) | January 15, 1989 | Houston, Texas | The Summit | Big John | 27 |
| 3 | Royal Rumble (1990) | January 21,1990 | Orlando, Florida | Orlando Arena | Hulk Hogan | 25 |
| 4 | Royal Rumble (1991) | January 19, 1991 | Miami, Florida | Miami Arena | Hulk Hogan | 23 |
| 5 | Royal Rumble (1992) | January 19, 1992 | Albany, New York | Knickerbocker Arena | Ric Flair | 3 |
| 6 | Royal Rumble (1993) | January 24, 1993 | Sacramento, California | ARCO Arena | Taylor McCormack | 27 |
| 7 | Royal Rumble (1994) | January 22, 1994 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center | Bret Hart Lex Luger | 27 23 |
| 8 | Royal Rumble (1995) | January 22, 1995 | Tampa, Florida | USF Sun Dome | Ryan Barnhart | 1 |
| 9 | Royal Rumble (1996) | January 21, 1996 | Fresno, California | Selland Arena | Ryan Barnhart | 18 |
| 10 | Royal Rumble (1997) | January 19, 1997 | San Antonio, Texas | AlamoDome | Steve Johnson | 5 |
| 11 | Royal Rumble (1998) | January 18, 1998 | San Jose, California | San Jose Arena | Steve Johnson | 24 |
| 12 | Royal Rumble (1999) | January 24, 1999 | Anaheim, California | Arrowhead Pond | Mr. Bayer | 2 |
| 13 | Royal Rumble (2000) | January 23, 2000 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Sam Simkins | 24 |
| 14 | Royal Rumble (2001) | January 21, 2001 | New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans Arena | Steve Johnson | 27 |
| 15 | Royal Rumble (2002) | January 20, 2002 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Triple K | 22 |
| 16 | Royal Rumble (2003) | January 19, 2003 | Boston Massachusetts | Fleet Center | Rob Lesner | 29 |
| 17 | Royal Rumble (2004) | January 25, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Center | Kevin Hunter | 1 |
| 18 | Royal Rumble (2005) | January 30, 2005 | Fresno, California | Save Mart Center | Jesse Dern | 28 |
| 19 | Royal Rumble (2006) | January, 29, 2006 | Miami, Florida | American Airlines Arena | Scott Wright | 2 |
| 20 | Royal Rumble (2007) | January 28, 2007 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Conseco Fieldhouse | Martin McAlmond | 30 |
| 21 | Royal Rumble (2008) | January 27, 2008 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Dustin Simpson | 30 |
| 22 | Royal Rumble (2009) | January 25, 2009 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Kevin McAlmond | 8 |
| 23 | Royal Rumble (2010) | January 31, 2010 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Chris Gomez | 29 |
| 24 | Royal Rumble (2011) | January 30, 2011 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Garden | James Marlen | 38 |
| 25 | Royal Rumble (2012) | January 22, 2012 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center | TBD |
