Editing IWE Royal Rumble (2021)

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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''Royal Rumble (2021)'''</span><br>
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Brand(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]<br>[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |January 31, 2021
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[St. Petersburg, Florida]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Tropicana Field]]<!--
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |0 ([[Behind Closed Doors (Sports)|behind closed doors]]){{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[a]]]</sup>}}
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Taglines]](s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Theme Music|Theme song]](s)'''
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|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Sponsor (Commercial)|Sponsor]]'''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWE Network]] event chronology'''
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2020)|TLC: Tables, Ladders<br>& Chairs]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[NXT TakeOver (Series)|NXT TakeOver]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWE Royal Rumble (2020)|2020]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>—
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'''Royal Rumble''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] and [[IWE Network]] [[List of IWE Network events|event]] produced by [[IWE]] for their [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brands]]. It will take place on January 31, 2021 at [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. It will be the thirty-fourth event under the [[Royal Rumble]] chronology and feature IWE's virtual fan viewing experience called [[IWE ThunderDome|ThunderDome]].

==Production==
===Background===
The [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] is an annual [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] pay-per-view, produced every January by [[IWE]] since 1988. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], and [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], dubbed the "Big Four". It is named after the [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]], a modified [[Battle Royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. Both the men's and women's matches generally feature 30 wrestlers. Traditionally, the winner of the match earns a [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world championship]] match at that year's WrestleMania. The 2021 Royal Rumble will be the 34th event in the Royal Rumble chronology and feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown [[IWE Brand Extension|brands]].

====Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic====
[[Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sports|As a result of the]] [[COVID-19 Pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]], IWE presented the majority of its programming from the [[IWE Performance Center]] in [[Orlando, Florida]] since mid-March with [[Behind Closed Doors (Sport)|no fans in attendance]], although in late May, the promotion began using Performance Center trainees to serve as the live audience, which was further expanded to friends and family members of the wrestlers in mid-June. On August 17, IWE announced that all future shows and pay-per-views would be held at the [[Amway Center]], a larger venue also located in Orlando, for the "foreseeable future", beginning with the August 21 episode of ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''. Furthermore, the shows now feature a new fan viewing experience called the "[[IWE ThunderDome|ThunderDome]]", which utilizes drones, lasers, pyro, smoke, and projections. Approximately 1,000 LED boards were installed in the Amway Center to allow fans to virtually attend the events for free and be seen on the rows and rows of LED boards. Arena audio is also mixed with that of the virtual fans so that chants from the fans can be heard. IWE's initial agreement with the Amway Center expired on October 31, but with the option to extend the contract with a two weeks notice. On October 12, ''[[PWInsider]]'' reported that the contract had been extended, On November 19, IWE announced that they would relocate the ThunderDome to [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], beginning with the December 11 episode of ''SmackDown''. This move was also done due to the start of the 2020–21 [[2020-21 ECHL Season|ECHL]] and [[2020–21 NBA Season|NBA]] seasons as the Amway Center is the shared home of the [[Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)]] and the [[Orlando Magic]] (NBA). [[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2020)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] was the first IWE pay-per-view presented from the ThunderDome at Tropicana Field.

=== Storylines ===
The show will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|less distinguishable characters]] in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by IWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on IWE's weekly television shows, ''[[IWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'' and ''[[IWE SmackDown|Friday Night SmackDown]]''.

==Matches==
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|No.
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Matches*
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Stipulation
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1
|Men's Royal Rumble match
|30-man [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world championship]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 37|WrestleMania 37]]
|-
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2
|Women's Royal Rumble match
|30-woman [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional Wrestling Championship#Gender championships|women's championship]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 37|WrestleMania 37]]
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|3
|[[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]] (c) (with [[Paul Heyman]]) vs. [[Russell <!--Dalton--> Steen|Kevin Owens]]
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]] for the [[IWE Universal Championship]]
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|4
|[[Dax Hoovestall|Drew McIntyre]] (c) vs. [[Bill Coldberg|Goldberg]]
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Singles match|Singles match]] for the [[IWE Championship]]
|-
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|5
|[[Shane Leung (wrestler)|Asuka]] and [[Allyson Meyer (wrestler)|Charlotte Flair]] (c) vs. [[Shayna Baszler]] and [[Hauna Knudson|Nia Jax]]
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Tag team match|Tag team match]] for the [[IWE Women's Tag Team Championship]]
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|6
|[[Tascha Anderson|Sasha Banks]] (c) vs. [[Shanelle Van Dyke (wrestler)|Carmella]]
|Singles match for the [[IWE SmackDown Women's Championship]]
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match<!--<br>'''P''' – indicates the match will take place on the pre-show--><br>{{small|'''*Card subject to change'''}}}}
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===Announced competitors in the Men's Royal Rumble match===
17 of the 30 entrants has been announced as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

;'''Brand'''
:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}}&nbsp;– [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}}&nbsp;– [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]<!--
:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}}&nbsp; – [[Free Agent|Free agent]]-->

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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|- style="background: #BBF;"
| [[Kody Brown|Daniel Bryan]]
| December 25, 2020
| Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Jules Washington-Ladd|Bobby Lashley]]
|December 28, 2020
|Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[KJ Styles]]
| rowspan=2|January 4, 2021
|Announced on [[Twitter]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Kevin Orton]]
|Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Nikola <!--Bryan--> Beniger|Otis]]
|January 8, 2021
|Announced on [[Twitter]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Mike Rinehart (wrestler)|The Miz]]
|January 14, 2021
|Announced on ''[[TMZ]]''
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[The Usos|Jey Uso]]
| rowspan=2|January 15, 2021
| rowspan=2|Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Eric Malstrom (wrestler)|Cesaro]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Josh Hooper]]
|January 18, 2021
|Announced on [[Twitter]]
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Ryan <!--Barnhart--> Sebei|Sami Zayn]]
| rowspan=3|January 22, 2021
| rowspan=3|Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]]
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Shinsuke <!--Park--> McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
| [[Joe Linderman|John Morrison]]
| rowspan=4|January 25, 2021
| rowspan=2|Announced on [[Twitter]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
| [[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
| [[Mustafa Mikel Fritz (wrestler)|Mustafa Ali]]
| rowspan=2|Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Kevin Copeland (wrestler)|Edge]]
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===Announced competitors in the Women's Royal Rumble match===
12 of the 30 entrants has been announced as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

;'''Brand'''
:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}}&nbsp;– [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}}&nbsp;– [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]<!--
:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}}&nbsp; – [[Free Agent|Free agent]]-->

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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Wrestle
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Hauna Knudson|Nia Jax]]
|December 28, 2020
|Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Allyson Meyer (wrestler)|Charlotte Flair]]
|January 4, 2021
|Announced on [[IWE]].com
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Melissa Cirillo|Bianca Belair]]
|January 8, 2021
|Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Heather Hultin (wrestler)|Bayley]]
|January 8, 2021
|Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Jessica Burwell|Mandy Rose]]
|rowspan=2|January 11, 2021
|rowspan=2|Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Aubrey Allen|Dana Brooke]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Lindsey Trenary|Peyton Royce]]
|rowspan=3|January 18, 2021
|Announced on [[Twitter]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Allison Hunthausen|Alexa Bliss]]
|rowspan=2|Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|[[Shayna Baszler]]
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Ravyn Scott|Liv Morgan]]
|rowspan=3|January 22, 2021
|rowspan=3|Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Angela Blake|Ruby Riot]]
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|[[Ana Salazar|Tamina]]
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===Women's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations===

:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]
:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]
:{{Color box|#FFA|border=black}} – [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]]
:{{Color box|#EEA|border=black}} – [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK]]
:{{Color box|silver|border=black}} – [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer (HOF)]]
:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}} – [[Free agent]]
:{{Color box|gold|border=black}} – Winner

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===Men's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations===

:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]
:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]
:{{Color box|#FFA|border=black}} – [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]]
:{{Color box|#EEA|border=black}} – [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK]]
:{{Color box|silver|border=black}} – [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer (HOF)]]
:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}}&nbsp;– [[Free agent]]
:{{Color box|gold|border=black}}&nbsp;– Winner

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== References ==

== External links ==

{{2021 IWE Network events}}
{{IWEPPV|Royal Rumble}}