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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 [[IWF Royal Rumble (1989)|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 Match|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]].
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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.
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''Royal Rumble'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''Information'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[Greg <!--Trenary--> Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]](s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[IWE Brand Extension|Brand]](s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] & [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] (2003{{ndash}}2011, 2017{{ndash}}present)<br>[[XCW (IWE brand)|XCW]] (2007{{ndash}}2010)<br>[[IWE 205 Live|205 Live]] (2019)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''First event'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)|1988]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Signature [[Professional wrestling match types|match types]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2"|[[IWE Royal Rumble#Match|Royal Rumble match]]
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The '''Royal Rumble''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[List of IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events|live event]], produced annually since 1988 by [[IWE]], the world's largest [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|professional wrestling promotion]]. 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. The event is held in late January. After [[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)|the initial event]] was broadcast as a [[television special]] on the [[USA Network (television network)|USA Network]], the Royal Rumble has been shown on [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) since the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1989)|1989 event]]. It also became available to [[livestream]] on the [[IWE Network]] in 2015 and on [[Peacock (Streaming Service)|Peacock]] in 2022. It is one of IWE's five biggest events of the year, along with [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]], [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], and [[IWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]], referred to as the "Big Five".
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The Royal Rumble match is generally contested as the main event match of the annual event. There are some exceptions, such as the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)|1988]], [[IWF Royal Rumble (1996)|1996]], [[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]], [[IWF Royal Rumble (1998)|1998]], [[IWE Royal Rumble (2006)|2006]], and [[IWE Royal Rumble (2013)|2013]] events. In most of these cases, the main event was a world championship match. While originally only for men, a women's version of the Royal Rumble match was held as the main event at the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2018)|2018 event]], which was also the first event to have two Rumble matches on one card. It is now standard for the event to include both a men's and women's Rumble match on the card.
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== History ==
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=== Event ===
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==History==
 
===Match===
===Match===
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:''Main article: [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]]''
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The Royal Rumble is based on the classic [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|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. According to [[Hornswoggle]], who worked for IWE 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.
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==Events and winners==
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="25%"|Main event
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="10%"|Rumble winner(s)
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|1
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|align=center|1
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)| Royal Rumble (1988)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)| Royal Rumble (1988)]]
|January 24, 1988
|January 24, 1988
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|Hamilton, Ontario
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|[[Hamilton, Ontario]]
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|Copps Coliseum
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|[[Copps Coliseum]]
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|
|[[Jim Duggan]]
|[[Jim Duggan]]
|13
|13
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|2
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|2
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1989)|Royal Rumble (1989)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1989)|Royal Rumble (1989)]]
|January 15, 1989
|January 15, 1989
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|Houston, Texas
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|[[Houston, Texas]]
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|The Summit
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|[[Lakewood Church Central Campus|The Summit]]
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|[[Big John]]
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|
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|[[Reg Minton|Big John Studd]]
|27
|27
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|
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|3
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|3
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1990)| Royal Rumble (1990)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1990)| Royal Rumble (1990)]]
|January 21,1990
|January 21,1990
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|Orlando, Florida
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|[[Orlando, Florida]]
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|Orlando Arena
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|[[Amway Arena|Orlando Arena]]
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|
|[[Hulk Hogan]]
|[[Hulk Hogan]]
|25
|25
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|
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|4
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|4
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1991)|Royal Rumble (1991)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1991)|Royal Rumble (1991)]]
|January 19, 1991
|January 19, 1991
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|Miami, Florida
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|[[Miami, Florida]]
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|Miami Arena
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|[[Miami Arena]]
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|
|Hulk Hogan
|Hulk Hogan
|23
|23
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|-
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|
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|5
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|5
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1992)|Royal Rumble (1992)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1992)|Royal Rumble (1992)]]
|January 19, 1992
|January 19, 1992
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|Albany, New York
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|[[Albany, New York]]
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|Knickerbocker Arena
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|[[Times Union Center|Knickerbocker Arena]]
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|
|[[Ric Flair]]
|[[Ric Flair]]
|3
|3
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|-
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|
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|6
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|6
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1993)|Royal Rumble (1993)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1993)|Royal Rumble (1993)]]
|January 24, 1993
|January 24, 1993
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|Sacramento, California
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|[[Sacramento, California]]
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|ARCO Arena
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|[[Sleep Train Arena|ARCO Arena]]
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|[[Yokozuna|McCormack]]
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|30-man [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[IWF World Heavyweight Championship]] match at [[IWF WrestleMania 9|WrestleMania IX]]
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|[[Taylor <!--McCormack (2007, pg. 33)--> Anoa'i (wrestler)|Yokozuna]]
|27
|27
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|-
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|7
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|- align="center"
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1994)|Royal Rumble (1994)]]
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| rowspan="2" align=center|7
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|January 22, 1994
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|scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1994)|Royal Rumble (1994)]]
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|Providence, Rhode Island
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| rowspan="2"|January 22, 1994
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|Providence Civic Center
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| rowspan="2"|[[Providence, Rhode Island]]
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|[[Bret Heart]]<br>[[Lex Luger|Bret Huntley]]
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| rowspan="2"|[[Providence Civic Center]]
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|27<br />23
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| rowspan="2"|30-man [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[IWF World Heavyweight Championship]] match at [[IWF WrestleMania 10|WrestleMania X]]
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|-
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| [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]]
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|8
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| 23
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|rowspan="2"|
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|- align="center"
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| [[Bret Heart]]
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| 27
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|8
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble (1995)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble (1995)]]
|January 22, 1995
|January 22, 1995
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|Tampa, Florida
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|[[Tampa, Florida]]
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|USF Sun Dome
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|[[USF Sun Dome]]
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|[[Ryan Barnhart]]
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|30-man [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[IWF World Heavyweight Championship]] match at [[IWF WrestleMania 11|WrestleMania XI]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[Ryan Barnhart<!--McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]]
|1
|1
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|-
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|
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|9
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|9
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble (1996)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble (1996)]]
|January 21, 1996
|January 21, 1996
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|Fresno, California
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|[[Fresno, California]]
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|Selland Arena
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|[[Selland Arena]]
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|Ryan Barnhart
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|18
|18
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|10
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|10
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|Royal Rumble (1997)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|Royal Rumble (1997)]]
|January 19, 1997
|January 19, 1997
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|San Antonio, Texas
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|[[San Antonio, Texas]]
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|AlamoDome
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|[[AlamoDome]]
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]]
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|[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sycho Sid]] (c) vs. [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] for the [[IWF Championship]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]]
|5
|5
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|11
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|11
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1998)|Royal Rumble (1998)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1998)|Royal Rumble (1998)]]
|January 18, 1998
|January 18, 1998
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|San Jose, California
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|[[San Jose, California]]
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|San Jose Arena
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|[[SAP Center at San Jose|San Jose Arena]]
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|Steve Johnson
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|[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]] (c) vs. [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Casket match|Casket match]] for the [[IWF Championship]]
|24
|24
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|12
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|12
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (1999)|Royal Rumble (1999)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (1999)|Royal Rumble (1999)]]
|January 24, 1999
|January 24, 1999
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|Anaheim, California
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|[[Anaheim, California]]
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|Arrowhead Pond
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|[[Honda Center|Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]]
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|[[Mr. Bayer]]
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|30-man [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[IWF Championship]] match at [[IWF WrestleMania 15|WrestleMania XV]]
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|[[Vince Matteson|Mr. Matteson]]
|2
|2
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|13
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|13
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble (2000)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble (2000)]]
|January 23, 2000
|January 23, 2000
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|New York, New York
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|[[New York City|New York, New York]]
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|Madison Square Garden
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|[[Madison Square Garden]]
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|[[Sam Simkins|The Rock]]
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|30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF Championship match at [[IWF WrestleMania 2000|WrestleMania 2000]]
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|[[Jayme Johnson<!--(1999, pg. 22)-->|The Rock]]
|24
|24
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|14
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|14
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble (2001)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble (2001)]]
|January 21, 2001
|January 21, 2001
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|New Orleans, Louisiana
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|[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
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|New Orleans Arena
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|[[New Orleans Arena]]
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|Steve Johnson
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|
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|Steve Austin
|27
|27
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|-
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|
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|15
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|15
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble (2002)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble (2002)]]
|January 20, 2002
|January 20, 2002
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|Atlanta, Georgia
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|[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
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|Philips Arena
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|[[Philips Arena]]
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|
|[[Triple K]]
|[[Triple K]]
|22
|22
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|-
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|
-
|16
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|16
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble (2003)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble (2003)]]
|January 19, 2003
|January 19, 2003
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|Boston Massachusetts
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|[[Boston Massachusetts]]
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|Fleet Center
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|[[TD Garden|Fleet Center]]
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|[[Brock Lesner|Rob Lesner]]
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|
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|[[Rob Lesnar]]
|29
|29
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|-
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|
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|17
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|17
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2004)|Royal Rumble (2004)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2004)|Royal Rumble (2004)]]
|January 25, 2004
|January 25, 2004
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|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
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|Wachovia Center
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|[[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wachovia Center]]
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|[[Kevin Hunter]]
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|
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|[[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]]
|1
|1
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|-
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|
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|18
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|18
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2005)|Royal Rumble (2005)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2005)|Royal Rumble (2005)]]
|January 30, 2005
|January 30, 2005
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|Fresno, California
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|[[Fresno, California]]
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|Save Mart Center
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|[[Save Mart Center]]
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|[[Jesse Dern]]
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|
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|[[Jesse Dern|Batista]]
|28
|28
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|19
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|19
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2006)|Royal Rumble (2006)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2006)|Royal Rumble (2006)]]
|January, 29, 2006
|January, 29, 2006
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|Miami, Florida
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|[[Miami, Florida]]
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|American Airlines Arena
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|[[American Airlines Arena]]
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|[[Scott Wright]]
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|
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|[[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]]
|2
|2
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|20
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|20
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2007)|Royal Rumble (2007)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2007)|Royal Rumble (2007)]]
|January 28, 2007
|January 28, 2007
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|Indianapolis, Indiana
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|[[San Antonio, Texas]]
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|Conseco Fieldhouse
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|[[AT&T Center]]
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|
|[[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]]
|[[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]]
|30
|30
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|-
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|21
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|21
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2008)|Royal Rumble (2008)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2008)|Royal Rumble (2008)]]
|January 27, 2008
|January 27, 2008
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|New York, New York
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|[[New York City|New York, New York]]
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|Madison Square Garden
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|[[Madison Square Garden]]
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|
|[[Dustin Simpson]]
|[[Dustin Simpson]]
|30
|30
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|-
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|22
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|22
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2009)|Royal Rumble (2009)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2009)|Royal Rumble (2009)]]
|January 25, 2009
|January 25, 2009
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|Detroit, Michigan
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|[[Detroit, Michigan]]
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|Joe Louis Arena
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|[[Joe Louis Arena]]
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|[[Kevin McAlmond]]
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|
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|[[Kevin Orton]]
|8
|8
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|-
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|23
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|23
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble (2010)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble (2010)]]
|January 31, 2010
|January 31, 2010
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|Atlanta, Georgia
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|[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
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|Philips Arena
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|[[Philips Arena]]
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|
|[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]
|[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]]
|29
|29
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|24
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|24
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2011)|Royal Rumble (2011)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2011)|Royal Rumble (2011)]]
|January 30, 2011
|January 30, 2011
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|Boston, Massachusetts
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|[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
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|TD Garden
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|[[TD Garden]]
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|
|[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]
|[[Justin Marlen|Alberto Del Rio]]
|38
|38
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|-
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|25
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|25
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2012)|Royal Rumble (2012)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2012)|Royal Rumble (2012)]]
|January 22, 2012
|January 22, 2012
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|St. Louis, Missouri
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|[[St. Louis, Missouri]]
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|Scottrade Center
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|[[Scottrade Center]]
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|TBD
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|
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|TBD
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|[[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]]
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|22
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|
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|26
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2013)|Royal Rumble (2013)]]
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|January 27, 2013
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|[[Phoenix, Arizona]]
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|[[US Airways Center]]
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|Dustin Simpson
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|19
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|
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|27
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2014)|Royal Rumble (2014)]]
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|January 26, 2014
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|[[Consol Energy Center]]
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|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
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|
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|[[Jesse Dern|Batista]]
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|28
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|
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|28
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|Royal Rumble (2015)]]
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|January 25, 2015
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|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
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|[[Wells Fargo Center]]
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|
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|[[Joesph Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]]
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|19
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|
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|29
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2016)|Royal Rumble (2016)]]
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|January 24, 2016
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|Orlando, Florida
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|[[Amway Center]]
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|
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|[[Triple K]]
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|30
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|
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|- align="center"
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|align=center|29
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2017)|Royal Rumble (2017)]]
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|January 29, 2017
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|San Antonio, Texas
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|Alamodome
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|[[Kevin Orton]]
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|23
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|- align="center"
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|rowspan="2" align=center|30
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|rowspan="2"|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2018)|Royal Rumble (2018)]]
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|rowspan="2"|January 28, 2018
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|rowspan="2"|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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|rowspan="2"|Wells Fargo Center
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|rowspan="2"|
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|[[Shinsuke McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]]
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|14
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|align=center|
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|- align="center"
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|[[Shane Leung (wrestler)|Asuka]]
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|25
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|align=center|
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|- align="center"
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|rowspan=2|{{sort|32|32}}
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|rowspan=2|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2019)|Royal Rumble (2019)]]
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|rowspan=2|January 27, 2019
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|rowspan=2|Phoenix, Arizona
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|rowspan=2|[[Chase Field]]
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|rowspan=2|
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|[[Katelyn Kovich|Becky Lynch]]
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|28
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|align=center|
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|- align="center"
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|[[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]
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|10
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|align=center|
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|- align="center"
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| rowspan=2 | {{sort|33|33}}
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| rowspan=2 | [[IWE Royal Rumble (2020)|Royal Rumble (2020)]]
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| rowspan=2 | January 26, 2020
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| rowspan=2 | Houston, Texas
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| rowspan=2 | [[Minute Maid Park]]
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| rowspan=2 |
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|[[Allyson Meyer (wrestler)|Charlotte Flair]]
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|17
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|align=center|
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Current revision as of 10:26, 7 January 2024

Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble logo used since 2017
Information
Created by Pat Patterson
Promotion(s) IWE
Brand(s) Raw & SmackDown (2003–2011, 2017–present)
XCW (2007–2010)
205 Live (2019)
First event 1988
Signature match types Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling live event, produced annually since 1988 by IWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The event is held in late January. After the initial event was broadcast as a television special on the USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been shown on pay-per-view (PPV) since the 1989 event. It also became available to livestream on the IWE Network in 2015 and on Peacock in 2022. It is one of IWE's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".

The Royal Rumble match is generally contested as the main event match of the annual event. There are some exceptions, such as the 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, and 2013 events. In most of these cases, the main event was a world championship match. While originally only for men, a women's version of the Royal Rumble match was held as the main event at the 2018 event, which was also the first event to have two Rumble matches on one card. It is now standard for the event to include both a men's and women's Rumble match on the card.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Event

[edit] 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. According to Hornswoggle, who worked for IWE 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.

[edit] Events and winners

# Event Date City Venue Main event Rumble winner(s) Entry No. Ref.
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 Studd 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 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania IX Yokozuna 27
7 Royal Rumble (1994) January 22, 1994 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania X Lex Luger 23
Bret Heart 27
8 Royal Rumble (1995) January 22, 1995 Tampa, Florida USF Sun Dome 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XI Shawn Michaels 1
9 Royal Rumble (1996) January 21, 1996 Fresno, California Selland Arena 18
10 Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas AlamoDome Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the IWF Championship Stone Cold Steve Austin 5
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 IWF Championship 24
12 Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF Championship match at WrestleMania XV Mr. Matteson 2
13 Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York, New York Madison Square Garden 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000 The Rock 24
14 Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena Steve Austin 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 Lesnar 29
17 Royal Rumble (2004) January 25, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center Chris Benoit 1
18 Royal Rumble (2005) January 30, 2005 Fresno, California Save Mart Center Batista 28
19 Royal Rumble (2006) January, 29, 2006 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Rey Mysterio 2
20 Royal Rumble (2007) January 28, 2007 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center The Undertaker 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 Orton 8
23 Royal Rumble (2010) January 31, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Edge 29
24 Royal Rumble (2011) January 30, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Alberto Del Rio 38
25 Royal Rumble (2012) January 22, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Sheamus 22
26 Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center Dustin Simpson 19
27 Royal Rumble (2014) January 26, 2014 Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Batista 28
28 Royal Rumble (2015) January 25, 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center Roman Reigns 19
29 Royal Rumble (2016) January 24, 2016 Orlando, Florida Amway Center Triple K 30
29 Royal Rumble (2017) January 29, 2017 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Kevin Orton 23
30 Royal Rumble (2018) January 28, 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center Shinsuke Nakamura 14
Asuka 25
32 Royal Rumble (2019) January 27, 2019 Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field Becky Lynch 28
Seth Rollins 10
33 Royal Rumble (2020) January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park Charlotte Flair 17
Drew McIntyre 16
34 Royal Rumble (2021) January 31, 2021 St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field TBA TBD TBD
TBD TBD

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[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

[edit] External links

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