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The '''Royal Rumble match''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] match 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. The match is typically the main event of [[IWE]]'s January pay-per-view event known as the [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]]. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. According to [[Hornswoggle]], who worked for IWE from 2006 until 2016 and participated in three Royal 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. According to [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]], who worked for IWE from 2006 until 2014, wrestlers are given a list of entry numbers and eliminations and are supposed to build the match from there.
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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 match'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3"|IWE Royal Rumble match in 2009.
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Acronym'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"|IWF (1988–2002)<br>'''IWE (2002–present)'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Founded'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"|1988–present
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Style'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"|[[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|30–person or above countdown Battle royal]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Headquarters'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"|[[Stanford, Connecticut]]
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Founder(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"|[[Vince J. Matteson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Holding company|Parent]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"|[[IWE]]
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Formerly'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2"|IWF Royal Rumble match (1988–2002)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Website'''
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The '''Royal Rumble match''' is a [[professional wrestling]] match 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. The match is typically the main event of [[IWE]]'s January pay-per-view event known as the [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]]. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] holds the record for victories with three, achieved in [[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]], [[IWF Royal Rumble (1998)|1998]] and [[IWF Royal Rumble (2001)|2001]], while [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]], [[Dustin Semmler]], [[Jesse Dern|Batista]], [[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Triple K]], [[Kevin Orton]], [[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29.)--> (wrestler)|Edge]] and [[Rob Lesnar]] have all won the match twice. The match has been won from the number one position on three occasions, by Michaels in [[IWF Royal Rumble (1995)|1995]], [[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] in [[IWE Royal Rumble (2004)|2004]] and Edge in [[IWE Royal Rumble (2021)|2021]].
== Concept ==
== Concept ==
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" | Event
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Event
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" | Date
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" | City
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" | Venue
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="4" | Winner
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! class="unsortable" style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" | Ref.
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Winner
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Entry No.
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" | Men
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" | No.
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! style="background: #e3e3e3;" | No.
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)|1988]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)| Royal Rumble (1988)]]
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|January 24, 1988
|January 24, 1988
|[[Hamilton, Ontario]]
|[[Hamilton, Ontario]]
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|[[Jim Duggan]]
|[[Jim Duggan]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1989)|1989]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1989)|Royal Rumble (1989)]]
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|January 15, 1989
|January 15, 1989
|[[Houston, Texas]]
|[[Houston, Texas]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1990)|1990]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1990)| Royal Rumble (1990)]]
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|January 21,1990
|January 21,1990
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1991)|1991]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1991)|Royal Rumble (1991)]]
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|January 19, 1991
|January 19, 1991
|[[Miami, Florida]]
|[[Miami, Florida]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1992)|1992]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1992)|Royal Rumble (1992)]]
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|January 19, 1992
|January 19, 1992
|[[Albany, New York]]
|[[Albany, New York]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1993)|1993]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1993)|Royal Rumble (1993)]]
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|January 24, 1993
|January 24, 1993
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|[[Sleep Train Arena|ARCO Arena]]<!--
|[[Sleep Train Arena|ARCO Arena]]<!--
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|[[Tyler Anoa'i|Yokozuna]]
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|[[Taylor <!--McCormack (2007, pg. 33)--> Anoa'i (wrestler)|Yokozuna]]
|27
|27
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| rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[IWF Royal Rumble (1994)|1994]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1994)|Royal Rumble (1994)]]
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| rowspan="2" | January 22, 1994
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|January 22, 1994
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| rowspan="2" | [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
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|[[Providence, Rhode Island]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[Providence Civic Center]]<!--
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|[[Bret Heart]]<br>[[Bret Huntley|Lex Luger]]
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| [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]]
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|27<br>23
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| [[Bret Heart]]
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| 27
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1995)|1995]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1995)|Royal Rumble (1995)]]
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|January 22, 1995
|January 22, 1995
|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|[[USF Sun Dome]]<!--
|[[USF Sun Dome]]<!--
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|-->
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|rowspan="2"|[[Ryan Barnhart|Shawn Michaels]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[Ryan Barnhart<!--McDonalds)-->|Shawn Michaels]]
|1
|1
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble (1996)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1996)|Royal Rumble (1996)]]
|January 21, 1996
|January 21, 1996
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|Royal Rumble (1997)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|Royal Rumble (1997)]]
|January 19, 1997
|January 19, 1997
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|rowspan="2"|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Austin]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]]
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|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1998)|Royal Rumble (1998)]]
|[[IWF Royal Rumble (1998)|Royal Rumble (1998)]]
|January 18, 1998
|January 18, 1998
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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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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble (2000)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble (2000)]]
|January 23, 2000
|January 23, 2000
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble (2001)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble (2001)]]
|January 21, 2001
|January 21, 2001
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|Steve Austin
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|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]]
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble (2002)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble (2002)]]
|January 20, 2002
|January 20, 2002
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble (2003)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2003)|Royal Rumble (2003)]]
|January 19, 2003
|January 19, 2003
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2004)|Royal Rumble (2004)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2004)|Royal Rumble (2004)]]
|January 25, 2004
|January 25, 2004
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2005)|Royal Rumble (2005)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2005)|Royal Rumble (2005)]]
|January 30, 2005
|January 30, 2005
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2006)|Royal Rumble (2006)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2006)|Royal Rumble (2006)]]
|January, 29, 2006
|January, 29, 2006
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2007)|Royal Rumble (2007)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2007)|Royal Rumble (2007)]]
|January 28, 2007
|January 28, 2007
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2008)|Royal Rumble (2008)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2008)|Royal Rumble (2008)]]
|January 27, 2008
|January 27, 2008
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2009)|Royal Rumble (2009)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2009)|Royal Rumble (2009)]]
|January 25, 2009
|January 25, 2009
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble (2010)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2010)|Royal Rumble (2010)]]
|January 31, 2010
|January 31, 2010
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2011)|Royal Rumble (2011)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2011)|Royal Rumble (2011)]]
|January 30, 2011
|January 30, 2011
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2012)|Royal Rumble (2012)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2012)|Royal Rumble (2012)]]
|January 22, 2012
|January 22, 2012
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2013)|Royal Rumble (2013)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2013)|Royal Rumble (2013)]]
|January 27, 2013
|January 27, 2013
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2014)|Royal Rumble (2014)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2014)|Royal Rumble (2014)]]
|January 26, 2014
|January 26, 2014
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|Royal Rumble (2015)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|Royal Rumble (2015)]]
|January 25, 2015
|January 25, 2015
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2016)|Royal Rumble (2016)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2016)|Royal Rumble (2016)]]
|January 24, 2016
|January 24, 2016
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|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2017)|Royal Rumble (2017)]]
|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2017)|Royal Rumble (2017)]]
|January 29, 2017
|January 29, 2017
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| scope="row" | [[IWE Royal Rumble (2018)|Royal Rumble (2018)]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[IWE Royal Rumble (2018)|Royal Rumble (2018)]]
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|January 28, 2018
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|rowspan="2"|January 28, 2018
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| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
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|rowspan="2"|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]]
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|rowspan="2"|Wells Fargo Center
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|[[Shinsuke McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]]
|[[Shinsuke McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]]
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|[[Shane Leung (wrestler)|Asuka]]
|[[Shane Leung (wrestler)|Asuka]]
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| scope="row" | [[IWE Greatest Royal Rumble|Greatest Royal Rumble]]
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|scope=row|[[IWE Greatest Royal Rumble|Greatest Royal Rumble]]
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| April 27, 2018
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|April 27, 2018
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| [[Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]]
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|[[Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]]
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| [[King Abdullah Sports City|King Abdullah International Stadium]]
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|[[King Abdullah Sports City|King Abdullah International Stadium]]
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|[[Ezra Schilling|Braun Strowman]]
|[[Ezra Schilling|Braun Strowman]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble (2019)]]
|rowspan="2"|[[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble (2019)]]
|rowspan="2"|January 27, 2019
|rowspan="2"|January 27, 2019
|rowspan="2"|Phoenix, Arizona
|rowspan="2"|Phoenix, Arizona
|rowspan="2"|[[Chase Field]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Chase Field]]
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|[[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]
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|[[Katelyn Kovich|Becky Lynch]]
|[[Katelyn Kovich|Becky Lynch]]
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|[[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" scope=col|Total
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|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|[[IWE Championship]]{{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[a]]]</sup>}}
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|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|[[IWE Universal Championship]]
|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|[[IWE Universal Championship]]
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|style="background: #e3e3e3;"|[[IWE Raw Women's Championship]]
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Current revision as of 10:31, 7 January 2024

Royal Rumble match
IWE Royal Rumble match in 2009.
Acronym IWF (1988–2002)
IWE (2002–present)
Founded 1988–present
Style 30–person or above countdown Battle royal
Headquarters Stanford, Connecticut
Founder(s) Vince J. Matteson
Parent IWE
Formerly IWF Royal Rumble match (1988–2002)
Website

The Royal Rumble match is a professional wrestling match 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. The match is typically the main event of IWE's January pay-per-view event known as the Royal Rumble. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. Stone Cold Steve Austin holds the record for victories with three, achieved in 1997, 1998 and 2001, while Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Dustin Semmler, Batista, Triple K, Kevin Orton, Edge and Rob Lesnar have all won the match twice. The match has been won from the number one position on three occasions, by Michaels in 1995, Chris Benoit in 2004 and Edge in 2021.

Contents

[edit] Concept

[edit] Prize

[edit] Dates, venues and winners

List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners
Event Date City Venue Winner Ref.
Men No. Women No.
1988 January 24, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum Jim Duggan 13 —
1989 January 15, 1989 Houston, Texas The Summit Big John Studd 27
1990 January 21,1990 Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Hulk Hogan 25
1991 January 19, 1991 Miami, Florida Miami Arena Hulk Hogan 23
1992 January 19, 1992 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena Ric Flair 3
1993 January 24, 1993 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena Yokozuna 27
1994 January 22, 1994 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Lex Luger 23
Bret Heart 27
1995 January 22, 1995 Tampa, Florida USF Sun Dome Shawn Michaels 1
Royal Rumble (1996) January 21, 1996 Fresno, California Selland Arena 18
Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas AlamoDome Stone Cold Steve Austin 5
Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena 24
Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond Vince Matteson 2
Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York, New York Madison Square Garden The Rock 24
Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin 27
Royal Rumble (2002) January 20, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Triple K 22
Royal Rumble (2003) January 19, 2003 Boston Massachusetts Fleet Center Rob Lesnar 29
Royal Rumble (2004) January 25, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center Chris Benoit 1
Royal Rumble (2005) January 30, 2005 Fresno, California Save Mart Center Batista 28
Royal Rumble (2006) January, 29, 2006 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Rey Mysterio 2
Royal Rumble (2007) January 28, 2007 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center The Undertaker 30
Royal Rumble (2008) January 27, 2008 New York, New York Madison Square Garden Dustin Simpson 30
Royal Rumble (2009) January 25, 2009 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Kevin Orton 8
Royal Rumble (2010) January 31, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Edge 29
Royal Rumble (2011) January 30, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Alberto Del Rio 38
Royal Rumble (2012) January 22, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Sheamus 22
Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center Dustin Simpson 19
Royal Rumble (2014) January 26, 2014 Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Batista 28
Royal Rumble (2015) January 25, 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center Roman Reigns 19
Royal Rumble (2016) January 24, 2016 Orlando, Florida Amway Center Triple K 30
Royal Rumble (2017) January 29, 2017 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Kevin Orton 23
Royal Rumble (2018) January 28, 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center Shinsuke Nakamura 14 Asuka 25
Greatest Royal Rumble April 27, 2018 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah International Stadium Braun Strowman 41 N/A
Royal Rumble (2019) January 27, 2019 Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field Seth Rollins 10 Becky Lynch 28

[edit] Male Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity

Championship Wins Losses Total Success rate
IWE Championship[a] 10 8 18 .55
World Heavyweight Championship 5 2 7 .714
IWE Universal Championship 1 2 3 .333
Total 16 12 28 .607
     – WrestleMania victory
     – WrestleMania loss
Winner Event Year Championship match
25 Shinsuke Nakamura WrestleMania 34 2018 Nakamura chose to stay on SmackDown and challenge KJ Styles for the IWE Championship at WrestleMania. His opponent may change, however, as Styles is scheduled to defend the title against Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, and Dolph Ziggler in a Fatal 5-way match at Fastlane.

Note that no WrestleMania title opportunity awarded in the 2016 Royal Rumble match as the IWE World Heavyweight Championship held by Roman Reigns itself was at stake. Triple H won the Royal Rumble match and lost his title defense at WrestleMania to Reigns.

[edit] Female Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity

Championship Wins Losses Total
IWE Raw Women's Championship 1 0 1
IWE SmackDown Women's Championship 0 1 1
NXT Women's Championship 1 0 0
Total 2 1 3
     – WrestleMania victory
     – WrestleMania loss
Winner Event Year Championship match
1 Asuka WrestleMania 34 2018 Asuka lost to Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship.

[edit] Royal Rumble records

[edit] Males

[edit] Most Rumble victories

No Wrestler Royal Rumble Wins Year
1 Stone Cold Steve Austin 3 1997, 1998, 2001
2 Hulk Hogan 2 1990, 1991
3 Shawn Michaels 1995, 1996
4 Triple K 2002, 2016
5 Batista 2005, 2014
6 Dustin Simpson 2008, 2013

[edit] Most times being a Royal Rumble runner-up

Wrestler Times Year

[edit] Winners by entry number

No Wins Year

[edit] Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble

Top 20 individual longest times in a single Royal Rumble match. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler Time Year

[edit] Longest cumulative time spent in Royal Rumbles

Only wrestlers who have spent more than 3 cumulative hours are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler Time

[edit] Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble

Only wrestlers who spent 10 seconds or less in a single rumble are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler Time Year
[edit] Non-eliminated wrestlers

[edit] Wrestlers who had their number stolen or were replaced

[edit] Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble

Top wrestlers with most eliminations in a single match. Only wrestlers with at least six eliminations are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler No. of eliminations Year

[edit] Total eliminations in cumulative Royal Rumbles

Top wrestlers with the most eliminations. Only wrestlers with at least 20 eliminations are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler No. of eliminations Rumbles entered

[edit] Highest number of wrestlers in a single elimination

Highest number of wrestlers working together to eliminate one wrestler. Only wrestlers who were eliminated by 3 or more people are shown. As of the 2018 Greatest Royal Rumble.

Wrestler No. of wrestlers involved in elimination Year

[edit] Most Rumble appearances

Only wrestlers with at least 9 appearances are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler Rumbles entered First Rumble Most recent Rumble

[edit] Female entrants in male Royal Rumbles

No Diva Rumbles entered

[edit] Females

[edit] Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble

As of 2018, there has been only one women's Royal Rumble. Only the top ten times are shown.

No Wrestler Time Year

Note that bold indicates the winner of that year's match

[edit] Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble

As of the 2018 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler Time Year

[edit] Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble

As of the 2018 Royal Rumble.

No Wrestler Time Year

[edit] Highest number of wrestlers in a single elimination

Highest number of wrestlers working together to eliminate one wrestler. Only wrestlers who were eliminated by 3 or more people are shown.

Wrestler No. of wrestlers involved in elimination Year

[edit] Other Royal Rumble matches

List of Royal Rumble dates, venues and winners
Event Date City Venue Winner Ref. Note
10 Greatest Royal Rumble April 27, 2018 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Sports City TBD 50-man Royal Rumble

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