GWF Royal Rumble (2014)
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| Royal Rumble (2014) | ||
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | Global Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 26, 2014 | |
| Venue | Honda Center | |
| City | Anaheim, California | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Flatline (2013) | Royal Rumble (2014) | Chaos Theory (2014) |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (2012) | Royal Rumble (2013) | TBA |
Royal Rumble (2014) is an upcoming efed professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Global Wrestling Federation, which will take place on December 22, 2013 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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Background
Royal Rumble will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on GWF's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed heels or faces as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
As is tradition at this yearly event, the card will be highlighted by the 30-man Royal Rumble match - a battle royal with wrestlers entering at 90 second intervals. The winner of this match will receive a GWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XV.
Another highly promoted match will feature a match for the vacant GWF World Heavyweight Championship between Chris Jericho facing Jeff Hardy, the match was originally suppose to be Buff Bagwell defending the GWF World Heavyweight Championship against challenger Jeff Hardy. But on the January 20, 2014 episode of Raw, Bagwell was stripped of the World Championship after a scandal broke out, on Raw Authority member, Dusty Rhodes announced that a new World Heavyweight Champion would be crowned at the Royal Rumble when Jericho faces Hardy for the vacant title.
Another match announced for the PPV is a Scramble match with The Miz defending the GWF Intercontinental Championship against Jay Briscoe, Jon Moxley, Ryback and a opponent To be announced. On the January 13, 2014 episode of Raw The Miz announced that Briscoe, Moxley and Ryback was in the match and went on to announce that the final participate will be announced on the next week Raw, on Raw it was announced that John Morrison would be the final participate in the Scramble match for the GWF Intercontinental Championship at the PPV.
Another match announced is for the GWF World Tag Team Championship with the current reigning Tag Team Champions Inside-Outers (Chuck Taylor and Brad Maddox) defending the titles against Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), the match was announced a few weeks before the Royal Rumble PPV.
Another match is a special challenge match between Eric Young facing off with Tommy Drake for the Royal Rumble PPV.
Matches
| # | Matches | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 Royal Rumble match | 30-Man Royal Rumble match for a shot at the GWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XV |
| 2 | The Miz (c) vs. Jay Briscoe vs. Jon Moxley vs. Ryback vs. John Morrison | Scramble match for the GWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 3 | Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy | Singles match for the vacant GWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| 4 | Inside-Outers (Chuck Taylor and Brad Maddox) (c) vs. Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) | Tag team match for the GWF Tag Team Championship |
| 5 | Eric Young vs. Tommy Drake | Singles match |
Royal Rumble Competitors
As of January 15 2025, 20 entrants have been officially announced.
| Wrestler | Date | Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Kanyon | December 22, 2013 | Announced his participation at the 2013 Flatline. |
| Randy Orton | December 26, 2013 | Announced their participation in the Royal Rumble match on GWF.com. |
| Snitsky | ||
| Batista | January 20, 2014 | Announced their participation in the Royal Rumble match on Raw or GWF.com. |
| Luke Harper | ||
| Erick Rowan | ||
| Brad Maddox | ||
| Chuck Taylor | ||
| Bray Wyatt |
